Vance Archer and Marybeth Wilkins, a pair of adventurous seventh graders, have discovered an exciting activity called geocaching—a kind of scavenger hunt using GPS technology—which leads them after hidden treasures in the woods around their community. However, on one of their outings, they encounter a frightening, half-seen creature with glowing red eyes watching them from… Continue reading Elizabeth Massie’s Ameri‑Scares West Virginia: Lair of the Mothman

On a hike along the shores of Lake Superior, thirteen-year-old Anna Hendrix sees a huge creature rise from the waters and—to her horror—sink a tour boat. Soon afterward, Jeff Griggs, also thirteen, encounters a similar but smaller creature in the woods around his parents’ vacation house. Unable to resist investigating, both Anna and Jeff venture… Continue reading Elizabeth Massie’s Ameri‑Scares Michigan: The Dragon of Lake Superior

Five years ago, young Landon Shrewsbury saw something that scared him to death: a giant, shadowy figure lurking in the woods around his house. Something that left huge footprints in his yard. Now, at age thirteen, Landon has convinced himself he dreamed the whole experience. But in his hometown of Sugarcreek, Ohio, new reports of… Continue reading Elizabeth Massie’s Ameri‑Scares Ohio: Fear the Grassman

Late one night, a brilliant, blood-colored light wakes thirteen-year-old Heath Sutton from a comfortable sleep. Outside his window, he sees a huge, brightly lit object hovering over the nearby woods. The saucer-shaped craft lowers something into the trees and then, in an instant, vanishes without a trace. To his shock, Heath realizes that he has… Continue reading Elizabeth Massie’s Ameri‑Scares New Hampshire: Ghosts from the Skies

In the 1950s, Lake Sidney Lanier was built in northern Georgia. Since then, hundreds of deaths on and around the lake have given rise to legends that spirits of the dead haunt the area. Teenager Aaron Tate, who lives near the lake with his parents, doesn’t believe in ghosts. But after he witnesses a jet… Continue reading Elizabeth Massie’s Ameri‑Scares Georgia: The Haunting of Tate’s Mill