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THE MOUNTAIN'S GHOSTLY SECRETS -
In 1860, gold is discovered in the mountains of Southern California, leading to the creation of several mining camps. One is Holloran Springs, home to the Gilded Pearl brothel. For years their businesses flourish, until two of its most popular ladies are mysteriously murdered. Almost immediately strange paranormal events begin to occur. However, as the mountain’s gold production slows and miners begin leaving, the camp is eventually abandoned. Then, fifty years later as the new phenomena of motion pictures comes to the mountain, Holloran Springs is rediscovered. Believing it to be a perfect location for filming his epic gold rush movie, the producer moves cast and equipment into the long abandoned location. Unfortunately, almost immediately paranormal activity starts up and soon the camp’s long hidden ‘ghostly’ secrets are discovered, affecting everyone as well as future generations, who return years later to investigate the site and also encounter those same secrets.



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Barnes and Noble: ISBN: 9781607493075
Amazon.com: ISBN-10: 1607493071
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THE UNDELIVERED -
On the morning of April 3, 1906, a small class of nine students, living at a large gold mining operation in Hatcher Pass, Alaska, were celebrating the completion of a very special school project, when a mining engineer improperly places a dynamite charge that accidentally brings down half of a mountainside, which crushes the tiny school house and kills all nine students. However, their teacher some how miraculously survives the disaster.

Years later the discovery of a crashed DC-3 airplane, that had been missing for almost 45 years uncovers the fact that a portion of that plane’s cargo contained the same nine desks that were in use by those students at the time of the accident, along with other mining related pieces of equipment. As the cargo begins to be inspected, strange events start to happen that lead investigators to realize that something paranormal was attached to that cargo. And, as the facts of the investigation become known, an evilness is unleashed that will profoundly affect all of those involved in the investigation, and lead them into a satanic world where no amount of educational training, religious beliefs or love for life will help them or change what is to be.


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Barnes and Noble: ISBN-13: 9780595468393
iUniverse: ISBN: 0-595-46839-X
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THE LORELEI -
A great tale about an old Mississippi River Gambling Boat that was built after the Civil War and flourished for 70 years as the queen of the River. However, age and time eventually took over and her once undisputed beauty and demand eventually faded away. Yet, during her years of service, many of those that loved and/or tarnished her, were eventually mysteriously returned to exist within her as a permanent resident, causing The Lorelei to truly become a ghost ship. Run aground by a skeleton crew on her final journey, when a mysterious fire caused her abandonment. There she remained undisturbed along the river's edge for many years, settling deeper and deeper into the muddy shoreline, until the neighboring community wanted the old derelict removed, to make way for modern development projects. However, what this community didn't know, but would soon discover, was The Lorelei had a will of her own, and no intention of being disturbed. And, for those that dare try, they too would find their own invitation to become a permanent resident aboard this unusual lady.


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Barnes and Noble: ISBN-13: 9780595384723
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UNTOLD PARANORMAL POLICE STORIES -
Police veteran George Newton loves his work and the risks associated with it. His partner, Gene Wilson, dreams of becoming a criminal lawyer. Each officer believes they have seen it all, but something so bizarre is about to occur that neither of these men will ever be able to trust their gut instincts again As Newton and Wilson cruise the streets of San Pedro, California, looking for gang activity, they see a middle-aged gentleman sitting in a vehicle on the side of the road. After they question the obviously intoxicated man, the officers allow him to walk to his house nearby to retrieve a pencil and paper. When he does not return, Newton and Wilson ring the doorbell and soon learn that Bill Balsam died at the hands of a drunk driver one year ago on that same street on the same night. Left with nothing but Balsam's driver's license and an abandoned truck, the two officers are suddenly thrust into a world where the paranormal collides with reality and no one believes their story. In this captivating thriller, only time will tell what will happen when two men in blue encounter events that cannot be explained-let alone accepted.



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Barnes and Noble: ISBN: 1426943903
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THE HOUSE ON TERMINAL ISLAND -
Jenny Watson is a divorced mother of two. Her daughter, Grace, is seventeen; her son, Eugene, fifteen, and they live together in a rat-infested, dilapidated apartment in the middle of gangland. Jenny wishes things were different. She wishes she could move her children to a safe neighborhood with a good school district, where their lives could be filled with promise. Who knew the lottery would be the answer to her prayers?  After Jenny surprisingly strikes it rich, she's able to move her family to Terminal Island, California, where she purchases a dream home on the top of a hill. The price is too good to pass up, so the family moves immediately into a veritable mansion in paradise. It doesn't take long, however, for Jenny to realize her paradise may be hell. She and Grace are soon attacked by unseen forces that are singularly attracted to women.  As the violent ghostly attacks escalate, Jenny has no choice but to call in a paranormal specialist. They discover it's just as they feared: a demonic spirit lives within the walls of their home, and Terminal Island holds a terrible secret. Who lived in the house prior to the Watsons, and what happened to them? The truth may be more than Jenny can bear as she watches her dreams turn into unimaginable nightmares.



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Barnes and Noble: ISBN: 1426982038
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UNTOLD PARANORMAL POLICE STORIES
By: Ronald R. Schmidt
Genre: Horror Fiction
Publisher: Trafford
Publication Date: November 15, 2010
Language: English
Available formats: Kindle Edition, Hardcover and Paperback
Pages: 252
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THE UNDELIVERED
By: Ronald R. Schmidt
Genre: Mystery, Horror
Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated
Publication Date: January 2008
Language: English
Available formats: Paperback, Hardbook, ebook
Pages: 312
Cost: $18.95
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THE LORELEI
By: Ronald R. Schmidt
Genre: Mystery, Horror
Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated
Publication Date: February 2007
Language: English
Available formats: Paperback, ebook
Pages: 186
Cost: $13.95
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THE MOUNTAIN'S GHOSTLY SECRETS
By: Ronald R. Schmidt
Genre: Mystery, Horror
Publisher: PublishAmerica
Publication Date: April 20, 2009
Language: English
Available formats: Paperback
Pages: 484
Cost: $27.50
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THE HOUSE ON TERMINAL ISLAND
By: Ronald R. Schmidt
Genre: Horror Fiction
Publisher: Trafford
Publication Date: August 29, 2011
Language: English
Available formats: Kindle Edition, Hardcover and Paperback
Pages: 216
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