Everybody knows better. Yet from the days of ancient Greece, people have hurried their steps as they passed by—or, heaven forbid, walked through—a cemetery after dark. Indeed, over the centuries there have been countless stories of ghost encounters at churchyards, secular cemeteries, ancient burial grounds, and isolated graves. The second edition of Haunted Cemeteries exhumes more than 200 haunted happenings from restless graveyard ghosts in cemeteries across each of the fifty states and Washington, DC, including: Nevermore!: At least four entities, including the spectre of Edgar Allan Poe, haunt Westminster Burying Ground in Baltimore. And just who is the mysterious Man in Black that shows up every year on January 19, the writer’s birthday?. The Resurrection Apparition: A “hitchhiking ghost” outside Justice, Illinois, vanishes from the car she’s riding in as it passes Resurrection Cemetery—earning her the nickname Resurrection Mary. The Queen of Voodoo: The restless spirit of Marie Laveau, the nineteenth-century Queen of Voodoo, is said to appear in New Orleans’s St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 in the form of a gigantic black crow or a phantom black hellhound—when she’s not walking through the French Quarter.

Tour some of the world's most famous haunted places in Spooky Cemeteries. Young readers will learn about the history, eerie occurrences, and public reactions to several spooky sites. The book also provides historic context and scientific facts that explain what is really going on. Dynamic photos and illustrative details will make readers feel as though they've just visited each hair-raising locale! Big Buddy Books is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Explores eleven of the world's spookiest graveyards.

As though cemeteries aren't creepy enoughÑprepare to be spooked even more by some of the most haunted cemeteries in the world!

Cemeteries can be creepy and downright scary places even without reports of paranormal activity. But throw in a few ghosts and all bets are off! Discover which ones are considered to be the most spookiest and why. *Find out why you don't want to park in front of El Campo Santo Cemetery. *Learn about the Phantom Mourners at Greenwood Cemetery, as well as the Greenwood Bride and Ghost Lights. *If you end up near Resurrection Cemetery and see a female hitchhiker, be sure to stop or else you may face the wrath of Resurrection Mary. *Find out why renowned paranormal investigator and Demonologist, Ed Warren, wrote an entire book about the White Lady of Union Cemetery. *Learn all about the vampire who lurks in Chestnut Hill Cemetery and about the fascinating and frightful legend of Mercy L. Brown. *Be prepared to see some celebrity ghosts hanging out among the graves and mausoleums of Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Take a Tomb Buggy Tour--if you dare! *Discover where to go to attend the biggest Halloween graveyard gathering and find out why it always ends before midnight. *During a tour of the creepy catacombs of Westminster Hall & Burying Ground be on the lookout for it most famous ghost resident, Edgar Allen Poe. *Find out which cemetery has a phantom farmhouse that appears and disappears right in front of your eyes, where to go to see the spirit of New Orleans's most famous Voodoo Priestess and much more! This handy reference will also reveal relevant visitor information, tour options, and chronicle paranormal activity.

From the Hoosier National Forest to the banks of Lake Michigan, Indiana's landscape is dotted with urban and rural cemeteries teeming with restless spirits. Crown Hill Cemetery is the final resting place of many notable Hoosiers, as well as one rather infamous soul, but it may also serve as a playground for the spectral children of Community Hill. Tales of mournful spirits can be found at Stepp Cemetery and Highland Lawn, while other areas such as Forest Hill and the cemeteries of LaPorte have far darker stories to tell. Join tour guide and paranormal investigator Ashley Hood on a journey through Indiana's ghostly burial grounds.

Cemeteries are the final resting places of our dead. Yet, some swear not all who are resting in cemeteries are resting! The supernatural lore surrounding certain graveyards and burial grounds around the world is abundant, but this bloodcurdling book focuses on the most fascinatingly frightening, including Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery of Chicago, Illinois, and the Hanging Coffins of Sagada in the Philippines. Readers will love learning about the invisible hands that torment visitors of Greyfriars Churchyard in Edinburgh, Scotland, too. Such stories supported by some equally scary photographs will delight all those who love a good scare.