COLORADO GHOST BOOKS
Northern Colorado Ghost Stories
By Nancy Hansford (nanhansford@aol.com)
ISBN: 0971143919
October 2005
Publisher: Indian Hills Bookworks
Available at Barnes & Noble, 4045 S. College Ave., Fort Collins
(970) 225-3777
For other places to purchase this book at, and for more info, click here
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2) Stanley Ghost Stories
By Susan Davis & The Stanley Museum
The Stanley Hotel- Estes Park
Contact:
The Stanley Museum in Lower Stanley Village
P.O. Box 788
Estes Park, Colorado 80517
(970) 577-1903 E-mail: EstesPark@StanleyMuseum.org
www.stanleymuseum.org
Click here for the story (newspaper article).
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3) Twilight Dwellers
Ghosts, Gases, & Goblins of Colorado
Maryjoy Martin, 1995, Twin Aspen , New Castle, CO
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4) Something in the Wind- Spirits, Spooks and Sprites of the San Juan
Maryjoy Martin
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5) Apparition Manor- True Ghost Stories of the Hotel Colorado
(Kathy Rippy Fleming)
Available through the Frontier Historical Society - Glenwood Springs.
http://www.glenwoodhistory.com/bookandvideos.htm
www.glenwoodhistory.com
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6) Ghosts of Trinidad & Las Animas County
(F. Dean Sneed, 2002, Schusters’ Printing)
Available at www.invink.com
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7) Haunted Boulder: Ghostly Tales From the Foot of the Flatirons
(Ann Alexander Leggett and Roz Brown)
Available at Boulder Bookstore http://www.boulderbookstore.com/
1107 Pearl Street Boulder, Colorado 80302 Email: boulderbk@aol.com
Phone: 303-447-2074 Toll free 1-800-244-4651
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8) Haunted Boulder 2: Ghostly Tales from Boulder and Beyond
(Ann Alexander Leggett and Roz Brown)
Available at Boulder Bookstore http://www.boulderbookstore.com/
1107 Pearl Street Boulder, Colorado 80302 Email: boulderbk@aol.com
Phone: 303-447-2074 Toll free 1-800-244-4651
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9) The Ghosts of Morrison, Colorado
(Diedre J. Chandler, Esq. & Beaux Blakemore)
makemelaff100@hotmail.com
Box 4343
Jackson, WY 83001
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10) Ghosts of Bennett Avenue- Cripple Creek, Colorado
Kathi Mac Iver
To order:
E-mail the author/ publisher at: pkmacv@earthlink.net
Or:
Ute Pass Historical Society Gift Shop
uphs@qwest.net
(719) 686-7512
Or:
Cripple Creek District Museum
(Gift Shop)
719-689-2634
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11) Living with Ghosts- Cripple Creek, Colorado
Kathi Mac Iver
Many of today's residents have reported incidents of lingering spirits sharing their homes.
These stories, written as they were told to the author, suggest a better understanding of those who have gone on before.
ISBN 0-9651272-4-9
To order:
E-mail the author/ publisher at: pkmacv@earthlink.net
Or:
Ute Pass Historical Society Gift Shop
uphs@qwest.net
(719) 686-7512
Or:
Cripple Creek District Museum
(Gift Shop)
719-689-2634
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12) Ghosts of the Mining District
Kathi Mac Iver
To order:
E-mail the author/ publisher at: pkmacv@earthlink.net
Or:
Ute Pass Historical Society Gift Shop
uphs@qwest.net
(719) 686-7512
Or:
Cripple Creek District Museum
(Gift Shop)
719-689-2634
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13) Gambling Ghosts- Cripple Creek
Kathi Mac Iver
To order:
E-mail the author/ publisher at: pkmacv@earthlink.net
Or:
Ute Pass Historical Society Gift Shop
uphs@qwest.net
(719) 686-7512
Or:
Cripple Creek District Museum
(Gift Shop)
719-689-2634
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14) Haunted Inns of Cripple Creek
Kathi Mac Iver
Meet Eddie of the Victor Hotel, still coming home from the mine every night,
mischievous little Petey in the Boiler Room Tavern at the Hotel St. Nicholas in
Cripple Creek and the perpetual host of the Last Dollar Inn.
To order:
E-mail the author/ publisher at: pkmacv@earthlink.net
Or:
Ute Pass Historical Society Gift Shop
uphs@qwest.net
(719) 686-7512
Or:
Cripple Creek District Museum
(Gift Shop)
719-689-2634
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15) Mount Pisgah - A Complete Guide to Cripple Creek's Historic Burial Grounds
Kathi Mac Iver
To order:
E-mail the author/ publisher at: pkmacv@earthlink.net
Or:
Ute Pass Historical Society Gift Shop
uphs@qwest.net
(719) 686-7512
Or:
Cripple Creek District Museum
(Gift Shop)
719-689-2634
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16) Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
Kathi Mac Iver
In Cripple Creek's Mt. Pisgah Cemetery one finds grave markers, handcrafted with such a
loving, personal effect one can only marvel at the relationship between the bereaved and the
departed.
To order:
E-mail the author/ publisher at: pkmacv@earthlink.net
Or:
Ute Pass Historical Society Gift Shop
uphs@qwest.net
(719) 686-7512
Or:
Cripple Creek District Museum
(Gift Shop)
719-689-2634
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17) Ghost Stories of the Estes Valley- Volume 1
Celeste Lasky , 1998
Publisher: Write On Publications (June, 1998)
ISBN: 0964333139
May be available (used) on Amazon.com
Available also at the Stanley Hotel gift shop, Toll Free: 800-976-1377, Direct: 970-586-3371
StanleyGiftShop@aol.com
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18) Ghost Stories of the Estes Valley- Volume 2
Celeste Lasky, 1999
Publisher: Write on Pubns (June, 1999)
ISBN: 0964333147
Publisher: Write On Publications (June, 1999)
ISBN: 0964333147
May be available (used) on Amazon.com
Available also at the Stanley Hotel gift shop, Toll Free: 800-976-1377, Direct: 970-586-3371
StanleyGiftShop@aol.com
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19) Ghost Stories of the Rocky Mountains- Volume 1
Barbara Smith
(Available at Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com, etc)...
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20) Ghost Stories of the Rocky Mountains- Volume 2
Barbara Smith
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21) Mysteries & Miracles of Colorado
By Jack Kutz
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22) Ghost Tales of Cripple Creek
Chas S. Clifton, 1983, Little London Press
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23) The Phantom Train and Other Ghostly Legends of Colorado
F. Dean Sneed, 1992, Dream Weavers Publishing Co.
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24) Phil Goodstein's haunted Denver history books:
The Ghosts of Denver: Capitol Hill
Spirits of South Broadway: Haunted History of South Denver- #1 of the new trilogy
Haunts of Washington Park - #2 of the new trilogy
The Ghosts of University Park, Platt Park, and Beyond will come out in 2010! - #3 of the new trilogy
Phil Goodstein's haunted history of Denver books are absolutely superb.In these books, the author history with TONS of haunted
locations. Phil Goodstein is a historian- and is a total expert on Denver history.
He also conducts excellent ghost tours through Colorado Free University in Denver. www.freeu.com - --- Call 303-399-0093 within Metro
Denver, or 800-333-6218 (for the ghost tours).
Book available at Amazon.com/ Border's/ Barnes and Noble, etc...).
Published by New Social Publications.
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25) The Search For Bridey Murphy
Borey Bernstein
1956
Reprortedly true story about a Pueblo, CO woman who- under hypnosis- claimed she was a 19th
Century Irish girl. Very interesting story on reincarnation.
VHS (from Amazon.com) Book
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26) From the Grave: A Roadside Guide to Colorado's Pioneer Cemeteries
by Linda Wommack
(Not a "ghost" book- but a FASCINATING book on pioneer cemeteries in Colorado.)
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27) Psychic Phenomena: Revelations and Experiences
book by Dr. By Dorothy Bomar Bradley and Robert Bradley
This book is about the haunted Bradmar Mansion in Denver- written by Bradleys- former
residents of the mansion
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28) Oddball Colorado
By Jerome Pohlen
A few really great ghost stories are mentioned in this book.
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29) Lies, Legends & Lore of the San Juans (and a few true tales)
By Roger Henn Published by the Vail Daily.
Neat stories and mysteries-- and a couple of great ghost stories are included in this book.
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30) Mining, Mayhem and Other Carbonate Excitements- Tales from a Silver Camp called Leadville
By Roger Pretti
Very interesting book-- it has a few neat ghost stories in it.
I got my copy at:
The Book Mine
502 Harrison Ave, Leadville, CO 80461
(719) 486-2866
bookmine@amigo.net
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31) Murder at the Brown Palace- A True Story of Seduction & Betrayal
By Dick Kreck
***Note: This is NOT a ghost book ------- but it is a true and mysterious story of a notorious murder that occurred at the Brown Palace hotel
in 1911.
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32) This is a DVD----- not a book........
The Black Forest Haunting DVD
An Investigation with Paranormal Researcher Dennis William Hauck
http://www.haunted-places.com/black_forest_haunting.htm
The dream of Steve and Beth Lee and their two sons was to live in the beautiful Black Forest region of Colorado. For four years they
rented homes in the densely forested area northeast of Colorado Springs before finding a spacious, two-story log home off Swan Road in
the thickest part of the woods. What they did not know was that the former tenant of the house was convinced the property was haunted
but did not mention anything for fear of being ridiculed. The unsuspecting Lees signed a lease and moved into the picturesque house, and
a year later, they decided to purchase the five-acre parcel.
That was when their problems began. Within weeks of buying their new home, the gates of hell opened up on them. “One day we came
home,” said Beth, “and it was like the Fourth of July in our living room and in our bedroom. We had all kinds of lights flashing through the
house, and it sounded like people stomping across the roof every night. Strange things started happening every single day.” Those
experiences are continuing to this day! Sightings returned to the Black Forest three times to document the amazing paranormal energy.
“There is an energy here unlike any I’ve ever experienced in all the years I’ve investigated anomalous activity,” noted psychic Peter James.
“The Black Forest is indeed a very important place that should be further investigated.”
Early in the case, Steve Lee asked renowned paranormal investigator Dennis William Hauck to try to get to the bottom of the relentless
haunting. This DVD chronicles Hauck’s intensive on-site investigations and features some of the most convincing and authenticated
paranormal videos and photographs ever taken. To order your copy of this fascinating DVD by mail, click Order Form. To order online,
click the button below. DVD #348. 2004. 90 minutes. $19.95.
Order now online at: http://www.haunted-places.com/black_forest_haunting.htm
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33) The Haunting of Buckskin Joe
Ghostly Tales from an Old West Town
By Justin D. Davis
Great book! 2006 - Justin D. Davis. ISBN: 1-4196-2925-5
To order additional copies, contact BookSurge, LLC ~ www.booksurge.com
(866) 308-6235 ~ orders@booksurge.com
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34) The Ghosts of Elitch Theatre - DVD!
The Elitch Theatre, built in 1891, is a Denver icon and the oldest standing summer theatre in the country. The historical
documentary/ghost story, The Ghosts of Elitch Theatre, details the ghost of Mary Elitch who many believe has kept the theatre from falling,
the theatre's renovations and its life in the next 100 years.
The Elitch Theater was built in Denver in 1891 with the notion that it would bring to its stage some of the worlds most popular stars. People
like Grace Kelly, Sarah Bernhardt, Edward G. Robinson, and Robert Redford, just to name a few. The building has fell into disrepair and
there was a danger of it either collapsing or burning down. Fortunately, it was put on the national registry of Historic Places and listed as a
Landmark with both the state of Colorado and the city of Denver. And now it is being renovated. This documentary is both a historical
documentary about the theatre and a ghost story. Many people believe the Ghost of Mary Elitch has kept the theater from falling. It's
history is fascinating and sheds light on the early days of Denver.
The filmmakers brought in a group of Paranormal Researchers to determine if indeed the theatre was haunted. The theme of the film is
really Its about the passion for the place, and the power of the place. This theatre is not just a big thing to Denver, but to the nation. It is
the oldest standing summer stock theater in the country. Also it explores Mary Elitch's history. She is a fascinating person and the only
woman in her time running an amusement park. She is celebrated by feminists for doing this at a time when it was nearly impossible for a
woman to have this sort of success.
Buy this DVD for $19.99 on Amazon.com
View the movie trailer on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeXjqafsHhE
http://www.youtube.com/DavidLiban
www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Elitch-Theatre-David-Liban/dp/B00179CY70/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1213309684&sr=8-5
David.Liban@cudenver.edu
www.cudenver.edu/Who%20Am%20I/Faculty%20and%20Staff/Newsletter/Archives/Archive2006/Sept2006/septfullstory/Pages/CAM%
20Elitch.aspx
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35) Haunted Places in the Shadows of Pikes Peak
By Marilou Dody
By Marilou Dody-- illustrated by Don Childers, Mother’s House Publishing, 77 pages, $9.95. Available at Black Cat
Books and Garden of the Gods Trading Post in Manitou Springs, at the Garden of the Gods Visitor Center, and from
the author (marilou@elpasotel.net) . . .
Synopsis by the publisher: This book contains stories of paranormal happenings in public establishments in
Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs. The stories included are for historical documentation and were compiled
from interviews with persons who witnessed or have knowledge of the paranormal happenings in their
establishments, including Miramont Castle, Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, Evergreen Cemetery, Mushroom
Monday, My Daughters Deli & Espresso Bar, The Craftwood Inn, Onaledge Inn, Red Crags Bed and Breakfast and
Cave of the Winds.
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36) Colorado Ghost Stories - by Antonio R. Garcez
www.ghostbooks.biz
antoniosghost@yahoo.com
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37) Ghosts of Colorado - by Dennis Baker
Tour of one of the most haunted landscapes in the United States. Walk the halls of the chilling Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, a place that
gave even Stephen King the creeps. Explore legends of Doc Holiday at the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs and visit his grave to see
his ghost. Learn about "unsinkable" Molly Brown's haunted home in Denver, and read ghost stories that have haunted the Colorado
Rockies for centuries. These places and more will chill you to the bone!
www.schifferbooks.com/newschiffer/book_template.php?isbn=9780764330520
www.mindsplintersfilms.com
info@mindsplintersfilms.com
www.myspace.com/trueghoststory
www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Colorado-Dennis-Baker/dp/0764330527/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1226127358&sr=8-1
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Spirits of the Border: The History and Mystery of Colorado
By Ken and Sharon Hudnall
There are ghosts in Colorado. The American Southwest is an area that abounds in stories of unsolved mysteries, lost treasures and the
supernatural. In this latest volume of the award winning Spirts of the Border series, these topics are examined in the state of Colorado.
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Omega Press (June 15, 2007)
ISBN-10: 1933951117
ISBN-13: 978-1933951119
www.amazon.com/Spirits-Border-History-Mystery-Colorado/dp/1933951117/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1226128414&sr=1-1
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Castles of Colorado: Scandals, Hauntings, and Tales of the Past
By Ann Westerberg
** Click the following link to purchase this book from www.amazon.com:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/1555664172/ref=cm_cr_mts_prod_img
** Click the below link for a neat 9News audio interview with author Ann Westerberg:
www.9news.com/life/programming/shows/mornings/article.aspx?storyid=95928&catid=229
Article:
Colorado Sunday
YouOughtaKnow: Ann Westerberg
Author of "Castles of Colorado"
By The Denver Post
Posted: 07/06/2008 12:30:00 AM MDT
www.denverpost.com/lifestyles/ci_9790069
Ann Westerberg has fun on the grounds of Bishop Castle, a labor of love for builder Jim Bishop. (Johnson Books )Castles have fascinated
Ann Westerberg since childhood o her new book, "Castles of Colorado." It's a surprise to see a castle in the suburban setting of Highlands
Ranch and to find that the ruins atop Mount Falcon, near Morrison, are those of a pioneer's onetime fortress. While strict Anglophiles
might dispute Westerberg's definition of "castle," nearly all 20 structures certainly fit Bertie Wooster's view of what constitutes "a grand old
pile." Claire Martin, The Denver Post
Q: So, you use a fairly elastic poetic license for what constitutes a castle?
A: Yes, I know. I tried to include the Brown Palace — I wrote a chapter on it — but my editor said, "Ann, it's not a castle."
Q: But she let you have Redstone Castle. Even though it's more of a manor than a castle?
A: Yes, it is. One of my criterion was that there must be crenelation, and it had to be stone and have a keep, of course, the tower where
people live. Rosemont, in Pueblo, was on my list, but I looked at it and said, " It's a really big house, but not a castle."
Q: What most surprised you during your research?
A: Lots. That Adele Van Cise lifted and moved a whole room on the first floor of the Castle Marne when she converted it into apartments.
And that Jim Bishop built that whole Bishop's Castle by himself.
Q: Tell me about why you included Hovenweep and Cutthroat on your list of castles?
A: Well, they are titled castles. I thought it was interesting because they both functioned as a castle does — they're fortifications, they're
made of stone, they're towers. They don't have crenelation, but they are bumpy on top.
Q: Why did you include Leadville's famous 1896 Ice Palace in your section on castles of the past?
A: Can you imagine ice towers 90 feet high, 40 feet across, and the whole thing built in 36 days by everyone in town cooperating? And
think: Tingley Wood put a bunch of his own money into it. I can think of three castles where people donated almost everything they had to
the project.
Q: The Ice Palace, and what are the other two?
A: Miramont, which was built by a priest who put all his worldly goods into it, and the South Broadway Christian Church, which was
designed by the same architect who built the Castle Marne. John Sutton started out donating $30,000 in memory of his wife. Imagine what
$30,000 meant in 1890! And he kept giving, selling his real estate whenever the project got in trouble. He gave away so much that he
wound up living in the church because he didn't have anything left.
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Northern Colorado Ghost Stories
By Nancy Hansford (nanhansford@aol.com)
ISBN: 0971143919
October 2005
Publisher: Indian Hills Bookworks
Available at Barnes & Noble, 4045 S. College Ave., Fort Collins
(970) 225-3777
For other places to purchase this book at, and for more info, click here
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2) Stanley Ghost Stories
By Susan Davis & The Stanley Museum
The Stanley Hotel- Estes Park
Contact:
The Stanley Museum in Lower Stanley Village
P.O. Box 788
Estes Park, Colorado 80517
(970) 577-1903 E-mail: EstesPark@StanleyMuseum.org
www.stanleymuseum.org
Click here for the story (newspaper article).
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3) Twilight Dwellers
Ghosts, Gases, & Goblins of Colorado
Maryjoy Martin, 1995, Twin Aspen , New Castle, CO
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4) Something in the Wind- Spirits, Spooks and Sprites of the San Juan
Maryjoy Martin
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5) Apparition Manor- True Ghost Stories of the Hotel Colorado
(Kathy Rippy Fleming)
Available through the Frontier Historical Society - Glenwood Springs.
http://www.glenwoodhistory.com/bookandvideos.htm
www.glenwoodhistory.com
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6) Ghosts of Trinidad & Las Animas County
(F. Dean Sneed, 2002, Schusters’ Printing)
Available at www.invink.com
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7) Haunted Boulder: Ghostly Tales From the Foot of the Flatirons
(Ann Alexander Leggett and Roz Brown)
Available at Boulder Bookstore http://www.boulderbookstore.com/
1107 Pearl Street Boulder, Colorado 80302 Email: boulderbk@aol.com
Phone: 303-447-2074 Toll free 1-800-244-4651
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8) Haunted Boulder 2: Ghostly Tales from Boulder and Beyond
(Ann Alexander Leggett and Roz Brown)
Available at Boulder Bookstore http://www.boulderbookstore.com/
1107 Pearl Street Boulder, Colorado 80302 Email: boulderbk@aol.com
Phone: 303-447-2074 Toll free 1-800-244-4651
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9) The Ghosts of Morrison, Colorado
(Diedre J. Chandler, Esq. & Beaux Blakemore)
makemelaff100@hotmail.com
Box 4343
Jackson, WY 83001
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10) Ghosts of Bennett Avenue- Cripple Creek, Colorado
Kathi Mac Iver
To order:
E-mail the author/ publisher at: pkmacv@earthlink.net
Or:
Ute Pass Historical Society Gift Shop
uphs@qwest.net
(719) 686-7512
Or:
Cripple Creek District Museum
(Gift Shop)
719-689-2634
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11) Living with Ghosts- Cripple Creek, Colorado
Kathi Mac Iver
Many of today's residents have reported incidents of lingering spirits sharing their homes.
These stories, written as they were told to the author, suggest a better understanding of those who have gone on before.
ISBN 0-9651272-4-9
To order:
E-mail the author/ publisher at: pkmacv@earthlink.net
Or:
Ute Pass Historical Society Gift Shop
uphs@qwest.net
(719) 686-7512
Or:
Cripple Creek District Museum
(Gift Shop)
719-689-2634
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12) Ghosts of the Mining District
Kathi Mac Iver
To order:
E-mail the author/ publisher at: pkmacv@earthlink.net
Or:
Ute Pass Historical Society Gift Shop
uphs@qwest.net
(719) 686-7512
Or:
Cripple Creek District Museum
(Gift Shop)
719-689-2634
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13) Gambling Ghosts- Cripple Creek
Kathi Mac Iver
To order:
E-mail the author/ publisher at: pkmacv@earthlink.net
Or:
Ute Pass Historical Society Gift Shop
uphs@qwest.net
(719) 686-7512
Or:
Cripple Creek District Museum
(Gift Shop)
719-689-2634
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14) Haunted Inns of Cripple Creek
Kathi Mac Iver
Meet Eddie of the Victor Hotel, still coming home from the mine every night,
mischievous little Petey in the Boiler Room Tavern at the Hotel St. Nicholas in
Cripple Creek and the perpetual host of the Last Dollar Inn.
To order:
E-mail the author/ publisher at: pkmacv@earthlink.net
Or:
Ute Pass Historical Society Gift Shop
uphs@qwest.net
(719) 686-7512
Or:
Cripple Creek District Museum
(Gift Shop)
719-689-2634
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15) Mount Pisgah - A Complete Guide to Cripple Creek's Historic Burial Grounds
Kathi Mac Iver
To order:
E-mail the author/ publisher at: pkmacv@earthlink.net
Or:
Ute Pass Historical Society Gift Shop
uphs@qwest.net
(719) 686-7512
Or:
Cripple Creek District Museum
(Gift Shop)
719-689-2634
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16) Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
Kathi Mac Iver
In Cripple Creek's Mt. Pisgah Cemetery one finds grave markers, handcrafted with such a
loving, personal effect one can only marvel at the relationship between the bereaved and the
departed.
To order:
E-mail the author/ publisher at: pkmacv@earthlink.net
Or:
Ute Pass Historical Society Gift Shop
uphs@qwest.net
(719) 686-7512
Or:
Cripple Creek District Museum
(Gift Shop)
719-689-2634
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17) Ghost Stories of the Estes Valley- Volume 1
Celeste Lasky , 1998
Publisher: Write On Publications (June, 1998)
ISBN: 0964333139
May be available (used) on Amazon.com
Available also at the Stanley Hotel gift shop, Toll Free: 800-976-1377, Direct: 970-586-3371
StanleyGiftShop@aol.com
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18) Ghost Stories of the Estes Valley- Volume 2
Celeste Lasky, 1999
Publisher: Write on Pubns (June, 1999)
ISBN: 0964333147
Publisher: Write On Publications (June, 1999)
ISBN: 0964333147
May be available (used) on Amazon.com
Available also at the Stanley Hotel gift shop, Toll Free: 800-976-1377, Direct: 970-586-3371
StanleyGiftShop@aol.com
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19) Ghost Stories of the Rocky Mountains- Volume 1
Barbara Smith
(Available at Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com, etc)...
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20) Ghost Stories of the Rocky Mountains- Volume 2
Barbara Smith
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21) Mysteries & Miracles of Colorado
By Jack Kutz
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22) Ghost Tales of Cripple Creek
Chas S. Clifton, 1983, Little London Press
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23) The Phantom Train and Other Ghostly Legends of Colorado
F. Dean Sneed, 1992, Dream Weavers Publishing Co.
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24) Phil Goodstein's haunted Denver history books:
The Ghosts of Denver: Capitol Hill
Spirits of South Broadway: Haunted History of South Denver- #1 of the new trilogy
Haunts of Washington Park - #2 of the new trilogy
The Ghosts of University Park, Platt Park, and Beyond will come out in 2010! - #3 of the new trilogy
Phil Goodstein's haunted history of Denver books are absolutely superb.In these books, the author history with TONS of haunted
locations. Phil Goodstein is a historian- and is a total expert on Denver history.
He also conducts excellent ghost tours through Colorado Free University in Denver. www.freeu.com - --- Call 303-399-0093 within Metro
Denver, or 800-333-6218 (for the ghost tours).
Book available at Amazon.com/ Border's/ Barnes and Noble, etc...).
Published by New Social Publications.
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25) The Search For Bridey Murphy
Borey Bernstein
1956
Reprortedly true story about a Pueblo, CO woman who- under hypnosis- claimed she was a 19th
Century Irish girl. Very interesting story on reincarnation.
VHS (from Amazon.com) Book
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26) From the Grave: A Roadside Guide to Colorado's Pioneer Cemeteries
by Linda Wommack
(Not a "ghost" book- but a FASCINATING book on pioneer cemeteries in Colorado.)
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27) Psychic Phenomena: Revelations and Experiences
book by Dr. By Dorothy Bomar Bradley and Robert Bradley
This book is about the haunted Bradmar Mansion in Denver- written by Bradleys- former
residents of the mansion
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28) Oddball Colorado
By Jerome Pohlen
A few really great ghost stories are mentioned in this book.
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29) Lies, Legends & Lore of the San Juans (and a few true tales)
By Roger Henn Published by the Vail Daily.
Neat stories and mysteries-- and a couple of great ghost stories are included in this book.
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30) Mining, Mayhem and Other Carbonate Excitements- Tales from a Silver Camp called Leadville
By Roger Pretti
Very interesting book-- it has a few neat ghost stories in it.
I got my copy at:
The Book Mine
502 Harrison Ave, Leadville, CO 80461
(719) 486-2866
bookmine@amigo.net
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31) Murder at the Brown Palace- A True Story of Seduction & Betrayal
By Dick Kreck
***Note: This is NOT a ghost book ------- but it is a true and mysterious story of a notorious murder that occurred at the Brown Palace hotel
in 1911.
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32) This is a DVD----- not a book........
The Black Forest Haunting DVD
An Investigation with Paranormal Researcher Dennis William Hauck
http://www.haunted-places.com/black_forest_haunting.htm
The dream of Steve and Beth Lee and their two sons was to live in the beautiful Black Forest region of Colorado. For four years they
rented homes in the densely forested area northeast of Colorado Springs before finding a spacious, two-story log home off Swan Road in
the thickest part of the woods. What they did not know was that the former tenant of the house was convinced the property was haunted
but did not mention anything for fear of being ridiculed. The unsuspecting Lees signed a lease and moved into the picturesque house, and
a year later, they decided to purchase the five-acre parcel.
That was when their problems began. Within weeks of buying their new home, the gates of hell opened up on them. “One day we came
home,” said Beth, “and it was like the Fourth of July in our living room and in our bedroom. We had all kinds of lights flashing through the
house, and it sounded like people stomping across the roof every night. Strange things started happening every single day.” Those
experiences are continuing to this day! Sightings returned to the Black Forest three times to document the amazing paranormal energy.
“There is an energy here unlike any I’ve ever experienced in all the years I’ve investigated anomalous activity,” noted psychic Peter James.
“The Black Forest is indeed a very important place that should be further investigated.”
Early in the case, Steve Lee asked renowned paranormal investigator Dennis William Hauck to try to get to the bottom of the relentless
haunting. This DVD chronicles Hauck’s intensive on-site investigations and features some of the most convincing and authenticated
paranormal videos and photographs ever taken. To order your copy of this fascinating DVD by mail, click Order Form. To order online,
click the button below. DVD #348. 2004. 90 minutes. $19.95.
Order now online at: http://www.haunted-places.com/black_forest_haunting.htm
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33) The Haunting of Buckskin Joe
Ghostly Tales from an Old West Town
By Justin D. Davis
Great book! 2006 - Justin D. Davis. ISBN: 1-4196-2925-5
To order additional copies, contact BookSurge, LLC ~ www.booksurge.com
(866) 308-6235 ~ orders@booksurge.com
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34) The Ghosts of Elitch Theatre - DVD!
The Elitch Theatre, built in 1891, is a Denver icon and the oldest standing summer theatre in the country. The historical
documentary/ghost story, The Ghosts of Elitch Theatre, details the ghost of Mary Elitch who many believe has kept the theatre from falling,
the theatre's renovations and its life in the next 100 years.
The Elitch Theater was built in Denver in 1891 with the notion that it would bring to its stage some of the worlds most popular stars. People
like Grace Kelly, Sarah Bernhardt, Edward G. Robinson, and Robert Redford, just to name a few. The building has fell into disrepair and
there was a danger of it either collapsing or burning down. Fortunately, it was put on the national registry of Historic Places and listed as a
Landmark with both the state of Colorado and the city of Denver. And now it is being renovated. This documentary is both a historical
documentary about the theatre and a ghost story. Many people believe the Ghost of Mary Elitch has kept the theater from falling. It's
history is fascinating and sheds light on the early days of Denver.
The filmmakers brought in a group of Paranormal Researchers to determine if indeed the theatre was haunted. The theme of the film is
really Its about the passion for the place, and the power of the place. This theatre is not just a big thing to Denver, but to the nation. It is
the oldest standing summer stock theater in the country. Also it explores Mary Elitch's history. She is a fascinating person and the only
woman in her time running an amusement park. She is celebrated by feminists for doing this at a time when it was nearly impossible for a
woman to have this sort of success.
Buy this DVD for $19.99 on Amazon.com
View the movie trailer on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeXjqafsHhE
http://www.youtube.com/DavidLiban
www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Elitch-Theatre-David-Liban/dp/B00179CY70/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1213309684&sr=8-5
David.Liban@cudenver.edu
www.cudenver.edu/Who%20Am%20I/Faculty%20and%20Staff/Newsletter/Archives/Archive2006/Sept2006/septfullstory/Pages/CAM%
20Elitch.aspx
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35) Haunted Places in the Shadows of Pikes Peak
By Marilou Dody
By Marilou Dody-- illustrated by Don Childers, Mother’s House Publishing, 77 pages, $9.95. Available at Black Cat
Books and Garden of the Gods Trading Post in Manitou Springs, at the Garden of the Gods Visitor Center, and from
the author (marilou@elpasotel.net) . . .
Synopsis by the publisher: This book contains stories of paranormal happenings in public establishments in
Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs. The stories included are for historical documentation and were compiled
from interviews with persons who witnessed or have knowledge of the paranormal happenings in their
establishments, including Miramont Castle, Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, Evergreen Cemetery, Mushroom
Monday, My Daughters Deli & Espresso Bar, The Craftwood Inn, Onaledge Inn, Red Crags Bed and Breakfast and
Cave of the Winds.
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36) Colorado Ghost Stories - by Antonio R. Garcez
www.ghostbooks.biz
antoniosghost@yahoo.com
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37) Ghosts of Colorado - by Dennis Baker
Tour of one of the most haunted landscapes in the United States. Walk the halls of the chilling Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, a place that
gave even Stephen King the creeps. Explore legends of Doc Holiday at the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs and visit his grave to see
his ghost. Learn about "unsinkable" Molly Brown's haunted home in Denver, and read ghost stories that have haunted the Colorado
Rockies for centuries. These places and more will chill you to the bone!
www.schifferbooks.com/newschiffer/book_template.php?isbn=9780764330520
www.mindsplintersfilms.com
info@mindsplintersfilms.com
www.myspace.com/trueghoststory
www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Colorado-Dennis-Baker/dp/0764330527/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1226127358&sr=8-1
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Spirits of the Border: The History and Mystery of Colorado
By Ken and Sharon Hudnall
There are ghosts in Colorado. The American Southwest is an area that abounds in stories of unsolved mysteries, lost treasures and the
supernatural. In this latest volume of the award winning Spirts of the Border series, these topics are examined in the state of Colorado.
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Omega Press (June 15, 2007)
ISBN-10: 1933951117
ISBN-13: 978-1933951119
www.amazon.com/Spirits-Border-History-Mystery-Colorado/dp/1933951117/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1226128414&sr=1-1
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Castles of Colorado: Scandals, Hauntings, and Tales of the Past
By Ann Westerberg
** Click the following link to purchase this book from www.amazon.com:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/1555664172/ref=cm_cr_mts_prod_img
** Click the below link for a neat 9News audio interview with author Ann Westerberg:
www.9news.com/life/programming/shows/mornings/article.aspx?storyid=95928&catid=229
Article:
Colorado Sunday
YouOughtaKnow: Ann Westerberg
Author of "Castles of Colorado"
By The Denver Post
Posted: 07/06/2008 12:30:00 AM MDT
www.denverpost.com/lifestyles/ci_9790069
Ann Westerberg has fun on the grounds of Bishop Castle, a labor of love for builder Jim Bishop. (Johnson Books )Castles have fascinated
Ann Westerberg since childhood o her new book, "Castles of Colorado." It's a surprise to see a castle in the suburban setting of Highlands
Ranch and to find that the ruins atop Mount Falcon, near Morrison, are those of a pioneer's onetime fortress. While strict Anglophiles
might dispute Westerberg's definition of "castle," nearly all 20 structures certainly fit Bertie Wooster's view of what constitutes "a grand old
pile." Claire Martin, The Denver Post
Q: So, you use a fairly elastic poetic license for what constitutes a castle?
A: Yes, I know. I tried to include the Brown Palace — I wrote a chapter on it — but my editor said, "Ann, it's not a castle."
Q: But she let you have Redstone Castle. Even though it's more of a manor than a castle?
A: Yes, it is. One of my criterion was that there must be crenelation, and it had to be stone and have a keep, of course, the tower where
people live. Rosemont, in Pueblo, was on my list, but I looked at it and said, " It's a really big house, but not a castle."
Q: What most surprised you during your research?
A: Lots. That Adele Van Cise lifted and moved a whole room on the first floor of the Castle Marne when she converted it into apartments.
And that Jim Bishop built that whole Bishop's Castle by himself.
Q: Tell me about why you included Hovenweep and Cutthroat on your list of castles?
A: Well, they are titled castles. I thought it was interesting because they both functioned as a castle does — they're fortifications, they're
made of stone, they're towers. They don't have crenelation, but they are bumpy on top.
Q: Why did you include Leadville's famous 1896 Ice Palace in your section on castles of the past?
A: Can you imagine ice towers 90 feet high, 40 feet across, and the whole thing built in 36 days by everyone in town cooperating? And
think: Tingley Wood put a bunch of his own money into it. I can think of three castles where people donated almost everything they had to
the project.
Q: The Ice Palace, and what are the other two?
A: Miramont, which was built by a priest who put all his worldly goods into it, and the South Broadway Christian Church, which was
designed by the same architect who built the Castle Marne. John Sutton started out donating $30,000 in memory of his wife. Imagine what
$30,000 meant in 1890! And he kept giving, selling his real estate whenever the project got in trouble. He gave away so much that he
wound up living in the church because he didn't have anything left.
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