The Ghosts of Lakehurst Hangar No. 1: A real life ghost story

The Ghosts of Lakehurst Hangar No. 1: A real life ghost story

Posted inWorks by Eric, Writing
Halloween is almost here, so I figured I'd pull this out of the archives. The following is a real life ghost story plucked from my book, Lakehurst: Barrens, Blimps & Barons. It was initially written for Weird Tales magazine and was penned alongside an essay on sleep paralysis called "Whispers of the Old Hag," which one reviewer said was about "a real life condition that can be as terrifying as any horror story." (For some reason, "Whispers" is no longer online at Weird Tales, so I've posted it in full right here.) "Ghosts" didn't make the cut, but that was okay. I…
Lakehurst: Barrens, Blimps and Barons

The Ghosts of Hangar No. 1

Posted inWorks by Eric, Writing
The following is a brief excerpt from Lakehurst: Barrens, Blimps & Barons, available now at Amazon and Lulu, as well as at the headquarters of the Lakehurst Historical Society. It recounts one of the many ghost stories that still haunt Navy Lakehurst's famous Hangar No. 1. As Navy veteran Don Adams recalls, Hangar No. 1 briefly served as a morgue, the results of a disaster that still cannot be explained. Do the ghosts of Hangar No. 1 originate from the now unassuming rooms once used to house those who fell like angels in flame? Some believe they do. Maybe a…