The following book contains local legends, folklore, real ghostly encounters and evidence from actual paranormal investigations that I have conducted in Chillicothe Ohio. This big / little town is nestled within the south central region of the Ohio valley. It is the city so nice, that it was labeled the capital of Ohio twice. Chillicothe has become the focal point for a majority of my local and regional investigations.

Journey if you dare into the realm of fear and darkness. Double check the locks on your doors once more, turn all the lights on in your house and settle in for a ghostly read.

Have you ever entertained an Angel, had an out of body experience, or encountered a miracle of paranormal proportions? These occurrences happen every day, but they are the things no one talks about. Amazingly many of them occur during the most family oriented and holy times of the year, the holidays! Haunted Holidays is a compilation of short stories that take place between Halloween and New Year's Eve. Journey into a world of limitless possibilities, unbelievable miracles, bizarre space and time rifts, and encounter spirits that cross the paths of the weary, the faithless, and the lost and help them rewrite their futures!

This book is a brief, yet descriptive collection of unsolved cases involving missing time, hiccups in the space-time / parallel-dimensional continuum, and eye witness accounts with documents and records to confirm the validity of this anomaly. These are stories that you could find on your own through Google, if you are willing to do a lot of research and dig deep for information. I took it upon myself to collect these tasty morsels for you, inject my own research and findings, present the facts and sources as a companion for the stories and essentially do all of the heavy lifting for you, the reader. Enjoy!

Haunted Chillicothe. True ghost stories and local legends. My experiences, our research and the history and mystery of Chillicothe Ohio.

The Olentangy River runs through it—and ghosts inhabit it. Take a tour of central Ohio’s haunted hamlet with its resident paranormal expert. The infamous Vaudeville ghost that still puts on a show at the Strand, the mischievous, piano-playing poltergeists of the Arts Castle, and the bearded ghoul that speeds at a hellish pace down North Franklin Street in a horse-drawn carriage―these are the otherworldly denizens of Delaware, Ohio. Local ghost expert John B. Ciochetty’s collection of haunted lore will have skeptics and believers alike looking over their shoulders as they walk down the city streets. Behind the folklore and legends, readers will find the strange but hard facts of history that have given rise to tales of the city’s restless spirits. Join Ciochetty as he explores the other side of Delaware to discover its spine-tingling, haunted history. Includes photos! “Delaware’s local ghost expert . . . experienced several paranormal encounters on campus. That’s what inspired him to write books about paranormal activities at the university and around Delaware.” —The Delaware Gazette