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    Ghostlore of Illinois Colleges and Universities

    By Michael Kleen

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    On a dark and stormy night on a college campus near you, a young coed is about to make a grisly discovery... or so the legend goes. At colleges and universities across Illinois, students tell ghostly tales, from beloved librarians who refuse to go home, to sad specters suffering from a broken heart. Join Michael Kleen as he explores the history and mystery behind haunted college dorms, libraries, classrooms, theaters, and more. In this one-of-a-kind book, current and former students and faculty tell their tales of mysterious encounters at their beloved alma maters. Kleen scours every source to bring these stories to light in the first book exclusively devoted to Illinois college lore.

    Why do ghost stories continue to have such an appeal on college campuses? What are the scariest stories from universities in Illinois? Is there any truth to the tales? These questions and more will be answered in Ghostlore of Illinois Colleges and Universities. With a foreword by Elizabeth Tucker, Professor of English at Binghamton University and author of Haunted Halls.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCrossroad Press
    Release dateFeb 4, 2015
    ISBN9781310244209
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    Ghostlore of Illinois Colleges and Universities
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    Michael Kleen

    Michael Kleen has a MA in history from Eastern Illinois University and a MS in education from Western Illinois University. He is the author of Ghostlore of Illinois Colleges & Universities, Haunting Illinois: A Tourist's Guide to the Weird & Wild Places of the Prairie State, Paranormal Illinois and Tales of Coles County and editor of the anthology Secret Rockford. His nonfiction articles have appeared in publications like Historic Illinois and the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, and his short stories have appeared in anthologies like Hunting Ghosts: Thrilling Tales of the Paranormal and Mythos: Myths & Tales of H.P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard. Michael has spoken about local history and folklore at conventions, libraries, cafes, museums, schools and colleges, and he has presented research papers at the 2007, 2010, and 2011 Conference on Illinois History in Springfield. To keep up to date on his latest travels, stories and research projects, please visit www.michaelkleen.com

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