
Tales of Coles County Goes Viral on Facebook
June 18, 2013 By trueillinoishaunts 2 Comments
Since announcing the upcoming release of a new edition on Friday, the Facebook page for the book Tales of Coles County, Illinois has gone viral, garnering over 900 new likes in five days. That is an average of 180 new likes per day. The first in a series of antique ‘postcards’ promoting the book, uploaded […]

‘Ghost Hunting’ Thieves or Publicity Grab?
June 17, 2013 By trueillinoishaunts 1 Comment
Over the weekend, Cincinnati.com broke this story about a par of thieves who broke into Bobby Mackey’s in Wilder, Kentucky and stole dozens of bottles of alcohol. Bobby Mackey’s is famous for its ghostly tales, as well as appearing on TV programs like Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures. Bobby Mackey’s posted a Channel 12 News […]

The popularity of ghost stories is universal
June 14, 2013 By trueillinoishaunts 1 Comment
“The popularity of ghost stories is universal. In every culture there is some form of belief in the supernatural. Since Chicago is made up of communities representing peoples from all around the globe, we boast local ghost stories of Irish, Polish, Jewish, Italian, Chinese, German, African-American, Filipino, and many other ethnic groups. We should also […]

A Trans-Atlantic Haunting, October 1966
June 12, 2013 By trueillinoishaunts 1 Comment
By Allen A. Debus First off, I have been trained in chemistry, as well as the usual assortment of math & other physical sciences, (physics, calculus & differential equations, etc.) and am not prone to believing “kooky” stuff (pseudo-scientific, weird cryptozoological or otherwise). I like to think of myself as a logically minded person, which […]





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