y and ghost stories from the state are as varied as they are prolific. Freelance writer and reporter Tom Verde first became interested in such eerie occurrences while researching first-hand encounters with ghosts for a series of public radio programs. This book recounts some of the spine-tingling tales he uncovered in his research, including: -The dagger-wielding shade who terrorized a Portland couple -The murdered Indian who revisited Means's Tavern -Famed diva Lillian Nordica, whose voice still echoes through the Farmington auditorium named in her honor -The hostile spirit who tried to frighten the tenants out of an Orrington house -Even an entire phantom ship, bound eternally for Freeport These are not fictitious creations of literary imagination. People from all walks of life-including many who were positive they would never believe in ghosts-attest to these encounters.