Tag Archives: ghost stories

Cemetery of the Week #161: The Old Huguenot Cemetery

Posted on September 27, 2017 by

Old Huguenot Cemetery aka the Huguenot Cemetery or the Public Burying Ground of St. Augustine A1A Orange Street Saint Augustine, Florida 32084 Established officially: 1821 Size: one-half acre Number of interments: approximately 436 Open: Third Saturday of every month (see … Continue reading →

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Bibliography for Whistling Past the Graveyard

Posted on April 29, 2017 by

I’m off to debut a new lecture called Whistling Past the Graveyard at StokerCon on the Queen Mary this morning.  It’s a collection of stories about ghosts, vampires, and the devil — and the graveyards they roam. I put together a … Continue reading →

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Creeping In and Out of Cemeteries

Posted on July 22, 2016 by

by Anne Born I’ve finally convinced my children that it can be both informative and restorative to visit cemeteries. Is this a major accomplishment and testimony to my superlative parenting skills? Yes, most definitely. My daughter and I paid a … Continue reading →

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Impressions of Graveyards in Maryland, Virginia, and DC

Posted on October 13, 2013 by

The Chesapeake Book of the Dead: Tombstones, Epitaphs, Histories, Reflections, and Oddments of the Region by Helen Chappell My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is a very strange book, more a collection of ghost stories than essays about cemeteries. … Continue reading →

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