Books flying off the shelves. Shadowy figures roaming the hallways. Unexplained sounds. Is Peoria (Ill.) Public Library haunted?
Is the building possessed by spirits hovering above cursed ground? Or, are these apparitions just a sign that the librarians have been spending too much time in the stacks?
In this Halloween season rebroadcast of Episode 31, “The Haunting of Peoria Public Library,” originally aired in 2018, past-host Phil Morehart road-trips to Peoria in Central Illinois to get to the bottom of these strange happenings.
Along the way, Phil enlists the advice of professionals, including award-winning nonfiction author and well-known debunker Mary Roach (Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife, W. W. Norton, 2005) and paranormal writer and speaker John B. Kachuba (Ghosthunting Illinois, Clerisy Press, 2005).
He also talks with staffers at Peoria Public Library and the local Bradley University Library to learn firsthand about their otherworldly encounters in the library.
So, does Phil detect an otherworldly presence on his trip? Listen to find out.
Also, be sure to watch our video for a look inside Peoria Public Library in 2018.
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