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Death Rides the Sky Released Today!

makleen — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:07:09 +0000

We are happy to announce the release of Death Rides the Sky: The Story of the 1925 Tri-State Tornado by Angela Mason! On an ordinary spring day in 1925, folks in the Midwest were going about business usual: attending school, preparing the fields, mining coal, and tending their stores. Little did they know that between 1 and 4:30 p.m. on March 18, their lives would be changed forever in an event that defined the weather in the central U.S. From the hills of the southeastern Ozarks to the plains of the Hoosier heartland and across the developing communities of southern Illinois, the Tri-State Tornado destroyed cities, devoured whole farms, and set the record for the most deaths, injuries, and monetary damage, a record which remains standing to this day.

This is the story as told directly by nearly four dozen survivors and eyewitnesses, in the most comprehensive account of the Tri-State Tornado ever to be compiled. Many of the survivors were only children when that killer storm swept down from the sky and carved a path through the lives of thousands of individuals linked by this singular event.

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I Just Wanna Ride (FTW) is Now Available

makleen — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:24:46 +0000

We are happy to announce the release of I Just Wanna Ride (FTW) by Robert R. Kopp! I Just Wanna Ride is an Ivy League pastor’s search for authentic faith on a motorcycle after he couldn’t find it after years in academics, pulpits, or pews. From his immersion into biker culture since watching Easy Rider as a teenager, the author holds no punches in this provocative, edgy, and risky look at hogs and those who ride ‘em as a metaphor and challenge to believers and bikers. Too authentic for “church ladies” and too concerned about “faith” for secularists, this book demands reading by all of ‘em if any of ‘em still care about Who and what matter most sooner or later and definitely in the end.

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Every Church in Town is Now Available!

makleen — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:13:48 +0000

We are happy to announce the release of Every Church in Town by Jessamyn Luong! Every Church in Town chronicles the spiritual journey of an average Middle American teenage girl growing up in a community infused with religious fervor. Set in the early to mid-1990s, this young woman has a spiritual awakening in a charismatic church surrounded by glossolalia, holy laughter, youth groups, and Christian heavy metal. She plays in her high school marching band during the school year and attends Cornerstone, a Christian music festival, during the summer. While struggling to find her place in a rapidly changing world, she wrestles with many spiritual and intellectual questions, including how to hear God’s voice, whether it is wrong to date a non-Christian, whether one should go to college when the end of the world is imminent, and whether every Christian is obligated to be a Republican. In a small town with a deep socioeconomic divide, where everyone who wears plaid with stripes is suspect, this young woman searches for friendship, meaning, and salvation in a world full of plastic lecterns and Kool-Aid mustaches.

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Chasing Shadows Released Today!

makleen — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:03:22 +0000

We are happy to announce the release of Chasing Shadows: Investigating the Paranormal in Illinois, Missouri, and Iowa by Larry Wilson! In Chasing Shadows, you will get a firsthand look at some of the most haunted and mysterious places in the Midwest through the eyes of author and paranormal investigator Larry Wilson. Join Larry as he takes you on a journey into the unexplained at Illinois’ Williamsburg Hill, Springfield’s Legacy Theater, and the mysterious “Graveyard X;” at Missouri’s Rockcliffe Mansion, Morse Mill Hotel, and Kemper Military Academy; and at Iowa’s notorious Villisca Ax Murder House. Not only has Larry personally investigated these places, he has experienced their phantoms firsthand.

In these pages, you will find out how the Villisca Ax Murder House personally changed Larry’s approach to the supernatural, paranormal investigation, and life itself. Paranormal investigation is an exciting field, but it should also be approached with caution, as Larry found out the hard way. This book serves as a reminder that unraveling the mysteries of the supernatural may have consequences for the unprepared, because one never knows what may be lurking around the next corner.

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The Doctor and the Heretic Released Today!

makleen — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:04:42 +0000

We are happy to announce the release of The Doctor and the Heretic and Other Stories by Andy Nowicki! In this collection of stories, controversial author and fearless gadfly Andy Nowicki examines the lives of the desperate, the spiritually ravaged, and the emotionally obsessed: “The Doctor and the Heretic,” depicts a forbidden love affair between a beautiful, wounded therapist and her troubled young patient, “Autobiography of a Violent Soul,” a raw and intense memoir of youthful lusts and indiscretions, and “Tears of the Damned,” in which a mass murderer finds himself in an alternate timeline where he never committed his brutal crimes. Readers will want to come back to these stories again and again, each time discovering something compelling and new.

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This House: The True Story of a Girl and a Ghost Released Today!

makleen — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:31:21 +0000

We are happy to announce the release of This House: The True Story of a Girl and a Ghost by Amelia Cotter! Based on real events, this novella stars a young woman named Nora who finds love in a very unusual place. Nora is a lonely fifteen year old who dreams of more adventure than life in suburban Maryland can offer. Fascinated by the supernatural, she begins exploring an allegedly haunted abandoned house on the property where her father works. She soon finds herself tangled in the mysteries of the house as she uncovers its many secrets and meets a shy ghost called “Walter.” This second edition includes original documents with the author’s notes, an preface by Michael Kleen, and a preview of the book “Maryland Ghosts: Paranormal Encounters in the Free State.”

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makleen — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:31:34 +0000

The top selling first book by Amelia Cotter now with a new Foreword by Michael Kleen, an Introduction by the author, and an excerpt from Maryland Ghosts: Paranormal Encounters in the Free State!

“The house looked imposing and the eyes of the attic windows gazed down at me as we approached. The glass had broken away from the windows long ago, leaving nothing but space between us and whatever it was that was watching us…” Nora is a lonely fifteen year old who dreams of more adventure than life in suburban Maryland can offer. Fascinated by the supernatural, she begins exploring an allegedly haunted abandoned house on the property where her father works. She soon finds herself tangled in the mysteries of the house as she uncovers its many secrets and meets a shy ghost called “Walter.” Including original documents with the author’s notes, this book is based on real events and reveals how a girl, a house and its ghost will become intertwined forever. This second edition contains additional material and a preview of the book “Maryland Ghosts: Paranormal Encounters in the Free State.”

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Diaries of the Dark Side Released Today!

makleen — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:32:10 +0000

We are happy to announce the release of Diaries of the Dark Side by Cassidy O’Connor! This is a true, first-person account from the woman who aided one troubled family from western New York over a three year period. Not even medical diagnoses, hospitals, or the legal system could explain what plagued this family and their young son, Matthew, but Cassidy, without any experience of the demonic, had to prepare herself for the fight. This story is a warning to those who believe that the world of the demonic is something to toy with. It is a warning to those who feel that fame and fortune can come from entering that forbidden world.

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makleen — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:06:16 +0000

Young Cassidy O’Connor was an avid researcher of the supernatural. When she found herself involved in a case that was unlike any other, however, she was forced to open her eyes. With the introduction of young Matthew into her life, she began to realize this was not a normal haunting. This was something very different – this was evil. Cassidy dug through layers of historical events and learned how the past can always come back to haunt you. Combining history with folklore, she discovered that what tormented Matthew and his family was not a ghost or a simple whisper, but something out of Hell itself.

This is a true, first-person account from the woman who aided that family over a three year period. Not even medical diagnoses, hospitals, or the legal system could explain what plagued Matthew, but Cassidy, without any experience of the demonic, had to prepare herself for the fight. This story is a warning to those who believe that the world of the demonic is something to toy with. It is a warning to those who feel that fame and fortune can come from entering that forbidden world.

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History, Mystery, and Hauntings of Southern Illinois is Now Available!

makleen — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:56:12 +0000

We are happy to announce the release of History, Mystery, and Hauntings of Southern Illinois by Bruce and Lisa Cline! Within these pages, uncover the secrets behind some of southern Illinois’ most famous ghost stories and legends. Bruce and Lisa Cline expose the truth behind the Murphysboro Mud Monster, present evidence of paranormal activity at places such as the Rose Hotel, Oakland Cemetery, and Harrisburg’s Cinema 4, and explain the history behind some of southern Illinois’ most controversial and eccentric figures. From the Old Slavehouse, to the Rose Hotel, to the Woodlawn Sarcophagus and beyond, join the Little Egypt Ghost Society as they explore some of Illinois oldest and most interesting places!