Here’s a great ghost compilation video. Unfortunately, there’s no sound.

In some Native American legends, a skin-walker is a person with the supernatural ability to turn into any animal he or she desires. To be able to transform, legend sometimes requires that the skinwalker does wear a pelt of the animal, though this is not always considered necessary.

Similar lore can be found in cultures throughout the world and is often referred to as shapeshifting by anthropologists.

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Good evening all. Dustin Baker dropped us a line a few weeks back to tell us how much he loves the site. He’s a freelance paranormal writer who has a passion for the paranormal. Also, he’s just written a book! Here’s some more information about it:

Title: Local Legends and Hauntings of the Midwest

Author: Dustin Baker

Book Description:

Journey with me as we travel across the Midwest to discover the most famous local legends, urban myths and hauntings across the heart of America. In this book, I seek to unveil the truth about each individual location. We will go from haunted theaters in Illinois to whole deserted towns in Ohio on this frightening adventure into the paranormal world. Follow me as I uncover all the thrills and chills behind each of my discoveries.

Now Available on Amazon.com and Dustinbakerwriter.com for the low price of $10.99 paperback and $8.99 for digital.

Available in bookstores late May!

Be sure to pick up your copy today!

Found this great ghost story a few years back and never got around to posting this. Although it’s pretty long (57 pages in Word), I thought it was a good read. If you’re having trouble reading it in the frame below, there’s a button in the top right corner (by the zoom in/out options) that will let you break it out into another window. Enjoy!

[Update] Some users were reporting issues in viewing this file (especially on wireless devices). Click here to download the PDF directly!

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Black Shuck, Old Shuck, Old Shock or simply Shuck is the name given to a ghostly black dog which is said to roam the coastline and countryside of East Anglia. Accounts of the animal form part of the folklore of Norfolk, Suffolk, the Cambridgeshire fens and Essex.

The name Shuck may derive from the Old English word scucca meaning “demon”, or possibly from the local dialect word shucky meaning “shaggy” or “hairy”.

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