TROY TAYLOR - THE MAN, THE LEGEND, AND HIS MANY, MANY HAUNTED BOOKS

To me nothing is more pleasurable and paranormal related then to sit down on a rainy afternoon and read a book by the amazing Troy Taylor. I think I own everything the man has ever written, And usually am on pins and needles waiting for his next book to hit the shelves.

Known to many as the Ghost Hunting Paranormal researcher and writer. The man is a dynamo when it comes to haunted and paranormal research. He is more then just well respected as a writer for he is also a man of facing challenges and the world of the non believer almost single handedly.

Taylor writes in a matter of fact style and an easy reading way. It almost tells you out right that old phrase of "believe it or not"! And I think that's the exact stand point one should approach the paranormal from. Yes of course Troy Taylor is one prolific writer, and his many great books certainly just keep getting better and better.

Troy Taylor is the author of 57 books (and counting) about history, haunting's and the unexplained in America for a number of publishers, including Whitechapel Press, History Press, Stackpole Books, Barnes & Noble Press, and others.

Taylor is the founder and president of the “American Ghost Society”, a national network of ghost hunters that collects accounts of ghost sightings and haunted houses and uses investigative techniques to track down real evidence of the supernatural and paranormal activity.

Born on September 24, 1966 in Decatur, Illinois. Taylor grew up more then just fascinated with “things that go bump in the night”,In his younger years Taylor was well-known for his deep interest in the paranormal and ghosts, He often took friends on his personal ghost tours of haunted places all over downstate Illinois.

In 1989, Taylor turned his interest in the supernatural into a career when he began working on his first book, Haunted Decatur The well received book spawned the Haunted Decatur Tour in 1994, which took guests to locations that he had written about in his book.

In 1996, Taylor organized a group of ghost enthusiasts into an investigation team and the American Ghost Society was launched, gained over 600 members in the years that followed. The organization continues today as one of America’s largest and most honored research groups.

In 1997, Taylor launched the Haunted America Conference, regarded as "America's Original Ghost Conference" in Decatur, Illinois. After a number of years in Alton, Illinois, the conference has returned to its original site at the Lincoln Theater in Decatur. The Haunted America Conference remains the most imitated and prestigious conference to attend in the country and is now preparing for its 13th annual event in 2009.

Tickets for the 2009 Haunted America Conference will be on Sale
January 12, 2009!

The American Ghost Society's 13th Annual Haunted America Conference will be held over the weekend of June 19-20 in Decatur, Illinois --- the most haunted small city in the Midwest! This wonderful annual event is the "original ghost conference" and while it's often imitated, it's never equaled! This year's conference will again feature nationally known authors and speakers on ghosts and the supernatural and will be returning to our favorite location --- the haunted Lincoln Theater in Decatur! It's going to be an amazing year with new and favorite speakers, haunted workshops, great after-hours events and much more!

Return with us to the haunted Lincoln Theater and experience this spooky, and very haunted, place for yourself and spend the weekend taking part in lectures and workshops on ghosts and ghost hunting; presentations on paranormal phenomena and investigating the unknown; discussions and questions & answer periods; haunted locations; haunted workshops; real-life séances; ghost tours; late-night investigations; and much more!

This year is our 13th Annual Conference and, as with each year, will give attendees the chance to gather information about ghosts, hauntings and the unexplained that you won't hear anywhere else; meet other ghost enthusiasts from around the country; network and compare notes with other investigators; and to visit Decatur, Illinois, " the most haunted small city in the Midwest". You don't want to miss this --- there's a reason that it's the longest running ghost conference in the country!

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GREAT BOOKS BY TROY TAYLOR

The Possessed (Haunted Illinois) by Troy Taylor

The Haunted President: The History, Hauntings & Supernatural Life of Abraham Lincoln (Haunted Illinois) by Troy Taylor

Beyond the Grave: The History of America's Most Haunted Graveyards by Troy Taylor

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The city of Chicago is unquestionably the weirdest and most haunted city in America! With a history dating back to the early 1800s that is filled with violent events, mysterious happenings and a lot of very strange characters, there is no other place like it in the country. Now, in the most complete book ever written on Chicago ghosts and strange history, the creators of the Weird Chicago Tours reveal just how that homegrown weirdness has shaped the city that we know today - and shows that Chicago is weirder than any city should legally be allowed to be! With notebooks and cameras in hand, the Weird Chicago crew has scoured the city in search of the haunted, the odd and the offbeat. They have tracked down bizarre history, unusual people, weird roadside attractions, forgotten remnants of the past, unexplained happenings and more ghost stories than have appeared in any other book before, plus the truth behind many Chicago hauntings that you only thought you knew! From Hull House to Resurrection Mary, to Dillinger to Al Capone, this book showcases the most unusual aspects of Chicago - and just what makes it so haunted, weird & unique! Packed full of stuff that you aren't going to find anywhere else, this is a journey that you're never going to forget!

HAUNTED ILLINOIS BOOKS
Haunted Illinois (1999 / 2001 / 2004)
Haunted Decatur (1995)
More Haunted Decatur (1996)
Ghosts of Millikin (1996 / 2001)
Where the Dead Walk (1997 / 2002)
Dark Harvest (1997)
Ghosts of Springfield (1997)
Haunted Decatur Revisited (2000)
Flickering Images (2001)
Haunted Decatur: 13th Anniversary Edition (2006)
Haunted Alton (2000 / 2003 / 2008)
Haunted Chicago (2003)
The Haunted President (2005)
Mysterious Illinois (2006)
Resurrection Mary (2007)
The Possessed (2007)
Weird Chicago (2008)

DEAD MEN DO TELL TALES SERIES
Dead Men Do Tell Tales (2008)
Dead Men Do Tell Tales: Bloody Chicago (2006)
Dead Men Do Tell Tales: Bloody Illinois (2008)
Dead Men Do Tell Tales: Bloody Hollywood (2008)

HAUNTED FIELD GUIDE BOOKS
The Ghost Hunter's Guidebook
(1997/ 1999 / 2001/ 2004)
Ghost Hunter's Guidebook: 10th
Anniversary Edition (2007)
Confessions of a Ghost Hunter (2002 / 2007)
Field Guide to Haunted Graveyards (2003)
Ghosts on Film (2005)
So, There I Was... (With Len Adams) (2006)

HISTORY & HAUNTINGS SERIES
The Haunting of America (2001)
Into the Shadows (2002)
Down in the Darkness (2003)
Out Past the Campfire Light (2004)
Ghosts by Gaslight (2007)

OTHER GHOSTLY TITLES
Spirits of the Civil War (1999)
Season of the Witch (1999/ 2002)
Haunted New Orleans (2000)
Beyond the Grave (2001)
No Rest for the Wicked (2001)
Haunted St. Louis (2002)
The Devil Came to St. Louis (2006)

STERLING PUBLICATIONS TITLES:
Weird U.S. (co-Author) (2004)
Weird Illinois (2005)
Weird Virginia (co-author) (2007)
Weird Indiana (co-author) (2008)

BARNES & NOBLE PRESS TITLES
Haunting of America (2006)
Into the Shadows (2007)
Spirits of the Civil War (2007)

HISTORY PRESS
Wicked Washington (2007)

STACKPOLE BOOKS
Haunted Illinois (2008)

In 2006, Taylor also launched the Weird Chicago Tours, which are based on his book, Weird Illinois, which was published by Sterling Publications. In 2007, Illinois Hauntings also launched ghost tours in the Illinois towns of Lebanon and Jacksonville.

In 2007, Taylor incorporated as Dark Haven Entertainment, Inc., a parent company for Whitechapel Press, the Illinois Hauntings Tours and for the Ghosts of the Prairie Web site and Magazine. The new company also handles the film rights to Troy's ghost books and stories. Currently, there are three of his works optioned for possible film and television production.

Along with writing about the unusual and hosting tours, Taylor is also a public speaker on the subject of ghosts and hauntings and has spoken to literally hundreds of private and public groups on a variety of paranormal subjects. He has appeared in newspaper and magazine articles about ghosts and has also been fortunate enough to be interviewed hundreds of times for radio and television broadcasts about the supernatural. He has appeared in a number of documentary films, several television series and in one feature film about the paranormal. He also the executive producer for the series Cringe, which was created by the iClips Network.

In April 2008, Troy and his wife, Haven, opened Prairie Fire, a retail store in historic downtown Decatur. The store specializes in teas, herbs, spices, pastas, gourmet food and hot food items and also serves as a retail outlet for the Whitechapel Press line of books and as home to the Haunted Decatur Tours.

The Ghost Hunters Handbook by Troy Taylor

The new edition of Troy Taylor's best selling handbook answers your questions on how to find ghosts and much more! The new handbook is the essential guide to conducting paranormal investigations, written by a real ghost hunter with years of experience in the field. It provides a step-by-step guide to conducting field investigations, plus explains what to look for to decide if a location is haunted. It also answers questions like: How do you use ghost detection devices? What is the most common type of haunting? Why do some ghosts wear clothes? How to you take photos of ghosts? Are Ouija boards really dangerous? How do you authenticate your evidence of the supernatural? What role do psychics play in ghost hunting? Why is it impossible for digital cameras to provide genuine evidence of ghosts? How do you get rid of a ghost? And much more... the new edition is double the size of the original handbook! Don't just read about haunted houses... go out and find your own!