Book ~ "Haunted Ontario 4: Encounters with Ghostly Shadows, Apparitions and Spirits" (2015) Terry Boyle

From Goodreads ~ Part the dimensional veil and follow Terry Boyle into the world of spirits, beyond time and space. 

Meet the forever-beautiful spectre of Marilyn Monroe, who came to the French River seeking sanctuary from fame and fans and decided to stay forever. Search Canoe Lake for the ghost of Tom Thomson. Visit the Ottawa Carleton County Gaol, where hundreds of lost souls wander the corridors and still occupy their cells. Enter the secret underground tunnels beneath Scarborough's Guild Inn and relive the heart-stopping moment the elevator door seals shut! Journey to the remarkable Victorian Beild House Inn in Collingwood, sleep in the bed of King Edward VIII of England, and wait for the deceased doctor to make a room call. 

Whether you believe in ghosts or not, get ready for a chilling experience - and keep the lights on!

I've always found ghost stories interesting and this is the third book I've read by this author about places in Ontario.  Included in this book are ...

• Blinkbonnie Inn - Gananoque
• Grafton Village Inn - Grafton
• MacKechnie House - Cobourg
• The University of Toronto - Toronto
• The Hockey Hall of Fame - Toronto
• Joseph Brant Museum - Burlington

I liked that the stories were told at a high level and if I wanted more information, I could Google and dig for myself.  In some cases, mediums were brought in to give their impressions, which was interesting.

In the back of the book is the contact information for all the sites if you want to check them out.

Book ~ "Haunted Ontario 3: Ghostly Historic Sites, Inns, and Miracles" (2014) Terry Boyle

From Goodreads ~ Interested in discovering more about haunted Ontario? Join Terry Boyle as he explores the shadowlands beyond the grave. Revel in the outstanding evidence of spirit habitation in museums, historic homes, inns, jails, and graveyards. 

Witness the full apparition of the innkeeper’s wife at Greystones Inn in Orangeville. Encounter the misty form of a civil war veteran in the graveyard of the old St. Thomas church. Experience the incredible slamming-of-doors at the Keefer Mansion in Thorold. Visit a whole village of spirits who share the buildings at Black Creek Pioneer Village. You can even spend the entire night in the Orillia Opera House with Terry and his friends.

Prepare to be scared out of your wits with the stories behind these and other hauntings. After providing you with a list of addresses, phone numbers and websites for each location, Terry invites you and all other ghost enthusiasts along for the adventure. Feeling brave?

I've always found ghost stories interesting and this is the second book I've read by this author about places in Ontario.  Included in this book are ...

• Black Creek Pioneer Village, Toronto - a collection of buildings that have been moved there from across Ontario
• The Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre, Toronto
• The Cawthra Estate, Mississauga
• The Blue Elephant, Simcoe
• Eldon House, London
• Greystones Inn, Orangeville
• Orillia Opera House, Orillia
• Greensides' Farm, Marmora
• Proctor House Museum, Brighton
• Herongate Barn Theatre, Whitevale
• The Keefer Mansion, Thorold

I liked that the stories were told at a high level and if I wanted more information, I could Google and dig for myself.  In some cases, mediums were brought in to give their impressions, which was interesting.

In the back of the book is the contact information for all the sites if you want to check them out.

Book ~ "Haunted Ontario: Ghostly Inns, Hotels, and Other Eerie Places" (2013) Terry Boyle

From Goodreads ~ Just when you thought it was safe to turn off the lights, ghost hunter Terry Boyle returns with a revised version of his bestselling "Haunted Ontario". Join Terry as he conjures up a treasury of spectral delights that include apparitions at the former Swastika Hotel in Muskoka, the woman in the window at Inn at the Falls in Bracebridge, and poltergeists galore in Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum.

Venture – if you dare – on a ghost hunt to inns, hotels and museums. Travel with your mind, and perhaps your body, too, to restaurants and private homes. Experience rattling doorknobs, slamming doors, faces in mirrors, and flickering lights. Read accounts from former skeptics and feel their nervous tension as they relate experiences of shadowy visitors, ghostly voices, and household objects that mysteriously disappear. Watch a television show when the set is unplugged and hear tales of vanishing sailors – boats and all.

 With a list of addresses, phone numbers and websites to each location, Terry Boyle invites all ghost enthusiasts along for the adventure. Feeling brave? You might just want to stop and visit some ghosts on your next trip. 

I've always found ghost stories interesting and this book caught my eye because it was ghost stories about places in Ontario including ...

• The Swastika Hotel (now Bala Bay Inn) in Bala
• The Jester's Court Restaurant and Pub in Port Perry
• The Donnelly Homestead in Lucan
• The Inn at the Falls in Bracebridge - Gord and I stayed there for a couple days last August but didn't see anything or hear anything strange
• The Mackenzie Inn in Kirkfield
• The Guild Inn in Scarborough

A couple stories were about prisons and jails that are now hotels and hostels ... can you imagine staying at these places?!  Creepy!

I liked that the stories were told at a high level and if I wanted more information, I could Google and dig for myself.

In the back of the book is the contact information for all the sites if you want to check them out.

I'll be checking out other books by this author.