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COVER STORY Story by Audrey T. Hingley, Contributing Writer
BOO!
Virginia Is Very Rich in Haunted environs
Mark Cline (front and center) enthralls
with an October " Haunting Tales,
Lexington's Ghost Tour " session.
istory-rich Virginia ranks at the top
of the National Register of Haunted
Locations' " haunted places " list,
with over 170 sites claiming ghostly
happenings. History and reality
TV ghost shows have boosted " ghost
tourism " in the Commonwealth.
But Richmond-area author, actor
and singer/songwriter Bill Kaffenberger,
who with Gary D. Rhodes co-authored
No Traveler Returns: The Lost Years of
Bela Lugosi (BearManor, 2012) and Bela
Lugosi In Person (BearManor, 2015),
says public fascination with ghosts is
nothing new.
" You've always had fascination with
death and what's beyond the grave. When
Lugosi in his now-classic role in 1931's
Dracula [film] came along, there was a lot
of thinking about the life beyond. He
embodied a creature from beyond the
grave. The battle between good and evil,
life after death - that was really the basis
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for ghosts. That yearning to know what's
beyond the grave is still evident. "
Mark Cline, an artist who runs
Enchanted Castle Studios in Natural
Bridge, designs, sculpts and manufactures
foam and fiberglass creations for roadside
attractions and miniature golf courses. In
1996 he added " ghost host " to his resume
when he began Haunting Tales,
Lexington's Ghost Tour.
" Ghosts sell, " Cline says. " I ask, how
many of you believe in the possibility of
ghosts? That broadens the spectrum. "
No matter your beliefs when it comes
to ghosts, Virginia has a lot to experience.
Here are four possibilities.
HAUNTING TALES,
LEXINGTON'S GHOST TOUR
Founded in 1788, Lexington, home
to Washington & Lee University and
Virginia Military Institute, is a historyfilled
town. Confederate generals
Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee are
buried here, and ghostly legends abound.
After taking a 1992 " Jack The Ripper
Tour " while honeymooning with wife
Sherry in London, Mark Cline began
researching Lexington's ghost-related
lore. In 1996 his ghost tour began and
now runs six nights a week, peaking during
Halloween week when nearly 1,000
participate.
" We are not a Halloweenish, 'haunted
house' tour, although we do visit houses
that are haunted. It's humor, illusions,
education, mystery ... and did I mention
humor? " Cline says with a laugh.
Decked out in period clothing, Cline,
author and illustrator of 2015's The
Lexington Ghost Tour, conducts 90 percent
of the tours himself, explaining, " It's hard
to find the right people [to lead the tours].
It's entertainment first, education second
... you can entertain through education. "
His nighttime walking tours wind
Cooperative Living/October 2015
PHOTO COURTESY OF LEXINGTON AND ROCKBRIDGE AREA TOURISM

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