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Haunted Alexandria & Northern Virginia written by J. J. Smith
About the book
Northern Virginia is full of stories of bravery, tragedy, and ghosts. Take a tour of some of the most well-known haunts in the region, including Gadsby's Tavern, where a strange couple left a mystery behind, the Carlyle House, where a jealous female ghost resides, and the Woodlawn Plantation, where the ghosts of slaves still work. But hauntings are not limited to Alexandria. In Occoquan, there's a story of lust, jealousy, and murder that keeps an Indian ghost at the Occoquan Inn. In Dumfries, learn about the spirit of a girl who died in seclusion because people believed she was demon-possessed. In Leesburg, meet a little ghost girl looking to play Hide and Seek. From ghostly strangers and nightmares, to body parts found in unknowing residents' homes, you'll find them in Haunted Alexandria.
- Paperback
- 128 pages
- Published July 2009
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About the author
J. J. Smith is a journalist and professional writer with more than twenty years experience, about half of that covering federal Washington. J.J. has worked for daily newspapers, wire services, and specialty newsletters, and he has used those connections to meet and interview such horror legends as Clive Barker, Peter Straub, as well as get into a performance of Stephen King's band the Rockbottom Remainders. As a journalist, J.J. has covered topics and policy issues as diverse as religion, politics, substance abuse, homeland security, energy, and lately, military technology. He has also written a weekly horror column, and in his spare time he writes short horror fiction, some of which has been published in the late The Sterling Web as well as online at ShortHorrorStories.net. J.J.'s latest work, a collection of Northern Virginia ghost lore-Haunted Alexandria and Northern Virginia. |
