The Wisconsin Road Guide to Haunted Locations by Chad Lewis, Terry Fisk, Richard D. Hendricks

by Chad Lewis

Your road guide for finding haunted bars, bed & breakfasts, bridges, campgrounds, cemeteries, churches, fire stations, hotels, lighthouses, mansions, parks, railroad tracks, restaurants, roads, rocks, schoolhouses, stores, theaters, and much, much more.

Genres: Nonfiction, Paranormal, Horror, Reference

Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

For nearly two decades Chad Lewis has traveled the back roads of the world in search of the strange and unusual. From tracking vampires in Transylvania and searching for the elusive monster of Loch Ness to trailing the dangerous Tata Duende through remote villages of Belize and searching for ghosts in Ireland’s haunted castles, Chad has scoured the earth in search of the paranormal.

With a Masters Degree in Psychology, Chad has authored over 15 books on the supernatural, and extensively lectures on his fascinating findings.

The more bizarre the legend, the more likely you’ll find Chad there.

Reviews

[Carsen Culpitt]

If you are looking a thrilling adventure in the state of Wisconsin, this is the book for you. From Central Wisconsin to Southeastern Wisconsin this publication explores the way of the land around the spookiest locations. Through their eerie experiences, the authors delve into everything from cemeteries to the Mineral Point vampire; this series gives you chills up your back. If the reading is not entertaining enough consider trying one of the dares, that sure will keep the road trip exciting.

[Jan Z · Rating 2 out of 5]

I got stuck a the library one day waiting my turn for the tech person. I know, stuck in the library. Such a problem! I picked this book from a display thinking I would I would find some fun ghost stories. Unfortunately, the authors chose quantity over quality. Most of the ghost stories were very brief as were their investigations.

For example, there is a resort in Manitowish Waters called Little Bohemia. It was a vacation spot of Chicago gangsters such as John Dillinger and Al Capone during Prohibition. There actually was an incident there when the feds were tipped off about there location and they showed up. Unfortunately, some innocent bystanders were the first to walk out, not knowing what was going on. The Feds opened fire, and they were shot, and one was killed. The gangsters escaped.
As this is a true incident, they certainly could have included dates and they did not.

In other stories, the hauntings as just vague. There are creaky sounds in a 100 year old bar you only hear after closing time. Well, old buildings make noise, and you cannot hear them over loud bar music and bar patrons.

[Chy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of creepy stories and plenty of history about the great state of Wisconsin!

[Paul Petrowsky · Rating 2 out of 5]

Had many good locations and eerie stories. The downside is the "investigation" part of each story basically dispelled all the stories 🙄 lame.

[Sara Evraets · Rating 5 out of 5]

Out of date but still well laid out and interesting. Nice work

[Kit · Rating 2 out of 5]

There are many buildings, plots and parks in this book, and it's exactly what it says it is: a road guide. It contains plenty of 'supposedly' haunted places, but in many of those stories, employees, investigators (including the authors) and owners state their place isn't haunted and there are no unexplained incidents. So why even put it in the book? Each place has directions to get to it, a brief history and a brief investigation section, but some of these stories are only a page long, giving very little to no information.

Only buy this book if you're doing a haunted road trip of sorts, save yourself the time.

[Rusty]

It was a great book. Full of information about my home state that I didn't know all of. I only knew about the Ed Gein part, only because he lived across the road from my Great Aunt & Great Uncle. And because he dug up a cousin and her baby, and that same Great Aunt & her daughter were on his list of women to kill.

[Marnie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this haunted book much better. Wisconsin sure is haunted! This one tells you what has been proven and what has not along with directions to the places. Although not always a good idea, as some are not open to the public at all.

[alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book scared the heck out of me in elementary school and sometimes still kind of does. but i love to lend it to all my non-wisconsin friends and tell them how i used to hang out in banbury place, like, ALL the time.

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yikes. Some of these legends and locations are truly creepy, whether they are real or not. Makes me want to get in the car and start driving and investigating!

[Stephanie Arntz]

there are a few places i wish to go to in this book.
like The Siren Bridge, Molly's Rock, Red Bridge

[Tanya · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of the stories are okay, but alot are pretty unbelievable and they never find much evidence in the investigations.

[Phyllis · Rating 1 out of 5]

The whole "investigation" concept in this book is misleading; wonder if the authors actually ever even visited all if the locations.

[Samantha Will · Rating 5 out of 5]

Creepy. I love going across a bridge and realizing it was in this book!