The Monster of Salt Creek

June 21, 2022 Rick Hale 0

In 1970, the people of Farmer City witnessed a large bipedal hairy beast that has become known as the Monster of Salt Creek. […]

The Taking Of Betty: An Alien Abduction Case

May 13, 2022 Rick Hale 0

Abduction lore is pretty rote and predictable. But not in the case of Betty Andreasson-Luca because she met a divine being during an abduction. […]

The teeth of the black dog baring its fangs.

Hell Hounds On The Prowl: Black Dogs in England

May 4, 2022 Rick Hale 0

The lore of giant black dogs have been a part of England for centuries, but did you know that there is physical evidence of their encounters? […]

Windy City Spooks: The Neighborhood of Terror

April 28, 2022 Rick Hale 0

Dunning, on Chicago’s NW side, has been the sight of a poor house, a mental asylum, a mass unmarked grave and many ghosts. […]

Windy City Spooks: Steak and Spirits

April 25, 2022 Rick Hale 0

That Steak Joint, formerly located at 1610 N Wells St, was a place where spirits were behind the bar in more ways than one […]

Windy City Spooks: Beverly Unitarian Church (aka The Irish Castle)

April 19, 2022 Rick Hale 0

The Irish Castle in Chicago has been a private residence, a school, and a church. Throughout all these caretakers, once thing has been a constant: ghosts. […]

Windy City Spooks: The Curse, and Ghosts, of Wrigley Field

March 22, 2022 Rick Hale 0

Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, is a ballpark that carried a curse resulting from a goat, but is also haunted by three well-known phantoms […]

Windy City Spooks: James M. Nederlander Theater

March 18, 2022 Rick Hale 0

The Iroquois Theater (now the James M. Nederlander Theater) had a horrific fire that killed hundreds of theater attendees…and their ghosts remain. […]

Windy City Spooks: Beer, Wings and Hooters

February 22, 2022 Rick Hale 0

Hooters is a theme restaurant in the US that features, well, hooters. At the Near North Side location, you might just get a side of ghosts with your wings. […]

Windy City Spooks: Sweating with Ghosts at the Edgewater Athletic Club

February 20, 2022 Rick Hale 0

The former Sovereign Hotel in Chicago now hosts an athletic club and apartments complete with mysterious hauntings. […]

Windy City Spooks: Ghosts Of The Fort Dearborn Massacre

February 18, 2022 0

The Fort Dearborn Massacre in Chicago during the War of 1812 lead to the death o many innocents and the soldiers may still be fighting that battle today. […]
Haunted Chicago Bar Crawl

September 17, 2020 0

In my 20s, I would often make the trip to Chicago and hangout in the various bars and clubs that populate my beloved Windy City. A particular favorite of mine was Exit on North Avenue. [...]
Five Forgotten Techniques For Budget Ghost Hunting

November 11, 2020 0

Back in 1991 when I started my career as a ghost hunter, the gear that we use today wasn’t really available. Typically, it was big and bulky, very expensive and not easily obtainable by the [...]
Houses of Horror IV: Loftus Hall in County Wexford, IRE

March 28, 2021 0

Loftus Hall in County Wexford is known to be Ireland’s most famous house of horror as it has been haunted for centuries. […]
The Miami Poltergeist

August 11, 2020 0

Miami, Florida, like any other city with a thriving tourist run economy is littered with kitschy souvenir shops that sell everything from alligator shaped ashtrays to screen printed t-shirts with palm trees on the front. [...]