By Carla Zanoni
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
INWOOD — Ghost stories. Local hauntings. Paranormal events in Upper Manhattan.
These three chilling topics will be at the top of the list at the annual "Haunted Inwood" event on Tuesday.
Northern Manhattan is getting in the mood for Halloween with a presentation from the MI:ST Society, a New York based paranormal research and investigation group, and a historical phantasmagoric short film about Inwood’s spooky legacy.
"Many may find the rich history of Inwood's past, and potential haunted locations, a fun way to welcome in the Halloween season," said Inwood resident and founder of the MI:ST Society John Galvin in a release about the event.
The group plans to show Inwood residents photos of its latest paranormal investigations in Inwood Hill Park and give details about its latest plan to investigate the neighborhood's Dyckman House, the oldest Dutch farmhouse in Manhattan.
Cole Thompson, one of the organizers of the annual event and MyInwood.net author, has also created a short film about Inwood’s eerie past, including tales of the "Houdini Curse," the fate that befell master magician Harry Houdini’s family after moving to Inwood, the Headless Horseman, a Hessian soldier who possibly lived in a hut much like the one camped out behind the Dyckman House, and the old cemeteries of the area, many of which are situated under apartment buildings east of Broadway in Inwood.
As for the paranormal visit from the MI:ST Society, Thompson said he can’t wait to hear what they have to say and show.
"They sounds like the Ghost Busters to me," he said, "it sounds like fun."
The Haunted Inwood event begins at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the Indian Road Café, on the corner of 218th Street and Indian Road
