Today on the Grave Talks, Spirits Behind Bars, a conversation with author Steve E. Asher.

Today, we explore the shadowy halls of two foreboding institutions with paranormal researcher, former corrections officer, and author Steve E. Asher.

Drawing on his corrections background, Steve has spent years methodically investigating and documenting the ghostly tales of the Western Lunatic Asylum and the Kentucky State Penitentiary.

Here how a structured approach to collecting evidence reveals chilling encounters

from mysterious figures roaming abandoned wards to the restless spirits trapped within prison walls.

Steve's first-hand experiences and riveting storytelling bring to life the eerie events that continue to

captivate both believers and skeptics alike.

Steve Asher, thank you very much for taking the time to chat with me today.

You and I have been trying to line up an interview time that works,

and finally it's here. It's today. So thank you very much for doing this with me.

Now, I wanted to ask. Absolutely. Yeah, well, you know, it's one of those things. I'm just saying,

you know, it's one of those things that hopefully it's worth the wait. And yeah, I'm glad to be able to talk to you. Thank you very much. How many books have you written now?

Oh, my gosh. Currently, I have 12 in print, and I've got about three or four more. Like, it's weird. I'm a big product person. I was raised, you know, Appalachian, German parents,

a little bit of French in there.

I'm very much about production.

So I'm always having a couple going,

a few solid ideas being hammered out into book form,

and gobs and gauze of ideas that I'm doing research

just when I have the time.

How did you get interested

in writing books about the paranormal even?

Did that go back to when you were a kid?

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