SUMMERWEEN IS HERE! - Saturday, Aug. 2, 12-4pm

QC Haunts & History Ghost Tours banner for Summerween to be held Aug. 2, 2025. QCHaunts.com

SUMMERWEEN - Saturday, August 2nd - 12-4pm

Come to Summerween from 12-4pm this Saturday!

- 1pm - Witch Dance by QC Crones

- 2pm - Scariest Tattoo Contest

- 3pm - Adult and Kids Costume Contests

- 3:30pm - Raffle prizes winners announced

Contest Sponsors: Penny Lane Tattoos and Abernathy's

Event photographer: Wezz de la Roza Photography

Sampling of vendors:

Draw Me Bill Scaricatures

QC Haunts & History

Scare Shop QC

Full Moon Candles

Libelle Hollow

Michelle's Sweet Treats

Skellington Manor

Rosy's Arts

Daydreamer Art by Carri Williams

Death Stitch

Bezabel Creations

Playcrafters Theatre

The Ravin' Raven

Elise Brenner - artist

Freewonka Art

Kelly Atkinson

Ruby Cantu

Sixela

Belle Designs

Cidney Clark

Just Beachy Home+

The Project

Creaky Creations

Sit-A-Spell

Sidney Bowton

And more!

Skeleton Key Arts & Antiques is located at 520 18th St., Rock Island, Illinois.

Email qchaunts@gmail.com with any questions.

Celebrate Summerween with QC Haunts & History

Halloween starts early with QC Haunts

[ROCK ISLAND, IL, July. 9, 2025—] On Saturday, Aug. 2, from 12-4pm, you can get into the Halloween spirit early at QC Haunts & History’s Summerween market. It will be held at Skeleton Key Arts & Antiques (520 18thSt., Rock Island, IL). It will be all treats and no tricks at this spooky-fun event. There will be costume contests for adults and children sponsored by Abernathy’s and a best horror tattoo contest sponsored by Penny Lane Tattoo.

There will also be a drawing for raffle prizes to benefit the ASPIRE Education Center in Moline. ASPIRE is the Moline-Coal Valley school district’s alternative education option for middle and high school students. Raffle prizes are still needed, so please email qchaunts@gmail.com if you’d like to donate. It’s the perfect way to showcase a business, artwork, and more. Monetary donations will also be accepted before and during the event.

Vendors include QC Haunts & History/Eerie Emporium, Full Moon Candles, Scare Shop QC, Death Stitch Clothing, Rosy’s Art, Daydreamer Art – The Fantasy Art of Carri Williams, Bezebel Creations, Ravin’ Raven, Creaky Collections, Artist Elise Brenner, Wezz De La Rosa Photography, Just Beachy Home+, Sixela Jewelry, Freewonka Art, Sit-A-Spell, and more.

There will be a performance by QC Crones. Bill Douglas of Draw Me Bill will be doing Scaricatures. Chair massages will be available by Starshine Zen Studio. Michelle’s Sweet Treats will offer up delicious baked goods and other delectable treats. And Augustana College’s student radio WAUG (online everywhere at WAUG.fm) will do a live remote show.

“We’re super excited to host our first Summerween event with Skeleton Key Arts & Antiques,” said Minda Powers-Douglas of QC Haunts & History. “Brandy VandeWalle’s entire business is about helping local artists and small businesses, and that’s what we strive to do as well.”

For fans of last year’s Eerie Emporium in October, the Emporium will return on Sunday, Oct. 12th, during downtown Rock Island’s “Back from the Dead” weekend. So, you’ll have two opportunities this year to shop small for all your Halloween and creepy-kooky-spooky needs.

QC Haunts & History Ghost Tours … a little spooky, a lot of fun.

If you’re interested in speaking with Ms. Powers-Douglas

or others in QCHH, call or text Minda at 309-781-7083

or via email at qchaunts@gmail.com or minda.powersdouglas@gmail.com.

EERIE EMPORIUM - Sunday, October 12th

The Eerie Emporium returns in October during Back From the Dead in downtown in Rock Island, Illinois. It will be held in Arts Alley next to Quad City Arts.

Vendors wanted! Seeking original small businesses with Halloween/spooky, weird, odd, artsy, unique, paranormal, and metaphysical themes. Delicious treats also welcome! No MLMs.

Eerie Emporium vendor application

Email qchaunts@gmail.com with any questions.

Upcoming Ghost Investigations

Ghost Hunt Fundraiser @ Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline

Sunday, July 27

7-9pm

Join QC Haunts for a special investigation at Playcrafters Barn Theatre.

The theatre's long history dates back to 1929 with a group who performed anywhere they could. In 1958, Dr. William Otis gave Playcrafters the dairy barn from the Deere Experimental Farm. The Barn (which had been working barn) had been built in 1914 and sat unused for 25 years on the Otis property on the south side of Moline. On October 5, 1960, Playcrafters performed its first production, Born Yesterday.

Join us as we search out the ghosts of the theater. Are they still performing? Are they directing behind the scenes? Let's find out...

Tickets are limited; 75% of the proceeds go directly to the Playcrafters Theatre. Ages14 and up only.

Payments can be made via:

Venmo (@Minda-qchaunts)

Cash App ($mindapd)

For other payment options, email Minda at qchaunts@gmail.com; do not pay anyone but Minda to avoid scammers.

QC Haunts & History Tours

Step into the past with QC Haunts & History Tour. You'll discover that dead folks do tell tales as we explore the streets and haunts of Rock Island and the Village of East Davenport. History will come to life during the time of gangsters and speakeasies when Rock Island, Ill., was vice lord John Looney's town, and prohibition didn't matter. Then head across the river to the Village of East Davenport to "meet" Civil War soldiers and other restless spirits from a bygone time.

QC Haunts & History is the ONLY ghost tour in the Illinois Quad Cities!

Private tours may be scheduled during other times. Email qchaunts@gmail.com or text 309-781-7083 for more information.

Buy Tour Tickets

Spring Tours on Request

Gangsters & Ghosts

Downtown Rock Island, Illinois

Meet-up: 19th Street and 2nd Avenue (outside El Patron Mexican Restaurant and Bar)

Spring Tours on Request

Soldiers & Spirits, Village of East Davenport, Iowa

Meet-up: 2100 East River Drive (outside the Village Market Place building)

Oct. 10th-12th, 2025

Spring Tours on Request

Oct. 10th-12th, 2025

Back From the Dead

3 days of Halloween fun in Downtown Rock Island, Illinois. Details to com for the 2025 event.

About Us

Minda Powers-Douglas, founder and guide

Minda Powers-Douglas started QC Haunts & History in 2019. She loves ghost stories and learning about history--she seldom misses a chance to go on ghost tours wherever she travels. She’s also written three books about cemeteries and has spoken about cemetery history and art throughout the Midwest and beyond. Minda has had a interest in ghosts and all things spooky since she was a kid--realizing later in life that her childhood imaginary friend was not so imaginary after all. Since then she’s had many paranormal experiences including a ghost in her old apartment, visits from dead loved ones, and hitchhiking ghosts. She is also a librarian and artist.

FAQ

Do you offer private group tours? Your dates don’t work for me.

Yes! As long as a guide is available, we can schedule your tour. Minimum 4 guests. $20 per person.

What times will be available to schedule?

Private tours may be scheduled during the day or the evening, pending availability.

Please note that tours are subject to change or cancellation without notice.

If my tour gets cancelled, will I receive a refund?

If a tour is cancelled by QC Haunts & History, you will receive a full refund.

No refunds otherwise.

Please note that tours are subject to change or cancellation without notice.

Will I need to sign a liability waiver?

No, but by participating in a tour you are agreeing to the liability waiver information below:

WAIVER INFORMATION

By participating in a QC Haunts & History Tour, you acknowledge and assume the risks connected with any activity connected to the walking tours or events. You agree that QC Haunts & History Tours or the cities of Rock Island or Davenport bear no responsibility to any injuries sustained during, before, or after a tour or event. You will also not hold QC Haunts & History Tours or the cities of Rock Island or Davenport liable for any lost, stolen, or damaged property occurring during a tour or event. Thank you.

Why would a tour get cancelled?

If no one has purchased tour tickets for that evening's tour by 6pm, that tour will be cancelled. We ask that you purchase your tickets no later than 2 hours before tour time to make sure your tour will take place.

If there is severe weather, a tour may be cancelled. In those cases, guests may use their tickets for another tour date or they may receive a refund.