'Paranormal Activity'
If you saw Paranormal Activity, you already know it has a startling finish. What you didn’t know is the ending shown in the theater was changed at Steven Spielberg’s request – Here are the 3 alternate endings writer-director Oren Peli considered for the surprise blockbuster hit…
Hugh Hefner and his three young blonde girlfriends
During episode 3 of E!’s hit reality show The Girls Next Door Kristina, Karrisa and Crystal learned some frightening news about the Mansion’s tragic history. Ghosts!
“Halloween may be over, but for the paranormal television industry anytime of the year is good for a scare or two,” reports Jeremy Davis for The News Record. “Just like any popular trend in TV, be sure that once a hit is apparent, you can expect a saturation of copy-cat shows to cash in on the latest TV niche .” View full article »
Jenna Bush
Jenna Bush Hager appeared on The Jay Leno Show this evening and told Jay Leno that she heard ghosts near the fireplace in her bedroom while living in the White House.
It would seem almost everyone you talk to has had an experience of ghosts or something spooky they just cannot explain. Most can relate a tale of a haunted house where strange occurences have taken place. Ghosts are a lot more common than you might think! View full article »
I ventured out to the theater Saturday night to see Paranormal Activity because the suspense was killing me! I must say that I was slightly annoyed at the fact that I had no choice but to pay more to watch it in the “Director’s Hall”. The only difference between this theater and the regular one is the fact that they have leather seats and ushers available nearby so you don’t need to wait in line to order a $5.00 bottle of water…
We still like "Sci-fi" better
New York, NY – November 3, 2009 – Syfy’s annual 31 Days of Halloween, sparked by the Ghost HuntersHalloween Live Countdown, scared up a record number of Adults 18-34 (319,000) and Adults 18-49 (759,000), along with nearly 1.5 million (1.48 million) total viewers, during its month-long spook-a-thon from October 1-31.
Ghosts of Southeastern Minnesota
ROCHESTER, Minn. — “After researching ghost stories, Christopher Larsen turned from a ghost skeptic into a firm believer,” reports Heather Thorstensen for Minnesota’s AgriNews.com.
Winchester Mystery House
The Winchester Mystery House is a California mansion that was under construction continuously for 38 years, and is reported to be haunted. It once was the personal residence of Sarah Winchester, the widow of gun magnate William Wirt Winchester, but is now a tourist attraction.
“The floorboards of the old house creaked and groaned as Osawatomie resident Bill Joeckel helped inspect the aging structure – It was a full moon that night, but it was still eerily dark and dim outside of My Granny’s Attic Antiques, Collectibles and Local Art in Lenexa, where other members of his team waited,” reports Travis Perry for the Osawatomie Graphic.
Moundsville State Penitentiary
“Moundsville State Penitentiary is eerie during the day, but at night without electricity, in the company of ghost hunters, it’s downright scary,” reports Erica Peterson for West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
WASHINGTON, PA (KDKA) “It’s a haunted tale that has been passed down for decades – The ghost of a Confederate soldier is believed to be living on the third floor of the president’s house at Washington and Jefferson College,” reports KDKA.
Deering Estate in Miami
“Miami’s Deering Estate is a 1920s mansion built on tribal burial grounds. On dark and windy nights, it displays all the staples of a haunted house: rustling bushes, grinding doors, creaking floors — and “ghost” voices,” reports Kenny Malone for NPR.com.
Melbourne (ANI): The late Michael Jackson’s sister La Toya has said that the King of Pop’s ghost has been visiting the family dressed in the white pearl beads he wore in the coffin.
Bob Davis, CEO of Planet Paranormal Broadcast Network and Planet Paranormal Investigations at parainvestigations.com, presents evidence of ‘Jackie’ the talking ghost child in the pool area of the Queen Mary during the ship’s Paranormal Retreat in December 2008; on two separate audio recorders. Note: This is not an EVP, it is an actual conversation that lasted over 15 minutes with a disembodied child entity!
(Budget Travel) — Professional ghost hunters weigh in on how to keep your sixth sense in tune, where to go to meet the undead, and what to do if something spooky follows you home…
Once a year on Halloween Coast to Coast AM transforms into Ghost to Ghost AM and invites callers to share their personal ghost stories.
Ghostbusters
“Did you know Dan Aykroyd’s great grandfather tried to contact spirits, and his family was part of a circle that had its own medium? The actor says his family was “part of a worldwide cultural and social phenomenon driven by a wish to make contact with spirits of the dead” in a brief foreword to “A History of Ghosts: The True Story of Séances, Mediums, Ghosts, and Ghostbusters” by Peter Aykroyd, the actor’s father,” reports Nick Owchar for the Los Angeles Times.
Paranormal Activity
(CNN) — “The new horror movie “Paranormal Activity” could be filling movie studio marketing departments with fear,” reports Lisa Respers France for CNN. “Using a campaign of limited showings, social media and word-of-mouth fan buzz, the film has managed to become a breakout hit without the aid of a glitzy marketing campaign — or even a traditional movie trailer.”
"Paranormal Activity" The Movie
The clever folks behind Paranormal Activity, the low-budget frightfest that has terrified midnight audiences in college towns the past two weeks, intend to bring their movie to the masses. But first, they’d like to see how badly you reeeeally want to see it. If 1,000,000 people go to eventful.com and demand that their much-buzzed ghost story opens in local theaters, the film will receive a nationwide release.
#1 Lizzie Borden's 'axe' house
“Many places in the United States have been the scenes of horrifying crimes, like that committed by Butch DeFeo in his Amityville, N.Y. home (pictured above). Oftentimes, these crimes, and the places where they took place, become fodder for local legends and targets for paranormal investigators, suspecting that the victims or criminals may still be tied to the physical locations,” reports Jon Franklin for Digital City.
Dare to purchase the haunted adobe home in New Mexico
CUCHILLO, NM – An historic adobe home in a remote New Mexico ghost town is being listed for sale on the Internet auction site eBay®. Josh Bond, owner of several of the ghost town properties — including the Old Cuchillo Bar & Hotel — decided to offer the home for sale after paranormal investigation experts recently confirmed the building’s haunted status.
