Horror in the Heartland: Strange and Gothic Tales from the Midwest

Brace yourself for a journey into a creepy dark side of the American Midwest you thought you knew―a side teeming with real-life surrealism and historical horror-comedy. From tales of the booming grave-robbing industry of late 19th-century Indiana to the story of a Michigan physician who left his estate to his pet monkeys Keven McQueen investigates a spooky and twisted side of Indiana Ohio Kansas Nebraska Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan. Exploring burial customs unexplained deaths ghost stories premature burials the industry of grave robbing bizarre murders peculiar wills and much more this creepy collection reveals the colorful untold stories of the region and offers intriguing if sometimes macabre insights into human nature and our history. A fun and frightful look at a vein of darkness running through the Midwest Horror in the Heartland promises to send chills down your spine.