True Ghost Stories and Hauntings is divided into six parts and each of them contains tales from one short paragraph to many more. Barb Shadow claims to have had various contacts with “the other side” - first in a conversation with her grandfather after he passed. Whether or not you believe in the paranormal when you start reading, you may well do so by the end. There is a wide variety of stories, and many would slot into a horror anthology! Even more intriguingly, stories are signed with the names of the people who experienced the recounted paranormal events. Many have even added where they live. The further into True Ghost Stories and Hauntings you read, the more convinced you become of a spooky reality.

I chose to read Barb Shadow’s collection of tales while clinging firmly to my lifelong belief that “true” was one thing the stories couldn’t be. I ended up taking Barb’s advice to sleep with the light on! All readers will find their own favorites, especially if they happen to live in one of the named states – Indiana, Kentucky, and Alaska amongst them. I have two I returned to over and over. “In the Rocking Chair” is shocking because the vision and the language are a startling contrast. The appeal of the second is the Welsh setting of “The Investigation at Craig Y Nos and the mysterious…" Enough! It must remain a mystery until you find it in your own copy of Barb Shadow’s five-star True Ghost Stories and Hauntings.

Ever since she heard the voice of her deceased grandfather as a young girl, Barb Shadow developed a fascination with the unexplained. A co-founder of the Sullivan Paranormal Society in Upstate New York, she puts together a collection of tales sent by people recounting their experiences with the paranormal in True Ghost Stories and Hauntings. Decades ago, a young girl living in a chateau in Orleans, France, used to be visited by a spirit of a woman looking for her missing ring. While on the tour of a Tooele hospital in Utah, a man comes across the shadow of a resident little girl ghost. A nurse manager at a convent in Lemont sees a nun with no face on the infirmary floor. A night security guard at a building in Midland, Texas witnesses something that leads him to quit his job.

Everyone has probably encountered something in their lives that they couldn't explain via the mainstream view of the world. True Ghost Stories and Hauntings is a captivating collection of real-life stories of people finding themselves in extraordinary situations, dealing with inexplicable entities that their logical brains simply couldn't fathom. A professional Paranormal Investigator, author Barb Shadow also shares her own personal anecdotes involving the paranormal. These stories showcase regular people's encounters with ghosts, shadows, apparitions, cryptic messages from beyond, and much more. Every experience is unique, and it makes the tales all the more compelling to read. People with an interest in the paranormal will find True Ghost Stories and Hauntings an absolutely enthralling read.