5 great guide to the ghosts of 4 very haunted cities

I love ghosts and ghost stories! I am a paranormal investigator and I wrote one of the books on this list. I am including it because I wouldn't have written it and History Press wouldn't have published it if it weren't both informative and entertaining. And I believe that you will find all the books here to be both of those things.

Ghost stories, whether you are a true believer or not, are a great way to learn about the history and culture of a city and these books cover 4 fantastically haunted cities: New Orleans, Charleston, Savannah and my hometown of Marietta, GA!

It's not that the South is more haunted than the North, necessarily, but maybe we embrace our paranormal history a bit more! At any rate, I would love to see your lists of books about Northern ghosts as well.

I took the photo here at the Unitarian Universalist Church Cemetery in Charleston.SC.

This is one of two books on this list by my favorite writer these days about the paranormal, James Caskey. I like Caskey's books because he is meticulous in his research and still manages to be interesting and fun to read.

Charleston is one of my two favorite cities. Savannah is the other. I love history and both cities have a lot. They also have a lot of ghosts.

Here are two books about Charleston's paranormal history. The first is the classic on the subject, written by a distant relative of mine. The other is a newer guide.

This is another one by James Caskey. He is a Savannah native and a tour guide and owner of Candlelight Tours.

Marietta is not as well known as Savannah, Charleston, and New Orleans, but it is as haunted. In fact, after I finished this book, I told my husband I could not look anywhere in town without thinking of a ghost story about it. That's not much of an exaggeration.

Marietta is a small town in metro Atlanta which was a center of Civil War activity and which still contains a great deal of history and spirits.

Remember, whether you believe in ghosts or not, the ghost stories of an area tell you a lot about their history and their culture. So pick up one of these books today and get ready to be thrilled and chilled as well as informed and entertained!