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My latest at the Emerging Civil War Blog is an excerpt from my book Haunted Highways of Virginia, exploring two ghostly tales that take place during rain storms, one from Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley and the other from the Middle Peninsula. Check it out: Also, Haunted Highways is currently 44% off at Amazon. I’m not sure…
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“For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?” That moral question lies at the heart of “Still Valley,” a Season 3 episode of The Twilight Zone. Many Civil War buffs are familiar with the episode and its unusual blend of history and magic, but fewer know…
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The Major Graham Mansion, located in Wythe County, Virginia, was constructed in stages beginning in 1830 by the wealthy Graham family, who profited from iron production, slave labor, and extensive land holdings. Major David Pierce Graham, a Confederate officer and iron supplier during the Civil War, expanded and refined the mansion throughout his life. The…
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Have you ever driven down the road and suddenly feel creeped out? Afraid to look in the mirror, in case someone is watching you from the backseat? Michael Kleen has written Haunted Highways of Virginia. We’ll talk about the infamous Bunnyman Bridge, ghosts of Colonial soldiers, Civil War Battlefields, Outlaws and more in the Old…
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From colonial aristocratic manor to dilapidated squatter’s nest to historic landmark, Carlyle House has survived centuries, but eyewitnesses claim something otherworldly has survived with it. Built by Scottish merchant John Carlyle on premier lots along the Potomac River from 1751 to 1753, this mid-Georgian stone manor is older than our country. An old folktale invites…
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