Today on the Grave Talks, the Haunted Rock Island Roadhouse, a conversation with Candie Slater.

In the heart of Rock Island, Illinois, an unassuming old building holds secrets of its

storied past. Once known as the local YMCA, it's now a furniture store, but beneath its facade is a place where the past and the paranormal collide.

For decades, this building served as a bustling hub for the community, offering solace and recreation to its inhabitants.

Yet, as time passed, whispers of hauntings began to circulate, with tales of shadows lurking

in the hallways and apparitions making their presence known.

Even the former classrooms on the second floor harbor distinct spirits,

while the upper storage spaces once filled with belongings of longtime borders,

now echo with ghostly footsteps and mysterious bangs.

Perhaps the most chilling are the reports of shadow figures darting from room to room

and the unnerving sounds captured in one particular stairwell.

An area now infamous for EVP recordings of blood curdling screams and doors slamming.

Today on the Grave Talks, a conversation about the haunted Rock Island Roadhouse with

Candie Slater, event coordinator.

Now we all have a background somehow why we are all interested in the

paranormal is this something that started for you a long time ago your interest in the

paranormal before Rock Island Roadhouse?

Um, it, mine started actually between five and seven years ago.

My husband was big into the paranormal and honestly I thought it was hocus pocus like I would not give

paranormal the time of day. After a summer of me dragging him to every concert on earth

that, you know, even ones that guys shouldn't have to go to,

like Boy Band Review and stuff.

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