Read 21 chilling ghost stories with ties to the Wild West, based on actual accounts, as told by two paranormal investigators.
Too many lawmen and bandits met their ends on the streets of Deadwood, and their ghostly whispers still remain. In Tombstone, the infamous Bird Cage Theatre is haunted by the shadows of gamblers and painted ladies from long ago. The Wild West produced some of America’s most legendary characters—whose spirits might still roam among us. This collection of ghost stories unearths the creepiest, most surprising tales about old cowboys, outlaws, sharpshooters, prospectors, and more!
Authors Jessica Freeburg and Natalie Fowler are active paranormal investigators with a shared fascination for things that go bump in the night. The professional writers spent countless hours combing the country for the strangest and scariest run-ins with unexplained phenomena connected to the Old Frontier.
Horror fans and history buffs will delight in these 21 terrifying tales. They’re based on reportedly true accounts, proving that the Wild West sparked some of the most notorious and compelling ghostly tales ever told. The short stories are paired with brief retellings of each figure’s deeds while among the living and are ideal for quick reading. They are sure to captivate anyone who enjoys a good scare. Share them with friends around a campfire, or try them alone at home—if you dare.
Acknowledgments
Preface
Outlaws
Jesse and Frank James: Jesse James farm (Kearny, MO)
Black Jack Ketchum: hideout near Philmont Scout Ranch (Clayton, NM)
Cole Younger: Palmer House Hotel (Sauk Centre, MN)
Wild Bill: Bullock Hotel (Deadwood SD)
Sharp Shooters and Mountain Men
Tom Horn: Wrangler (Cheyenne, WY) and cemetery (Boulder, CO)
James Arthur Nugent: Stanley Hotel (Estes Park, CO)
Prospectors
Jacob Waltz: Lost Goldmine (Superstition Mountain, AZ)
W.S. Bodey: Bodie’s Diggings (Bodie, CA)
Henry Wickenburg: Vulture Gold Mine (Phoenix, AZ)
Entrepreneurs
W.E. Adams: Adams House Museum (Deadwood, SD)
F.O. Stanley: Stanley Hotel (Estes Park, CO)
Law and Order
Seth Bullock (Deadwood, SD)
Marshal Fred White (Tombstone, CO)
Women of the Wild West
Marietta Kingsley (Boulder, CO)
Calamity Jane (Deadwood, SD)
Eleanor the Chambermaid: Murphys Historic Hotel (Murphys, CA)
The Lady in Red: Mizpah Hotel (Tonopah, AZ)
Eleanor Mills: Reed Gold Mine (Midland, NC)
Notable Locations
Deadwood, SD
Tombstone, AZ
Skinwalker Ranch: Ballard, UT
Bibliography
About the Authors
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