Presentation: “Finding the Weird in Your World: A Practical Guide," Saturday at 2 PM, Alumnae Hall John Keel once asserted that, “No matter where you live on this planet, someone within two hundred miles of your home has had a direct confrontation with a frightening apparition or inexplicable 'monster' within the last generation.” Included in … Continue reading Guest Speaker: Jeff Finup
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Guest Speaker: Tea Krulos
Presentation: “Tea's Weird Week Birthday Party Panel,” Saturday at 1 PM, Bucyrus Room Tea Krulos was born in Milwaukee and is an award-winning journalist and author of five non-fiction books including Monster Hunters, Wisconsin & Lore, and American Madness. He is also the founder and director of the Milwaukee Paranormal Conference, an annual celebration of all things paranormal … Continue reading Guest Speaker: Tea Krulos
Guest Speaker: Mike Huberty
Presentation: "Haunchyville," Saturday at 1 PM, Alumnae Hall Near the end of Mystic Drive in Muskego is a barn where a farmer hanged himself. Underneath the body, in the dirt, you could see many child-sized footprints all around where he was hanging. On the wall there was a message written in his own blood that … Continue reading Guest Speaker: Mike Huberty
Guest Speaker: Barnaby Jones
Presentation: “Bigfoot Evidence in Rhinelander, Wisconsin and Upper Michigan," Saturday at 12 PM, Bucyrus Room Does Bigfoot roam the woods of Wisconsin, or is all this evidence just an elaborate hoax? This presentation takes a look at evidence found in a public access area in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, compared to evidence gathered on 80 acres of … Continue reading Guest Speaker: Barnaby Jones
Guest Speaker: Sam Maranto
Presentation: “Chicago Mothman: Fact vs. Fiction," Saturday at 3 PM, Alumnae Hall Strange unverifiable claims about a large flying creature appearing over Chicago have been popping online since 2011. Some declare it's the Mothman, usurping the name and heritage of the legendary cryptid made famous by the late John Keel in his book The Mothman … Continue reading Guest Speaker: Sam Maranto
Guest Speaker: Noah Leigh
Presentation: “"Based on True Events": When Hollywood Deviates From Reality" Saturday at 1 PM, Alumnae Hall This presentation focuses on the long career of Ed and Lorraine Warren and how the investigations they conducted over three decades were turned into successful books and movies claiming to be based on real events. However, although entertaining, those … Continue reading Guest Speaker: Noah Leigh
Guest Speaker: Stacy Schuerman
Presentation: “Morris Pratt Institute: Wisconsin’s School for Modern Spiritualism," Saturday at 4 PM, Bucyrus Room Started by a scientific spiritualist, Morris Pratt, in 1888, the Morris Pratt Institute is the oldest school in the world teaching Modern Spiritualism. Modern Spiritualism is the science, philosophy, and religion of communication between this physical world and the spiritual … Continue reading Guest Speaker: Stacy Schuerman
Guest Speaker: Amelia Cotter
Presentation: “Where the Party Never Ended: Ghosts of the Old Baraboo Inn," Saturday at 11 AM, Bucyrus Room The Old Baraboo Inn is one of the Midwest's most haunted places. Home to a lively cast of ghostly characters, stories of the Inn's sordid history abound. For more than 150 years, the Inn's atmosphere has remained … Continue reading Guest Speaker: Amelia Cotter
Guest Speaker: Shetan Noir
Presentation: “Devils Triangle of the Great Lakes," Saturday at 10 AM, Bucyrus Room The Great Lakes have always been steeped in mystery and tragedy. But could the Great Lakes be home to Devils triangles too? Shetan Noir is the active managing head writer for several magazines covering Fortean topics including Squatch GQ, Squatch Digest, Backwoods … Continue reading Guest Speaker: Shetan Noir
Guest Speaker: Allison Jornlin
Presentation: “Milwaukee Poltergeists," Saturday at 2 PM, Bucyrus Room Poltergeists. They're not your typical ghosts. Throughout world history their violent and sometimes nonsensical manifestations have kept witnesses guessing. What invisible forces are behind these destructive rampages? Many different explanations have surfaced over the centuries. Learn about poltergeists through newly uncovered local cases in Milwaukee and beyond in this one … Continue reading Guest Speaker: Allison Jornlin
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