The ghosts who live at the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs

Schyrlet Cameron and Kathy Brown are the co-authors of numerous books, including one in the works called Ghosts Live Here.

CC Brown is at it again.

After publishing the Ghosts of Perry House in 2021, a new book is in the works with hopes of publishing in fall of 2023.

Ghosts of Perry House was published in 2021 by CC Brown.

CC Brown is a pseudonym for two sisters, Schyrlet Cameron and Kathy Brown. The duo grew up in the Ozarks and have been interested in the supernatural all their lives.

A town that started because of the power of its healing waters slowly turned into one of the most haunted towns in America. Drawing people from all over the world, Eureka Springs, Ark. has Victorian homes, a historic downtown district, and multiple hotels with magnificent yet grim histories.

Eureka Springs was built on natural springs that surround the city, and with a population of nearly 2,000, it draws more than 750,000 visitors annually.

Ghosts Live Here is a supernatural thriller that takes place in the haunted halls of the Crescent Hotel.

Ghosts Live Here follows Nicole and her two friends who check into the historic 1886 Crescent Hotel ahead of the weeklong "Fall Festival" celebration.

"Rumors that the hotel is haunted prompt the three to take a late-night ghost tour, a journey of the hotel's colorful past as the "Baker Cancer Hospital," and a visit to the most thrilling paranormal site in Eureka Springs, the Crescent Hotel Morgue," Schyrlet said. "Determined to discover an explanation for the unexplainable, an investigation into the hotel's dark history spells trouble for the three amateur ghost hunters. The trio soon become entangled in a mystery filled with ghost, hauntings, and terrifying secrets."

The Crescent Hotel has quite a history filled with interesting and unique moments, specifically those stories from when it was Doctor Baker's Cancer Hospital, which is what the book is largely focused on.

"In 1937, Norman Baker purchased the Crescent Hotel and remodeled it into the Baker Cancer Clinic," Schyrlet said. "This was during the Great Depression, and the people of Eureka Springs saw Dr. Baker as a savior for bringing much needed jobs to the town. "During his running of the Crescent, Baker remodeled much of the hotel, painting the inside lavender, his favorite color. He wore lavender suits, the shirts orchid, and the ties purple. Even his car was purple."

Norman Baker made millions in today's dollars from his patients claiming to have a cure for cancer.

"He referred to the Crescent as the "Castle in the Air," broadcasting over the radio that he could cure cancer without carving patients up," she said. "The very expensive cure consisted of injections of a mix of common substances including corn silk, watermelon seeds, clover, water, and carbolic acid.

"His method of gaining patients led to his undoing. In 1940, he was jailed for mail fraud. Ironically, he died in 1958 from cancer."

Schyrlet and Kathy have made many trips to the Crescent Hotel for research on their new book, and they have experienced some hauntings of their own within the walls of this magnificent property.

"Room 218 is where Michael, an Irish stonemason who fell to his death when building the hotel, is known to hang out," she said. "He pulled the shower curtain back when we stayed in the room and playfully touched our backs."

Schyrlet said Theodora, a cancer patient of Dr. Baker's, is known to be seen fumbling for her keys outside Room 419 and tidying up for guests when they leave the room.

"We left a hand full of coins on the coffee table and went to dinner," she said. "When we returned, the coins were all neatly stacked in a row in the correct denominations."

Another known ghost is Breckie, a 4-year-old child of Richard & Mary Breckenridge Thompson, who died in the hotel due to complications from appendicitis.

"He has been seen throughout the hotel often bouncing a ball," Schyrlet said. "On a late-night investigation on our own, Kathy and I heard a ball bouncing in the hall on the third floor. Kathy had what felt like a small child's hand grab her hand.



"This was interesting because Kathy's son passed away when he was young."

Schyrlet Cameron found an old sign at the Crescent Hotel that shows the building's history as a cancer hospital. 

This is a photo of Dr. Norman Baker for when he ran for Governor of Iowa in 1932. 

Schyrlet said Dr. John Freemont Ellis, the hotel's in-house doctor circa the late 19th century, is most often seen ­- ­or his cherry pipe tobacco is smelled - near his office, which is now room 212.

"We have smelled the pipe tobacco on several occasions, once on a ghost tour," she said. "Morris, the famed hotel cat, was known as the Hotel General Manager for 21 years, and later buried on the hotel property, is regularly seen and heard.

"This ghost cat is a pest. He has rubbed up against my ankles on more than one occasion."

Schyrlet was a teacher for 34 years, and she has co-authored more than 50 teacher resource books. Kathy has been the owner and operator of Hickory Kids Day Care for 15 years.

Schyrlet and Kathy began writing together in 2011 and have co-authored three fiction books and six cookbooks.

People may follow CC Brown on Facebook for future updates about the upcoming book, Ghosts live here, at their Facbeook page and on Instagram.

Supernatural thrillers by CC Brown include Ghosts of Perry House, Black Widow Society, and Wolf Stone.

"No one believes in ghosts, but everyone is afraid of them," Schyrlet said.