Maine has ghost stories with teeth.

Not the vague, hand-wavy kind where a traveler once felt a chill in a hallway and decided to write about it. The Real Haunted Maine covers documented murder-suicides, named witnesses, newspaper investigations, and lighthouses where the fog still carries music nobody can explain.
This guide covers ten of Maine's most compelling haunted locations — including two bonus chapters on sites with some of the most rigorously documented paranormal histories in the country. Every chapter includes the real history behind the haunting, names, dates, and sources, plus practical travel tips for visitors who want to experience these places for themselves.

What you'll find inside:
• Wood Island Lighthouse — A real 1896 murder-suicide, covered by the Boston Globe with named witnesses, investigated by the New England Ghost Project in 2005. The most credibly documented haunted site in Maine.
• Jameson Tavern, Freeport — Owner Tom Hincks was a self-described skeptic before he took over in 2013. Manager Jen Temple confirms she has been pinched by unseen forces repeatedly. Both spoke on the record to the Portland Press Herald.
• The Lucerne Inn, Dedham — A 19th-century murder-suicide legend, documented by Maine Ghost Hunters. Guests report Room 8's door opening by itself. The piano plays when no one is near it.
• Seguin Island Lighthouse — Maine's tallest lighthouse has three documented spirits, including the ghost of a keeper who destroyed a piano with an ax before turning it on his wife. Passing sailors still report hearing music across the water.
• The Nelly Butler Haunting, Sullivan — The first documented ghost haunting in United States history, 1799. Thirty-one named witnesses. A judge signed an affidavit. An academic study by the University of Maine confirmed the primary documents are authentic.
• Plus: Victoria Mansion (Portland), Captain Fairfield Inn (Kennebunkport), The Colonial Inn (Ogunquit), The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, and Balance Rock Inn & The Ledgelawn Inn (Bar Harbor).

This is not a ghost book that recycles anonymous legends. Every story in this guide leans on named people, verifiable dates, and real newspaper coverage. Where a story is apocryphal, that's said plainly. You can decide for yourself what to make of it.
The book also includes a full five-day driving itinerary connecting all ten locations along the Maine coast, dining and lodging recommendations at each stop, and a complete appendix of ghost tour operators, site contacts, and further reading.
You don't have to believe in ghosts to enjoy any of this. But Maine has a way of changing minds.