Monday, June 4, 2012

SummerQuest 4

This quest is not for the faint of heart. By the light of a candle (or a flashlight) in the darkest of night, read a ghost story. If you thought that was your challenge, think again: we challenge you to find a real life Tucson ghost story, and post a brief summary in the comments. After five people have responded, we'll unlock another piece of the puzzle.

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  1. I read a story about three friends who were having a super bowl party, and a girl went to go get a board game from her room, and they saw a black figure with red eyes, and a evil smile, it went away as soon as the light came on. they didn't go into that room for a week.

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    1. Anon -- that is spooky! Did it happen in Tucson?
      -Jenny

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  2. That reminds me of the time a friend of the family had bought a kachina figure from Desert House, back in the 60s when I was growing up. People in the house (including me) started seeing phantom-like black moths (no real ones, just flickerings in the corner of your eye). Then there was koshari-like ghostly figure in one of the rooms. Eventually, another friend (a university person familiar with native cultures) said he believed the kachina was a Navajo knock-off of a Hopi figure, which led the owner to take it back to Desert House and ask for a refund! No more "moths" and no more ghostly koshari.

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    1. Thanks for commenting, Anon! Here's an image of a koshari kachina that I found via Utah State University, does that look like what you saw?

      http://ocw.usu.edu/Anthropology/Anthropology_of_Religion/hopi_clown2_jpg.htm

      -Jenny

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    2. Yes, the black and white striped body was very distinctive!

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  3. I just finished reading a book full of Tucson ghost stories. Tucson's Most Haunted Ghost Stories. There was a story in the book from Old Tucson Studios about a ghost that was going around pulling peoples hair. I was to scared to read this book at night. I forget the name of the place but their is also a haunted ice cream shop in Tucson as well.

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    1. Thanks, Shell! Here's a link to the book in our catalog:

      http://librarycatalog.pima.gov/search/X?t:(tucson's%20most%20haunted)+and+a:(mullaly)

      -Jenny

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  4. If you are looking for a fun activity, Flowing Wells Library is having Family Movie Night Friday, June 8th at 5:30pm. There will be ghost stories along with a silly, spooky movie!

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  5. Well i thought that the their was a lot of facts that were in the tour. But...... the stories were interesting. I learned some things about ghosts and how people died form tragedies and how people say that they see them living an ordinary life. : P

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  6. The Tucson train station is haunted by a man in cowboy apparel.

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