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Haunted House of Collinsville
By Bruce Cline, director of the Little Egypt Ghost Society Many years ago a stately mansion stood on Keebler Road in Collinsville. This mansion had a dark history due to the slave auctions that were...
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Creepy Moments from the Morgue
By Bruce Cline, director of the Little Egypt Ghost Society It was one of those “dark and stormy” nights (for real) when I was a young embalmer on midnight shift. I had been called out in the middle of...
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The Voice in the Stove
By Bruce Cline, director of the Little Egypt Ghost Society The Tri-State Tornado of March 18, 1925 was the deadliest tornado in U.S. history. The path of the tornado that crossed Missouri, Illinois and...
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Mad Myrtle
By Bruce Cline, director of the Little Egypt Ghost Society The tragic Tri-State Tornado of 1925 was responsible for 695 deaths. Many children lost both of their parents. Myrtle was one of the...
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Phantom Screams from Pig Island
From More History, Mystery, and Hauntings of Southern Illinois by Bruce Cline. In the early 1800s, the Underground Railroad helped slaves in their escape from southern Illinois. Many slaves seeking...
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Homemade Salt for Ghost Hunters
From More History, Mystery, and Hauntings of Southern Illinois by Bruce Cline. Salt has a long history of being used for magical and protective purposes. Ancient Indians and early settlers believed...
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The Hanging of Doctor MacCauliffe
From More History, Mystery, and Hauntings of Southern Illinois by Bruce Cline. The southeast corner of Hickory Grove Cemetery in Carrollton, IL is the location of the haunted grave of Dr. Charles...
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Dead or Hypnotized?
From More History, Mystery, and Hauntings of Southern Illinois by Bruce Cline. Henry Blakley (1860-1912) had mastered the art of hypnotism. His talent made him very well known throughout southern...
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The Bloody Harpe Brothers
From More History, Mystery, and Hauntings of Southern Illinois by Bruce Cline. In the late 1790s, the Harpe brothers, Micajah, known as Big Harpe and his brother, Wiley, known as Little Harpe left a...
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Big Muddy Bridge Haunting
From More History, Mystery, and Hauntings of Southern Illinois by Bruce Cline. The Big Muddy River railroad bridge just north of Carbondale on RT 51 was the site of an encampment of Union soldiers...
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Twin Springs Lovers
From More History, Mystery, and Hauntings of Southern Illinois by Bruce Cline. There is an old Indian legend about twin springs that run with warm and cold water. The springs are located in what is now...
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The Haunting of Smallpox Island
From More History, Mystery, and Hauntings of Southern Illinois by Bruce Cline. Alton was the site of a prisoner of war camp that housed Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. Conditions at the...
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Ouija Board Spirit
From More History, Mystery, and Hauntings of Southern Illinois by Bruce Cline. Our good friend, Danni Weinhoffer sent us this true story. “You know about the Ouija board and my family’s fascination...
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The Tuttle Bottoms Monster
From More History, Mystery, and Hauntings of Southern Illinois by Bruce Cline. Southern Illinois has long been known for its reports of monsters and strange happenings and Tuttle Bottoms is known to...
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St. Clair County UFO
From More History, Mystery, and Hauntings of Southern Illinois by Bruce Cline. On the night of January 5, 2000, Police in the St Clair County received numerous reports of a triangular shaped...
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Grandma Cline Haunts the Library
From More History, Mystery, and Hauntings of Southern Illinois by Bruce Cline. Marion Carnegie Library located in Marion, Illinois was opened to the public in 1916. The library stands on the site of...
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The Headless Black Shadow
From Even More History, Mystery, and Hauntings of Southern Illinois by Bruce Cline and Tracey Todd Bragg. Southern Illinois has had its share of witches. Some witches were good, some were bad, and...
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Mystery Booms of Southern Illinois
From Even More History, Mystery, and Hauntings of Southern Illinois by Bruce Cline and Tracey Todd Bragg. In March 2013, many residents of southern Illinois, particularly in the counties of Franklin,...
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Witchcraft in the Woods: History or Myth?
From Even More History, Mystery, and Hauntings of Southern Illinois by Bruce Cline and Tracey Todd Bragg. Rhoda Penn Calbreath was born on December 6, 1826, some 134 years after the Salem Witch Trials....
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Charlie Birger’s Gallows: Lost and Finally Found
From Even More History, Mystery, and Hauntings of Southern Illinois by Bruce Cline and Tracey Todd Bragg. On April 19, 1928, Charlie Birger was the last man to be publicly hanged in Illinois. His...
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