North Texas Ghost Hunter Debunks Springtown's Glowing Tombstone

FORT WORTH, Texas - Oct. 7, 2014 - PRLog -- If you live in north Texas and enjoy true ghost stories, chances are you've heard of the mysterious glowing tombstone in Veal Station Cemetery near Springtown, Texas. Recalls Tui Snider, author of  Paranormal Texas, "Springtown's glowing grave was the first strange-but-true tale I heard when I moved to north Texas. I saw it on the news, read about it in ghost hunting books, and met folks who had seen it."

That was 5 years ago, and since then, Snider has become an expert on weird places in north Texas. Her first book Unexpected Texas is an Amazon bestselling travel guide to offbeat and overlooked attractions. Her most recent book, Paranormal Texas, is a travel guide to real haunted places in the Dallas - Fort Worth area.

Says Snider, "When the time came to research Paranormal Texas, Veal Station's glowing tombstone topped my list!"

Not only does Tui Snider share the intriguing stories and historical facts behind the paranormal activity in the Dallas – Fort Worth area, but Paranormal Texas gives directions to places you can actually visit, including a historic town square where nearly every shop has a ghost, a serial killer’s grave where EVP’s are common, and a hotel so haunted that a local university teaches a parapsychology class there.

After ruling out glow-in-the-dark varnish or a radioactive stone, Snider and her science teacher husband waited for night to fall at Veal Station Cemetery. They were about to leave the site, when the pair spotted a glowing headstone and snapped several photos.

Elation turned to chagrin as the ghost hunting duo realized what caused this mysterious glow was more mundane than paranormal. "The cemetery is on a hill," Snider explains, "and when the moon rose, it reflects brightly off certain slanted headstones." Even so, Tui Snider considers this ghost hunting trip a success. "I was excited to get pictures, because no one else has taken photos of Springtown's glowing tombstone that I know of."

To see photos and learn more about Paranormal Texas, visit the author's website at http://www.TuiSnider.com

About the Author:

Tui Snider is a writer, travel blogger, and photographer specializing in offbeat destinations, overlooked history, quirky sites, and haunted lore. Her articles and photos have appeared in BMIbaby, easyJet, PlanetEye Traveler, and SkyEurope, among many others.

Snider's Amazon Best Seller, Unexpected Texas is a guide to offbeat and overlooked places within easy reach of the Dallas - Fort Worth region of North Texas. Paranormal Texas is her second book.

Tui has worn a lot of hats in her life - literally - and is especially fond of berets.  Her motto is "Even home is a travel destination," and she believes that, "The world is only boring if you take everyone else's word for it." After living in several US states, as well as Belgium, Italy, and a tiny island with a population of 7, Tui now calls Texas her home.


About the Book:

Paranormal Texas (ISBN-10: 1500766089, $14.95, paperback, $4.99 Kindle, Amazon.com) is a travel guide to haunted places within easy reach of the Dallas – Fort Worth region of north Texas.

Not only does Paranormal Texas include the spooky stories behind a wide range of haunted locales (hotels, restaurants, parks, cemeteries, museums, etc) but each place mentioned is accessible to the public, including a serial killer's grave, a haunted candy store, a glowing tombstone, a historic town square where nearly every shop has a ghost, and much, much more

Review Copies and Media Interviews:

For a review copy of Paranormal Texas or an interview with Tui Snider, please contact the author at http://www.TuiSnider.com When requesting a review copy, please provide an email address for a PDF version, or a street address for a physical copy of the book.