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Join Patrick as author Troy Taylor takes us back to the rise of Spiritualism, and a discussion on what influenced our current paranormal and ghost hunting culture. Plus, what can we look forward to seeing at the 2017 Haunted America Conference? Visit BigSeance.com for more info.

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In this episode:

• Episode Teaser :00

• Intro\\xa01:45

• Troy Taylor returns! He\'s\\xa0a researcher of history, crime, and the supernatural and the author of at least\\xa0120 books\\xa0on ghosts, hauntings, history, crime and the unexplained in America. He is the founder and owner of\\xa0American Hauntings\\xa0Tours and Events. He\\u2019s also a public speaker. In 1993 he founded his own publishing company for books about the supernatural. And you\\u2019ve probably visited his website, PrairieGhosts.com. His most recent book is American Hauntings: The Rise of the Spirit World and the Birth of the Modern Ghost Hunter. 2:20

• A little about the beautiful and historic town of Jacksonville, Illinois\\xa06:37

• Troy\\u2019s latest book is amazing, and nearly 400 pages!\\xa010:54

• Not enough people know how the current paranormal craze got started!\\xa010:54

• The Conjuring 2 and Amityville - So irritating and frustrating!\\xa013:00

• Sometimes it\\u2019s real and not a hoax! The levitating Daniel Dunglas Home\\xa015:15

• It\\u2019s too early to write the history of the current popular paranormal\\xa0culture\\xa018:03

• How did spiritualism explode so quickly and so fast in the 1800s?\\xa020:53

• How did Abraham Lincoln save Spiritualism? 25:10

• Spiritualism and the Women\\u2019s Movement 26:35

• Did Spiritualism make a mini comeback after 9/11? 28:39

• S\\xe9ances: Real or fake? 31:45

• The Davenport Brothers and the spirit cabinet 31:45

• Harry Price and the modern ghost hunter 40:20

• More on Daniel Dunglas Home 47:27

• Henry Olcott/More about the Amityville House 50:20

• Final thoughts on the book! 55:43

• The 2017 Haunted America Conference! What can we expect to see and hear? 58:34

• A community for paranerds! 1:04:50

• Flashback to my interview with Barb Huyser from the 2016 Haunted America Conference 1:05:55

• Thank you, Troy Taylor! You ROCK! 1:11:47

• Outro 1:14:10

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For more on Troy Taylor

Troy\'s Author Page on Amazon

AmericanHauntingsInk.com

The 2017 Haunted America Conference

Troy on Facebook

Twitter @TroyTaylor13

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