Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 3
5. Early Studies 31
6. Legend Tripping in Ohio 61
7. Adolescent Legend Trips as Teenage Cultural Response 72
8. Legend Trips and Satanism 94
9. Playing with Fear 112
10. “Shame Old Roads Can’t Talk” 129
11. Ostensive Healing 153
12. Contemporary Ghost Hunting and the Relationship between Proof and Experience 178
13. “There’s an App for That” 192
14. Living Legends 207
15. Discussion Questions and Projects 211
16. References 219
17. About the Authors 231
18. Index 233