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  2. Resurrection Mary - Wikipedia

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    Resurrection Mary is a well-known Chicago area ghost story, of the "vanishing hitchhiker" type, a type of folklore that is known in many cultures. According to the story, the ghost resides in Resurrection Cemetery in Justice, Illinois, a few miles southwest of Chicago. Resurrection Mary is considered to be Chicago's most famous ghost. [1] [2] [3]

  3. List of urban legends - Wikipedia

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    Homey the Clown was an urban legend (specifically Chicago) surrounding a killer clown, predating the "Creepy Clown Craze" by several years, originating in Chicago, Illinois in 1991. [ 58 ] The Honey Island Swamp monster is a sasquatch-like creature that can allegedly be found living in the Honey Island Swamp of Louisiana .

  4. Ghostlore - Wikipedia

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    Resurrection Mary, a "vanishing hitchhiker" is considered to be Chicago's most famous ghost. [32] Some ghost stories in Alabama can be traced to the folklore of the Choctaw. As many of the state's early settlers were of Scotch-Irish heritage, their tales contain a number of European motifs.

  5. Ghost story - Wikipedia

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    The ghost hunting theme has been featured in paranormal reality television series, such as A Haunting, Ghost Adventures, Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters International, Ghost Lab, and Most Haunted. It is also represented in children's television by such programs as The Ghost Hunter based on the book series of the same name and Ghost Trackers .

  6. List of ghosts - Wikipedia

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    Kate Morgan, a ghost which is said to haunt the Hotel del Coronado in Coronado, California; Minnie Quay, a legendary ghost of Michigan; Old Book is the name given to a ghost or spirit which allegedly haunts a cemetery at Peoria State Hospital in Bartonville, Illinois; Pedro Benedit Horruytiner, colonial governor of Florida. Alleged encounters ...

  7. List of fiction set in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The Middlesteins [2] 2012 Jean Toomer: Cane: 1923 Jennette Lee: Mr. Achilles: 1912 Jerry Ahern: The Survivalist Series: 1981 - 2019 The early books of the series feature Chicago frequently as the Soviets build their HQ in Chicago, with Varakov setting up his HQ in the Museum of Natural History. Jim Butcher: The Dresden Files series 2000 ...

  8. The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James - Wikipedia

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    Commenting on the 2011 edition of the collection, a starred review from Publishers Weekly stated that James "laid the foundations of the modern ghost story with the 33 well-wrought antiquarian tales collected here...James emphasized atmosphere and mood over shock tactics, but he always insisted that ghosts be malevolent and found very ...

  9. Iceberg Slim - Wikipedia

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    The book claims that during his career he had over 400 women, both black and white, working for him. He said he was known for his frosty temperament and for staying calm in emergencies, which, combined with his slim build, earned him the street name Iceberg Slim.