We are setting our sights on urban legends from our wonderful state of Illinois. We begin by examining the mass hysteria incident of the 1940's in Mattoon Illinois with The Mad Gasser of Mattoon. We examine the facts of the case and break down what we actually think happened. Then we move to The Enfield Horror. A cryptid case from the 1970's where basically only one man saw a 3-legged baboon like creature around his home. And the final legend we look at is something that could take place anywhere in the world. In fact, there are stories of a similar phenomenon happing almost everywhere. But we turn our gaze towards Chicago and the legend that is Resurrection Mary. The lady in white mythos that is said to haunt a stretch of road in the Chicago area leading to Resurrection Cemetery.

In the spinetingling episode of The Afterlife, we are examining one of our local haunted ghost stories that everyone knows and has a story about. We are looking into the paranormal encounters that have happened out at the Bartonville Asylum in Bartonville Illinois. It was torn down a few years ago, but we have stories from our experiences, and even the documented account from Dr. Zeller himself. While he was the attending doctor and overseeing the operations of the hospital, he had to form a "funeral corps" to help bury the patients that no one wanted to claim and had nowhere else to go. There was a patient that took it upon himself to grieve for those that had died, until his death. Zeller presided over his funeral as well, and to the some 400 people in attendance they all witnessed his apparition wailing like he never had before. This was documented by Zeller and can be found in Peoria's Haunted Memories written by Stephanie E. McCarthy. But we also recant some of our personal experiences out there as well. So be prepared for stories that just may chill you to the bone!

In this episode of The Afterlife Podcast, we recount some of the strange and unusual encounters that we have had with the paranormal. We also read some encounters that some of our Slashaholics have experienced of the years as well. Let's be clear, we are firm believers in the paranormal and all aspects that come with this territory. So, join us if you will for ghost stories galore and some chilling tales, won't you?