Things that go bump in the night, disembodied voices, footsteps in an empty stairwell, an icy hand on your shoulder… let your imagination run wild as you read about North and South Dakota's most extraordinary apparitions, sinister spooks, and bizarre beasts.

Andy Weeks is an award-winning journalist and a bestselling author of several nonfiction books on regional history and travel, some with a paranormal theme. He has written articles for national publications such as Wild West and FATE, and the horror entertainment magazines Fangoria and Scream. He also has written fiction and poetry, and many of these stories have appeared in literary publications and the national poetry anthology Dawn of Silence. As a journalist he enjoys enterprise reporting and coaching other writers, and has worked in several editing positions. As the former outdoors editor of a daily newspaper, he loves exploring the great outdoors and finding new adventures to write about.