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Author Biography
Al Hunter writes a front page story about historical figures and happenings with a ghostly twist...
Alan E. Hunter has researched, scripted and lead the Irvington Ghost Walks for the past 20 years. The tours are roughly 75 percent history and 25 percent ghost stories and folklore. These non-profit tours raise funds for the Eastside Irvington community and related charities.
Al Hunter is the author of the “Haunted Indianapolis” and co-author of the “Haunted Irvington” and “Indiana National Road” book series. His newest books are “Bumps in the Night. Stories from the Weekly View,” “Irvington Haunts. The Tour Guide,” and “The Mystery of the H.H. Holmes Collection.” Contact Al directly at Huntvault@aol.com or become a friend on Facebook.
Al Hunter’s Story Archive
Piggly Wiggly
It’s Thanksgiving week in Indianapolis and all over the Circle City, and Hoosiers are heading to grocery stores to buy turkey and all the trimmings. No doubt families will be bouncing words back and forth to each other off their big screen TVs with belts loosened and feet propped up … Read More
Notre Dame-USC and the Hollywood Connection, Part 2
USC football coach Howard Jones couldn’t help but like his foolish young tackle Marion “Duke” Morrison, better known to movie fans as John Wayne. In the fall of 1926, Morrison and his friends went to So-Cal’s Balboa Beach to challenge “The Wedge” and lost. The Duke broke his collarbone and … Read More
Notre Dame-USC and the Hollywood Connection, Part 1
A funny thing happened while we were all busy prepping for the 2017 Halloween Festival. A couple weekends ago #13 Notre Dame trounced #10 USC 49 to 14 in South Bend. Okay, so if you are not a sports fan, you probably missed it. And if you’re a Chicago Cubs … Read More
Tom Petty and Elvis Presley
Like most columnists, I have a large cache of article starts in the can just waiting for me to flesh them out for future columns. I thought I had plenty of time to finish an article I’d started two years ago. Tom Petty’s death a month ago sped up the … Read More
Meet Jeff Mudgett: Irvington Halloween Festival Grand Marshal
In early 2017, I had the rare opportunity to work with author Jeff Mudgett when the History Channel brought him to Irvington to film scenes for their series, “American Ripper.” I was brought into the project in late 2016 after being contacted by American Ripper series supervising producer Tiff Winton. … Read More