Shoals Ghost Walk

Haunted History of the Shoals Ghost Walk - 2011

2011-09-27T09:40:00.001-05:00

Nightly October 21 - 31
All tours begin at 7:30

at the Handy Statue in Wilson Park
For more information call 256-757-7506

$10.00 for adults
$8.00 12 and under

A spine chilling night awaits you in the company of a masterful storyteller who will entertain you with stories steeped in legend, folklore, and truth.

Stroll the downtown Florence historic district with local tour guide and author, Debra Johnston Glass, who will regale you with Shoals area ghost stories and unusual history.

Special Treat!

This year, Shoals Ghost Walk will be sponsored by Applebee's! Every adult will receive a voucher for a free appetizer and every child will get an A for Applebee's coupon for a free kid's meal.

If you are brave enough to take any of the ghosts home with you, Debra will have plenty of her locally best selling books on hand!

Skeletons In The Closet - True Ghost Stories of the Shoals Area

Skeletons In The Closet - MORE True Ghost Stories of the Shoals Area

Skeletons on Campus - True Ghost Stories of Alabama Colleges and Universities

Skeletons of the Civil War - True Ghost Stories of The Army of Tennessee

We shall see you as darkness descends...

Click HERE to purchase Debra's books.

Trailer for Haunted by Debra Glass - Coming April 2011

2010-07-17T16:01:00.001-05:00

Can a heart still love once it stops beating?

Wren Darby's hopes of having a normal life died when she did. Especially since her near death experience has left her with a disfiguring scar and psychic ability. Not exactly most popular material.

Now Wren has moved to a quaint town in Tennessee. Known for its sprawling antebellum homes, Columbia seems like the perfect place for Wren to recover from the scars she bears both inside and out.

There's just one problem—her house is haunted by Jeremiah Ransom, the handsome ghost of a young Civil War soldier who lived and died in her new home.

As she grapples with the terrifying new skills that come with being a psychic, Wren realizes she may not be prepared for a strangely beautiful love that just might last forever.

Haunted, a young adult, paranormal romance, coming soon from Debra Glass and Champagne Books.

Young Adult Romance by Debra Glass: Coming April 2011 - Haunted by Debra Glass

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Can a heart still love once it stops beating?

Wren Darby’s hopes of having a normal life died when she did. Especially since her near death experience has left her with a disfiguring scar and psychic ability. Not exactly most popular material.

Now Wren has moved to a quaint town in Tennessee. Known for its sprawling antebellum homes, Columbia seems like the perfect place for Wren to recover from the scars she bears both inside and out.

There’s just one problem—her house is haunted by Jeremiah Ransom, the handsome ghost of a young Civil War soldier who lived and died in her new home.

As she grapples with the terrifying new skills that come with being a psychic, Wren realizes she may not be prepared for a strangely beautiful love that just might last forever.

Haunted, a young adult, paranormal romance, coming soon from Debra Glass and Champagne Books.

Skeletons of the Civil War Now Available for Kindle

2009-12-03T07:58:00.000-06:00

Skeletons of the Civil War- True Ghost Stories of the Army of Tennessee by Debra Glass and Heath Mathews is now available for Amazon Kindle! Click HERE to buy from Amazon

Debra Glass Appears in Emmy Award Winning Documentary - The Battle of Franklin - Five Hours in the Valley of Death

2009-03-14T18:09:00.000-05:00

Both Debra and her daughter, Zoe, were cast as voice talent for the Emmy award winning documentary by Wide Awake Films - The Battle of Franklin - Five Hours in the Valley of Death.

Debra portrayed Hattie McGavock, the daughter of John and Carrie McGavock, whose home, Carnton Plantation, was turned into a Civil War hospital after the Battle of Franklin.

Zoe voiced young Frances McEwen who wrote about being rescued by her sister Mary Alice's sweetheart, Thomas Benton Smith (see Gatekeeper - historical hero - Thomas Benton Smith) and about her house taking in wounded soldiers from the battle.

Robert Hicks, Author of Widow of the South - "Great cinematography! The film very much captures the emotion that I would envision was felt at the battle of Franklin."

The Battle of Franklin: Five Hours in the Valley of Death depicts Confederate General John Bell Hood's fateful attempt to gain control of Tennessee from Federal forces in one of the Civil War s fiercest battles. As cannons and muskets roar, this film presents the decisive conflict of the 1864 Battle of Franklin, told through the actual thoughts and words of the soldiers who experienced this ferocious and bloody struggle. Partially filmed on the original battlefield in stunning high-definition, Battle of Franklin is the recipient of a 2007 Emmy® award and a 2007 Telly Award.

Click this link for more information or to purchase The Battle of Franklin - Five Hours in the Valley of Death from Amazon.com.

Check out Skeletons of the Civil War - True Ghost Stories of the Army of Tennessee by Debra Glass and Heath Mathews for spine-tingling tales from the Battle of Franklin.

Skeletons of the Civil War - True Ghost Stories of the Army of Tennessee by Debra Glass and Heath Mathews

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"This book is an absolute must-read for anyone interested in ghosts and the Civil War. With this thought-provoking and well-written book, Glass probes, with eloquence, a topic that raises tough questions while providing plenty of evidence for answers. Mathews inclusion of accurate historical detail surpasses any other ghostlore book on this subject. One of the best books I've read in recent years." -- Joe H. Slate, Ph.D., author of Beyond Reincarnation

Ghostly legends abound wherever history has made its mark. Skeletons of the Civil War follows the ghosts of the Army of Tennessee from the bloody Battle of Shiloh to its decimation on the killing fields of Franklin. Combining the craft of a story-teller (Glass), with the expert knowledge of a military historian (Mathews), the stories in this book are packed with archival photographs and intriguing first-hand accounts. Read fresh, spine-tingling accounts of a headless horseman who gallops through the eerie cedar glades at Stones River, the tale of the regiment which earned the nickname The Bloody Ninth at Shiloh, the phantom regiment at Resaca, the spirit of Tennessee's dashing Boy General, who followed a woman home, the mysterious empty graves near the Hazen monument, weirdness at The Dead Angle, true accounts of spirits who haunt the cavernous rooms of Tennessee's grand plantation houses, the tragic tale of Captain Tod Carter who was shot down within sight of his home, and many more.

Click here to buy Skeletons of the Civil War - True Ghost Stories of the Army of Tennessee.

Skeletons On Campus - True Ghost Stories of Alabama Colleges and Universities by Debra Glass

2009-03-10T18:13:00.000-05:00

"This book is an absolute must-read for anyone interested in ghosts of Alabama. With this thought-provoking and well-written book, Glass probes, with eloquence, a topic that raises tough questions while providing plenty of evidence for answers. One of the best books I've read in recent years." - - Joe H. Slate, Ph.D., author of Beyond Reincarnation

Hangings, hauntings, history, and hidden treasure are all weaved throughout these Alabama campus tales of the supernatural. The latest in the bestselling series of folklore collections that have included Skeletons In The Closet True Ghost Stories of the Shoals Area and Skeletons In The Closet MORE True Ghost Stories of the Shoals Area, brings together yet another spine tingling collection of spectral tales from the hallowed halls of Alabama colleges and universities. Contents - The University of Alabama - Miss Amelia, Ghosts of the Quad, The Katydids The University of North Alabama - Priscilla The Ghost of O Neal Hall, Molly Off Campus Book Store, Yankee Spirits in Wesleyan Hall, The Lady Ghost of Coby Hall, The Ghost of Norton Auditorium The University of Montevallo - The Guilty Ghost, The Face on the Door, Trummy, The Generous Spirit Auburn University - Sydney Huntingdon College - The Red Lady, A Ghost in the Stacks Athens State University - The Grinning Stable Boy, I Will Return Soon and more.

Click here to buy Skeletons On Campus - True Ghost Stories of Alabama Colleges and Universities.

Skeletons In The Closet - MORE True Ghost Stories of the Shoals Area by Debra Johnston (Glass)

2009-03-10T18:06:00.000-05:00

This second eerie collection of supernatural tales of Northwest Alabama, follows in the tradition of the first Skeletons In The Closet, and includes, among others, the tale of spirits in the Sweetwater Mansion, the tragic story of a child ghost in a historic Wood Avenue home, the hauntings of the Ritz Theater and Norton Auditorium, strange occurrences at the Woodlawn Plantation, the mysterious blood on the stairs in the Nance Home, and the ghost of a mail carrier who still haunts the Sheffield Post Office, and the spine tingling tale of a creature who stalks the sloughs and woods of Lawrence County, Alabama.

About the Author: Debra Johnston Glass holds an MAed with emphasis in history from the University of North Alabama. A Florence, Alabama native, she has authored several books about southern ghosts: Skeletons In The Closet - True Ghost Stories of the Shoals Area, Skeletons On Campus - True Ghost Stories of Alabama Colleges and Universities, and Skeletons of the Civil War - True Ghost Stories of the Army of Tennessee. She has also penned several articles for Fate Magazine as well as historical articles for various Civil War Magazines. During regional festivals, she conducts the Haunted History of the Shoals and the Civil War History of Florence Walking Tours.

Click here to buy

Skeletons In The Closet - MORE True Ghost Stories of the Shoals Area by Debra Johnston (Glass).

Skeletons In The Closet - True Ghost Stories of the Shoals Area by Debra Johnston (Glass)

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This eerie collection of supernatural tales of Northwest Alabama, includes, among others, the story of a Civil War soldier who haunts an ice cream parlour, a headless ghost in Waterloo, the true story of Ghost Bridge, a child ghost who died tragically after being bitten by a rabid dog, the hauntings of an Antebellum manion in Tuscumbia, and the strange phenomena in a rural house in Lauderdale County that has driven even the most daring ghost hunters away.

About the Author: Debra Johnston Glass holds an MAed with emphasis in history from the University of North Alabama. A Florence, Alabama native, she has authored several books on southern ghosts, including Skeletons In The Closet - MORE True Ghost Stories of the Shoals Area, Skeletons On Campus - True Ghost Stories of Alabama Colleges and Universities, and Skeletons of the Civil War - True Ghost Stories of the Army of Tennessee. She had also penned several articles for Fate Magazine as well as historical articles for various Civil War Magazines. During regional festivals, she conducts the Haunted History of the Shoals and the Civil War History of Florence Walking Tours in her hometown.

Click here to purchase this book from Amazon.com: Skeletons In The Closet - True Ghost Stories of the Shoals Area

Haints And More!

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Spirit World of The Shoals

2008-07-21T09:26:00.000-05:00

I was asked to help a group of University of North Alabama students with their documentary project on spirits of the Shoals Area.

Enjoy the videos which are rich with Shoals area history and great ghost stories!

Video - The Ghosts of Sweetwater Mansion

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