Chad Lewis, co-author of "Iowa and Illinois Road Guide to Haunted Locations" will speak about haunted areas in the Quad-Cities at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 14 at Colona (Ill.) Public Library, 911 1st St.

Lewis will talk about spirits that continue to roam the area, show ghostly photos and discuss case histories, eyewitness accounts and ghost lore.

Lewis has tracked vampires in Transylvania, chased the Chupacabras in Puerto Rico, sought the Loch Ness monster and pursued ghosts in Ireland's castles and was featured on Discovery Channel's "A Haunting" and ABC's "World's Scariest Places." Learn more at www.unexplainedresearch.com.