Growing up in the 1970’s, I was heavily influenced by the paranormal. In television and movies, I watched Scooby Doo, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, In Search Of, Night Gallery, The Amityville Horror, The Entity, and The Exorcist, along with a plethora of others.  I would read about all things paranormal in my school library. Yes, this all took place pre-internet years. Into the early 80’s, the paranormal was just a daily part of my life. In 1984, however, a blockbuster movie called Ghostbusters was released. Then, things changed.

Intriguing conversations about the paranormal were suddenly replaced by snickers and laughter at my mere mention of ghosts. ‘Have you ever been slimed?’ was a common query. If the querant was an interested young man, he’d put on a grin and follow up with: “Do you want to be slimed?” Talk about some of the worst pick up lines in the 80’s inspired by a movie.

The movie was hilarious, but it wasn’t a favorite of mine for a small part of the last 25 years. In particular, I didn’t like the scene where Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray) conducted a highly unethical clairvoyance experiment on two coeds. The the male subject guessed every Zener Card correctly, but he was jolted via electric shock and told he guessed incorrectly. The pretty female participant didn’t get any right, but she was led to believe she was right – so Dr. Venkman could utilize some of the second worst pick-up lines of all time. 

I  didn’t really like the film due to the way it portrayed paraspsychological research. To me, this film made parapsychology a joke. After a while, I lightened up over the whole Ghostbusters thing. After all, the film’s co-writer, Dan Aykroyd, is a huge believer in the paranormal. It’s apparent that paranormal enthusiasts probably have the best senses of humor around, even if some of us tend to be way before our times in the ‘funny’ department.

Speaking of before our times, the release of Ghostbusters 3 looms in the distant future, possibly in 2012. After 25 years, the paranormal has regained popularity. So, now is the right time to forge ahead with the production of this new installment. All original cast members, with the exception of Rick Moranis, have committed to the Ghostbusters  project. Ghostbusters fans are truly disappointed that Moranis has retired from show business. Moranis took a break from acting to focus on raising his children after the death of his wife. That break has turned into full retirement, with no desire to even make a cameo appearance. We’ll hope Moranis changes his mind over the course of the next couple of years.

Rumors are swirling about the Ghostbusters 3 plot. So far, Aykroyd has said that the third installment is more of a “passing of the torch” to younger team of Ghostbusters kind of flick. Ponder the Star Trek movie release earlier this year, then start feeling very old.

There are plans to actually have a couple of women join the formerly all male Ghostbusters team, according to Akroyd himself. Does this mean we can say goodbye to Bill Murray’s portrayal of the womanizing parapsychologist Peter Venkman? Maybe not. Sigourney Weaver stated in a recent interview that Murray’s character would be making an appearance as a ghost in this movie. True? Well, we’ll just have to wait and see. We may look forward to Venkman’s ghost making the moves on the living, at least one last time, as the paranormal leaves the ‘old’ behind and keeps pushing forward with the new.

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Area malls are bustling with holiday shoppers in the Old Pueblo. I prefer to keep my holiday shopping excursions outside those scary and crowded malls. Instead, my holiday shopping will be conducted at smaller establishments.

I offer my top three favorite shopping haunts to those who share my fear of the structure called the mall.

Oh, and yes, they are all haunted.

Each location offers unique holiday gifts, with prices that fit nicely within everyone’s budget. All locations also have a wide variety of gift ideas for everyone on your shopping lists.

22nd Street Antique Mall, 5302 East 22nd Street.

Who doesn’t love antiques and collectibles? Previously-owned items generally possess an interesting history. On this note, I’m reminded of the scene in the movie, The Sixth Sense, when Anna Crowe shows the antique sapphire ring to a young couple in her store. She says, “A lot of the pieces in this store give me feelings. I think maybe when people own things and then they pass away, a part of themselves gets printed on those things – like fingerprints.” The 22nd Street Antiques Mall is full of such fingerprints. The owners and employees openly discuss their paranormal experiences at the store.

It is not known who haunts this store. Some people theorize that it’s the ghost of a former property owner, while others think that the ghost could be attached to an item brought into the store.

Strange things happen at the 22nd Street Antiques Mall. Furniture on display has been known to rearrange overnight when the store is empty. Admirers of pieces of jewelry stored in a case have been brushed against, when no one else is in the immediate vicinity.

Many people I know like to collect things, and you just might find a special addition for a loved one’s collection at this mega antique store. Or, you might find that item that has a loved one’s name written all over it.

Whether a spirit is attached to an item you take away from the store is anyone’s guess. I don’t know anyone who has been disappointed after receiving an item from this store.

Cost Plus World Market, 5975 E Broadway Boulevard.

This popular chain touts “Unique, Authentic and Always Affordable” items. They live up to that promise.  This specialty retailer offers quality imported items. The selection is massive, and prices are affordable. Gifts for everyone in your life, from pets to parents, they say, can be found at this store.

It wasn’t until recently that I discovered that this particular location on Broadway has a ghost.

A friend of mine is moonlighting there as a seasonal employee. A couple of weeks ago, after closing time, the bathroom door locked mysteriously from the inside. After several unsuccessful attempts to open the door, it finally opened on its own. That’s when it was revealed to my friend that the ghost of a little girl haunts this store. The ghost had long ago became acquainted with full time staff. I’m looking forward to learning more about her and sharing my research with you in a future post.

Factory 2-U, 902 W. Valencia Road.

This location was the subject of one of my first blog entries on Paranormal Old Pueblo. You can read that post here about a comforter-set-flinging-poltergeist. Though the current employees haven’t experienced any paranormal activity in recent years, this store remains a favorite for inexpensive and useful items.

Bargain hunters can appreciate this store for last minute gift ideas or stocking stuffers.

Do you have any favorite “haunts” that you enjoy? If you know about any store that offers both gifts and ghosts to holiday shoppers, share them with us in the comment section below.

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There is yet another potential paranormal reality television series in the works. The keyword here is “potential”, mind you. The show, if it comes together, will be comprised of a ghost hunting team of horror movie professionals. The project is called Hollywood Ghost Hunters.

Kane Hodder and Rick McCallum head up the all-male investigative team. You may not know who these men are, unless you are true slasher film enthusiast. Hodder is a stuntman who was one of the many men behind the hockey mask that “Jason” wore in four of the Friday the 13th films. McCallum, also a stuntman, took on the role of the title character in the film Darkwolf, as well as the portrayal of the monster in Deep Dark Six. The two stuntmen discovered their common interest in ghost hunting while filming a movie at the haunted Mansfield Prison in Ohio. Both men state that they each possess many years of ghost hunting experience.

“We are thrilled with the renewed national interest in the paranormal and we would love to be able to find some new and undiscovered locations to visit and ghost hunt,” – Kane Hodder, Hollywood Ghost Hunters

It isn’t a shocker that the team is comprised of a total of 13 men, who are all connected through their various individual contributions to the horror film genre and their common interest in the paranormal. Some of the men on the team are skeptics, but they would love to find evidence to perhaps change their beliefs.

Hodder, McCallum and company are currently accepting submissions from owners of haunted locales, preferably in Southern California. However, the team is willing to consider locations outside that area. Team member Louis Horowitz has two Arizona paranormal investigations under his belt, including one in the “paranormal” Old Pueblo. If a Tucson case is interesting enough, it isn’t that far from Southern Cal.

The team claims to be the most qualified group to investigate the paranormal. Director/producer/team member Richard Friedman supports this claim by stating: “…who better to delve into the truth and reality of ghosts, than people who create the illusion of the supernatural for a living,”

Their Hollywood Ghost Hunter’s website presents video evidence gathered at an investigation in June, at the David Oman house in Beverly Hills. For those who don’t recognize the location, this is a home constructed a few doors down from the scene of the 1969 Manson family massacre of Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, Voytek Frykowski and Steven Parent.

David Oman, the home’s owner, is the creator/writer/producer of a film called House at End of the Drive, a slasher/ghost story loosely based on the 1969 murders. Oman claims that his home is haunted by its proximity to the murder scene. SyFy’s Ghost Hunters investigated the Oman home in 2007. Parapsychologist Dr. Barry Taff also investigated the home. When discussing the case with George Noory on Coast to Coast AM in 2005, Taff said he was uncertain if the home was haunted or if there was a geophysical explanation for the unusual activity in the home, similar to the Oregon Vortex.

It’s not surprising that the horror movie professionals investigated the home of another horror movie professional. The team does feature additional investigations outside of Southern California on their website, including the Sloss Furnace in Alabama and the South Pittsburg Hospital in Tennessee.

The team is currently accepting submissions of “new and undiscovered locations” via their website.

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Animal Planet is the latest cable network to offer a weekly series focused on the paranormal. This show, which premiered last Sunday, is called The Haunted.

This 10-part series presents true stories of paranormal pet experiences. The show’s tagline: “If animals believe, should you?”

Some of the program’s segments feature pet owners who believe that their deceased pets have come back to haunt them. Other segments interview people who believe that their living pets have experienced brushes with dead people (or demons). In these segments, the pet owners serve as witnesses to this ghostly phenomena on behalf of their pets.

The show is entertaining, especially for paranormal enthusiasts who also love animals. Re-enactments involving animals supplement each segment. It presents the stories as they are told and some of the stories do get you thinking. 

The basis of the contemplation stems from the fact that some animals do appear to sense certain things that people cannot. Some animals can sense when a person is about to experience a seizure. Other animals appear to sense earthquakes, weather changes or even disasters, before the events occur.

In Indonesia in 2004, before the tsunami disaster, eyewitnesses observed elephants running to higher ground. It is said that many other animals were observed exhibiting odd behavior just prior to the tsunami. Many human victims of the tsunami, on the other hand, did not grasp the visual cue of the giant wave forming (ocean water receding from shore). Mainstream science does not venture often into the paranormal, but scientists have studied the so-called sixth sense in animals.

The Haunted isn’t Ghost Hunters, for sure. Jason and Grant, and most paranormal investigators, decline cases where the family pet serves as the primary eyewitness to paranormal phenomena. I think, however, that a dog would be a fine addition to any paranormal team, due to their acute senses. I would take Fido along on a ghost investigation if given the chance. The K9’s reaction might be more sensitive than that K2 meter, as an effective ghost hunting tool. My canine would have to exhibit more bravery than Scooby Doo, though.

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Watch The Haunted on Animal Planet, every Sunday through December 20, 2009 at 10:00PM ET, check your local listings.

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One of my favorite “haunted” locations is The Whaley House Museum in Old Town San Diego, touted as The Most Haunted House in America. The Whaley House Museum generates a healthy amount of money from their entrance fees. The museum revenue is supplemented by donated monies dropped into the “Save Our Heritage Organization” (SOHO) box near the exit.  The museum is a cash cow, whether it is haunted or not.

The Whaley house is said to be haunted by Thomas Whaley, an early San Diego settler, as well as by the ghostly members of his pioneering family. The house even has a spectral dog running around the property. According to historians, this San Diego homesite that was chosen by Whaley in the late 1800’s, was purchased despite his knowing that the location served as the local gallows for criminals.

I’ve visited the Whaley House in San Diego on numerous occasions. I was fortunate over the years to roam the house and property after hours. I was allowed to roam freely by a former Whaley House “ghost” docent. It is a different environment inside that house when it is experienced alone and unguided. The late Rod Serling of The Twilight Zone fame enjoyed a private visit to the home, based on his affinity of paranormal phenomena. Talk Show King, Regis Philbin, also visited the home when he was a San Diego television host in the 60’s. Philbin was even said to have fled the home, in the middle of the night, during the after hours visit. The King of Horror Movies, Vincent Price, also visited the home outside of the boundaries of a structured tour. I can truly attest to the fact that it is truly a “thriller” to be inside that structure late at night.

There is one widely circulated “fact” about the Whaley House, however, that makes me cringe. The Whaley House is said to be one of 30 locations nationwide, “authenticated” as haunted by the United States Department of Commerce.

Huh?

Let’s back up and examine this for a bit. The U.S. Department of Commerce certification: “haunted house”. What does Government involvement in bestowing any sort of classification on a “haunted house” mean for you and me?

First, there’s a big misconception here. The U.S. Department of Commerce does NOT claim that the Whaley House or the said 29 other locations are actually haunted by ghosts. Some internet sources name the the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, San Diego Chamber of Commerce, or even the California State Chamber of Commerce, as the government entities that have bestowed the “haunted” designation on The Whaley House. Depending on the source, the words “designated”, “verified”, “certified” or “authenticated” are often used along with the claim that the government recognizes the location as haunted. The one word that remains constant is the word “Commerce” associated with these claims.

Definition: Commerce, n. 1. the activity embracing all forms of the purchase and sale of goods and services. – Source: www.thefreedictionary.com

Throughout my years of research into this popular claim, I have yet to find said list of 30 “certified” haunted houses that any branch of any government has “authenticated” and published. If you have said list, forward it to me. In the meantime, I am going to apply some common sense to the scenario.

Our federal government does not certify locations as “haunted” places – at least in the sense of certifying that a location is legally haunted by ghosts. The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, CA is also believed to be authenticated by government as “haunted”.

There is to be considered, what exactly is the government involvement with the official classification of these and other properties?

The government certification as “haunted” is simply misunderstood. The designation of a haunted house given to the Whaley House by the U.S. Department of Commerce is only partially accurate. The designation as a “haunted house” to a business that collects entrance fees from the public, serves multiple fiduciary purposes. The designation of any business, for any purpose, mandates that any business complies with structural codes, public safety requirements, property value assessments, business classification, and tax classifications. So, the United States and local government commerce divisions DO oversee businesses that are legally designated, and that DO operate haunted houses for amusement purposes.

If you think about it, there are many reasons why a location that is designated as a “haunted house” would have to comply with specific government inflicted rules. If someone freaks out, for example, there must to be easy access for the person to exit the structure. As importantly, rules are in place to allow prompt access of emergency personnel into the place of business. All places of business, in order to operate, are forced to comply with federal, state and local code, in every aspect. The Whaley House Museum dually operates as a haunted house. The government rules for businesses operating under the designation of a haunted house ensure that the paid public enjoys a safe visit to the said haunted location. Any claim that a government entity certified the house as “haunted” is only partially accurate.

The Whaley House Museum’s website states: “Although we cannot state positively that the Whaley House is really haunted, the voluminous documentation of paranormal occurances at the site makes a compelling case.”

This statement tells me that there is no government authentication or verification or certification of ghosts bestowed on the property. The Whaley House Museum has never referenced any government designation.  Yet, this “fact” is all over the internet and has been relayed to me by various persons. Even a Travel Channel show that featured the home in a “most haunted” segment referenced the government designation.

While I do think The Whaley House Museum is haunted, the United States government did not authenticate my belief that the location is haunted. The government simply ensured that my visit to the structure complied with local, state and federal regulations – even if one visit was after hours, which is a grey area, to say the least.

I decided, on my own, based on my personal experiences at the location, that I personally believe that the Whaley House Museum is haunted. Additionally, it is up to science to prove that ghosts exist, not the U.S. Department of Commerce, nor is it up to any other state or local branches of commerce regulatory agencies.

(As a side note, the rogue ghost docent who allowed access to me no longer serves on staff at The Whaley House. After hours visits can be pre-arranged for additional fees for a limited number of hours aftter closing.)

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Alexandra Holzer: Woman in the Paranormal

One in particular was when I was with my Parisian grandmother, Rosine Claire. She is my mother’s mother and still of the living aged ninety-nine. I would frequent Long Island, New York often to visit her and in one place she resided had some activity that went unexplained.

I was around the age of eight, same as my second daughter and it would just be my Nana and I. Upon my visit, after we settled in and had a meal, it was very quiet. She lived in a gated community by the bay in a town called Patchogue. It was deafening, the silence, especially coming from the city with all the cars whizzing by below your window.

Suddenly, we both heard faint singing from downstairs. Nana had been anxiously awaiting my arrival to share this experience as she was like a kid in a para-candy shop.

Now, the way these apartments were set up, you either live on the upstairs part with a balcony or choose the downstairs walk in with patio. She was the upstairs apartment.

The faint female voice would stop, then as Nana and I held our breaths to hear again, she’d start up again. Nana’s eyes were wide and she told me this has been happening for some time.

I don’t know what ‘possessed’ me, ahem, but I threw myself down on the floor and placed my ear on her yellow shag carpeting to get a better listen. Burnt my face in the process. The sound vibrated into my ear and I heard a voice whisper my name. That was it. I jumped up and said, “Game over!” I was so scared yet excited at what I had just experienced.

Of course, the apartment below had been vacant for months as no-one had been renting for a while. The people next door were at work as Nana knew everyone and their schedules.

Nana is psychic and had so many stories she’d tell me growing up and she felt this was the spirit of a woman that was passing by. I couldn’t get to sleep that night. I wanted to know more. Also I wanted to stick around for her next show. She could certainly carry a tune.

Continue to the conclusion of this article: On writing, skeptics and your chance to interact with Alexandra.

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Alexandra Holzer: Woman in the Paranormal

This is part 3 of my interview with Alexandra Holzer, daughter of Hans Holzer who was known as “Father of the Paranormal” and “Father of Ghost Hunting”, who is an accomplished paranormal authority herself.  

Question 4:  What challenges have you faced as a woman in the paranormal?

I am finding more and more that it looks more appealing to have men as the leaders versus woman. There’s nothing wrong with either but just seems from the up-springs of more paranormal cable television shows men seem to lead the pack. It feels a bit cavemanish to me. 

Now, interesting enough on major networks for the shows ‘Medium’ and ‘Ghost Whisperer’, they use a woman as the lead because the role is of being a medium. Funny. I feel like the perception perhaps could be women are only to be at the forefront and used as mediums and the men do the rest of the investigative work. I have had to and still am fighting tooth, nail and ghost to get my voice heard on many different levels. I bring a lot of different things to the table as a woman as a result of gender challenges. 
 
It’s not just the fact of my father’s legacy which in itself is a huge torch to carry on and still too close to my heart. I am still grieving and have yet to place his ashes properly, as there have been family issues. But, I have them with me and I’ll leave it at that. 

I am also a mother, nurturer, caregiver, writer, conceptual thinker, radio persona, and on it goes. I am not just focused on one particular area for the field. I am just too darn curious to learn about more than spirit activity and demons. I am looking for the meat, you know? I always can do what’s right for me as a woman and human being, and whatever work I do and associations I keep reflect upon my family; so I need to choose wisely and cautiously as the field itself has become quite a danger zone at times. I am referring to the human kind rather than the unknown.

Continue to Part 4: Woman in the Paranormal, True Ghost Story, Part 4 of 5

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• …worked at a haunted location?
• …lived in a haunted house?
• …slept in a haunted hotel room?
• …photographed or videotaped something you think is paranormal?

If you responded “Yes” to any of these questions, we would like to hear from you.

 
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I love frequent day trips to The Mountain Empire, which includes the communities of Patagonia, Sonoita and Elgin. These are trips that I take with my dad and my sister to get in touch with our family roots, and to get away from the hustle and bustle of Tucson.  After breakfast at The Home Plate in Patagonia, or sometimes at the Crossroads Restaurant in Sonoita, we always make a stop for provisions to keep us going for the rest of the day. Our provisions are always purchased at The Patagonia Market. There, we stock up on sodas, water, a box of gingersnaps, lucky lottery tickets – and have even come away with ghost stories.

The Patagonia Market is thought to be haunted.

The Patagonia Market is a general store located on the corner of Naugle and Highway 82. The store provides goods to a thousand local residents, as well as thousands of annual visitors to the Mountain Empire. I spoke with Irma Sang, the owner of the store, during a recent visit to Patagonia.

Sang verified that strange things are afoot at the store. The internet reports ring true that strange sounds are often heard and that things sometimes move by themselves late at night. Shelves inside the store have even reportedly moved by themselves. This ghost also likes to make noise. Sang singled out one particular paranormal oddity at her store: the unexplained ringing of a bell. This small bell is located at the front of the store, which employees utilize if they need assistance from another employee working at the back of the store.  Sometimes when the bell rings, an employee reports front and center, and the other employee will swear that they didn’t ring it. Sometimes, it rings when employees know that no one else is inside the store.

The identity of the ghost is not known.  What is known is that the activity in the store is largely activity of a poltergeist nature. Poltergeist activity is a paranormal phenomenon where a ghost or spirit manifests itself by moving or influencing objects.

Other than these unexplained events, things are quite peaceful at this store. None of the employees at the store admitted that they have been frightened. In fact, they seem to enjoy the presence. The store has a warm and welcoming atmosphere. This tells me that if a ghost lives at the store, it exists only in a “spirit of service” that simply wants to help the store employees go about their daily business.

Coast to Coast transforms into Ghost to Ghost

When my husband and I go to sleep at night, chances are that our bedside radio is tuned in to Coast to Coast AM with George Noory. Coast to Coast AM is a nationally syndicated radio talk show that broadcasts nightly in the United States and Canada. The show covers a variety of topics, usually examining paranormal or conspiracy theories, wih special guests joining Noory in the discussions. When ghosts and hauntings are offered as a topic, I make a point to stay awake as long as possible – even on a work night.

The shows are available as podcasts through the website for a few dollars a month. I prefer to listen to the show live, and late at night. When ghosts and hauntings are the focus, I lie in bed, in the darkness, absorbing every word. Life is good, until my husband falls asleep. Then, I realize that I am alone. Sometimes I get scared and I gently nudge my husband out of his slumber. Occasionally, I do become extremely chicken, and I simply turn off the radio, because I am too scared to listen anymore. This usually happens during shows that focus on EVP phenomena (ghostly voices caught on tape).

Many people tune in while working graveyard shifts. People from every walk of life, from nurses to truck drivers. Truck drivers on the road, often call the show to comment on a topic or share their own experiences. Weeknight host, George Noory, has often sympathized with the truckers who happen to be listening, alone, while driving down some dark and desolate road. I don’t feel so bad about being a chicken when a trucker calls in and admits to being scared on the air. On more than one occasion, I’ve driven across town late at night, listening to the show on my car radio. It’s particularly scary to glance up into that rear view mirror, hoping that the only eyes I see are my own!

Once a year, on Halloween, Coast to Coast AM transforms into Ghost to Ghost AM. This special Halloween treat of a show invites callers to share their personal ghostly tales. Thankfully, Halloween falls on a Friday this year. I can stay up and not have to worry about getting up for work. I can also make sure my husband stays awake along with me.

Sometimes the show doesn’t schedule a specific topic, and simply offers “Open Lines” where callers can phone in about anything. The stories aren’t always scary. Some can have amusing punch lines. In 2006, a caller from Tucson who called himself Mr. Bill, claimed an experience reminiscent of Stephen King’s Pet Cemetery. The perished pet cat he buried a couple weeks before showed up at this doorstep, seemingly alive and well. Mr. Bill exhumed the feline’s grave and found that this was not a miraculous resurrection. It wasn’t even a zombie cat corpse. Mr. Bill realized that the cat he buried just looked like his cat.

George Noory is the show’s weekday host. The show is hosted by Ian Punnett on Saturdays. George Knapp hosts two Sundays a month. The show’s creator, Art Bell, often fills in as host. The show’s website offers links to international paranormal stories. Listeners contribute interesting photos to the site, mostly of ghosts, UFOs, unidentified creatures, and other paranormal related images.

Locally, Tucsonans listen in on 790 AM from 10:00 pm to 2:00 am. A list of affiliate stations is available on the show’s website for listeners outside of the Tucson area. The website showcases upcoming nightly topics.

While the convenience of subscribing to the podcasts is tempting, listening live is the best way to experince the show. Especially in he dark. I have not yet phoned in to speak with George or his guests, but I think that I will someday.