| HAUNTED DECATUR -- REGISTER NOW FOR FALL 2011! In 1854, Colonel Dan Conklin started a whiskey distillery, racetrack and a whorehouse on the outskirts of Decatur and the city earned the first of its unflattering nicknames -- "Hell's Half Acre". It would go on to earn others, including the "Second Most Corrupt City in Illinois" in the 1920s, and would gain infamy as a place where murder, bootlegging, prostitution, kidnapping, gambling, corruption in city government and, of course, ghosts were commonplace. But Decatur's dark origins can be traced back to the earliest days of the city, when the original settlers built over the top of Native American burial grounds that were scattered throughout the downtown area of what would become Decatur. The destruction of these burial mounds cast a mysterious pall over the city -- a darkness that continues to linger today. The Haunted Decatur Tour was created by author Troy Taylor in 1994 and is downstate Illinois' original ghost tour. It's one of the longest-running in the state and has won several awards for being one of the most authentic in the Midwest. The tour continues today and takes a look at the darker side of the city -- revealing murders, scandals, sins and spirits -- that you won't find in most history books. It's an shadowy look at the reason that Decatur has earned its sordid reputation and a celebration of the unusual history that has placed Decatur squarely on the map as one of the most haunted cities in America! | Join us as we uncover the secrets that you aren't supposed to know... Introduce you to a legacy of crime, murder and death that you were supposed to forget about... And reveal haunted places that you can only find in Haunted Decatur! Tickets go on sale to the general public this Saturday, September 17 at the Avon Theater in Decatur, Illinois. Tickets will be available between 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM ONLY! Even if you have your tickets, join us for a FREE showing of the long unavailable "Haunted Decatur Film" that was released back in 1996! The show starts at 11:00 AM and is FREE and open to the public. Newsletter subscribers! CLICK HERE to get your tickets in advance! |  |
TWO NEW EVENTS ADDED TO THE AMERICAN HAUNTINGS SCHEDULE FOR 2012!
Normally, we would have waited for a regular newsletter to promote these for you, but this time, we were so excited about one new and one favorite ghost hunt that we just couldn't wait! Check out the new information below:
HAUNTED WEEKEND AT THE ELMS -- MAY 19, 2012 EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MISSOURI Hosted by Troy Taylor & AGS Rep Loren Hamilton
Join American Hauntings for a special overnight event at one of the spookiest towns and hotels in Missouri -- the legendary Elms of Excelsior Springs! For the first time, author Troy Taylor & American Hauntings travel to Excelsior Springs for an amazing historic and haunted weekend! |  | Enjoy a one-night stay at the famously haunted Elms resort; Meet Excelsior Sprngs: Haunted Haven author Janet Reed for a historic afternoon at the Elms; get cold chills during a nighttime guided tour of the haunts of Excelsior Springs with Beth Cooper, author and owner of Ghost Tours of Missouri; Hunt the hallways of the Elms in season of the hotel's phantoms; and much more! Click Here for More Information & Reservations! NIGHT AT THE LEMP MANSION -- FEBRUARY 19, 2012 ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI "A Dead of Winter Ghost Hunt at One of America's Most Haunted Places!"
Join American Hauntings at one of the most haunted places in America as we lead the search for the spirits still lingering at St. Louis' famous Lemp Mansion! Spend the night looking for the ghosts of this historic -- and very haunted -- mansion with a small group of intrepid ghost hunters and find out if the house is really as haunted as so many people claim! |  | The evening will include a historic tour and presentation and an all-night ghost hunt at one of America's most haunted houses! The Lemp Mansion haunting experience begins at 9:00 p.m. on February 19, 2012 and continues until sunrise -- or until the last guests flee from the house! Click Here for More Information & Reservations!
|  SEPTEMBER 2011
Sept. 16: Night at Demon House -- Monangahela, PA
Join us for a horror-filled night at a haunted attraction where the ghosts are REAL!
SOLD OUT!
September 17: Night at the Morse Mill Hotel -- Near Hillsboro, Missouri
Join us as we return to the infamous and haunted Morse Mill Hotel in rural Missouri as we search for the lingering spirits of this abandoned hotel! SOLD OUT!
Sept. 17: Night at Nemacolin Castle -- Brownsville, PA Return with us to this legendary haunted castle, where the ghosts of the past do not rest in peace! SOLD OUT!
September 24: Night at the Twin City Opera House --McConnellsville, Ohio
Return with us to this vintage haunted theater and come face to face with ghosts from the past! Reservations!
OCTOBER 2011 October 1: Annual American Ghost Society Fall Festival -- Lebanon, IllinoisJoin us at the Lebanon Visitor's Center for a FREE event to kick off the Halloween season. Meet other ghost hunters, enjoy the town and hear speakers including Len Adams, John Winterbauer, Tim Harte and Troy Taylor. Click here for Information! October 1: Night at the Original Springs Hotel -- Okawville, IllinoisSpend the night at this haunted hotel and mineral springs, includes ghost tour, hotel room and dinner for two! SOLD OUT! October 7-29: Avon Theater Spookshows! Free Horror films on Friday & Saturday Nights in October including 13 Ghosts, Dog Soldiers, Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Jeepers Creepers and Trick r Treat! See the Haunted Decatur Schedule for Details! October 7: Night at the Lincoln Theater -- Decatur, Illinois!Join us for a haunted overnight at this ghost-infested former vaudeville house! Reservations! October 8: Night at the Avon Theater -- Decatur, IllinoisJoin us for a late-night ghost hunt at our haunted 1916 movie theater! Reservations! October 8: Night at Squirrel Cage Jail -- Council Bluffs, IowaReturn with us to one of America's most unusual -- and haunted -- jails! Reservations! October 8: Night at the Eldred House -- Eldred, IllinoisJoin us for another dark night at one of Illinois' spookiest haunted houses, the legendary James Eldred House in the woods of rural Illinois! Reservations! October 14: Night at the Haunted Opry -- Winchester, IllinoisJoin us for what may be our final ghost hunt at the spirited Great River Opry and mark the occasion of this last event with the spirits! Reservations! October 15: Night at the Hockenhull Building -- Jacksonville, IllinoisCome along for a ghost hunt at the scene of a fatal fire that killed a number of people in the 1960s -- and discover the haunting that still lingers today! Reservations! October 22: Night at Haunted Rectory -- Jacksonville, IllinoisReturn to one of our most haunted and unusual locations, the Our Savior Rectory, where spirits from the past still linger today! Reservations! October 29: Night at the Old Funeral Home -- Jacksonville, IllinoisJoin us for a ghost hunt at this former funeral home and boarding house! Reservations!
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