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…

The Drew Peterson House

By Barek Halfhand

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

The Lost Blog

by Barek Halfhand

Long story short, I had a long and…

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…

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…

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…

“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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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...…

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?…

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…

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;…

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…

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…

My Name is Sunshine by Becki Baumgartner

First you will hear Mike Sears, founder of Volunteer State Paranormal Research, ask "Can you tell us your name?" Then you'll hear a voice saying "My Name is Sunshine". We think this may be a slave girl.…