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Books I Think The Aspirirng Ghost Hunter Should Read



SOME OF THE MOST HORRIFYING GHOST TALES EVER TOLD!
Join author Troy Taylor in a search for some of the most horrifying ghost tales ever told.. tales of murder victims, death and the darkest side of American crime! Experience first-hand the last gasps of those who have returned to haunted the places where they died and the final acts of the merciless killers who stalked their victims into the grave! Discover haunted houses, voices from the grave, vengeful spirits, bloody murders, strange disappearances, unsolved murders, ghosts of the Old West, Gangland hauntings, ghost infested jails and prisons and even the haunted history of some of America’s most famous crimes!
This is not a book for the faint of heart!
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NEW EDITION NOW AVAILABLE TO ORDER!
The new book contains not only step-by-step guides to conducting paranormal investigations and info on ghost photography, but the author has added pages of new material on looking for ghosts, the myths and mysteries of investigations, conducting investigations of cemeteries and has revised and expanded the sections on ghost detection devices and including all new, detailed instructions on the best ways to use detection equipment in an investigation!
THIS IS THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE THAT NO GHOST HUNTER SHOULD BE WITHOUT!

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THE FIRST BOOK WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING
In the first edition of HAUNTED ILLINOIS, author Troy Taylor took the reader on a chilling trip into the dark side of the state, from lonely rural areas to the most haunted city in America! His book combined thrilling tales with historical research and offered a spine-tingling look at a part of the state that we seldom see! Now, in this revised, new edition of HAUNTED ILLINOIS, he does all that and more! Two years later, Taylor has expanded all of the original stories and has provided dozens of new hauntings, ghostly accounts, dark history and new haunted locations, all from the strangest regions of Illinois! You thought you knew HAUNTED ILLINOIS.... but the first book was only the beginning! Discover the dark side of the Prairie State with more than 100 locations and stories, including: The Old Slave House - Mary Hawkins of Pemberton Hall - The Mad Gasser of Mattoon - Mystery Creatures of Illinois - Greenwood Cemetery -  Ghostly tales of Abraham Lincoln, his haunted home and mysterious tomb - Haunted Alton - The Watseka Wonder - Bartonville State Hospital - Fort Dearborn Massacre - St. Valentine's Day Massacre ghosts - Bachelor's Grove Cemetery - Resurrection Mary and much more!
AND YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW HAUNTED ILLINOIS
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SOME OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS'S MOST HAUNTED LANDMARKS!
The "Haunted Decatur Series" returns with the History & Hauntings of the Avon Theatre! Journey back in time with author Troy Taylor as he takes the reader once again into the dark side of Decatur, Illinois! In this installment of the popular series, he reveals the haunted history of the Avon Theatre, one of Central Illinois' most haunted landmarks! Travel also as he uncovers the mysteries, secrets and incredible past of the Avon, from the silent era, through its golden age and to its rebirth today.Along with the rich history come the stories of the Avon's ghosts, hauntings and brushes with the supernatural! Find out about ghostly landmarks, lost cemeteries and spooky mansions that stood before the theater was ever built and why they have been part of the reason that the Avon is the most haunted theater in the city! Read about the strange encounters that have been experienced by the Avon's staff by theater patrons and by paranormal investigators like those from the American Ghost Society and the Ghost Research Society! It's another look at "Haunted Decatur"... as only Troy Taylor can tell it! ONLY $9.95!
JOUNEY TO THE DARK SIDE OF DECATUR ILLINOIS!

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HAUNTED DECATUR REVISITED BY TROY TAYLOR(2000)

Journey back in time with author Troy Taylor and explore the ghosts and haunted places of Springfield, Champaign, Bloomington, the dozens of small towns of the prairie, and of course, Decatur... the epicenter for hauntings and strange activity in the region! Discover the ghosts and haunted places of Decatur and Central Illinois and explore new places, new stories and new haunted spots from the original HAUNTED DECATUR, GHOSTS OF SPRINGFIELD and beyond! Includes stories never in print before!  Discover chilling places like: Decatur’s Haunted Railroads, Millikin University, Pemberton Hall, Bell’s Speakeasy, Lake Club, Harrold House, Powers Mansion, Culver House, Voorhies Castle, Lincoln Theater, Avon Theater, Peck Cemetery, Greenwood Cemetery, Hell Hollow, Decatur’s Strange Phenomena, and much more! We dare you to read this book... you’ll never look at the Haunted Heart of Illinois in the same way again! ONLY $18.95 
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Learn of the compelling history of the American Graveyard and the hauntings that have plagued our burial grounds for centuries! Uncover the ghostly tales of the world’s most ancient graveyards; explore the dark side of death with a look at premature burial, desecration, vampires and more; thrill to the tales of haunted grave markers, bleeding tombs and statues of doom; decipher truth from fiction with vanishing hitchhikers and graveyard lore; then travel cross-country to the most haunted burial grounds of New England, the South, the West and America’s Heartland! Come face-to-face with ghosts in graveyards like Bachelor’s Grove, Stull Cemetery, El Campo Santo and more!
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Take a trip back in time and discover the legacy of death that was born in earliest New Orleans, journey forward through the years of destruction, take a walk on the sinful side of the city in the brothels of Storyville, relive the gruesome unsolved murders of the Axeman.... then, meet the myriad of ghosts who linger in New Orleans! Some of the chilling stories and spooky spots include: The LaLaurie Mansion - Marie Laveau, Voodoo Queen of New Orleans - The Octoroon Mistress - Haunted Jackson Square - The Beauregard-Keyes House - the Haunted Cemeteries of New Orleans - Madame Minieurecanal - Theatre ghosts - The Seaman's Bethel - Ghosts of the S.S. Watertown - The Devil's Mansion - Carrollton Jail - Haunted Hotels and Restaurants - The Griffon House - The Sultan's Palace - and much more!  Click Here to Read more about this Title! 





Windy City Ghosts is a spell-binding journey to the haunted places of Chicago! Take a trip to the Windy City's most haunted sites, including homes, churches, cemeteries and even Chicago landmarks! 
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This is a must-have guide to ghosts and hauntings and includes tales which have never appeared in print before!
Discover tales and spirited sites both familiar and unknown like.... the Biograph Theater - The Field Museum - Fort Dearborn Massacre - Glessner House - Graceland Cemetery - Harpo Studios - Hull House - Lake Forest College - Robinson Woods - Rosehill Cemetery - That Steak Joynt - Bachelor's Grove - Irish Castle - Resurrection Mary - St. James Sag Church - Country House Restaurant - the Italian Bride - The Hancock Building - and many more! Includes dozens of photographs and results from genuine paranormal investigations! The ultimate look at Chicago ghosts! 
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One of America's Most Haunted Small Towns Finally has a book of it's Own!
Take a journey through the dark side of Alton, Illinois with author and ghost researcher, Troy Taylor!
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Discover the hidden past of the Riverbend Region and its haunted history of death, the Civil War, the Underground Railroad, murder, disease and strange deeds... and learn how the events of yesterday have created the hauntings which still linger in the city today. This is the first book written solely about the ghosts of Alton!  Here are some of the strange tales and eerie stories you'll find in HAUNTED ALTON: The Piasa Bird - Mysterious Cahokia Mounds - Ghosts of the Early Settlers - The Wood River Massacre - Historic Alton - The Haunted Mississippi River - The Hauntstown Treasure - The Hardin Monster - Lingering Spirit of Elijah Lovejoy - Ghosts of the Underground Railroad - Spirits of the Civil War - Sunflower Island - The Mansion House - Blaske Building - Harriet Haskell & Lewis and Clark College - Milton School - First Unitarian Church - Meridian Coffee House - Franklin House - Ghosts of Grafton - Spirits of Belleville - Mineral Springs Hotel - McPike Mansion - Montgomery House - Meyer House - Three Mile House - and much more! 
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A fascinating guidebook to both the strange history and the ghostly locations of the Civil War and includes many tales which have never appeared before... plus haunts from classic locations where the soldiers of yesterday have not found rest! Travel along to more than 75 locations in both the north and south! Explore the many haunted locations like private homes; historic residences; forts; field hospitals; haunted prison sites; and more... Witness the haunts of slavery and the Underground Railroad... Uncover the secrets and spirits of the Lincoln Assassination... and of course, thrill to the accounts from the Civil War's most haunted battlefields, including Antietam, Chickamauga, and a special section on the Spirits of Gettysburg!
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Journey along with author Troy Taylor as he leads you back through the original facts of the case, using eye-witness accounts and first-hand observations of the Bell Witch and her strange activities. Delve into the possible solutions to the case and the theories about who the witch really was! Then discover how the strange events of the case continued to echo in Robertson County, Tennessee for many years after the haunting began.... and find out why many believe they still continue today! Explore the shadowy depths of the Bell Witch Cave, from the 1800's to the tales which are told today!
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