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--- Deborah Rieks wrote: > Hi Jamie. My names Deborah and heres my story. > Last June my husband and I took our yearly > vacation and decided to go to Chicago. I have > always been interested in ghost and so i > planned our trip to include alote of places in > chicago that are presummed haunted. One in > particular that I really wanted to visit was > Bachelors Grove cemetary. On our second day we > found the midlothian turn pike and rubio woods > forest preserve and bachelors grove entrance. I > was so excited I couldnt wait to see it, so > with my camcorder in hand I started my way in > my husband behind me. On the way in we passed > two well dressed older men who looked like they > were in buisness suits neither one of them > seemed to notice us even though we even said a > brief hi to them, they just had a blank stare > and no expression. I d seen them first in my > camera as we walked past. Since Ive never been > there before I really was concerned we were > taking the wrong path what we were on at the > moment looked like an old road, but to our > right was a tree with the letters KLB? in black > spray paint marked on it and next to it was a > narrow dark path into the woods. I knew from > what I read on the internet that it said the > cemetary was a half mile in , so questioning my > husband considerably about being on the right > path we just decided to keep goingabout 5 > minutes in I could see people in the distance > and commented to my husband that there were > people ahead, I thought to myself that they > were coming back from seeing the cemetary.As we > walked farther along we came suddenly across > four bald men to our left, they were sitting on > a bench and the oldest of the bunch about 35-40 > was standing and said as we were passing "Hey > man I appologize for them saying that" I said > "why what did they say"? He said, " they called > you a faggot"then they all four started > laughing. I said "oh thats okay" and we kept > walking on down the path, I really didnt like > the situation but was more curious in seeing > the cemetary than worring about them.Thats > until my husband who was following behind me > said"they never said anything" I said "what are > you talking about"? He said, " He made that > up,they never called us faggots". Then I > realized that if they were toying with us like > that then what else wre they capable of I mean > here we were in Chicago on a strange path going > who knows where and we had no protection except > the camcorder I was holding filming everything. > We proceeded farther on until we came to a > large clearing the sun was shinning and it was > a very warm 90 degrees out, up ahead we could > see where it looked like the path continued > through an opening into the woods again. At > this time I was feeling very strange, I > sometimes can sense things either by the > environment itself or the way I feel and at > this moment I sensed extreme fear.I have never > felt this much fear in my entire life it was > overwhelming. As we entered this dark area in > the woods we started noticing all the tracks on > the forest floor it looked like dog tracks and > a womens high heel shoe tracks, there were also > small charcoaled areas where small fires had > been set. The temperature changed suddenly and > we both felt extreme coldness and dampness. My > husband and I both didnt know which way to go > the path vered off into different directions. I > told my husband ,"I have to get out of here i > dont trust this place, I dont trust those bald > guys I dont trust this path " those were my > exact words, I also didnt want to have to walk > past them again, we both really dreaded that. > But we had no other choice, we had to go back > down the same path, I even for a split second > wanted to run off to an area in the clearing > but quickly forgot about it because that would > probally get us lost. So unwillingly we started > back. You see the whole time I was feeling this > way my husband later told me he also was > feeling extreme fear, fear for our lives and > safety. We both realized that it was stupid to > head out to a place we had no idea we were > going. Up ahead of us about 30 feet away the > older bald headed man came into view, HE WAS > COMING DOWN THE PATH TOWARDS US SLOWLEY > WALKING, BUT AS SOON AS HE SEEN US HE TURNED > AROUND BACK TO WHERE HE WAS COMING FROM AND > SLOWELY WALKED AHEAD OF US ALWAYS TURNING HIS > HEAD AS IF TO MAKE SURE WE WERE FOLLOWING.We > had no choice but to follow, at this time noone > spoke a word, but this is what i was thinking " > oh god hes going to do something to us or why > else would he keep watching us i dont want to > walk any faster and be so close to him why is > he watching us and not saying anything? Dean > (my husband) will probally get the shit kicked > out of him, Ill get raped oh god I dont want > that to happen". Soon the guy stopped and let > us walk past him, I thought,"I have to say > something something kind, to break this > unbearable tension". So as we passed him, very > closely I might add, I said," nice path through > here". He said, " That wasnt in my plan, that > was 20 yrs ago, that hell doesnt exsist > anymore". Now that we were ahead of him my > husband and I walked much faster, my husband > kept saying, "Is he following us"? I turned to > look and said, " Yes hes following us now, Dean > get your keys out and when we get to the van > unlock that fucking door fast okay do you hear > me"? I kept asking my husband if we were almost > to the parking lot yet, because this guy is > directly behind us. The fear was so > overwhelming that time seemed to stand still. > But finally we made it to the parking lot and > got into our van, the man got into his car > which was parked next to ours, there was noone > else in the parking lot. As we sped off I > looked in the rear view mirror and he was > following us at the first stoplight we came to > we pulled forward at the green but he > disapeared just like that he was gone. I had > to pull into a mall parking lot to settle my > nerves we were really shocken up, bad. > Now there are alote of strange events that > took place that afternnoon. We noticed them > when we watched the video later on, first off I > want you to know,my camcoder was on the whole > time with fresh film recording. I never once > paused it or shut it off. The first thing we > noticed was the two well dressed buisness > looking older men we saw at first coming out of > the woods were never recorded even though I saw > them clearly at the time through my lense. > Second off when I told my husband that theres > people up there, that was never recorded as if > I never said it, and my camera picks up the > tinest whisper and I said it pretty clearly at > the time. Third off it did show the strange man > in front of us, but when we got to our van > safely at the end the camera shuts itself off.I > sat the camera between us when we got in never > thinking about it it wasnt my concern at the > time. Ive watched this video over and over and > it still scares me, we never did get to see the > cemetary but what we encountered was enough. It > probally doesnt seem like much but I can > honestly tell you there was a very wicked > presence with us that day, I failed to tell you > that the three younger bald guys that were with > him were no where they were gone when we passed > the spot that they sat only minutes before. The > question is " did they run down a different > path ahead of us to mug us or whatever, and is > that why this guy acted so strangely"? Remeber > what he said that it wasnt in his plan, that > was 20 yrs ago, that hell doesnt exist anymore? > My question is " WHAT HELL"? > and what happened 20 yrs ago, and what wasnt in > his plan?? I dont know what we came across > that afternoon, but we will never forget it. > Let me know what you think> Sincerely Deborah > Rieks If you want to purchase a copy of Debbie's video, price for other copies would be 15.00 a tape + 1.50 shipping and handling. Send money order to Deborah Rieks 2877 Gerhart Ave. Melbourne, Ia 50162. And when money order is received I will ship the tape right out. Along with the tape will be a copy of my story.

From: "Christina Sanford"
Subject: hey
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 15:57:59 -0300

My name is Christina Sanford. I live in Crown Point, Indiana. well, there is a legend, about the Latern Man. A ghost that walks a country road in Rennselear, Indiana. The ghost walks the road carrying a latern in search of his daughter, who was murdered. Well, a few years back, myself and some friends went to this road. but i did not drive. we went down the road with our lights off and at the end of the street we turned around and flashed our brights three times. The Light (the latern) came out. when the people that i was with came out of the car and shouted out "I killed your daughter" the light got really big and turned RED. and then it started to come at us pretty fast. then a minute later the light dissapeared. i Forgot what road it was on... and i was wondering if anyone knew what road it is on. well, i have a few other stories as well. Last night, i went to Bachelor's Grove Cementary, located on the Midlothian Turnpike. across from the Ruban Woods forest preserve. it was pretty freaky. it was small as well... and i you walk to your left there is a dug up grave. all that we heard was low screams.. that was it. but some girls took some pictures to see if they could capture any orbs or figures. it was fun. the atmosphere made it scary. but if anyone decides to go there. it is patroled by the police. oh and there is suppose to be a house that dissapears and appears.by the cementary but we couldn't find it .. if anyone has any information on it please email me. Another story was the gypsies graveyard. My brother Bill went to it, located south of Crown Point. it is pretty small as well. the only thing that my brother seen was mist. there is also a Big Tombstone that is an Angel. that is a son of the farmer guy who that lives right by there. the eyes of the angel is closed. when my brother walked by, the eyes opened and then when he looked a second time they were closed again. and the legend is that if you walked the four corners of the cementary a face of a devil or something will appear in the sky. which i heard never happened yet. but i will be going there myself sometime this week. Another story was the Salesians Prep school in Cedar Lake.. off of Dead man's curve. My friend Josh went there with some friends. they got to the gym and there were Chairs opened up nicely in a row. when they left to check out the rest of the place, they returned and the chairs were folded up against the wall. Now when my brother went with some friends, they wanted to check it out because they wanted to have a paintball fight there. they went to the kitchen, and as they were leaving there was a crucial smell. Dan, a friend of my brothers', described it as a smell of a dead carcus. Dan and another friend fell onto the ground choking. then 20 seconds later it smell was completely gone. if you want to check it out there isn't much time.... they are tearing it down. there is another story, i dont know much about the place. there is a story of a bridge somewhere in northeast Illinois. the story is that there is this girl that commited suicide not to long ago. the girl was with some friends and as they were checking out the cementary nearby she wanted to jump off the bridge. her friends screamed to her "Don't Jump" but she fell to her death and broke her neck. well, my friend told my a story about it that they went to the bridge. they saw her ghost at the bridge looking down. they got out of the car and my friend yelled don't jump. and as soon as she said it., the ghost chased them. and when they returned, the ghost was there again. and when they said it again...... she jumped ! i will try to get more info. on it. there is another place my mother and sister went to located in Shelby Indiana. southeast of Lowell, Indiana. there is a guy that had hanged himself on a tree beside a house. My sister wanted to show my mother the ghost that hangs from a tree.. my mother didn't believe in ghosts so she went thinking this is madeup. when they drove by the house. "Yep,,, there was a ghost hanging from a tree.", "I have never been so scared in my life" said by my mother. i was suppose to go there last night but it was to late. but i will go there next week. that is all that i have......... if you have any Information about these stories please email me at
crazy8s70@hotmail.com

From: "Christina Sanford"
Subject: hey
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 16:09:51 -0300

I go to Crown Point Highschool. there is a story of a guy who was an all-star basketball player for Crown Point Highschool during the 1970's. One of the games he was playing in....... he later had a heart attack and died in his coach's arms who is now the head coach of our girls bb team. Many stories have been reported seeing a basketball bouncing in the gym or have heard the noice of the bouncing basketball at night and the showers in the boys locker rooms have turned on and off at times.

From: Coolloren@cs.com
Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 19:21:47 EDT
Subject: (no subject)

My grandmother and her 3 brothers, and, 1 sister ,her mom ,and dad lived on the 40 mile creek in charlstown,Ind.They lived in a small white farm house it looked peacefull but it was not.She said people woild get in the bed with her and she would look around and see dents in her pillow as if someone was laying with her.They would tuck her in and then slam the door. One night as her parents and brothers left to go get somemore things from there old house my grandma and her sister was down stairs in the basement watching tv they heard foot steps and then somthing started down the stairs.they snuck out one of the basment windows and ran to the old car it was raining they hid down under the seats and then they heard a loud BANG!!!!!Then their mom and dad got home and found them in the car hiding the dents in the car was huge and there was blood all over the hood. whatever hit that car was mad. I think it was the ghost that was mad because he did not get them in the house.

From: ScottWendellJr@aol.com

i went to this run down house with my friend. It is near chinatown. I guess it used to be the biggest house in chicago and now they are tearing it down. Supposedly marshall field jr. was caught in a whore house by his wife and then he committed suicide. Have you ever heard about this???
Thanks Scott

From:jeff
Date:Mon, 25 Jun 2001 04:59:37 -0700 (PDT)
Reply-to:ruff14@yahoo.com

Irish Castle, is one of the stories listed in "Chicagoland Ghosts" by Dylan Clearfield. I was looking for info on Pullman Florence Hotel. Iheard the the second floor is haunted plus that's the museum. It was under construction in feb. Wondering if it done. Does anyone know?

Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 04:50:56 -0500 (CDT)
From: cara c dedera
Subject: Haunted Chicago Sites-Munger Road and the Monastery

Hi!
I was wondering if you had ever gone to, or heard about, Munger Road. I believe it is somewhere near Addison, west of Rt.53 off of Lake Street (I'm not sure about this, but I can find out for sure). The story goes something like this- About 20 years ago, a school bus full of young children was crossing the railroad tracks on Munger Rd. when the bus stalled. The driver bailed out of the bus just before the train collided with it and killed all the children inside. After this tragedy occurred, and shortly after, I may add, a train was passing through this area when it derailed and smashed all the houses along one side of Munger Rd., killing dozens of people. Munger Rd. has been deserted for a while now, but many people I know have gone there and seen the white farmhouse. These same people went back to Munger Rd. the next day, but the house was gone. Also, it is rumored that if you stop your car on the tracks, which are still there, but not in use anymore, and put your car into neutral, you will be pushed off the tracks by an unseen force (most likely the ghosts of the little children). Occasionally, the car windows will fog and tiny handprints will appear on the inside of the windows. I have no idea if any of this is true, as I have never been to Munger Rd. myself. Maybe you have heard something. Another interesting site is the monastery in Glen Ellyn. I have actually been to this place, and let me tell you, it's TERRIFYING! I believe it has been torn down recently, but here's the story anyway. A while back, maybe the late 70's or so, the monastery was not only a monastery, but an all boys religious school also. Here there was a very unethical priest who molested his students and threatened to kill them if they reported him. Well, one boy told another boy, and so the priest had to kill them both. Then another discovered and the priest had to kill him also. A total of something like 12 boys were killed before anyone noticed anything was wrong. The priest was eventually caught and given a death sentence, and the monastery and school were shut down. This abandoned building became a haven for drug users, gang members, and satanic activity, or so I am told. We took a trip there to see what all the hype was about 2 years ago and to see if what we were hearing was true. And we discovered it was. A friend and I went walking down one hall while 2 of our other friends explored another hallway. They somehow found their way to one of the old bathrooms, which, if I am remembering correctly was near the cafeteria. They entered the bathroom (both had flashlights) and then decided to leave because, well, it's a bathroom! Nothing exciting there, right? WRONG. One of my friends had already walked out of the bathroom, and one was still in, when the door slammed and locked one of my friends in there. Her flashlight died and she screamed for nearly 5 minutes. My friend who was already out figured the one who was still in the bathroom was relieving herself, so he waited in the hall. The weirdest part is, that he didn't hear her scream, and when he tried to open the door, it opened right away. She had been pulling on it from the inside for 5 minutes without any luck. A couple other friends who had been to the monastery talked of seeing an untouched room. The entire place is plagued by graffiti, gang signs, and disrepair. Throughout the years, people have really trashed this place. But some of my friends discovered what they called the "untouched wing". They reported back to me that they found a wing of the monastery that looked exactly like it must have back when the monastery was still open. One room in particular struck them. It was a priest's room, with one single candle burning on the nightstand. The bed was made, and everything was clean and orderly. They then went to get the other people who they had come with to show them the room, and no, the room was not dark and disorganized. The room wasn't even there. The entire wing of the monastery they had found was gone. There was a wall where the entrance to the wing was. Maybe they're just dumb, or maybe they're playing games with me, but that's still some freaky stuff!!! Maybe you have heard similar tales. Hope this email has been interesting, and not a waste of your time. Happy ghost hunting!
Cara

--- XoLiSsAisBeLLaXo@aol.com wrote: > Hi I just wanted to say that I find your > WebSite to be soooo fascinating...Im > from Staten Island New York City and we have > pleny of places on this island > that are known for being haunted!! I had an > experience with this one place > called The Old Bermuda Inn....My friends and I > decided to go check this place > out so with video camera in hand we set off on > a very very long night!! We > began filming and immeadiatly we thought we saw > the figure of the woman who > is said to walk the hallways....we filmed for > five mins then went home and > viewed the tape..we did that at least three > times before it happened....there > were two cars and I was in one while my sister > was in the other...My sister > was filming when i began to feel as if someone > was staring at me from the > window...i immeadiatly screamed for her to pass > me the video camera without > shutting it off....i made sure she didnt by > checking for the little record > indicator on the screen....well as i was > filming i began to scream and cry > due to fear...there were three people in the > car i was in and three in the > other..not one of them had seen what i > seen...on the left side of the window > i saw the side profile of a woman...she was all > in white and dressed from the > era of the 1800's....she then slowly turned to > me and looked straight at > me...now as this was going on it felt like ten > mins had gone by..when in > actuality it was only five seconds...i begged > them to drive off so we did and > returned home..the reason why you can tell that > the camera was still > recording was because when we went home and > viewed it...from the point where > the camera gets passed to me to the point where > u hear us talking and see the > dashboard of the car was all fuzzy and had that > tv snow...as soon as the snow > finishes it automatically starts back to where > i am telling my friends about > what i saw....that night i had my mom sleep in > my twin sized bed because i > did not feel alone...it was an amazing story > and i still have the other > footage... > > I also wanted to comment on one of the new > ghost pix....the one that was sent > by "Traci&Pat"...face in tv...i thought that > pic was so amazing and > genuine...it totally gave me the chills...well > thanks for makin your web site > public..keep up the great work... > a fan of the paranormal and you!! :) > Melissa, NYC >

--- HAVEFUNTWO wrote: > From: "HAVEFUNTWO" > To: "Jamie Spiral Dragon" > Subject: Re: Different subject concerning the > Kennicot house > Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 20:44:54 -0500 > > In Glenview in a place called "The Grove" > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jamie Spiral Dragon" > > To: "HAVEFUNTWO" > Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 2:35 AM > Subject: Re: Different subject concerning the > Kennicot house > > > > where is the kennicot house located? sounds > like > > a nice place for me to visit sometime thanks. > > jamie > > > > > > --- HAVEFUNTWO > wrote: > > > They say that the Kennicot house is > haunted. > > > There is headless woman that wanders the > house > > > usually by the stairs. Well I visited the > house > > > and actually saw an apperition of a young > girl, > > > she vanished of course but that was one of > the > > > few times I saw a ghost first hand. > > > > > > >

(NAME) Brian
(EMAIL) tropes21@aol.com
(Location) frankfort,il
(STORYNAME) bachelors grove
(Story)
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mY FRIENDS AND I SAW A THING ON FOX FAMILY CHANNEL ON BACHELORS GROVE. I ALWAYS WANTED TO GO THERE BUT DIDNT HAVE THE BoiLS TO. MY DAD SAID HE WENT THERE LIKE 30 YEARS AGO AND IT SCARED THE darn OUTTA HIM AND NOT FOR ME TO GO THERE. SO NATURALLY ME AND 2 OTHER FRIENDS WENT THERE. 1 OF MY FRIENDS MIKE KNEW ABOUT THE GROVE BUT WASNT A BELIEVER. MY OTHER FRIEND, RYAN, THOUGHT ALL THIS GHOST STUFF WAS organic fertilizer. SO WE WENT THERE AND AS WE WERE WALKING DOWN THE PATH IT GOT COLDER BUT WE ARE OUT OF THE SUNS SHINE SO I DIDNT THINK ANYTHING. WE WERE LOOKING AROUND AND THERE WAS ANOTHER GROUP THERE SO I WASNT SCARED ,BESIDES IT WAS DAYLIGHT. SO AS WERE WALKIN AROUND MY mentally challenged FRIENDS ARE SCREAMING "SHOW YOURSELF YOU PUShY GHOSTS" AND STUFF LIKE THAT AND IM JUST LIKE YELLING OUT "DONT LISTEN TO HIM, KILL HIM IF YOU WANT BUT LEAVE ME ALONE ." AND THE OTHER GROUP LEFT SO WE WERE ALONE AND THE GROUP BEFORE TOLD US THERE WAS AN OLD INDIAN BURIAL GROUND IN THE WOODS SO WE FOLLOWED THE CREEK BUT DIDNT FIND ANYHTING. SO WE WERE WALKIN BACK DOWN THE PATH AND WE WERE WONDERING WHERE THE DISAPPEARING HOUSE WAS THAT WE'VE HEARD ABOUT, WHEN I SEE A SPRAY PAINTED ARROW POINTING TO THE WOODS SO WE WENT IN THAT DIRECTION AND SAW OLD BONFIRES AND STUFF FROM ALL THE CULT CRAP THAT GOES ON THERE. AS WE WENT THROUGH WE HEARD A WEIRD NOISE, SE WE ALL STOPPED AND LISTENED AGAIN AND HEARD THIS WEIRD CRASHING SOUND SO WE TOOK OFF RUNNING FOR THE TRAIL. NOW I REMIND YOU ITS LIKE MID NOVEMBER AND IT JUST RAINED THAT MORNING SO ITS KINDA MUDDY. AS I RAN I TRIPPED ON A TREE ROOT AND FLEW HEAD FIRST INTO MUD AND SLID THROUGH IT WITH MY LEGS ETC. I GOT UP AND CONTINUED TO RUN TO THE PATH. AFTER WE GOT TO THE PATH MY FRIENDS AND I WERE TALKING AND I LOOKED AT MYSELF TO WIPE OFF THE MUD, AND ON MY HANDS I HAD SOME MUD, BUT MY JEANS DIDNT HAVE A SPECK OF MUD ON ME. NOW I FELL RIGHT INTO MUDDY DIRT IN THE WOODS AND DIDNT HAVE ANYHTING ON ME. I THOUGHT THAT WAS WEIRD AS heck. PLEASE EMAIL ME IF YOUVE EVER BEEN TO BACHELORS GROVE AND HAVE EXPERIECED ANYHTING THERE. ALSO EMAIL ME WITH ANY IDEAS OF WHY I WAS MUDLESS. THANKS
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From: TRAILORDOCTOR@aol.com
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 05:24:36 EDT
Subject: Practical Joker

THIS REALLY HAPPENED,YES i HAD A FEW DRINKS,BUT LOST MY BUZZ QUICKLY. MY STEPSON AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A OLD 73 CAMARO GIVEN TO HIM BY A FRIEND OF THIER FAMILY WHO DIED OF A MYSTERIOUS NATURE AND SAID THIS WAS HIS FAVORITE CAR. AFTER MONTHS OF SANDING AND BODY WORK IT WAS TIME TO PAINT. ALL CONDITIONS WERE PERFECT FOR A GREAT PAINT JOB,SINCE MY SON CHOISE OF COLOR WAS BLACK.ALL THROUGH THE STAGES OF BODYWORK MY WIFE KEPT SAYING SHE WISHED JOHN COULD SEE IT NOW BECAUSE IT LOOKED BETTER THAN EVER.I SHOT THE FRONT AND SIDES AND WAS SO PERPECT YOU COULD READ A TAPE MEASURE IN IT.HAD ANOTHER COLD ONE WHILE MIXING FOR THE REST OF THE CAR,THEN STARTED SHOOTING THE REAR,WHEN I TURNED TO SHOOT THE SIDES I NOTICED SOMETHING ON THE TRUNK.IT WAS BUTT CHEEKS AND A HAND PRINT O THE REAR QUARTER,NEVER TO HAVE MEET THE ORIGINAL OWNER I STATED CUSSING HIM ASKING HE LEAVE THE CAR ALONE.I WETSANDED THE BUTT CHEEKS AND STARED TO REPAINT WHEN MY SPRAYGUN ACTED UP,FINDING MY COMPRESSOR WAS UNPLUGED AND LAYING ON THE FLOOR.AT THIS POINT I HAD ENOUGH AND WAS SHUTTING DOWN MY GARAGE,WHEN MY WIFE PULLED UP FROM WORK,MY FIRST WORDS WERE WAS JOHN A PRACTICAL JOKER,SHE SAID WHY,THEN I EXPLAINED MY NIGHT.SHE SAID HE WAS KNOWN FOR PLAYING JOKES AT ANY EXPENSE.TO THIS DATE I'VE YET TO COMPLETE THE CAR DO TO SOMETHING GOING WRONG.
FROM , MIKE IN ILLINOIS

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