True crime and horror lurks in the heart of downtown Lansing

Just down the street from Michigan State University’s campus is a shop that is “strange and unusual.”

Jenn Carpenter brings spooky to the heart of downtown Lansing through her bookstore Deadtime Stories: True Crime and Other Books, located in REO Town.

Carpenter entered the world of horror as a “paranormal” tour guide with Demented Mitten Tours, a tour company based in mid-Michigan. However, due to COVID-19, their tours were indefinitely put on hold – which led Carpenter to decide she needed a different outlet to continue her work.

Carpenter has a love for both books and writing, and published “Haunted Lansing” in 2018. In her book, she combines chapters about the history of Lansing with thrilling ghost stories…

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