Press
Release
New
book offers hair-raising tales of the haunted places
of Montana
Amazing
true tales of ghosts and ghouls of the Treasure State
Debra
Munn’s new book “MontanaGhost Stories: Eerie
True Tales” contains more than just stories about
things that go ‘bump’ in the night. There are
also stories about things that creak, crack, crash, and
cry. There are doors that are open when they should be
shut; lights that stay on when they should be off; rocking
chairs that rock when they should be still. One ghost smokes
a pipe….while another snuffs cigarettes. A ghostly
nun disapproves of swearing while another can’t stand
rock-and-roll music.
Munn
has done her research well, interviewing witnesses, studying
historical accounts, and delving deeply into the darkened
depths of these unearthly echoes. She tells the true tales
of ghostly guests at Chico Hot Springs; the ‘school
spirit’ at the University of Montana; the real-life
ghosts in a real-life ghost town; even a haunted bathroom.
If you think that ghosts only inhabit creaky, creepy old
buildings, then be sure to read the hair-raising account
of the haunted condos at Big Sky which were torn down due
to distressing disturbances.
Munn,
a descendent of Butte and Anaconda miners, has been interested
in specters, spooks, and spirits her entire life. “There
is no shortage of ghosts in Montana. From Butte to Bannack
to Bozeman, I found fascinating phantoms where ever I looked,” she
said.
“Montana
Ghost Stories” contains the best stories from Munn’s
two-volume set, “Big Sky Ghosts,” that has
long been out of print. “Montana Ghost Stories” is
available at bookstores or by calling Riverbend Publishing
toll-free 1-866-787-2363.
Reviews
Big Sky spooks
collected in “Montana Ghost Stories”
“Montana Ghost Stories” contains
the best stories from Debra Munn’s two previous volumes, “Big
Sky Ghosts,” long out of print.
Mumm
collected tales about more than “things that go bump
in the night.” There are stories about things that
creak, crack, crash, and cry. There’s the door in
an old house in Great Falls that refuses to stay shut,
lights that come on when they should be off, chairs that
rock when no one’s sitting in them. One ghost smokes
a pipe while another prefers cigarettes. The Great Falls
story involves a spunky single mother who doesn’t
believe in ghosts until she finds more than she bargained
for in the house her family occupies. And just in case
you think ghosts favor sinister old houses, read about
the haunted condos at Big Sky, which were torn down because
of distressing disturbances.
Munn,
a descendent of Butte and Anaconda miters, has long been
interested in specters, spooks and spirits. “There is no shortage
of ghosts in Montana,” she has said. “From
Butte to Bannack to Bozeman, I found fascinating phantoms
wherever I looked.”
-Great
Falls Tribune, April 22, 2007
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