Haunted Northern Virginia (2024)
Discover ghostly history from Arlington to Occoquan, Leesburg to Lorton
Across the river from Washington, D.C. lies one of the most haunted areas in the country. From Arlington National Cemetery to countless battlefields, old towns, historic houses and memorials, all contain spooky stories that are longing to be told. The screams of a young girl taken too soon vibrate through the woods, to be heard by unsuspecting drivers. A bitter soldier keeps watch over a battlefield more than a century old. An angry wife guards her former home, preserving her husband’s legacy long after her own passing.
Author and paranormal researcher Alex Matsuo delves deep into ghostly lore to tell tales that haunt.
Women of the Paranormal Volume I: A Brief History (2023)
Available on Kindle and paperback.
Discover the legacies of some of the most influential women in the paranormal field.
If you’re looking for a celebration of women throughout the history of parapsychology, folklore, and psychical research, then look no further! This book is for you!
Sharing the stories of over 35 groundbreaking women in a male-dominated field, paranormal researcher Alex Matsuo excavates the buried legacies of women in the paranormal who were often overshadowed and almost forgotten. From paranormal investigators to parapsychologists to psychic mediums to cryptozoologists, you’ll discover an incredible world where women not only inspired the paranormal world, but set the very foundation for modern-day investigation and psychic practices.
This book pays homage to the women who were trailblazers: they broke barriers, pushed against societal expectations, and made their voices louder when society tried to speak over them. They are a testament of courage and perseverance in a world that would have rather ignored them than empower them. Reading their stories will leave you feeling inspired and in awe of their tenacity!
Here are some of the amazing women you’ll find in this book:
- Catherine Crowe: The first ghost hunter who brought the word “poltergeist” into English usage
- Helen Peters Nosworthy: The mother of the Ouija board who gave the board its name
- Rose Mackenberg: Harry Houdini’s right hand investigator who continued his work of debunking fraudulent mediums
- Sarah Wilson Estep: Adapted the classification system for electronic voice phenomenon (EVP) for the United States
- Dr. Florence Barrett: Renowned doctor who documented extensive psychic medium readings with her deceased husband
- Rosemary Ellen Guiley: Wrote over 65 books about different areas of the paranormal
- Aiko Gibo: Japan’s renowned psychic medium who created one of the first ghost hunting segments on TV
- Eleanor Sidgwick: Advocate for women’s rights and the backbone of the Society for Psychic Research
- Rosina Despard: A 19-year old teen who wrote one of the most compelling and detailed reports of a haunting
- Zora Neale Hurston: Renowned writer and anthropologist who provided the world with an in-depth look into Voodoo, Hoodoo, and zombies
And so many more!
This book is perfect for anyone interested in history, paranormal investigation, Spiritualism, and psychical research. The legacies of these women will certainly inspire you and leave you wondering why we didn’t know of these women already!
Are you ready to meet these amazing women of the paranormal?
One Bed Over: A Hospital Haunting (2021)
Available on Kindle and paperback.
Imagine being terrorized by a supernatural entity, unable to run away.
Growing up, Alex peeked through the veil a few times but was never brave enough to truly dive in. She kept the paranormal at arm’s length until a rainy night on New Year’s Eve gave her a front row seat to the supernatural. Moments after a car accident, she was hit by a second car and fell off a freeway ramp, surviving a 25-foot fall. In mere seconds, Alex’s brush with death opened the door to the other side and quickly turned into a horrifying experience. This event had devastating consequences when a spirit she met on the other side didn’t stay put. As the spirit was filled with jealousy and rage, Alex had to stop avoiding what scared her most…
Featured on the hit television show Haunted Hospitals, Alex Matsuo’s true story of a horrifying haunting captivated viewers all over the world. Yet, not everything could be included in the episode. Find out what was too scary for television…
She only had one choice: face the entity head on.
The Brave Mortal’s Guide to Ghost Hunting (2019)
Now available on paperback and Kindle!
If you could ask a ghost any question, what would it be? Have you thought about ghost hunting? Do you dream of exploring a haunted locale but don’t know where to start? Want to learn more about ghost hunting, but you don’t understand all of the paranormal lingo? In this book, you will learn about multiple areas of the paranormal from ghost hunting, research, evidence review, equipment, to what to do when you encounter a ghost.
The Haunting of the Tenth Avenue Theater (2015)
San Diego’s renowned Tenth Avenue Theater is home to an unlikely cast of ghosts. But what has kept the spirits of the dead bound to this venue of entertainment and illusion? From apparitions of a child who died a tragic death to the spirit of a suicidal pastor, there is grief, turmoil, and unfinished business lingering within the walls of this former church.
More than Ghosts: A Guide to Working Residential Cases in the Paranormal Field (2015)
With the rise of paranormal reality television, there are more ghost hunting and paranormal investigation teams than ever before. Many of these teams offer investigation services that occur in the privacy of your home. If these cases are not done right, there can be dire consequences. So how does an investigator approach a client case? What is the difference between investigating a public location and someone’s home? The answer lies in much more than ghosts…
The Haunted Actor: An Exploration of Supernatural Belief Through Theatre (2014)
With the paranormal becoming so mainstream in the last decade between television, books, and movies, is the craze actually brand new? Before there was the entertainment industry that we know of today, plays and musicals were one of the primary forms of expression and reflections of society’s beliefs of their time. This book will cover an analysis of the belief in the supernatural throughout the course of humanity’s existence and showing that in a way, the paranormal has always been normal.
Using elements of theatre as the research vehicle, as well as establishing the relationship between acting and the unknown, this book examines the rich relationship between theatre and the paranormal. Finally, this book will challenge the reader to consider the possibility of using theatre as a method for researching and investigating the paranormal. Readers will be asked to consider what would happen if investigators and “ghost hunters” took on the role of an actor and the haunted location becomes a performance space, thus welcoming communication and activity from the other side.
