Haunted Heartland (2026)

Pull up a seat by the fire as storyteller Brian Fox Ellis shares four legendary Central Illinois tales in Haunted Heartland, a PBS Illinois Public Media WTVP TV special. Discover the Lady in Red of Illinois Wesleyan, the Old Bookbinder of Peoria State Hospital, the Witches Circle at Springdale Cemetery, and the Cole Hollow Monster as the program digs into the history beneath the mystery and introduces the real people whose lives helped create stories that continue to capture imaginations.