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United States of Ghosts
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15 September 2026

Flickering lights and mysterious presences have haunted America since the founding of the republic. Explore the history and read the spine-chilling stories of America’s ghosts!
Join paranormal researcher Richard Estep as he plunks you into the middle of the unsettling action of captivating true ghost stories and encounters with the supernatural from throughout American history. From 1776 and Boston’s Granary Burying Ground to the spirits that arose after the brutality of the Civil War, the whispered voices heard in the White House, and eerie tales of dead celebrity sightings, United States of Ghosts: A History of America’s Hauntings delves into the true eerie tales from both historical documents and personal accounts, including …
Master storyteller Richard Estep presents 250 years of hauntings in United States of Ghosts. You’ll meet a whole host of other supernatural manifestations, haunting this bone-chilling collection of true ghost stories spanning our nation’s history!
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Tim Shaw
Introduction
1. Powder Keg
2. “One if by Land, Two if by Sea”
3. The Bloody Battle Road
4. Knock Three Times
5. Houndini Hunts the Haunted
6. Jon Belushi’s Wild Ride
7. Spirit of the Sheik
8. An Operatic Phantom
9. Rocky Mountain Die
10. Never the Twain Shall Meet
11. A Dark and Tragic Flower
12. The Haunting of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
13. A Palace Fit for a Princess
14. “Remember the Alamo”
15. Deep in the Heart of Texas
16. Long Live the Queen
17. The Deadliest Day
Further Reading
Index