Today on the Grave Talks, The Haunted Rock Island Roadhouse, a conversation with Candy 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 long-time 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

door slamming. Today on the Grave Talks, a conversation about the haunted Rock Island Roadhouse

with Candy 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?

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.

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