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HAUNTED ALTON THE HISTORY AND MYSTERY OF ONE OF THE MOST HAUNTED SMALL TOWNS IN AMERICA BY TROY TAYLOR For more than two centuries, the Mississippi River town of Alton, Illinois, has gained a reputation for its dark side. Author Mark Twain called it "a dismal little river town," and today, it's known as "one of the most haunted small towns in America" - all thanks to its long and bloody history of death, violence, disease, disaster, and, of course, its ghosts. Author Troy Taylor returns to the streets of Alton for a new, updated, and revised look at the town's weird history with more history and more hauntings than ever before. Filled with chilling tales, you'll find many within these pages that have never appeared in print before, plus new stories and details from places like the Mineral Springs Hotel, Enos Sanitorium, Powder Mills Road, Alton Penitentiary, McPike Mansion, Illinois Glass Works, First Unitarian Church, Lewis and Clark College, and more! This is the original book of Alton's ghost stories in a new, revised edition and serves as the inspiration for the award-winning Alton Hauntings Tours. Discover the true story of how Alton became so haunted and how it's earned its moniker of one of the country's most spirited small towns!

There are very few among those with a love for the supernatural who don't also have a passion for Edgar Allan Poe. Poe wasn't simply a melancholy author who wrote about premature burials, sinister black cats, and talking ravens; he was much more. If you've ever read a modern mystery or horror novel, you can thank Poe. If you've ever read a book like this one - or any of author Troy Taylor's books of true stories of the unexplained -- the influence of Poe is undeniable. Poe invented the modern mystery story, mostly invented science fiction, and was the first writer to take the horror stories of the Gothic era and set them in modern times, starting a trend that continues today

On December 30, 1903, a devastating fire erupted in Chicago’s Iroquois Theater during a packed performance. Marketed as “absolutely fireproof,” the theater was anything but safe. In under 20 minutes, over 600 people, primarily women and children, perished from burns, suffocation, and trampling as chaos ensued. The audience faced locked stairways, absent fire escapes, and jammed exits, contributing to the tragic death toll. In this gripping account, author Troy Taylor explores the horrific events of that day, revealing the lives lost and irrevocably changed. He investigates the theater's dark history and the corruption that permitted its opening just five weeks prior to the disaster. Readers will learn about the victims taken to makeshift morgues and the haunting spirits that linger long after the tragedy. Taylor recounts chilling first-hand experiences of hauntings in the theater, a nearby department store, and the infamous “Death Alley” where many lost their lives. This haunting narrative serves as a poignant reminder of a holiday season turned into a nightmare, making it an ideal read for a cold winter's night.

A wild mix of American cults, true crime, and the supernatural, delving into a search for the divine that has, far too often, sent seekers in regrettable directions - and to places from which they never returned.

From the backwoods of Kentucky and Illinois to the White House steps, the life of Abraham Lincoln has become one of America's greatest legends. But there is much more to Lincoln's life than you'll find in any mainstream history book. Visited by eerie premonitions of death, omens and portents, and prophetic dreams, Lincoln embraced the supernatural from when he was a young boy to just days before his assassination. He had an innate faith in destiny and the ability of the dead to communicate with the living. Forget everything you think you know about Abraham Lincoln and take a trip back in time to discover the true story of our country's most haunted president

Come along as author Troy Taylor takes you on a cross-country trip to the most haunted cemeteries and burial grounds in America.

The true story of a little-known series of murders that shaped the lives of scores of people in the early twentieth century and a real-life monster that prowled the darkness of Louisiana and Texas between 1909 and 1912, claiming the lives of men, women, and children alike.

Delve into the shadowy world of unsolved disappearances and people who have vanished without a trace, never to be seen again. Such strange and chilling tales run the gamut of the terrifying and the bizarre and include crime victims, lost explorers, ships vanished at sea, outdoor disappearances, and supernatural mysteries that defy all explanation.

The true story of the kidnapping and murder of Marion Parker in Los Angeles in 1927. A tale of murder, madness, and a lingering spirit.