Here are twenty-five tales about strange happenings, creepy places, and engaging specters across the Old North State. Six are new for this second edition.

Stealthy and forlorn, cunning and mysterious, the ghosts of North Carolina’s past linger among the living in this thrilling collection of ghost tales.

Legend of Gimghoul Castle The Order of the Gimghouls have placed floodlights that illuminate the castle and grounds at night and have posted several “No Trespassing” signs to let curiosity seekers know that they are not wanted—or tolerated. . . .

Pink Lady at Grove Park Inn What has drawn many guests and visitors for over a half century is not always the amenities of the Grove Park Inn but The Pink Lady. The legend starts in the 1920s when a pretty young girl in a pink ball gown plummeted to her death from Room 545. . . .

Tragedy Aboard the Queen of Sounds Figures were seen moving around on the decks, but witnesses couldn’t determine who or what they were. At midnight, a horrific scream was heard just before the ship exploded. . . .

The Unknown Soldier and the Confederate Spy On certain nights when the fog rolls in from the river and the moonlight is faint, the spirits of Emeline Pigott and Stokes McRae have been seen walking along Arendell road or down by the river. He is dressed in gray, presumably a Confederate uniform, and she is wearing a pretty dress and fancy cloak. . . .

Ghost Ship of Diamond Shoals What happened to the Carroll A. Deering is considered by many to be the greatest mystery of the seas during the first half of the 20th century. . .