Category: Paranormal

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Holly Wholahan Answers 3 Irrelevant Questions

Holly Wholahan is an artist and designer who lives in Louisville, KY. She is best known for her cryptid and monster drawings and a frequent convention artist alley haunter. Holly has done work for a few small publishers, including recent illustrations for a monster manual by Bloat Games. She designed the shirt for the inaugural Small Town Monsters Monster Fest and has been known to pop-up in the Cryptid Crate from time to time.

Holly also happens to be a favorite artist of mine. I have four of her prints on display in my office, and I’ve drawn inspiration from them as cryptids have made their way into the Dead Park Universe. Her Flatwoods Monster is definitely my favorite.

But that’s not important right now.

I asked Holly Wholahan three questions I ask every artist friend of mine, questions that are completely irrelevant to her work as an artist. Here’s what she had to say.

What is one of your favorite guilty pleasure movies?

The Beastmaster. I have to watch it every time it’s on. It was like the first ‘He-Man’ movie to me. It’s horrible acting and a weird story, but I loved it as a kid. I’ve always been into magic and swords and stuff. This movie was my first introduction to a Dungeons and Dragons like setting before I knew what that was.

If you could have all access for a day with your favorite animal what animal would you choose, and why?

I’ve always loved Polar Bears. They are cute and fuzzy, but could also bite your head off. I could watch them chill and play all day.

You’re hungry, and you have access to both a fast car and a private jet. Where are you going for your ultimate snack, and what makes that food/place/experience the best?

I do marketing in the food industry as my real job, and I follow a ton of restaurants and food pages on Instagram. My husband is from San Diego, and all he talks about is how good the burritos are there. Based on what I’ve seen on social, I think I would got to So Cal and try ALL THE BURRITOS. Like every burrito I can find. Ramen burritos, Vegan Burritos, Cheeto burritos, as long as they are made in Southern California.

If you like monsters and cryptids and are one of the “cool kids” who believes in supporting independent artists, click the link below for Holly’s website to see her work and follow her on social media. I can’t recommend her enough.

Click here to visit Holly Wholahan Art.

Sasquatch by Holly Wholahan.

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Jeff Waldridge Answers 3 Irrelevant Questions

Jeff Waldridge, co-author of The Haunting of a Bourbon Town and caretaker at The Anderson Hotel.

Jeff Waldridge has been a Paranormal Researcher for over twenty years. He is a well-respected historian in his hometown of Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, where he gives ghost tours highlighting the Ripy Mansion, the Anderson County Courthouse, and one of the most haunted buildings in Kentucky, the Anderson Hotel.

He currently working on The Anderson Hotel Haunted House and promoting his first book The Haunting of a Bourbon Town. He’s also getting ready for Cryptidcon, a fantastic monster-themed convention coming up in November. He was also the co-creator for Scarefest in Lexington KY, and he’s documentary filmmaker whose credits include the gritty deathmatch wrestling film Hardway.

But that’s not important right now.

Jeff Waldridge is the first of my weekly guests I’ve invited to answer three irrelevant questions. Each week, I’ll be inviting another creative talent to answer these same questions, highlighting authors, filmmakers, actors, artists, and more.

So here we go.

What is your favorite guilty pleasure movie, and what defense do you have for it? 

Lost Boys! It’s the ultimate movie that screams “horror movie” of that era. So cheesy but huge stars.

If you had a full day of access to any animal at the zoo, what would it be? 

Gorillas, because they are very smart.

If you were hungry and could fly or drive anywhere right now for the perfect snack or meal, where would you go? 

Let’s see, a lot of options here. I could go to Texas for Whataburger, California for In N Out Burger, Philly for a cheesesteak, or Jersey for a hoagie.

Want to tour a haunted house with Jeff Waldridge? Visit Jeff’s website with all the details.

And don’t forget your signed copy of The Haunting of a Bourbon Town by Jeff Waldridge and John Cosper. Order direct by clicking on the book cover below.

The Haunting of a Bourbon Town by Jeff Waldridge and John Cosper

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Why You Should Visit This Kentucky Haunted Hotel

While we were writing The Haunting of a Bourbon Town, Jeff Waldridge told me that he tried to warn a previous tenant about turning the Anderson Hotel into a haunted attraction. When you bring people into an environment that already has paranormal activity and scare them, it tends to make that activity worse. The ghosts feed off that fear, and the potential for real ghostly encounters escalates.

So what’s Jeff doing this Halloween season? He’s turning the Anderson Hotel into a haunted attraction, of course.

Not every ghost inside the Anderson Hotel, Lawrenceburg’s top haunted attraction, is on the payroll. Some checked in decades ago. They simply never checked out.

Come see what frights are in store this Halloween season at the historic, and very haunted, Anderson Hotel. Featured on Paranormal Lockdown and Talk is Jericho, the hotel is located right on Main Street in Lawrenceburg, and just a short drive from Four Roses and Wild Turkey.

For information on tours, visit the Anderson Hotel website.

Click here to order your signed copy of The Haunting of a Bourbon Town.

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How to Get Your Signed Copy of The Haunting of a Bourbon Town

John Cosper and Jeff Waldridge at the Anderson Hotel in Lawrenceburg

I paid a quick visit to Lawrenceburg, Kentucky this weekend. In addition to paying my respects to the architect of the 46 Defense, who is buried right off Main Street, I met with Jeff Waldridge. The first copies of our book The Haunting of a Bourbon Town arrived Saturday, and we signed a bunch just for you.

You can order your signed copy here at Dead Park Books. Read all about the bourbon kings, the hobos, the voodoo woman, Ol’ Albert, the Burning Man, the Grunge Boy, and the other oddballs who made history in central Kentucky. You’ll also learn about how Prohibition impacted the community, the strange architecture of the haunted Anderson Hotel, the filming of The Flim-Flam Man, and the two dogs who were sentenced to die in a trial by jury.

Click here to buy now!

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Spirits of All Kinds Abound in This Bourbon Town

The Anderson Hotel in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky

My friend Jeff Waldridge is ex-wrestler, a documentary filmmaker, a Bigfoot hunter, and an all around expert on the paranormal. He comes by his interest in the paranormal honestly. He grew up Lawrenceburg, a quiet Kentucky town with an extraordinary number of haunted spaces.

If you’re a fan of Talk Is Jericho or Paranormal Lockdown, you’ve heard of Lawrenceburg. You’ve also heard of the Anderson Hotel, one of the most active haunted spaces in America. The hotel is certainly the main attraction, but it’s hardly the only place with secrets. The mansions of the bourbon kings up the street, the courthouse down the block, even the distilleries outside of town have ghostly residents.

The Haunting of a Bourbon Town by Jeff Waldridge and John Cosper

Jeff and I spent close to a year compiling his research into The Haunting of a Bourbon Town. Part history, part chronicle of the unknown, the book will introduce you to Lawrenceburg’s past as a bourbon town. You’ll read stories of crimes and misdemeanors, of vagrants and hoboes, of Confederate guerrillas and a phony voodoo women.

And then, there are the ghosts.

The grunge boy. The burning man. The drunk. The man and woman in the newspaper building. The tall and imposing T.B. Ripy. And don’t forget Ol’ Albert at the courthouse.

Jeff knows this supernatural community better than anyone. The Haunting of a Bourbon Town will make you put Lawrenceburg on your travel itinerary. Just think twice about visiting the Anderson Hotel after dark. Not every spirit in this decrepit old hotel is friendly.

We are now taking pre-orders for SIGNED copies of the book. Books should be in stock by September and ship by September 15.

Click here to preorder your SIGNED copy.

Can’t wait that long? No problem. Amazon can get you an unsigned copy in a few days.

Click here to buy now from Amazon.

And don’t forget to book your own ghost walk in Lawrenceburg! For information, visit Jeff’s website:

Kentucky Ghost Tours