Ep #36-Most Haunted in Chicago: The Congress Hotel

In today’s episode, we’re going to visit a cemetery known for its beauty as well as its ghosts, Bonaventure Cemetery in the ghostly city of Savannah, Georgia.    Show Notes: https://www.savannahnow.com/story/lifestyle/features/2021/09/23/bonaventure-cemetery-savannah-graveyard-noted-myths-legends/5804577001/   https://www.ghostsandgravestones.com/savannah/bonaventure-cemetery     Music Credits:  Classic Horror 1" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Zombie Hoodoo" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Quinn's Song: First Night Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  

Al Capone. H.H. Holmes. These are just a few of the infamous and famous guests who, at one time, stayed at what's known as the most haunted hotel in Chicago. Join us as we explore the history...and ghosts...of the Congress Plaza Hotel.   Show Notes: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-hauntings-the-congress-hotel/ Music Credits:  Classic Horror 1" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Zombie Hoodoo" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Quinn's Song: First Night Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In today’s episode, we’re going to visit Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville, Kentucky, one of the most notoriously haunted former hospitals in the United States, and a place that some have called “the most haunted building in America.” Show Notes: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2022/09/14/louisville-waverly-hills-sanatorium-urban-legend-history/9501082002/ https://kyhi.org/other/tuberculosis-sanatoria/waverly-hills-sanatorium/ https://www.spiritualtravels.info/spiritual-sites-around-the-world/north-america/ghost-hunting-at-waverly-hills/ http://edgewaterhistory.org  https://thehauntedplaces.com/body-chute-waverly-hills-sanatorium/ “The Masque of the Red Death," Edgar Allan Poe Music Credits:  "Zombie Hoodoo" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Classic Horror 1" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Quinn's Song: First Night Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  

President Lincoln was correct when he said we could never forget what the soldiers at Gettysburg did. It was one of the most pivotal moments in our nation’s history, and also one of our bloodiest. Today, many believe the entire town of Gettysburg is, acre for acre, the most haunted place in America. Join us for this episode where we explore many of the of the paranormal events surrounding one our nation's most tragic and famous haunts. Music Credits:  Hidden Past" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Classic Horror 1" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Zombie Hoodoo" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Show Notes: https://www.hotelgettysburg.com/2018/09/the-haunted-history-of-gettysburg/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghosts_of_the_American_Civil_War battlefields.org  "Ghosts of Gettysburg: Spirits, Apparitions and Haunted Places of the Battlefield," Mark Nesbitt https://www.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com/haunted-gettysburg/ https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/gettysburg  

The Hudson River Valley, nestled into the thickly forested region of upstate New York, is an area ripe with legends and lore. Join us as we explore a handful of the region's scariest and most enduring tales.  Music credits: "Classic Horror 1" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Zombie Hoodoo" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Come Play with Me" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Show notes:  Myths and Legends of Our Own Land (1896), Charles M. Skinner https://www.ellissothebysrealty.com/blog/2016/10/31/haunted-house-the-legend-of-1-la-veta-place-nyack/ https://www.dailyfreeman.com/2014/10/30/paranormal-stories-haunt-the-mid-hudson-valley/ https://www.greatnortherncatskills.com/haunted-places-in-the-catskills https://www.phsnewspaper.org/news/2021/10/12/hudson-valley-history-the-imps-of-dunderberg/ https://peekskillherald.com/3909/feature/3909/ https://visitsleepyhollow.com/old-dutch-church/ https://www.dailyfreeman.com/2013/12/28/old-dutch-church-a-symbol-of-kingstons-history/ https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/a40706898/haunted-ackley-house-true-story/      

In today’s episode, we’re going to visit a stretch of earth some refer to as the Devil’s Triangle, but it’s more widely known as the Bermuda Triangle, a stretch of land where more than 50 ships and 20 airplanes are said to have mysteriously disappeared since the mid nineteenth century, and some say the legend goes back even farther…. Websites/articles mentioned and quoted from: https://www.marineinsight.com/maritime-history/5-famous-mysterious-stories-of-the-bermuda-triangle/ https://www.britannica.com/place/Bermuda-Triangle  

In this episode, we're going to do something a little different. I'll be reading my short story "Hat Man" from my book "Walking After Midnight: Tales for Halloween." This is a horror story inspired by real night terrors I had as a child, and it is a reader favorite. I hope you enjoy! Happy Halloween! Get the book here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00O3R8B02?notRedirectToSDP=1&ref_=dbs_mng_calw_0&storeType=ebooks 

In today’s episode, we’re going to visit the real life town of Sleepy Hollow, New York, the inspiration for Washington Irving’s famous story, and the site of more than one creepy legend... Articles mentioned: https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/29/nyregion/ghost-stories-the-other-legend-of-sleepy-hollow.html  https://www.history.com/news/legend-sleepy-hollow-headless-horseman 

In today’s episode, we’re going to do something a little bit different. This isn’t about ghosts or hauntings, but about traditions, and how America has made something as ancient as Halloween into a creature of our own making. This week, we’ll be visiting Annoka, Minnesota, a pleasant little suburb that has become the unlikely world capital for halloween celebrations…   Articles mentioned: https://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/how-anoka-became-the-halloween-capital-of-the-world/   Thank you also to the website of Anoka, MN: https://anokahalloween.com 

In today’s episode, we’ll be visiting the House of the Seven Gables in storied Salem, Massachusetts, a former house with hundreds of years of ghost stories within its walls. Stay tuned for the end where I’ll read an excerpt from my new book that was inspired by the events of the Salem Witch Trials.