The following new ghost stories are available at the Little Turtle Branch of the Allen

County Public Library.

•“The Little Book of True Ghost Stories” by Echo Bodine

Echo Bodine, a psychic and spiritual healer, introduces an assortment of ghosts she has met. She explains why they were still on Earth and offers tips on how to determine whether ghosts are present and how to get rid of unwanted ghosts. Ghost facts are offered at the end of chapter.

•“Haunted Highways and Ghostly Travelers” by Christopher E. Wolf

Wolf has been interested in the paranormal experiences for years. Throughout the book he relates stories of ghostly travelers on trains, planes, ships, stagecoaches, mazes, lighthouses and other locations. Much historical information is included about Abe Lincoln’s funeral train, the Titanic, Bermuda Triangle, St. Augustine Lighthouse, White Pass and Yukon Railroad, Las Vegas’ haunted streets and more.

•“A Ghost a Day: 365 True Tales of the Spectral, Supernatural, and Just Plain Scary!” by Maureen Wood, Ron Kolek

The cohosts of the radio show “Ghost Chronicles” have many years of experience and information covering centuries of mundane to macabre stories of spirits. The offer a collection of short stories for each day of the year.

•“Ghost Stories” by M.R. James, edited by Ruth Rendel

M. R. James is a medievalist and biblical scholar. He created supernatural visitors to entertain friends on Christmas Eve in the late 1800s. His stories changed the genre and made simple things terrifying. James was a master of suspense, and it is evident in “Number 13” or “The Uncommon Prayer-Book,” plus several other spooky tales.

•“The Best Ghost Stories Ever Told” edited by Stephen Brennan

This collection of 40 ghost stories includes Louisa May Alcott, Edgar Allen Poe, Henry James, Rudyard Kipling, Mark Twain, Arthur Conan Doyle, Willa Cather and many more prominent names in literature. Terrifying, bone-chilling, eerie and fun narratives are included. There are creepy characters and situations that will make you want to look around before turning out the lights after reading.

•“Dark World: Into the Shadows with the Lead Investigator of the Ghost Adventures Crew” by Zak Bagans, Kelly Crigger

Zak Bagans is a paranormal investigator who has produced an award-winning documentary. As host of “Ghost Adventures,” he describes unexplained phenomena and paranormal activities that have happened in many places – prisons, mansions, hospitals and more. He describes what it feels like to be haunted and to know whether a ghost exists.