Eric Pleska's 2024 Nightmarish Neighborhood SERIES

The iconic Kensico Dam in Valhalla, NY, holds back the Kensico Reservoir, which provides drinking water for parts of Westchester County and New York City. Beneath the reservoir's murky depths are the remains of a forgotten village with a horrific history.

Several decades after being allegedly cursed by a Native American sachem, the village, then known as Wright's Mills, became General George Washington's headquarters during the Revolutionary War and the site of multiple prisoners detained by the Continental Army, including General Charles Lee and British spy Major John Andre.

After sustaining numerous attacks by various groups of vicious marauders, Kensico became the site of an array of strange events, fatal tragedies, scary crimes, and several unsolved murders, including the bloody ax murder that remains Westchester County's oldest cold case.

This eerie expedition through this nightmarish neighborhood, which once had a Metro North train station, numerous factories, and multiple hotels, may contain disturbing and shocking information as we unearth forgotten offbeat historical events. If you're easily frightened, you may want to stop now. Otherwise, be prepared to discover the horrific hidden history of the lost village of Kensico.

Tread carefully. This collection of true stories about people, places, and events that unfolded on and around Old Orchard Street in Westchester County, New York's North White Plains, holds secrets that may unsettle and shock. While rich in local offbeat history, this nonfiction book also unveils various tragedies, disturbing deaths, horrific crimes, forgotten incidents of the Revolutionary War, and terrifying tales.

Our eerie expedition will unfold geographically and cover multiple locations along and beyond the 2.5-mile stretch of Old Orchard Street, some of which runs nearly parallel to the infamous Buckout Road, with nothing but dense woods separating them. Embark on a journey through twenty easy-to-read chapters that uncover and explore the forgotten and often horrifying history of Old Orchard Street and the surrounding neighborhood.

This journey takes you on a spooky and captivating geographic adventure that covers about four miles in North White Plains, NY. Various stops include the site of a gangster shootout at an old local speakeasy, the old stone quarry, Westminster Ridge, Rocky Ledge, Mount Misery, and the headquarters of General George Washington.

Along the way, you'll encounter a cast of unique and fascinating local historical figures, including a mysterious hermit, a professional wrestling pioneer, a bootlegging boss, a notorious outlaw, and a legendary hairy, scary, gorilla-like monster that lived near Cranberry Lake. If you're easily frightened, you may want to stop now. Otherwise, be prepared to discover North White Plains, New York's horrific and petrifying past.

Beware. The pages of Eric Pleska's latest book about an isolated road hidden in the woods of suburban New York City may contain disturbing and frightening content. Please proceed with caution.

Now camouflaged amongst modern million-dollar mansions, the shocking history of this infamous street that connects West Harrison to White Plains is eerie and littered with scary urban legends, some centuries old. There are spooky tales of grave robbing, war battles, lost treasure, and horrible crimes, including multiple documented brutal murders. There are even stories about ghost sightings, Native American curses, witch executions, and cannibal albinos.

The road's diverse range of eclectic residents has ranged from iconic hermit The Leatherman to America's first horror movie star, John Barrymore, and multiple alleged ghoulish specters, including a vengeful British Revolutionary War captain and the ghost of Mary Buckhout.

The unassuming roughly 1.5-mile-long-backwoods road was the site of a slave rebellion that led to the largest population of formerly enslaved people in the entire state. It's also where several noteworthy Revolutionary War incidents took occurred, including the nearby beheading of a Hessian soldier, which inspired the creation of America's first ghostly phantom, The Headless Horseman.

If you are easily scared, you should turn back now otherwise, prepare to discover why Buckout Road has earned the title of America's scariest street.

Don't be scared, be prepared. Although a fictional character from a legendary story appears on the cover of this book, the enclosed stories are all true and contain possibly disturbing details that will leave you questioning the thin line between reality and the supernatural. While rich in local offbeat history about Sleepy Hollow, NY, this nonfiction book also unveils tales of tragedy, century-old unsolved murders, and ghostly haunts.

Embark on a journey through time in the New York City suburb of Sleepy Hollow. Formerly known as North Tarrytown, this Westchester County village is a treasure trove of culture and history. As we traverse several hundred years, we'll encounter fascinating offbeat local historical figures, including an infamous pirate, a rumored conductor of the Underground Railroad, an eccentric hermit, a local business legend, the elusive Silent Pete, and some real-life people behind Sleepy Hollow's famous legendary story, including the Hessian soldier who lost his head during a nearby Revolutionary War skirmish.

Brace yourself for a bone-chilling journey into Sleepy Hollow's dark underbelly. If you're easily spooked, you might want to stop here. But if you're ready to uncover the spine-tingling history that hides beneath the seemingly pleasant, scenic suburban Hudson River village, then read on. This book is not for the faint of heart but for those who dare to explore the shadows.