Dr. Mark Farley's Personal Blog

For the beginning ghost hunter, the cost of equipping yourself can be staggering. My advice is to be frugal. You don’t need to buy...

I get asked this question a lot from my tour guests: “What should I do if I see a ghost?” The first thing is not to panic. I know it’s...

As a paranormal investigator, a poltergeist is any haunting that shows a level of cognizance. In short, any spirit that can interact in...

Long ago I realized that it was a futile effort to prove the existence of the paranormal.

The Jarrot Mansion in Cahokia, Illinois, was completed by Nicholas Jarrot in 1807. Built by slaves, the Jarrot Mansion is the oldest...

The Martin Boismenue House in North Dupo, Illinois was built in 1790 and is one of the oldest structures in Southern Illinois. The simple...

I worked at Lambert Airport for some years, and in my experience, the D Concourse at night was a very creepy place. Built in the early...

In the 1990’s a group of teenagers was traveling through the Seven Gates of Hell located just outside of Collinsville, Illinois. The...

Whether due to superstition or as a safety measure, many theatres have what is called a “ghost light” (the Fox Theatre has two). The...

Awhile back we announced what we believed to be one of Cherokee Street’s Lost Cemeteries across the street from the Lemp's Grand Hall. ...