August 22, 2008

Cape And Islands Paranormal Research Society's

Cape Cod Community College Paranormal Lecture Series

Presents Special Guest Speaker

Troy Taylor

Presenting

Confessions of a Ghost Hunter

Troy Taylor's more than 20 years of research into the field of ghosts and hauntings has yielded a wide variety of chilling -- and sometimes hilarious -- encounters with the unknown. In this spine-tingling presentation, discover how Troy got started with paranormal investigations; his most frightening experiences; his first encounter with a ghost; his haunted theater; and much more! This is a multi-media presentation and audience participation is welcomed.

This is Troy's first appearance in Massachusetts! Come meet him, ask questions and even have your picture taken with Troy. He will have a limited number of signed copies of his books available for you to purchase that night, so come early. If you already own any of his books, bring them along and have them signed by Troy.

About Troy Taylor

Troy Taylor is the author of 53 books about history, hauntings and the unexplained in America for Whitechapel Press and Barnes & Noble Press respectively. He is the founder and president of the “American Ghost Society”, a national network of ghost hunters that collects stories of ghost sightings and haunted houses and uses investigative techniques to track down evidence of the supernatural. In 1996, Taylor organized a group of ghost enthusiasts into an investigation team and the American Ghost Society was launched, gained over 600 members in the years that followed. The organization continues today as one of America’s largest and most honored research groups.

In 1997, Taylor launched the Haunted America Conference, regarded as "America's Original Ghost  Conference" in Decatur, Illinois. After a number of years in Alton, Illinois, the conference has returned to its original site at the Lincoln Theater in Decatur. The Haunted America Conference remains the most imitated conference in the country and is now preparing for its 12th annual event.

Taylor remained in Alton until 2005, when he returned to Decatur. By then, he had also established two more tour companies, in Springfield, Illinois and another company that arranges overnight stays in haunted places called American Hauntings. These tours, including those in Decatur and Alton, were organized under the heading of the Illinois Hauntings Ghost Tours. Taylor also continued the operation of Whitechapel Press, which specializes in ghost-related titles and has more than a dozen authors working under its banner.

In 2006, Taylor also launched the Weird Chicago Tours, which are based on his book, Weird Illinois, which was published by Barnes & Noble Press. In 2007, Illinois Hauntings also launched ghost tours in Lebanon, Illinois and in Jacksonville.

In 2007, Taylor incorporated as Dark Haven Entertainment, Inc., a parent company for Whitechapel Press, the Illinois Hauntings Tours and for the Ghosts of the Prairie Website and Magazine. The new company also handles the film rights to Troy's ghost books and stories. Currently, there are three of his works optioned for possible film and television production.

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