Strange Encounter at Bachelor’s Grove
By Len Nowakowski I live in Chicago Ridge and a cemetery called Bachelor’s Grove is about a ten minute drive from there. It is purported to be the most haunted place in the Chicagoland area. The...
View ArticleHead 2 Head: Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery vs. McPike Mansion
Locations: Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery in Midlothian versus McPike Mansion in Alton. Histories: Bachelor’s Grove has been a south side enigma for over three decades and is one of the most famous haunted...
View ArticleGhosts of Chicago Raises the Bar for Books of Chicago Ghost Lore
Over the past few years, I’ve criticized many books about Illinois ghost lore as “copy and paste jobs” devoid of any original content or new insights. That cannot be said for The Ghosts of Chicago: The...
View ArticleTop 10 Creepiest Cemeteries in the Midwest
At Mysterious Heartland, we spend a lot of time crawling around the ruins of some of the most notorious and spooky places in the Heartland. Cemeteries in particular seem to attract a bevy of ghostly...
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