Scary places

This book describes eleven abandoned insane asylums, discussing some of the painful treatments used on patients, the crowded and filthy conditions, and the evidence of abuse to patients.

Visit some deserted towns and learn the secrets hidden there.

Discusses the supposed hauntings of various places, including the former home of Lizzie Borden, the White House in Washington, D.C., and a movie theater in Tigard, Oregon.

Photographs and text describe eleven labyrinths from around the world, including the tomb of Shi Huang in Xi'an, China, the Wieliczka salt mine in Poland, and the London Underground, and recounts the stories behind them.

Describes famously haunted hospitals and the events that have occurred there, discussing the Linda Vista Hospital, the Riverside Hospital, and the Essex Mountain Sanatorium.

Profiles eleven supposedly haunted caves, from one where Spanish conquistadors are supposed to have hidden treasure over 350 years ago, to another where a thirteen-year-old boy discovered the largest underground lake in the United States.

Explains how and why people were turned into mummies and details eleven true stories of mummies from around the world. Includes full-color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.

Among the 11 spooky schools in this book, children will discover an art institute haunted by a mischievous ghost and a university in Florida where a man with glowing red eyes mysteriously appears.

Looks at different islands from around the world that are described as creepy or haunted, including Deadman Island in Canada, Roanoke Island in North Carolina and more.

Places that are filled with history are also thought to be filled with ghosts. If that is true, then Washington, D.C.--a city that dates back to the earliest days of the United States of America--is surely one of the most haunted cities in the country. In A Haunted Capital, children visit eleven of the most haunted spots in Washington, D.C. and come across some of its most famous ghosts. Among them are a former president who never left the White House,...

Learn the history behind 11 supposedly haunted theaters around the world.

Since the beginning of recorded history, people have been mystified by UFOs--unidentified flying objects. Even Christopher Columbus, on a 1492 voyage aboard the Santa Maria, was puzzled by a sight he described as "a light glimmering at a great distance" in the sky. While no UFOs have ever been captured or recovered, there may be startling clues to their existence left behind in places where they are thought to have struck the ground. In this book,...

Visit 11 of the most terrifying graveyards in the world (Back cover). Contents range from "The vampire's tree" and "The gliding nun" to "Voices from the Mausoleum" and "The touch of a cold hand."

It's closing time at a museum. Most of the visitors have already left the building as the lights flicker. A stuffed grizzly bear towers in the corner of the room near the exit sign. Everything about the dead animals looks real--from its razor-sharp claws to its piercing eyes. Is it watching you? That's when you notice a thin, bloody stream of saliva dripping from its open mouth. The lights flicker again and shut off, blanketing the room in darkness....

The glowing moon peeks from behind a massive stone house. The front door slowly creaks open. A feeling of gloom swells from inside the home. There's an ear-splitting shriek! What horror has overtaken this ghastly Gothic mansion? In the 11 Gothic mansions in this book, you will explore a mansion lit up by phantom fires, the stately site of a brutal double murder, a cliff-side castle where the ghost of a girl lingers, a house filled with human remains,...