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October 2006 features
Spooktacular Stories


Classical Ghost Stories
An articles from the Southern Illinois University News about the long history of the ghost story.

Ghost Source
A collections of spooky stories that can be searched by entity type (ghost, Ouija board, vampire, etc), county or state.  Also features a movie reviews and a searchable database of paranormal experts.

Ghost Stories
"Halloween ghost stories and scary tales for frightening fun!"  From Halloween is Here, includes a collection classic ghost stories.

Ghosts of the Prairie - Haunted Wisconsin
"There is certainly no place that is quite like the state of Wisconsin with its peaceful lakes, serene forests and miles of beautiful wilderness. But what lurks beneath the surface of this tranquil place? Ghosts and ghouls? Perhaps.... because we have to remember that that for every tale of colorful folklore is a story like that of Ed Gein.  Wisconsin.... a strange and haunted place."

Halloween Ghost Stories
Features spooky Halloween tales, classic ghost stories, real life hauntings, tales of terror, beyond bizarre, urban legends, dark poetry, a featured story and Halloween links.

The Moonlit Road
"Ghost stories haunt the moonlit backroads of the American South. Their roots in Southern culture and folklore are deep. Each month, The Moonlit Road brings you these ghost stories and other strange Southern folktales, told by the region's best storytellers."  Available in text and streaming audio.

Obiwan's UFO-Free Paranormal Page: Ghosts, Hauntings, and Other Strange Phenomena 
"This site houses the oldest True Ghost Story Archive on the net, with over 1000 stories, some dating back to 1993. Also available: a thorough Ghosts and Hauntings FAQ, hundreds of paranormal links, information on hauntings and publicly accessible haunted places, a busy UFO-Free Message Board, one of the biggest Ghostlight Pages on the web, and more."

On Wisconsin Ghost Stories
"Is the UW-Madison campus haunted? Well, it depends on whom you ask. Alumni shared tales of interactions with the supernatural — and a few shared their dismay at the very topic of ghost-hunting. For those who wish to experience a second-hand encounter with the UW’s legendary spirits, read on. The tales are organized ... by (earthly) geography."

Scary Ghost Stories
From AmericanFolklore.net  Features a variety of scary ghost stories, spooky stories, funny ghost stories, and other ghostly tales.

Victorian Ghost Stories
Selections of  stories by Charles Dickens, Bram Stoker, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Rudyard Kipling and others.

What's Your Ghost Story I.Q.?
"Some ghost stories have been told so often that you know the endings without having to hear them. Below are my own variations of some very familiar stories. Can you guess the endings?"

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