Author Archive: Ronald Garrison

Saturday, August 8 2015, at 12:00pm – 4:00pm 3801 Madison Ave, Indianapolis, Indiana 46227 https://www.facebook.com/events/634345680008928/

Patty Wells Mural As you’re looking at Sammy Terry look to his right and back a little bit. I’m wearing pink, Do you see me? To the left of me is Edgar Allen Poe. This is hanging in a restaurant in Madison, IN.

Went to Vegas with my boyfriend at the time and three of his friends. The picture was taken at a restaurant after I’d won a super jackpot at a one arm bandit machine. I’d taken the winning back to the room and locked them in my suitcase. When I came home I deposited them in […]

This is me with my Great Horned Owl, Lancelot. Yes, he was a wild bird and alive. And no, he wasn’t biting my finger. I had my finger under his chin so he’d raise his head for the photographer. No one else could hold him. I never ever wore gloves, his beak was not filed nor his […]

Yep, we had a lot of pets. Billy the goat, Willie my black lamb, Pretty Boy pony and before him there was Tony. Then there was Gertrude the squirrel. When mother and I sat on the front porch she’d lay flat at mother’s feet like a little rug. When I sat in the backyard in a lawn […]

Ronnie Willis This is me with my oldest brother Chester’s oldest son, Ronnie Willis

September 1, 2010: Paranormal Fest Buskirk-Chumbley Theater* 114 E. Kirkwood Ave. Bloomington, IN *location subject to change

August 9, 2010: Hannah House 3801 Madison Ave. 5th Annual Paranormal Meet and Greet Picnic Indianapolis, IN

The Second Annual Chicago Ghost Conference October 2nd and 3rd, 2009 Friday: 5pm to Midnight Saturday: 8:00am to ??? Portage Theatre, Chicago, Illinois Paranormal Speakers; Special Guests; and members of Paranormal Groups from around the country!!

October 15-18, 2009:  Bouchercon International Mystery Writers Conference 40th Annual World Mystery Writers convention Hyatt Regency Indianapolis

October 3-5, 2009: Chicago Ghost Conference Portage Theater 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL chicagohauntings.com

Wanda is helping to promote Ursula Bielski and The Indiana Ghost Trackers 2nd Ghost Conference (Saturday, October 3, 2009) by providing the following special hot-links and HTML banners: chicagohauntings.com www.myspace.com/chicagoghostconference 2009 Chicago Ghost Conference MySpace page: www.myspace.com/chicagoghostconference

September 18-20, 2009: Wolf Pack Paranormal and PGR-IN Hidden Paradise 802 E. Jefferson Street St. Paul, IN wolfpackparanormal.com

September 12, 2009 (Saturday): Putnam County Public Library Greencastle,IN Festival of the Book Event 9:00 PM – Bonfire Ghost Stories with Wanda Lou Willis

September 11, 2009 (Friday): Putnam County Museum Greencastle, IN Exhibit Opening: Haunts, Folklore and Urban Legends of Putnam County Ghost Stories with Wanda Lou Willis

August 8, 2009 (Saturday): Fourth Annual Paranormal Meet and Greet Picnic Historic Hannah House 3801 Madison Ave. Indianapolis, IN

My apologies for this late news flash: Wanda was the lead guest this past Saturday afternoon, June 20, 2009, on Crime Beat with Carl Brizzi on WIBC, 93.1 FM – WWW.WIBC.COM The info about Wanda’s appearance is still posted on the Crime Beat webpage (just click on the link above)! “Crime Beat” is a live, […]

May 24, 2009: Wanda will be a guest on Cross Roads Paranormal Radio on Sunday, May 24, 2009 at 8:30pm.

May 16-17, 2009: Paranormacon 2009 Historic Masonic Temple 216 E. Washington Blvd. Fort Wayne, IN inparanormal.com

May 8-10, 2009: N.I.G.H.T. Paranormal Convention Hendricks County Convention Center 1900 East Main Street Danville, IN (Proceeds to go to Make A Wish Foundation) Nightparanormal.com Info@indyparacon

April 19, 2009:  Radio Interview – 8:45 PM ASPRN with Chris and Mike Baker Crossroads Paranormal

The Indiana Paranormal Convention – May 8-10, 2009 – Henricks Co. Convention Ctr.  BREAKING NEWS: We will be working with Wanda Lou Willis to publish a cookie recipe book with the recipes from the cookie bake-off! The book will be called: Spellbinding Cookie Recipes. 2009 Indiana Paranormal Convention Cookie Bake-Off Double, double toil and trouble; […]

March 27, 2009:  Paranormal Meeting 715 S. Worth Avenue Speedway, IN

February 21, 2009:  Paranormal conference Crump Theater Columbus, IN

On Saturday night, February 21, 2009, Wanda will appear at this year’s Paranormal Fest at the historic Crump Theater in Columbus, Indiana. Hey, Wanda: I am very proud to have you apart of this event. As I said from the beginning, I couldn’t imagine doing a paranormal event and not having you there! Randy Hubbard

January 2, 2009, 12:00-1:00pm Indiana Historical Society 450 W. Ohio Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 317-234-3161

December 7, 2008 (Sunday); 2:00 – 3:00pm — “Holiday Stroll 2008” Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library 250 N. 5th Street Zionsville, IN 46077 Wanda Lou Willis will present the folklore history of Christmas ornaments at the Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public library in Zionsville, Indiana on December 7, 2008 from 2-3 pm.

November 22, 2008 (Saturday) Holiday Party at The Mystery Company. Wanda has been invited as a special guest (beloved Indiana writer) to attend this reception-style event.  Mystery Company customers will have an opportunity to see Wanda again and to purchase her signed books for gift-giving.

October 25, 2008 (Saturday) Wanda will be at Waldenbooks in Greenwood, Indiana beginning at 1:00pm.

Wanda will be featured on Indianapolis radio station’s (WKLU 101.9 FM) early morning time slot, Monday – Friday, telling Hoosier haunting tales. Her first show was on Monday morning, October 27th at 8:45am.

Check for show times at the following theaters: IMAX THEATER CINEMA GRILL GEORGETOWN THEATER • LOTUS PETAL CINEMA (Nashville, IN) ARTCRAFT (Franklin, IN) • STUDIO 10 CINEMAS (Shelbyville, IN) MOVIE PALACE CINEMAS (Elizabethtown, KY) • SHOWTIME CINEMAS (Radcliff, KY) DIXIE DOZEN CINEMAS (Louisville, KY) • PORTSMOUTH CINEMAS (Portsmouth, OH)   Ghost Stories 2: Unmasking the […]

News Release from IFN: Indiana Filmakers Network Ghost Stories 2: Unmasking the Dead, Premiere   Friday, October 24, 2008 by TAJ Cinema Ghost Stories 2: Unmasking the Dead Explore haunted sites around Indiana with Hoosier filmmaker Dan T. Hall as he seeks out definitive communication with the other side. Walk the rooms of historic Cliff House […]

Comments from Wanda’s Eerie Radio Interview Episode #50: Congrats on Episode 50! Wanda was a great guest and can she weave a story! Also her good cheer lent a lot to her stories. The interview alone just showed how nice of a person she was and I would not object to having her on the show […]

Wanda will be appearing at the 3rd Annual Paranormal Meet and Greet in Indiana (see details below). Her Haunted Hoosier Trails books and Central State, Walking With Ghosts, and Sammy Terry Scary Tales DVDs will all be available for purchase. 3rd Annual Paranormal Meet and Greet in Indiana (press release) Annual convergence of paranormal groups to […]

April 19, 2008 (Saturday); time to be announced – “You Are Not Alone!” Indiana Paranormal Conference Columbus, Indiana Historic Crump Theater Marquee Announcement of the 2008 Phenomecon hosted by Eerie and Crossroads Paranormal radio, Indiana-Scientic Paranormal Investigation, and Spooky Logistics, LLC Crump Theater 425 3rd St. Columbus, IN 47201 Hosted by Indiana-SPI, Eerie Radio and […]

Lorri Sankowsky and Keri Young, authors of “Ghost Hunter’s Guide to Indianapolis” have been invited to participate in the Indiana Author Fair, hosted by the Greenwood Public Library. They will be signing/selling books and mingling with some great local authors such as Wanda Lou Willis and the Sisters In Crime Mystery Writers. The Bookmark Cafe […]

Click right  HERE  to view Wanda’s Guest Speaker profile on the Phenomecon 2008 website.

May 17, 2008 (Saturday), 12:00 noon Wanda Lou Willis will be presenting the film “Central State: An Asylum for the Insane ” in which she has a small part and some voice overs. The presentation will be at the next Sisters in Crime meeting on May 17th, at noon at the Mystery Company in Carmel. […]

March 8, 2008 (Saturday), 7:00pm EerieRadio Interview

www.eerieradio.com Latest Episode: Episode 50: Wanda Lou Willis and an Indiana SPI Update Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:08:00 GMT: In this episode, we talk to Wanda Lou Willis, one of the guest speakers at this year’s Phenomecon. We also discuss the latest Indiana SPI Investigations. Latest Guest: Wanda Lou Willis Author, folklorist, screenwriter, holder of […]

January 26, 2008 (Saturday), 2:00pm – “Get Published-Seminar” Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library 40 E. Saint Clair Street To register please contact: Michelle Unrue 317-275-4106 or munrue@imcpl.org

Author: Paint a picture, set a spooky scene October 9, 2007 By Diane Majeske, Chicago Post-Tribune staff writer In a good ghost story, the wind doesn’t just blow. It screeches, it howls, it bangs against the window like an angry fist. And there isn’t just a full moon. There’s a glowing harvest moon, an eerie […]

On Tuesday evening, October 30, 2007 at 7:30pm, the WFYI (Channel 20) program Across Indiana is going to air their Halloween special from last October. Wanda was involved in planning this half hour special and is also in the Big Foot segment. The producer, Aric Hartvig, was also in the Big Foot segment and won an […]

On Tuesday evening, October 30, 2007 at 7:30pm, the WFYI (Channel 20) program Across Indiana is going to air their Halloween special from last October.

Movie: Ghost Stories: Walking with the Dead (2007) Lotus Petal Cinema is Nashville Brown County Indiana’s Premier Independent Cinema & Entertainment Venue Directed by: Dan T. Hall Color; Rated: PG; 62 minutes Explore haunted sites with filmmaker Dan T. Hall as he searches for answers to paranormal questions that still resonate from his 2006 documentary […]

Wanda will be an extra in a brand new Vizmo Films psychological thriller entitled “Pain.”

Wanda will be making a special appearance at the Artcraft Spooktacular & Spirits on Stage event on Saturday night October 27, 2007! She will be presenting and also participating in the all night ghost investigation… This will be the 1st annual Halloween Event at the Historic Artcraft Theatre in Franklin, Indiana!  Experience the spooky and haunted town […]

Dan T. Hall’s Central State docu/drama, in which Wanda has a small part, premiered last Saturday night, October 21st (7:00pm) at the IMAX theater – Indianapolis; it was a HUGE success, the 400 seat IMAX was sold out!!  The IMAX was already thrilled last week with the way ticket sales were going so they decided to run the movie one more night — […]

Boo U IU Home Pages (October 8, 2006 edition) By Lee Ann Sandweiss According to IU alumna Wanda Lou Willis, IU is one of the most haunted campuses in the country. As a sequel to her popular book, Haunted Hoosier Trails, Willis recently published More Haunted Hoosier Trails (Emmis Books). In this county-by-county compilation of […]

Girlfriends Day Out! “Rest your weary feet from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season.” Wanda will be appearing at the Indiana History Center on Thursday, December 7, 2006 from 2:00-3:30pm, sharing the tales and history of Christmas ornaments and folklore. For more information, please click right HERE!