Book Excerpt – Haunted Leadville by Erin Taylor
The following is an excerpt from Erin Taylor’s latest book Haunted Leadville, published September 16, 2025, by The History Press.
Colorado
The Boy Flew Over My Bed
Name: Anna Montgomery Location: Briargate, Colorado Date: Summer 2017 I was young, and I was trying to go to sleep.
The Dark Presence at the Top of the Stairs
Witness: Raymond Garcia Location: Wheat Ridge, Colorado Date of Encounter: March 10, 2014 Several years ago as a child around
Spirits Passing Through My House
Witness: Jessica Y. Location: Pueblo, Colorado Date of Encounter: December 27, 2014 Okay so… I was sitting on my couch
Archives, Encounters
Living Room Orbs and Phantom Voices
Witness: Kipsy Location: Denver, Colorado Date of Encounter: March 2010,2011 Last year, my husband, our two teenage children and me were
Archives, Encounters
Bloody Mary's Haunting Us
Witness: Emmy Location: Colorado Date of Encounter: November 16, 2010 I couldn't find anywhere else to turn. Me and my friend,
30 Odd Minutes, Archives, Features, Videos
Mission 48 – The Ghosts of the Stanley Hotel
Description: In Episode 48 we visit the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado with its resident paranormal investigator, Callea Seck!
Archives, Features
Confessions of a Novice Ghost Investigator: Surviving the Stanley Hotel
Forget ghosts – I’m scared of elk. Yeah, spirits rattle chains and point at you in the middle of the
Archives, Encounters
Ghosts at the Stanley Hotel
Witness: David Gillespie Location: Estes Park, Colorado Date of Encounter: September 24, 2009 I've always been a Stephen King fan, and
Archives, Encounters
Brown Palace Hotel Ghost
Witness: Robert Brown Location: Denver, Colorado Date of Encounter: June 19, 2005 My name is Christina and the story I'm going