Ghostly Games: Jeopardy Edition! 12/10

Welcome to “Ghostly Games”: Jeopardy! Each month throughout 2012, we will feature  three categories that will test your knowledge of the strange and unusual in Illinois, or of the paranormal generally. Play along at home and remember to phrase your answers in the form of a question! Answers will be shown at the bottom of next month’s categories.

Paranormal People
  • 100 – This man recorded several strange events at Peoria State Hospital while he was administrator there.
  • 200 – As webmistress of Ghosttraveller.com, this self-described fan of “white trash art” has catalogued hundreds of haunted places in Illinois.
  • 300 – The headless horseman of LaKey Creek may be the ghost of this man, who was murdered in 1819.
Famous Ghosts
  • 100 – In her afterlife, this persistent librarian has followed her books all over the campus of Illinois State University.
  • 200 – The ghost of this famous gangster still lingers in the alley near the theater where he was shot.
  • 300 – The statue of this adolescent girl serenades visitors to one Centralia cemetery.
Haunted Roads
  • 100 – Cutting through Pratts Wayne Woods, this road is known for its abandoned homes, vanishing cars, and a haunted railroad crossing.
  • 200 – This road in downtown Sterling is haunted by the ghost of a woman searching for her missing child.
  • 300 – A witch was said to live along this rural road southwest of Rockford.
Answers to last month’s categories:

Haunted Places: What is Manteno State Hospital, What is Fremd High School, What is Fox Run
Movies & Film:  What is Child’s Play, What is Candy Man, What is Poltergeist III
Creepy Quotes: Who is Arthur Conan Doyle, Who is Carl Sagan, Who is Confucius

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Ghostly Games: Jeopardy Edition! 11/12

Welcome to “Ghostly Games”: Jeopardy! Each month throughout 2012, we will feature  three categories that will test your knowledge of the strange and unusual in Illinois, or of the paranormal generally. Play along at home and remember to phrase your answers in the form of a question! Answers will be shown at the bottom of next month’s categories.

Haunted Places
  • 100 – Foreboding tunnels connect all the buildings on the campus of this former state mental hospital.
  • 200 – The pool of this southwest suburban high school is allegedly haunted by the ghost of a girl who drowned there.
  • 300 – This subdivision was built over the former site of the Illinois State Training School for Girls, next to a cemetery fraught with its ghosts.
Movies & Film
  • 100 – This 1988 horror film gave children nightmares for its portrayal of a killer doll that terrorizes an Illinois family.
  • 200 – This 1992 horror film was equally terrifying for its glimpse inside the Cabrini–Green housing project in Chicago.
  • 300 – Chicago is home to a school for gifted children with emotional problems in this sequel to a popular film about a ‘noisy’ spirit.
Creepy Quotes
  • 100 – In the memoirs of a famous detective, this British author wrote, “Of all ghosts, the ghosts of our old loves are the worst.”
  • 200 – This American astronomer and astrophysicist once remarked, “Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”
  • 300 – This Chinese sage once pondered, “While you do not know life, how can you know about death?”
Answers to last month’s categories:

Mysterious Creatures: What is the Cole Hollow Road Monster, What are Thunderbirds, What is the Enfield Horror
Haunted Roads:  What is Cuba Road, What is Dug Hill Road, What is “Help Me” Road
Paranormal People: Who is Jerry Palus, Who is Aurelia, Who is James Shelby Downard

Ghostly Games: Jeopardy Edition! 10/8

Welcome to “Ghostly Games”: Jeopardy! Each month throughout 2012, we will feature  three categories that will test your knowledge of the strange and unusual in Illinois, or of the paranormal generally. Play along at home and remember to phrase your answers in the form of a question! Answers will be shown at the bottom of next month’s categories.

Mysterious Creatures
  • 100 – This three-toed, hairy beast was encountered along a road south of Peoria in the summer of 1972.
  • 200 – These winged-creatures of American-Indian mythology have been spotted in the skies over Illinois for centuries.
  • 300 – With its tiny arms, three legs, and pink eyes, this creature terrorized one small southern Illinois town in the spring of 1973.
Haunted Roads
  • 100 – While creepy in its own right, this road is home to a cemetery famous for its hovering balls of light.
  • 200 – A spectral wagon and the ghost of a provost marshal are said to haunt this southern Illinois road.
  • 300 – Spring Valley is home to this road, where a tragic accident resulted in a message written in blood.
Paranormal People
  • 100 – This southwest suburban man was one of the first to claim that he picked up Resurrection Mary along Archer Avenue.
  • 200 – This short-tempered woman frustrates her fellow paranormal investigators in the fictional adventures of “The Fallen.”
  • 300 – Under the pen-name “Jim Brandon,” this man launched Bachelor’s Grove to national fame in his 1978 book Weird America.
Answers to last month’s categories:

Haunted Places: What is Anderson Cemetery, What is the Rialto Theatre, What is St. Bede Academy
Infamous Crimes:  Who is John Wayne Gacy, Who is Richard Speck, Who is Julia Markham
Urban Legends: What is “The Hook,” What is “The Roommate’s Death,” What is “Alligators in the Sewers”

Only Five Days Remain to Reserve Your Copy of The Fallen Game

There are only five days left to preorder The Fallen Game before that window closes! The Fallen Game is the world’s first paranormal-investigation themed board game. Each copy of this specially-released game is made by hand, from scratch, by its creator.

The Fallen Game is a fun board game for 2-6 players. Explore the grounds of an abandoned estate. Win points by detecting ghosts or by putting back the pieces of the mansion’s mysterious past. Play smart, or your opponents will debunk your findings! Who will be the first to make it to 20 points?

Schedule:

  • September 26 – October 5: Pre-orders.
  • October 5-12: Production week.
  • October 13: All orders will ship!

How to Pre-Order

Pre-orders will be accepted between September 26 and October 5, after which you will no longer be able to purchase the game. Games will be manufactured and shipped a week later, just in time for Halloween! Use the Paypal button below to secure your copy of The Fallen Game, or pay by check by downloading and mailing this order form.

Click here to pre-order now!

Get your order in soon, because they will no longer be accepted after October 5th. Games will be shipped on October 13, 2012. Each Fallen Game is made lovingly by hand, so there may be some slight variations in the final product.

The Legendary “Fallen Game” is Now Available for Pre-Order for the First Time!

Developed in 2003 and kept from the public until its premier at the Illinois Paranormal Conference in Rockford in September 2012, The Fallen Game is the world’s first paranormal-investigation themed board game. Each copy of this specially-released game is made by hand, from scratch, by its creator.

The Fallen Game is a fun board game for 2-6 players. Explore the grounds of an abandoned estate. Win points by detecting ghosts or by putting back the pieces of the mansion’s mysterious past. Play smart, or your opponents will debunk your findings! Who will be the first to make it to 20 points?

The Story

The Durhams were a wealthy family living at the turn of the 19th century. No one knew why Robert, the youngest son, murdered his entire family, but there were plenty of rumors. Their mansion was locked up and left to slowly deteriorate.

Decades later, an elite team of paranormal researchers known as The Fallen were called in to investigate. Unfortunately, The Fallen disappeared and haven’t been seen since. Many suspect that the group became lost on the mansion’s sprawling grounds. It is up to you to rescue The Fallen, uncover any evidence of ghosts at the location, and lay the spirits of the Durhams to rest by putting everything back in order.

Schedule:

  • September 26 – October 5: Pre-orders.
  • October 5-12: Production week.
  • October 13: All orders will ship!

How to Pre-Order

Pre-orders will be accepted between September 26 and October 5, after which you will no longer be able to purchase the game. Games will be manufactured and shipped a week later, just in time for Halloween! Use the Paypal button below to secure your copy of The Fallen Game, or pay by check by downloading and mailing this order form.

Click here to pre-order now!

Get your order in soon, because they will no longer be accepted after October 5th. Games will be shipped on October 13, 2012. Each Fallen Game is made lovingly by hand, so there may be some slight variations in the final product.

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