2005 News Archive

Every city has a ghost story… or two

AUGUSTA, Georgia — Look at any modern city and it is easy to forget what came before the steel and glass, the streets and sidewalks.

There are however, in every town, places that never forget what lies beneath. In these places, childhood nightmares are born. Shadows seem just a little darker, and cold grips you by the bones.

As you near a corner, the hair rises on the back of your neck, feeling like spiders dancing on your scalp. Is an apparition waiting? Is that a voice whispering in your ear?
There is a word for these places: Haunted.

The Mayor’s Guide, a new series from Augusta-based publisher Harbor House, explores the history and folklore behind eerie locales and legends on a city-by-city basis.
Scheduled for release in fall 2005, the first title, The Mayor’s Guide to the Stately Ghosts of Augusta delves deep into the darkest corners of Georgia’s second oldest city.

No stranger to things that go bump in the night, author Scott A. Johnson gives voice to the secrets and sensations of a city steeped in southern tradition.

"Every city has a few skeletons – and they’re not only in cemeteries," said Johnson, author of An American Haunting and the upcoming Deadlands, also due to arrive in bookstores this fall.

Future cities to be featured in The Mayor’s Guide series include Austin, Boston, New Orleans, Charleston and Savannah.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT JENNIFER REYNOLDS AT (706) 738-0354 OR JREYNOLDS@BELLSOUTH.NET.