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Hauntings of St. Louis with storyteller Patrick Dorsey

Pat Dorsey, author of "Haunted Webster Groves," recapped several spooky St. Louis stories on Friday's talk show.
Evie Hemphill | St. Louis Public Radio
Pat Dorsey, author of "Haunted Webster Groves," recapped several spooky St. Louis stories on Friday's talk show.
Pat Dorsey, author of "Haunted Webster Groves," recapped several spooky St. Louis stories on Friday's talk show.
Credit Evie Hemphill | St. Louis Public Radio
Pat Dorsey, author of "Haunted Webster Groves," recapped several spooky St. Louis stories on Friday's talk show.

On Friday’s St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh explored some of the region's spooky locales and tales with Patrick Dorsey, author of the book "Haunted Webster Groves."

A storyteller and organizer of many ghostly and bookish gatherings in St. Louis area, Dorsey is heading up Friday evening’s Candle Game Night event at the Book House in Maplewood.

There, several people will be reading scary stories – running the gamut from true stories and folktales to ghost stories.

Dorsey has described Webster Groves as “a great place to live, work, and play… even for the departed” and credits the St. Louis region as a whole with a rich history of sightings and chilling legends.

Listen to the haunting conversation between Dorsey and Marsh as well as two listeners who called in to the show and shared their own inexplicable experiences:

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What: Candle Game Night at the Book House

When: 7 p.m. Friday, October 26, 2018

Where: The Book House (7352 Manchester Rd., Maplewood, MO 63143)

St. Louis on the Air brings you the stories of St. Louis and the people who live, work and create in our region. St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh and producers Alex HeuerEvie HemphillLara Hamdan and Xandra Ellin give you the information you need to make informed decisions and stay in touch with our diverse and vibrant St. Louis region.

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Evie Hemphill joined the St. Louis on the Air team in February 2018. After earning a bachelor’s degree in English literature in 2005, she started her career as a reporter for the Westminster Window in Colorado. Several years later she went on to pursue graduate work in creative writing at the University of Wyoming and moved to St. Louis upon earning an MFA in the spring of 2010. She worked as writer and editor for Washington University Libraries until 2014 and then spent several more years in public relations for the University of Missouri–St. Louis before making the shift to St. Louis Public Radio.