Telepathic stalkers. Visionary cults. Psychic murder. Poetry from "the other world."
Mason is back! The author who penned Shadows of the Western Door: Haunted Sites and Ancient Mysteries of Upstate New York takes us on yet another riveting journey down the dark lanes of this intriguing region.
A Ghosthunter's Journal: Tales of the Supernatural and the Strange in Upstate New York is comprised of 13 fictional stories inspired by the Western New York files of Mason Winfield. This East Aurora-based paranormal investigator and 21st century "ghosthunter" combines his knowledge of the supernatural with his storytelling ability to create a work that causes the proverbial "suspension of disbelief." The result is a delightfully diverse smorgasbord of strange encounters, all of them set in Western New York.
Readers are treated to many vivid tales, including:Take an insightful armchair tour of Buffalo as it looked in the 19th century.
Victorian Buffalo showcases our region's glorious past by presenting a collection of steel engravings, woodcuts, lithography and other forms of nonphotographic art.
Author Cynthia Van Ness has selected a medley of scenes that will give readers glimpses of everyday life as well as views of historic structures created by luminaries like Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan and E. B. Green.
Victorian Buffalo also highlights some obscure but fascinating local sites like the German American Brewing Company, White's Riding Academy, the Home for the Friendless and many other intriguing spots.
The 152-page book includes enlightening literary vignettes penned by Van Ness, a local librarian.
Few regional books would be more appropriate to have on your coffee table as we usher in a new millennium.
Available now from wnybooks.com!