Author: Troy Taylor
Publisher: Whitechapel Productions
Keywords: illinois, bloody
Number of Pages: 292
Published: 2008-04-07
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 1892523582
ISBN-13: 9781892523587

Join author Troy Taylor as his "Dead Men Do Tell Tales" Series continues with a terrifying and blood-soaked look at Illinois crime, mystery and tales of hauntings from all over the state - many of which have never appeared in any book before! In this volume, Taylor unlocks files of rare, seldom-told and favorite stories from both the cities and rural areas of the Prairie State, revealing true accounts of violence, murder, bloodshed and ghosts. Journey back into Illinois’ past and discover tales of bandits, thieves, pirates and killers from the early days of the state; haunted prisons, ja

Author: Troy Taylor
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Keywords: haunted, state, series, prairie, strange, illinois, ghosts, phenomena
Number of Pages: 140
Published: 2008-07-30
List price: $10.95
ISBN-10: 0811734994
ISBN-13: 9780811734998

The mysterious and often violent history of Illinois has made the state a haven for restless spirits. This volume explores the supernatural side of the Prairie State, with stories on the horrors of an old slave house, the numerous spirits of Alton’s McPike Mansion, the cemetery where the dead walk, the Spring Valley Vampire, the ghosts of the Bartonville Asylum, Chicago’s famous Resurrection Mary, and the spirit world of Abraham Lincoln.

Author: Troy, Taylor
Publisher: Whitechapel Productions
Keywords: gaslight, ghosts
Number of Pages: 284
Published: 2007-01-22
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 1892523493
ISBN-13: 9781892523495

Journey back in time with author Troy Taylor as he delves into the history and mystery of the Spiritualist movement and the efforts of the first ghost hunters to investigate the earliest evidence of contact with the spirit world! Beginning with the Fox sisters, "Ghosts by Gaslight" explores the famous and little-known mediums and proponents of Spiritualism, the mysterious cases that baffled the scientists of the day and even the incidents of outright fraud that have given the period such a colorful reputation. The book’s second half is devoted to the scientists, researchers and magicians

Author: Troy Taylor
Publisher: Whitechapel Productions
Keywords: film, ghosts
Number of Pages: 152
Published: 2005-09-28
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1892523396
ISBN-13: 9781892523396

Authors:Troy Taylor, Mark Sceurman,
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books
Keywords: illinois, weird
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2005-04-07
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 076075943X
ISBN-13: 9780760759431

Authors:Troy Taylor, Adam Selzer, Ken Melvoin-Berg,
Publisher: Whitechapel Productions
Keywords: chicago, weird
Number of Pages: 350
Published: 2008-07-14
List price: $20.00
ISBN-10: 1892523590
ISBN-13: 9781892523594

The city of Chicago is unquestionably the weirdest and most haunted city in America! With a history dating back to the early 1800s that is filled with violent events, mysterious happenings and a lot of very strange characters, there is no other place like it in the country. Now, in the most complete book ever written on Chicago ghosts and strange history, the creators of the Weird Chicago Tours reveal just how that homegrown weirdness has shaped the city that we know today - and shows that Chicago iw weirder than any city should legally be allowed to be! With notebooks and cameras in hand,

Authors:Mark Marimen, James A Willis, Troy Taylor,  Ma
Publisher: Sterling
Keywords: indiana, legends, secrets, local, guide, travel, weird
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2008-05-06
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1402754523
ISBN-13: 9781402754524