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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Should have been betterBy J. S. D. CargillUrsula Bielski has produced ghost books that are well researched and written. This not one of them.The stories themselves belong to those experiencing them; and I do not criticize them. However; it is important for a ghost book to have the history right; the locations right; and how about the spelling right.The city of Merrillville has two rs; not one. There are many spelling errors throughout the book.She used the term "nineteenth century" a few times when she clearly meant the twentieth; and "area code" for a telephone number when she meant the telephone exchange.There are location errors including:Reeder Road is miles away from the Calumet River.There is no Sheffield Avenue in Munster; the long-gone Nike base was on Calumet Avenue.Cline Avenue has been a heavily traveled modern road since the early 1960s; not after the 1980s as suggested.The Halls of Justice are in the Criminal Courts Building and not in the old jail and the John Dillinger Museum isnt in the old jail either; its in the old Lake County Courthouse. All in Crown Point; Indiana.History errors include:That there were no Native villages in the area. Indian Town; McGwinns Village; and Chiquas Town are but three.The Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Train wreck was on the Michigan Central Railroad not the South Shore. The accident did not happen because the troop train ran up the back of the circus train as she says. According to the newspaper accounts and two books written about the event the circus train had pulled off a siding for the night. However; the last cars of the train were still on the main track. It was those cars that the troop train hit.This book is riddled with easily avoidable errors.Ursula Bielski is considered to be a "ghostlore" expert in the Chicago area. She has appeared on television; radio; and has other books to her name. She should be held to a higher level where this sloppiness is unacceptable. The books feels as though it was hastily written. It is also permeated by the superior attitude often found when a Chicagoan writes a book about the Calumet Region.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Another Great Bielski HauntBy Jeffrey M. BrownAs a life-long Chicagoan and longtime fan of Ursula Bielskis "Chicago Haunts" book series; I was more than excited when I read that she had written a book about haunts in nearby Gary; Indiana! Bielskis brilliant command of historiography lends beautifully to her reporting Garys rich collection of ghostlore and paranormal recitals. I am always amazed and intrigued by her fine descriptions of the settings historic origins and the citizenrys triumphs and tragedies; details which always add to the horror; mystery; and poignancy of the tales. I foolishly read most of the book at night; just before bedtime. After certain stories (and the book; though small; has a good number of them); I was hesitant to turn off the lights and unable to fall asleep quickly. For a horror trooper like me; those were a signs that Bielski had succeeded in giving us another great book of frightening urban folklore. Its perfect reading for the Halloween season!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. As Michael would say; "This is thriller; thriller night"By Ronald SmithIn the past decade; Ursula Bielski has cemented her reputation as Chicagolands reigning paranormal expert. In "Haunted Gary"; she concentrates on an area many Chicagoans know little about-- Gary and Northwest Indiana. Frankly; her chapter on the citys notorious "demon house" (using interviews with the Roman Catholic priest who conducted three exorcisms on the woman involved) would be worth buying the book for all by itself. But she adds the facts surrounding Reeder Road; "Diana of the Dunes" and the citys most popular ex-citizen-- Michael Jackson. The book is entertaining (as all of Ursulas books are) and you dont necessarily have to believe in the supernatural to appreciate the tales. In fact; it makes for perfect reading around a campfire on the dunes as night approaches.