Troy Taylor
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[edit] General Information
Name: Troy TaylorPen Name: None
Born: 1966 in Decatur, Illinois
Website: www.prairieghosts.com/abtauthor.html and weirdchicago.com
Email: ttaylor@prairieghosts.com
[edit] Illinois Connection
Taylor was born in Decatur, Illinois and currently resides in Chicago's West Loop area.
[edit] Biographical and Professional Information
Troy Taylor is an occultist, supernatural historian and the author of 73 books on ghosts, hauntings, history, crime and the unexplained in America. He is also the founder of the American Ghost Society and the owner of the Illinois and American Hauntings Tour companies.
[edit] Published Works
Haunted Decatur, Whitechapel Press, 1995
More Haunted Decatur, Whitechapel Press, 1996
Ghosts of Millikin, Whitechapel Press, 1996
Where the Dead Walk, Whitechapel Press, 1997
Dark Harvest, Whitechapel Press, 1997
Ghosts of Springfield, Whitechapel Press, 1997
The Ghost Hunter's Guidebook, Whitechapel Press, 1997
Haunted Illinois, Whitechapel Press, 1999
Spirits of the Civil War, Whitechapel Press, 1999
Season of the Witch, Whitechapel Press, 1999
Haunted New Orleans, Whitechapel Press, 2000
Haunted Decatur Revisited, Whitechapel Press, 2000
Haunted Alton, Whitechapel Press, 2000
Flickering Images, Whitechapel Press, 2001
The Haunting of America, Whitechapel Press, 2001
Beyond the Grave, Whitechapel Press, 2001
No Rest for the Wicked, Whitechapel Press, 2001
Haunted St. Louis, Whitechapel Press, 2002
Confessions of a Ghost Hunter, Whitechapel Press, 2002
Into the Shadows, Whitechapel Press, 2002
Down in the Darkness, Whitechapel Press, 2003
Field Guide to Haunted Graveyards, Whitechapel Press, 2003
Haunted Chicago, Whitechapel Press, 2003
Out Past the Campfire Light, Whitechapel Press, 2004
Weird U.S. Whitechapel Press, 2004 - written with
The Haunted President, Whitechapel Press, 2005
Weird Illinois, Whitechapel Press, 2005
Ghosts on Film, Whitechapel Press, 2005
Haunted Decatur: 13th Anniversary Edition, Whitechapel Press, 2006
Mysterious Illinois, Whitechapel Press, 2006
Dead Men Do Tell Tales: Bloody Chicago, Whitechapel Press, 2006
So, There I Was..., Whitechapel Press, 2006 - written with Len Adams
The Devil Came to St. Louis, Whitechapel Press, 2006
Haunting of America, Whitechapel Press, 2006
Wicked Washington, Whitechapel Press, 2007
Resurrection Mary, Whitechapel Press, 2007
The Possessed, Whitechapel Press, 2007
Ghost Hunter's Guidebook: 10th Anniversary Edition, Whitechapel Press, 2007
Ghosts by Gaslight, Whitechapel Press, 2007
Into the Shadows, Whitechapel Press, 2007
Spirits of the Civil War, Whitechapel Press, 2007
Weird Virginia, Whitechapel Press, 2007 - written with
Weird Indiana, Whitechapel Press, 2008 - written with
Weird Chicago, Whitechapel Press, 2008
Dead Men Do Tell Tales, Whitechapel Press, 2008
Dead Men Do Tell Tales: Bloody Illinois, Whitechapel Press, 2008
Dead Men Do Tell Tales: Bloody Hollywood, Whitechapel Press, 2008
Dead Men Do Tell Tales: Without a Trace, Whitechapel Press, 2009
Sex & The Supernatural, Whitechapel Press, 2009
True Crime Illinois, Whitechapel Press, 2009
[edit] Titles for Purchase and at Your Library
 | The Haunting of America: Ghosts & Legends of America's Haunted Past (History & Hauntings)ISBN: 1892523175 Release Date: 2001-09-01 |
 | Confessions of a Ghost HunterISBN: 1892523280 Release Date: 2002-10-01 |
 | Field Guide to Haunted GraveyardsISBN: 1892523345 Release Date: 2003-12-03 |
 | Ghosts on FilmISBN: 1892523396 Release Date: 2005-09-28 |
 | MYSTERIOUS ILLINOISISBN: 1892523434 Release Date: 2006-01-31 |
 | The Possessed (Haunted Illinois)ISBN: 1892523558 Release Date: 2007-09-24 |
 | Weird ChicagoISBN: 1892523590 Release Date: 2008-07-14 |
 | Bloody IllinoisISBN: 1892523582 Release Date: 2008-04-07 |
[edit] Literary Awards
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[edit] Speaking Engagements and Upcoming Appearances
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