Monthly Archives: October 2015

Sammy Terry Added to Halloween Eve Event

October 29, 2015 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Sammy Terry – a ghoul who emerged from his coffin each week to introduce late-night TV’s “Nightmare Theatre” on WTTV-4 in the ‘60s and ‘70s – will preside over an evening of spooky fun on Fri., Oct. 30, at Indiana Landmarks Center. He’ll be joined onstage by his … Read More

The Indianapolis Poltergeist

October 29, 2015 | by Steve Nicewanger

n 1962, Indianapolis was the epitome of the conservative Midwestern, Bible Belt, medium-sized city. The new City/County Building had just been opened. Unigov wasn’t even on the map, and the citizens liked things quiet and reasonable. Three women were residing in a house on North Delaware Street in 1962. On … Read More

Community Trick or Treat at Indiana State Police Museum

October 29, 2015 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Police Museum is invites children to come trick-or-treat with the Indiana State Police on Oct. 31 from 1-4 p.m. at the museum, located at 8660 E. 21st St. Troopers and local police officers will be on hand to give out candy from the trunks of … Read More

Pat Quinlan and the Ghost of H.H. Holmes, Part 2

October 29, 2015 | by Al Hunter

H.H. Holmes paid for his misdeeds with death by hanging on May 7, 1896. But his former “Murder Castle” caretaker/janitor Patrick “Pat” Quinlan would never escape his own self-made prison. When the Murder Castle caught fire in September of 1893, he was arrested with Holmes but eventually freed. Quinlan was … Read More

Reading, Again

October 29, 2015 | by CJ Woods III

A friend was sitting in a chair in my living room, watching TV while I cooked. There was an item on the news about an author’s new book and my friend reached out to touch a book on a table near her chair. “Is this the book they’re talking about?” … Read More