{"product_id":"indianas-false-hauntings-stories-of-pranks-fakes-and-supernatural-mistakes-9781467158480","title":"Indiana's False Hauntings: Stories of Pranks, Fakes and Supernatural Mistakes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHaunted Hoaxes of the Hoosier State \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, newspapers were a major source of ghost stories. Paranormal experiences, no matter how mundane, were newsworthy and entertaining--even when they turned out not to be ghosts after all. A coffin holding a \"talking corpse\" on a train turned out to be a box of bullfrogs. An overturned automobile carrying white paint resulted in a paint-covered \"ghost\" wandering the streets, and a spiritualist tackled a phantom haunting a cemetery only to find that it was a fraternity pledge all along.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevealing that the truth can sometimes be as amusing as the legend, author Ashley M. Watson gathers newspaper clippings about Indiana ghost stories that were not ghosts at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467158480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144","brand":"Ashley M. Watson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51474282709173,"sku":"9781467158480","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e49606a0-ee5b-4cce-a78e-c78c49828ec2.jpg?v=1754405560","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/indianas-false-hauntings-stories-of-pranks-fakes-and-supernatural-mistakes-9781467158480","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}