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I enjoy the feel of of its set of X-rays and cleaning) lead the annual Irvington Ghost Walks, road cover and the crisp pages that follow; and es- trip with his wife Rhonda for antiques, and Call us today! pecially one from a local Indiana author or a write a weekly column for the east side based 1505 E Southport Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46227 writer with ties to the Hoosier state. I do re- 317-784-2266 Weekly View. His books include: Indianapolis Located on East Southport Rd. between US 31 and Madison Ave. alize there are those readers who embrace a Haunts, Bumps in the Night: Stories from the Nook or Kindle... that's ok. However, I'm old southportsmilesindy.com Weekly View (a compilation of his weekly ar- fashioned. I love the act of physically turning ticles), The Mystery of the H.H. Holmes Col- a page, or the smell of type that only comes lection (serial killer H.H. Holmes and his last from a newly-purchased book. Books: I have hurrah in Irvington, of which Alan has a few a few (ask my wife). There are many favorites artifacts) and a series of books dealing with that will continue to hold resident spots on haunted Irvington, usually given out on his my bookshelves; and not all deal solely with October tours. On a non-paranormal note, the paranormal. Yet, there are many that he co-authored a historical expose - Indiana's harbor its implications. These are just a few: Historical National Road (U.S. 40) and recent- Nicole Kobrowski: ly completed The Peterson House: The Oldroyd Museum and the House Where Lincoln Died. I may be a little biased as she is a friend, Alan has fueled my fire for Gettysburg, haunted tour operator and lecturer. She has and now Oldroyd and his connection with written some excellent books – historical Lincoln. I always look forward to our Get- included – yet, many more on the subject tysburg adventures. of paranormal oddities in Indiana: Ghosts of Madison County, Haunted Backroads: Robert Craig: Ghosts of Westfield, Haunted Backroads: Roberts first fiction novel The Innocent and Our Greenwood Branch Is Central Indiana, Encyclopedia of Haunted the Dead, for which I wrote the foreword, Indiana (this has it all!), Fractured Inten- deals with the downside of the history of a tions: A History of Central State Hospital for house taking on a life of its own, and its ef- Open by Appointment Only! the Insane (the best definitive history I have fect upon the occupants. His publisher is also read), She Sleeps Well: The Extraordinary mine. As a paranormal investigator, this is all Life and Murder of Dr. Helene Elise Hermine too real. The book is a great first venture! Knabe and the latest, Haunted Nightscares: Have I written a book? Yes, three of them, An Adult Paranormal Coloring Book. but that's not important now. There are a few The grounds of Central State has long more authors I'd like to introduce to you..