Savannah Woodham
Born and raised in the city of her namesake, author Savannah Woodham’s curiosity of the unknown began when she was very young. At only age six, she proclaimed her family’s home to be haunted by something she could not describe. Savannah, always determined and intelligent, set out to make known the unknown. Since then, she has extensively studied history on both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and has personally conducted over two-hundred investigations into claims of the preternatural. Her experiences have made her not only a firm believer, but also a skilled storyteller who takes great pleasure in historical accuracy, excruciating detail, and sending chills down the spines of her readers.
Publications
The Ghost Of Thornton Hall:
True Encounters Retold
Built in 1866 on Blackrock Island off the coast of Chatham County, Georgia, the grand Thornton Hall has withstood a great number of tragedies. From suspicious fires, to cries of murder, it is clear there is more than meets the eye. Some claim the Thornton family is cursed by antebellum blood, the land forever desecrated by the many lives lost. Join Savannah Woodham as she delves deep into the history, interviews Thornton family members and other firsthand witnesses to the spooky ongoings, and explores the eerie island herself.
This book is published in its “incomplete” first edition. The expanded second edition contains full-color photographs from the investigations, as well as exclusive scans of Woodham’s travel journal.
The Ryokan Hiei
This work is the 2010 Winner of the Krolmeister “Best of the Text” award for nonfiction.
Savannah is called to investigate the strange ongoings at the acclaimed Ryokan Hiei, a traditional bath house and lodge nestled deep in the mountains of Kyoto, Japan. The centuries-old building sits on the land once occupied by monks, battling samurai, and the whispers of an ancient curse. Join Savannah as she braves nights alone in the inn, and even an encounter with the innkeeper’s deceased daughter.
Unveiling Ghosts:
Paranormal Investigations from Around the World
A handy compilation for the determined paranormal investigator, this book contains key excerpts from some of Woodham’s most popular investigations worldwide. Including: The Crystal Skull, Irish Isles, The Phantom of Venice, The Thornton Curse, and more.
A Month in the Haunted Steppes
Follow Savannah Woodham to Mongolia on one of her most intense investigations yet! Visiting the top five notoriously haunted locations in the country, she navigates conspiracy theories, suspicious guides trailing her group, and the odd hush of local villagers.
Riding Through Phantom Pass
Frídvin Pass, Iceland, is known to be one of the most dangerous hiking locations in the world. Many have walked into the snow and never returned. Many come out of the pass and swear to have seen phantom footprints, heard voices, and seen ghostly figures and fires which never existed. Whatever otherworldly power is at work, Savannah Woodham sets out to document it in this thrilling recount of subzero survival.
A sneak peek from…
The Ghost Of Thornton Hall:
True Encounters Retold
I was fourteen, my younger brother was about twelve at the time. I was a bit of a scrawny kid and caught more than my fair share of trouble on account of being the smallest. But I was a coward, and I was itching to prove I wasn't.
That's when I caught wind of Charlotte. I got it in my head that if I spent the night out at the island, the kids at school'd leave me alone. Doesn't make sense now, but it made a lot of sense then. I made this big deal about sneaking onto the island, and everyone was interested, especially my younger brother, Sean.
He demanded to come, and to be honest I was happy to have company. We spent a while trying to get a boat, but no one wanted to lend a boat to two kids in the middle of the night - go figure, right? I knew if I didn't make it out there, I'd never hear the end of it. I'd make too big a deal out of the whole thing. I was locked in.
That's when I decided that we should swim over. Anyone who grew up here knows you don't do that. The swim's not far, but the currents... they'll smash you on the rocks or they'll pull you under. That's exactly what happened to Sean. One second he was next to me, and the next gone.
I panicked, and dove under the water - nothing. Again and again, nothing. But turns out he was fine. He made it to the shore. I was the one in trouble. I kept going under until I got disoriented. I couldn't find which way was up. I knew that was it for me. I knew I was going to die, and I could feel the fight going out of me.
That's when I heard singing. The water around me went still, and a song started swimmin' its way around me, pulling me toward this thing, this woman. Charlotte. The water was ice cold and she was turning it to steam, smoke was pouring from her like ink under the water.
I knew I couldn't die down there. I knew I had to get out of the water.
I don't know what happened next. I woke up on the rocks. Then in the hospital. I never saw her again. I've spent the rest of my life trying not to look.
A sneak peek from…
The Ryokan Hiei
Japan, to a girl who grew barefoot on a creaky old house in Savannah, is just about the most exotic place there is on earth. Sometimes in the middle of a stormy night, when the wind is whistling and the tree branches are scratching at the windows, I feel like I am back at the Ryokan Hiei. On those nights, I often wish I'd never visited that charming looking inn on the outskirts of Kyoto.
The second I stepped inside the ryokan's gate, I suddenly understood why I had been called in. For those of you who have never been in a haunted place, the feeling is unmistakable. Imagine the sensation of taking a rickety rollercoaster through a dense fog, now multiply that tenfold. The atmosphere of the ryokan, however, was even thicker. The inn was washed in an unearthly sense of cold that the fire pit in the lobby couldn't touch. the whole structure radiated uncertainty and dread. Something terrible lived here.
The inn was, and still is, run by a truly wonderful family. Takae and her granddaughter Miwako took excellent care of Logan and I, but were both extremely tight lipped about the history of the ryokan. A neighbor boy, Rentaro was able to shed a little light on the situation. The innkeeper's daughter, Kasumi, had recently died under mysterious circumstances.
Ever since her death, the inn began to change rapidly for the worse. Takae had begun to worry that her daughter's yurei was haunting the ryokan.
I set up my equipment right away. Luckily I had my entire EVP kit at the ready. I placed the microphones in places where I felt the greatest disturbances - by the fire pit in the lobby, behind the old cherry tree in the gardens, by both baths and in the upstairs hallways. Sound travels very well in the old ryokan, so my equipment picked up more conversations than usual, but nothing supernatural. At two AM, however, that all changed. The lights in my room suddenly flickered and cut off. I rushed downstairs to my recorders. I couldn't hear a thing, but the readings were off the charts.
Before I could listen to the audio, I saw her. Pale and thin, with long black hair, dripping muddy water, moving through the shadows. Despite my experience, I froze as she slipped out of sight. I stood there in the lobby until the sun finally came up, half hoping she would reappear, and the other half desperately hoping to never see her again.
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