Ghosts, Witches, Graveyards and More

Some stories refuse to stay inside the pub after midnight.

You know the feeling. The fire is burning low, the wind is howling outside, and someone at the end of the bar begins to speak in a voice that makes every shadow lean closer. You tell yourself it is only a story. But later, walking home under a full moon, you are not so sure.

In Ghosts, Witches, Graveyards and More, Gary Derowitsch invites you into the dark heart of Oregon's Willamette Valley, where folklore is not something you read in old books. It lives in the fog rolling off the river, in the cornfields stirring under autumn moonlight, and in the dense, ancient forests where the trees grow so tall and thick that daylight never reaches the ground. A ghostly figure drifts through the harvest rows each fall, vanishing into the hills before dawn. The locals whisper about witches, graveyards, and things glimpsed at the edge of the woods. And one curious soul decides to follow the phantom's trail deep into a forest that does not want visitors.

Rooted in the traditions of classic American ghost stories and told with the intimate warmth of a fireside storyteller, this collection will pull you into its shadows and dare you to keep reading past the witching hour.

• A richly atmospheric collection of paranormal tales set in small-town Oregon

• Perfect for lovers of Halloween, folklore, and campfire ghost stories

• Dark, suspenseful, and steeped in the eerie beauty of the Pacific Northwest