Ghosts of the Quad Cities
Ghosts of the Quad Cities

Author: Michael McCarty and Mark McLaughlin

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 1467141062

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Divided by state lines and the Mississippi River, the Quad Cities share a common haunted heritage. If anything, the seam that runs through the region is especially rife with spirits, from the Black Angel of Moline's Riverside Cemetery to the spectral Confederate POWs of Arsenal Island. Of course, the city centers have their own illustrious supernatural residents--the Hanging Ghost occupies Davenport's City Hall, while the Phantom Washwoman wanders Bettendorf's Central Avenue. At Igor's Bistro in Rock Island, every day is Halloween. Michael McCarty and Mark McLaughlin hunt down the haunted lore of this vibrant midwestern community.

Eerie Quad Cities
Eerie Quad Cities

Author: Michael McCarty

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2021-08-23

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1439673306

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Like the mighty Mississippi River that cleaves the Quad Cities, the region's history can trap the unwary in some unexpected eddies. Peer through the fog of the past to catch a glimpse of the Tinsmith Ghost of Rock Island or the river serpent with a price on its head. Get the back story on the Banshee of Brady Street, read the 1869 report on a Bigfoot sighting near East Davenport and run the numbers on local UFO activity. From phantom footsteps in the Renwick Mansion to a mausoleum heist in Chippiannock Cemetery, Michael McCarty and John Brassard Jr. trace a path through the shadowy heritage of the Quad Cities.

Eerie Quad Cities
Eerie Quad Cities

Author: Michael McCarty & John Brassard Jr.

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1467147478

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Like the mighty Mississippi River that cleaves the Quad Cities, the region's history can trap the unwary in some unexpected eddies. Peer through the fog of the past to catch a glimpse of the Tinsmith Ghost of Rock Island or the river serpent with a price on its head. Get the back story on the Banshee of Brady Street, read the 1869 report on a Bigfoot sighting near East Davenport and run the numbers on local UFO activity. From phantom footsteps in the Renwick Mansion to a mausoleum heist in Chippiannock Cemetery, Michael McCarty and John Brassard Jr. trace a path through the shadowy heritage of the Quad Cities. Show Less

Quad Cities Beer
Quad Cities Beer

Author: Michael McCarty

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2023-08

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1467151165

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The Quad Cities have a rich history of brewing that started with the influx of German citizens in the 1800s. Breweries were established on both sides of the Mississippi River. Some of these historic breweries managed to reopen after Prohibition, but national competition ultimately closed the last of these stalwarts in 1956. In 1989, Iowa created a special class "A" brewpub permit, and the first of many brewpubs in the area, Front Street Pub & Eatery, opened in 1992. Blue Cat Brew Pub, on the Illinois side of the river, opened shortly after. The brewing renaissance has helped to establish the Quad Cities as a craft beer destination. Join authors Michael McCarty and Kristin DeMarr as they celebrate the heady heritage of the region.

Biters: Tales of Zombies & Vampires
Biters: Tales of Zombies & Vampires

Author: Michael McCarty

Publisher: Black Bed Sheet Books

Published: 2022-11-15

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 0998442798

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They thrive in the shadows, hungry for blood, hungry for human flesh. BITERS, from 5-time Bram Stoker Finalist Michael McCarty, is a thrilling collection of 4 zombie stories and 4 vampire tales by a veteran author of over fifty books and numerous stories and works of nonfiction since the 1980s. Within these pages you will find excitingly original and macabre tales of biters of all sorts to make you shiver and even question your own sanity, featuring incredible special guest co-authors! Dare, if you will to enter the world of....BITERS!

The Big Book of Texas Ghost Stories
The Big Book of Texas Ghost Stories

Author: Alan Brown

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2019-07-17

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1493043951

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Hauntings lurk and spirits linger in the Lone Star State Reader, beware! Turn these pages and enter the world of the paranormal, where ghosts and ghouls alike creep just out of sight. Author Alan Brown shines a light in the dark corners of Texas and scares those spirits out of hiding in this thrilling collection. From tales of haunted hotels like the Von Minden and The Beckham, to a creek where a woman’s screams can still be heard to this day, and the shadowy figures still stalking the Alamo, these stories of strange occurrences will keep you glued to the edge of your seat. Around the campfire or tucked away on a dark and stormy night, this big book of ghost stories is a hauntingly good read.

They Bite
They Bite

Author: Jonathan Maberry

Publisher: Citadel Press

Published: 2009-09-01

Total Pages: 639

ISBN-13: 0806532149

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Haunted Heritage
Haunted Heritage

Author: Michele Hanks

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-06-16

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 1315427605

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In Haunted Heritage, author Michele Hanks draws on long-term ethnographic fieldwork to delve into the anthropological, sociological, political, historical, and cultural factors that drive the burgeoning business of ghost or paranormal tourism.

Haunted Hotels
Haunted Hotels

Author: Tom Ogden

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2022-08-15

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 1493046934

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Haunted Hotels comprises more than two dozen tales of ghosts, unexplained phenomena, and other spooky happenings at hotels, inns, and rooming houses across America and around the world. Tom Ogden, author of four other books in the Haunted series, also provides information for readers who wish to check in and check out the spirits themselves . . . if they dare.