Chicago Unbelievable: Books

COMING in SEPT, 2013 from LLEWELLYN PRESS:

THE GHOSTS OF CHICAGO

By Adam Selzer, Chicago Unbelievable.com

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Indiebound

New information on many of Chicago's most famous ghosts! Including:
- New information on the "woman in white" photo from Bachelor's Grove from the photographer herself.
- Lots of never-before-published photos.
- Newly discovered data on famous ghosts.
- Long-lost sightings of Resurrection Mary, the ghosts of the gallows, and many more, many republished here for the first time in over a century. -
Suggested spots to investigate.
- Newly unearthed primary sources and first-hand accounts.
- Something for everyone. CLICK FOR MORE INFO!

H.H. HOLMES-LORE EBOOKS:

THE CONFESSIONS OF

H.H. HOLMES

Full length ebook only $2.99!

Available for

Kindle

or Nook

Don't have one of those?

Read it on a free Kindle app

for your pc, mac, iPad or phone.

In 1896, H.H. Holmes, "arch fiend of the century," was paid to write a "confession" by newspapers. Published a month before his execution, he confessed to twenty-seven murders. Today he's suspected of far more, but many of those he confessed to were lies. Some of the "victims" were even still alive.

So, how much of the confession was real? Did it contain dark hints that he was leaving a lot out? But clues found in his famous "murder castle" backed many of his stories up. Holmes, the star of DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY, is now often said to be the most prolific serial killer in American history.

The full-length ebook contains the full Philadelphia Inquirer version of the confession, with notes on how it differed from the one simultaneously published in THe New York Morning Herald, and contains thorough analysis of the contents. Was any of it true? And what of the mysterious alternative version published in another paper the day before, which contained his most famous line: "I was born with the devil in me..." The full text of that version, with notes, is included as well.

THE CURSE OF

H.H. HOLMES

Only 99 cents on:

Kindle

or

Nook

Don't have one of those?

Read it on a free Kindle app

for your pc, mac, iPad or phone.

Or a free NOOK app

for pc, mac, iPad, or phone

Chicago Unbelievable Presents:

THE MURDER CASTLE OF HH HOLMES:

A Scrapbook of Eyewitness Accounts, Diagrams and Pictures

What was the "Murder Castle" really like? Accounts of eyewitnesses and neighbors collected from the 1890s through its destruction in the 1930s, with photos - many reprinted here for the first time. Our first MINI ebook is now 2.99, and includes an active table of contents.

Nook

Kindle

Did the murderous H.H. Holmes put a curse on all those present at his trial? And did so many of them die that some believed Holmes was taking revenge from beyond the grave? Stories of Holmes and his "Evil Eye" have been circulating since before his execution in 1896. In the twenty years after that, around 30 people were listed as victims of the "curse." Here, for the first time, is the surprising truth - a comprehensive list of supposed victims and their stories, all taken from contemporary sources. Though author Adam Selzer, (Your Neighborhood Gives Me the Creeps, Llewellyn 2009 and the Chicago Unbelievable blog) believes some of the stories were hearsay, some of the evidence is truly shocking. This 17,000 word mini-ebook contains 24 illustrations, including the death certificates of Holmes and several of the curse victims, as well as an active table of contents. Also included is the mysterious 2000 word "missing confession" from the Philadelphia North American.

MORE EBOOKS

THE SMART ALECK'S GUIDE TO GRAVE ROBBING

Only 2.99 on:

Kindle

or

Nook
or
iPad

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Read it on a free Kindle app

for your pc, mac, iPad or phone.

Or a free NOOK app

for pc, mac, iPad, or phone

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL:

Marietta: Or, The Students - the wicked Victorian grave-robbing melodrama (get the pdf; the two-column format makes the other versions a bit wonky)

"Grave Robbing in Lincoln Park" - our "Chicago Unbelievable" Podcast with Daniel Kraus

Download mp3 from archive.org or

Pictures and Info

Hey, kids....wanna see a dead body?

In this out-of-left-field follow-up to the acclaimed SMART ALECK'S GUIDE TO AMERICAN HISTORY (Random House, 2009), the Smart Aleck Staff delves into the history, theory and practice of robbing graves. It's everything you need to launch YOUR career as a 19th century resurrection man - the Smart Aleck way!

With their trademark humor somehow staying (mostly) in the bounds of good taste, the staff delves the days when anyone who came into possession of a dead body could trade it for cash or valuable prizes at medical schools, no questions asked. They investigate the history of mummy "unwrapping parties" and conduct interviews with horror novelists and archaeologists, and retell stories of murderers who found that simply killing a person to sell the remains to colleges saved them a lot of digging.

THE SMART ALECK'S GUIDE TO GRAVE ROBBING is fascinating, disgusting, and entertaining.

As a text book, it comes complete with quizzes, assignments, and experiments to try at home. It even includes a handy set of rhymes to help you remember whether "coffin liquor" is safe to drink based on the color and texture!

Not for the faint of heart, but horror fans, trivia buffs, and the historically inclined will find much to enjoy (albeit not before dinner). This full-length ebook contains an active table of contents and lots of illustrations. The new ibook edition is newly-formatted for iPads.

Full length book only $2.99 on

kindle

or

nook

Don't have a kindle or nook? Read it on a free kindle app or nook app for your pc, mac, iPad or smartphone!

Ibooks edition
coming soon!

FATAL DROP: TRUE TALES OF THE CHICAGO GALLOWS

Grisly true-crime tales of scandalous murders - and gruesome hangings - from Chicago history, featuring several unbelievable stories that have never been reprinted in any book. Before. Almost 100 men were hanged in Chicago before hangings were outlawed in 1927, and you won't believe their stories. Bizarre "resurrection" experiments, terrible tales of hangings gone wrong, crafty serial killers, the first man convicted based on fingerprints...it's all here, with the most detailed descriptions possible of the convicts last meals, last words, and final moments. Newly revised and expanded, including:

- Chicago's first "hanging bee" on the south side dunes.

- Two occasions when the rope broke.

- Two known cases of doctors trying to bring the corpse of the condemned back to life (once legally, once not).

- The trial and execution of the murderous Johann Hoch, one of Chicago's deadliest (and best-loved) serial killers.

- The Assassination of Mayor Carter Harrison - and the trial and last minutes of his killer.

- A detailed account of the hanging of the Haymarket anarchists, who went to their door shouting slogans and singing songs.

- The last days of well known criminals such as Carl Wanderer

- The strange saga of the city gallows, which were kept in the prison for decades in case Terrible Tommy O'Connor, who escaped before he could be executed, were ever caught.

This full-length ebook contains illustrations and an active table of contents.

THE CONFESSIONS OF H.H. HOLMES Full length ebook only $2.99! Available for Kindle or Nook Don't have one of those? Read it on a free Kindle app for your pc, mac, iPad or phone.		In 1896, H.H. Holmes, "arch fiend of the century," was paid to write a "confession" by newspapers. Published a month before his execution, he confessed to twenty-seven murders. Today he's suspected of far more, but many of those he confessed to were lies. Some of the "victims" were even still alive. So, how much of the confession was real? Did it contain dark hints that he was leaving a lot out? But clues found in his famous "murder castle" backed many of his stories up. Holmes, the star of DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY, is now often said to be the most prolific serial killer in American history. The full-length ebook contains the full Philadelphia Inquirer version of the confession, with notes on how it differed from the one simultaneously published in THe New York Morning Herald, and contains thorough analysis of the contents. Was any of it true? And what of the mysterious alternative version published in another paper the day before, which contained his most famous line: "I was born with the devil in me..." The full text of that version, with notes, is included as well.
THE CURSE OF H.H. HOLMES Only 99 cents on: Kindle or Nook Don't have one of those? Read it on a free Kindle app for your pc, mac, iPad or phone. Or a free NOOK app for pc, mac, iPad, or phone Chicago Unbelievable Presents: THE MURDER CASTLE OF HH HOLMES: A Scrapbook of Eyewitness Accounts, Diagrams and Pictures What was the "Murder Castle" really like? Accounts of eyewitnesses and neighbors collected from the 1890s through its destruction in the 1930s, with photos - many reprinted here for the first time. Our first MINI ebook is now 2.99, and includes an active table of contents. Nook Kindle		Did the murderous H.H. Holmes put a curse on all those present at his trial? And did so many of them die that some believed Holmes was taking revenge from beyond the grave? Stories of Holmes and his "Evil Eye" have been circulating since before his execution in 1896. In the twenty years after that, around 30 people were listed as victims of the "curse." Here, for the first time, is the surprising truth - a comprehensive list of supposed victims and their stories, all taken from contemporary sources. Though author Adam Selzer, (Your Neighborhood Gives Me the Creeps, Llewellyn 2009 and the Chicago Unbelievable blog) believes some of the stories were hearsay, some of the evidence is truly shocking. This 17,000 word mini-ebook contains 24 illustrations, including the death certificates of Holmes and several of the curse victims, as well as an active table of contents. Also included is the mysterious 2000 word "missing confession" from the Philadelphia North American.

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