October in the Tennessee Valley means it is time for
hayrides, bon fires and ghostly tours of haunted places. If you are one of
those people who prefer real haunted sites over the make-shift haunted houses
of today’s Halloween, then I have the perfect book for you. Paranormal Journeys by Paul Cagle and
Robert Freese discusses some of the most haunted places in the Chattanooga area
and the personal experiences that have occurred at each of these locations.
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| Memorial Park is investigated in "Paranormal Journeys" |
Paul Cagle grew up in a haunted house in Dunlap, Tennessee.
Due to the paranormal experiences he had as a child, Paul co-founded the SouthEastern Paranormal Society (SEPS) in 2006. SEPS began to investigate the known
haunted areas around Chattanooga hoping to learn more about paranormal
activities. During the course of his investigations and search for knowledge,
Paul came in contact with an author, Robert Freese, who offered Paul the chance
to co-write a book concerning his local, Chattanooga investigations. Paul
jumped at the chance, and Paranormal
Journeys was birthed.
"They lurk in the darkest corners of a forgotten cemetery,
within the shadows of a forlorn country hotel, among the swaying branches
surrounding Devil Worshippers Mountain and inside the long corridors of an
abandoned hospital. They are watching us, trying to make contact from the other
side. They exist within a world between ours and the next. Take this journey
with paranormal investigator Paul Cagle as he encounters supernatural phenomena
while searching for the ultimate truth. It is a journey you will never forget."
Paranormal Society; excerpt from cover.
Some of
the ghostly places covered in Paranormal Journeys include the Old South
Pittsburg Hospital where phantom footsteps still walk. The Walking Horse Hotel
and Memorial Gardens where various EVPs(Electronic Voice Phenomenon) and visual
sightings of apparitions have appeared.
The story of a ghostly bride who still waits at the altar for her long,
gone groom at the Patton Chapel is retold, and possible experienced in this
book. The stories of this nature continue throughout the book providing chills
and, at times, laughter (at some of the antics that occurred during the
investigations).
This is a delightful book for readers and non-readers alike. It is
the perfect mixture ghost stories, historical information and paranormal
investigations all about Chattanooga and the surrounding area. The book is
available in paperback and on the Kindle through Amazon. To purchase Paranormal
Journey by Paul Cagle and Robert Freese, click here.
