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| Author | : Troy Taylor |
| Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
| Total Pages | : 386 |
| Release | : 2009-07-15 |
| Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
| ISBN | : 0811740161 |
More than 100 stories from haunted locales across the Prairie State. Compiled by Illinois's best-known author on the paranormal, Troy Taylor.
| Author | : Kathi Kresol |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 144 |
| Release | : 2017-10-02 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1439662827 |
Follow local historian and “Ghost Lady” Kathi Kresol as she researches the spirits, curses, and curiosities from the Forest City’s shadowy past. Just beneath the glossy surface of Rockford’s rich heritage lies a dark history of tragedy, a troubled and turbulent past leaving scars that still resonate today. Geraldine Bourbon’s final struggle echoes throughout the farmhouse where her estranged husband pursued her with a pistol from room to room before gently laying her corpse on the bed. The sobs of society darling Carrie Spafford still keep vigil over the family plot of the cemetery where she sowed the heartbreak of her twilight years. From the vengeance of Chief Big Thunder to the Witch of McGregor Road, author Kathi Kresol shares the legends and lore of Rockford’s haunted history. Includes photos! “There are reasons why Kathi Kresol believes Rockford is so haunted. The tour guide said there are good ‘conductors’ for the supernatural in the city’s downtown area. These factors include being near a body of water, having limestone in the area and the area having a Native American influence.” —Beloit Daily News
| Author | : Richard Southall |
| Publisher | : Llewellyn Worldwide |
| Total Pages | : 242 |
| Release | : 2013-02-08 |
| Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
| ISBN | : 0738731641 |
Pack your bags, hop in the car, and head out on a haunted adventure across legendary Route 66 Embrace the spirit of adventure and freedom with an exciting journey of spine-tingling paranormal activity and American history along Route 66. This travel companion transports you from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, exploring over one hundred ghostly hot spots filled with fascinating facts and lingering spirits. From ghost hunters to avid fans of the Mother Road, everyone can take their own haunted road trip on Route 66 with this essential, easy-to-read guide. Explore the famous highway through historic locations and gripping ghost stories about the St. Valentine's Day massacre in Chicago, the restless spirit of Charlie Chaplin that still haunts the Venice Beach Boardwalk in Los Angeles, and many more. This one-of-a-kind collection, with chapters organized by state, paves the way for your grand tour into the unknown.
| Author | : Troy Taylor |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 185 |
| Release | : 2021-07-15 |
| Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
| ISBN | : 1493045776 |
Hauntings are believed to be created from violence and bloodshed. And from the beginning, the Prairie State was a place where death thrived, and mysteries became commonplace. Illinois was the home of ancient peoples know as Moundbuilders whose only legacy is silent graves and many unsolved mysteries. The French left behind their own ghostly stories after their displacement by the Americans in the 1700s and countless slaughters such as the Dearborn Massacre gave birth to tales of horror that live on in the history of Illinois. Eerie occurrences, spooky events, unsolved mysteries, and terrifying specters haunt Illinois. Tales of headless horsemen, haunted castles and a penitentiary occupied by ghosts chill the spines of visitors. Haunted Illinois explores the Prairie State’s paranormal side and serves as a guide to its haunted places.
| Author | : Chad Lewis |
| Publisher | : Unexplained Research Publishing Company |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2008-01-04 |
| Genre | : Ghosts |
| ISBN | : 9780976209959 |
Your road guide for finding haunted bridges, caves, cemeteries, elevators, gyms, historic homes, hotels, inns, mansions, monuments, museums, railroad tracks, restaurants, and much, much more.
| Author | : Michael Kleen |
| Publisher | : Thunder Bay Press Michigan |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2014 |
| Genre | : Ghosts |
| ISBN | : 9781933272450 |
For over a decade, Michael Kleen, author of Legends and Lore of Illinois, has researched and traveled to mystery spots all over the Prairie State. Now, he has created the most organized and comprehensive guide to haunted and legendary places ever written about Illinois. Haunting Illinois is that guide. Haunting Illinois contains over 200 mystery sites. Michael not only examines the sites, but also the hobbyists and professionals who have devoted their lives to exploring the strange and unuusal in the great state of Illinois. Divided among eight distint regions and listed by county, each location features a description, directions, and sources drawn from a diverse variety of books and articles. Haunting Illinois challenges you to get off the couch and start exploring the wonderful State of Illinois. You might be surprised at what you discover!
| Author | : Michael Kleen |
| Publisher | : Lake Ridge Press |
| Total Pages | : 235 |
| Release | : 2020-10-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1618760246 |
The sixth and final edition of Tales of Coles County, Illinois combines the original Tales of Coles County, the Legends and Lore of Coles County, and a new third section on the Hidden History of Coles County with updated pictures, additional legends, and new stories. First published in 2004, Tales of Coles County, Illinois takes an entertaining look at local history through vivid historical fiction. When four students from Eastern Illinois University are stranded during a violent storm, they seek shelter with an elderly couple who give them more than they bargain for. After one night, the four will never look at Coles County the same way. With each story, they learn more about the place they've come to call home. The Second Battle of the Ambraw, the Charleston Riot of 1864, the Coles County Poor Farm, events surrounding the Airtight Bridge Murder, and the Blair Hall Fire of 2004, all are told. In the Legends and Lore of Coles County, Michael Kleen reveals over a dozen hidden stories from the from the area’s past and present, including ghost stories, folk tales, and other legends and lore. When did a poltergeist terrorize one rural family in Pleasant Grove Township? What is the real story behind the “Mad Gasser of Mattoon”? Why do they call one stretch of road "Dead Man's Curve"? The answers to these questions and more can be found in this definitive volume. In part three, Hidden History, Michael Kleen examines events some believe are better left unremembered. What is the history of Coles County’s ghost towns? What were some of its most infamous murders? What happened in the Tornado of 1917? Never-before published information about Mattoon's battle with Prohibition and even a local chapter of the KKK is inside.
| Author | : Janice Tremeear |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 127 |
| Release | : 2013-10-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1625847300 |
There’s no detour from terror on this creepy thrill ride down part of America’s historic highway—from the author of Haunted Ozarks. Route 66 is no longer the main thoroughfare between Chicago and St. Louis, but if local lore is to be believed, ghostly traffic along the Mother Road continues unabated. Janice Tremeear chases down accounts of a man executed for witchcraft, the demon baby of Hull House, and the secrets of H. H. Holmes’s “Murder Castle.” Native American legends place the piasa bird in the skies above the highway’s southern stretch with the same insistence that characterize contemporary UFO sightings in the North. In between, spirits such as Resurrection Mary join the throng of hapless souls wandering the roadside of the Prairie State’s most famous byway.
| Author | : Michael Kleen |
| Publisher | : Black Oak Media |
| Total Pages | : 158 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 0979040140 |
An organized and comprehensive guide to Illinois' haunted and legendary places, Haunting the prairie contains 130 mystery sites and 60 individual illustrations and maps, plus a bibliographic timeline of paranormal and folklore research in Illinois. The author examines the sites and the history, as well as the hobbyists and professionals who explore the strange and unusual in the state. Divided among eight distinct regions and listed by county, each location features a description, directions, and information drawn from a diverse variety of books and articles.
| Author | : Troy Taylor |
| Publisher | : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 267 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Curiosities and wonders |
| ISBN | : 076075943X |
Explores bizarre sights and stories found in Illinois.
