All Blog Posts Tagged 'ghost' (71)

The Biograph Theater-The Death of John Dillinger

The Biograph Theater-The Death of John Dillinger

By Barek Halfhand

Spring in Chicago represents an almost ritualistic awakening from hibernation as the lakeside city is finally freed from the often debilitating grip of Midwestern winter extremes… a drive along Lake Shore Drive on one of these sun bathed, warmer afternoons proves that…

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Added by Barek Halfhand on May 20, 2013 at 4:54pm — No Comments

The Drew Peterson House

The Drew Peterson House

By Barek Halfhand

By now, unless you have been living in a cave you all know…

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Added by Barek Halfhand on March 25, 2013 at 10:21am — No Comments

The Lost Blog

The Lost Blog

by Barek Halfhand

Long story short, I had a long and…

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Added by Barek Halfhand on February 7, 2013 at 10:04am — 1 Comment

The Minnesota State School

The Minnesota State School

by Barek Halfhand

Minnesota is a beautiful state and “Land of a Thousand Lake” is not only a catchy license plate an apt geographical description …the tall pines and white barked birches begin to flank the roadway the farther north past the Twin cities you may venture … trekking towards central state…

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Added by Barek Halfhand on November 30, 2012 at 5:30pm — No Comments

The Alamo

The Alamo

by Barek Halfhand

Smack dab in the heart of downtown San Antonio stands an archaic structure has come to serve as the symbol of Texas pride… the name “Alamo” alone represents an entire lexicon of history, lore, romance and war …on one particularly warm Sunday morning I made my way to south on Texas I…

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Added by Barek Halfhand on October 7, 2012 at 11:26am — No Comments

The St Paul Hotel (St Paul MN) and the Orpheum Theater (Omaha NE)

The St Paul Hotel (St Paul MN) and the Orpheum Theater (Omaha NE)

By Barek Halfhand

The summer of 2012 has thus far been the hottest in the Midwest in recorded history and lowest levels rainfall precipitation measured since the mid 30’s, the likes of which were so bad that it prolonged and exacerbated and already deeply depressed economy…the relentless heat and lack of moisture has decimated crops and vegetation in such a large geographic region that the lack of food production…

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Added by Barek Halfhand on August 22, 2012 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

Katherine Legge Park

“3 miles away: At Katherine Legge Memorial Park, the main building (not the lodge) used to be a woman's dorm. Supposedly if you are there alone at night on the first floor, you can hear footsteps on the second floor...”

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Added by Barek Halfhand on July 10, 2012 at 10:00am — No Comments

Road Trip 2012 Part 2

Road Trip 2012 Part 2

Here is an update that includes a new site just outside Detroit MI that is rumored to be experiencing supernatural activity as well as some (edited) photos from my Oklahoma/Old RT 66 back-roads excursion...

Are they watching from the trees?...

Here are the (compressed to 1MB) photos...some have been slightly sharpened or color enhanced (5/2012) 48 total...…

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Added by Barek Halfhand on June 1, 2012 at 4:46pm — No Comments

Ghost in my house?

My experience begins when me and some friends were hanging out in my basement and from where i was sitting i could see into the hallway. My little brother is 12 years old and he was wearing dark clothing and he had kept on running down the steps across the hall and into the other room, But a few hours later my brother was upstairs and asleep, and i saw this dark thing run the same way he was across the hall and into the other room, i wasnt sure it was him but i thought what else could it be?…

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Added by Vince Scali on May 27, 2012 at 10:09am — No Comments

THE DEMON DOCTORS HELPING PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD!

THE DEMON DOCTORS are helping people around the world by getting rid of there paranormal activity. Here is there 30 day site update of the locations they are reaching and helping those in need!

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Added by The Demon Doctors on March 24, 2012 at 6:56am — No Comments

Road Trip 2012

Road Trip 2012

by Barek Halfhand

I learned of “The Murder Homestead” by way of referral and it struck me as both pretentious while at the same time provocative but regardless I couldn’t resist going there once an emailed photo landed in my inbox…

I’m not entirely sure of precisely what contributory factors may be responsible actuating the maniacal spirit that dwells within the walls of that small, abandoned ranch style home on the hill…perhaps it has something to do with…

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Added by Barek Halfhand on March 9, 2012 at 9:10am — 2 Comments

The Congress Hotel, Fort Dearborn and the old Chicago Main Library.

The old gothic architecture of the building with the neon red “CONGRESS HOTEL” sign glowing at it’s anterior has been a prominent fixture of the Chicago nighted skyline for over a century...it is still clearly visible from Lake Shore Drive against the modern backdrop of contemporary skyscrapers towering overheard...

Upon conducting research for my last article;…

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Added by Barek Halfhand on January 13, 2012 at 8:00am — No Comments

Former GHI Case Manager and Investigator Brandy Green speaks out about life after Para-TV

Former GHI Case Manager and Investigator

Brandy Green speaks out about life after Para-TV

1/7/2012

Interviewer: Michael O’Brien…

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Added by Aanica on January 7, 2012 at 11:03am — 2 Comments

Spectral Analysis Shows Full Sentence Frank's Box Hack Reply to Originate from Device, Not Human Voice

We were honored to have the opportunity to consult with Nick Reiter of The Avalon Foundationfor spectral analysis of our "My Name is Sunshine" Full Sentence Frank's Box Hack Reply.

 

Spectral Analysis, also known as Audio Spectrum Analysis, is a very powerful paranormal investigation tool that allows investigators to visually separate noise from…

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Added by Becki Baumgartner on December 22, 2011 at 9:00am — No Comments

The Ghosts Of The Haymarket Riot

Ghosts of the Haymarket Riot

by Barek Halfhand

The Carter Harrison (Sr.) administration saw it’s share of turmoil during his stint as Chicago mayor...The nation’s first prolific serial killer; H.H. Holmes prowled the periphery of the 1893 Columbian Exposition (White City) to prey upon tourists, urban transplants and transients...ironically Mayor Harrison would be murdered by a political anarchist in the foyer of his Ashland Avenue mansion mere days before he was…

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Added by Barek Halfhand on December 13, 2011 at 10:30am — No Comments

Haunted Archer Avenue- Fairmount Hills

Haunted Archer Avenue: Fairmount Hills

by Barek Halfhand





*From 5-09:



The Archer Avenue gates to Fairmont Hills lie between St James Church and The Willow Brook Ballroom along the farthest, forest draped reaches of that famous stretch of Chicago land roadway. There was no predetermined destination when stumbled into my jeep slopping coffee on my lap at 5 am one morning, but knowing that there was a good chance of finding an open pre dawn gate at either St James… Continue

Added by Barek Halfhand on October 4, 2011 at 5:30am — 1 Comment

Haunted America "Do You.. "Believe.. Book

Added by John Kuykendall on September 14, 2011 at 4:43pm — No Comments

The Old Joliet Prison

The Old Joliet Prison

by Barek Halfhand





It’s been over a decade since I worked at the Joliet Correctional Center and just returning to the empty main lot reminded me of the dread, insecurity and very real sense of mortal vulnerability that only… Continue

Added by Barek Halfhand on September 7, 2011 at 10:00am — No Comments

Road Trip 2011 Part 2

Road Trip 2011 Part 2



by Barek Halfhand



The gargantuan propellers seem surprisingly graceful spinning in the distance as the wind farms of pastoral north central Indiana suddenly dominate the landscape and have come to serve as my symbolic gateway to… Continue

Added by Barek Halfhand on August 6, 2011 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Maple Lake

Maple Lake

By Barek Halfhand



Maple Lake is a man made body of water just off of the famous haunted Archer Avenue back roads ...the immediate proximity of St James, The Willow Brook Ballroom, Fairmount and Red Gate Woods to Maple/Bullfrog lakes and the long standing albeit less famous legend associated with that placid place in the woods prompted me to add this site to my ongoing coverage of this remote corner of Cook County...



A well stocked lake with a maximum depth… Continue

Added by Barek Halfhand on June 8, 2011 at 5:00pm — No Comments

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