29 July headlines

Wales and the UK are popular topics in this week's news about hauntings. It's been a very busy week for ghost stories. Here are the latest haunted headlines, courtesy of HollowHill.com:

29 Jul: Ghostly goings-on explained - Solihull Times (UK)

Eight Midlands investigators look for evidence of hauntings.

29 Jul: Catching a ghost on film - Hexham Courant (UK)

National bookies Ladbrokes have set 100-1 odds that ghost chaser Dean Maynard can't show a ghost on film by the end of 2005. Maynard will investigate Chillingham Castle, Beamish Hall, Newcastle Diamonds speedway track, and Alton Towers.

29 Jul: Real-life 'Amityville' owner horrified by his portrayal in new film - CourtTV.com

George Lutz sues studio and others involved in remake of 1979 movie.

29 Jul: Massachusetts town hall said to be haunted - WebIndia123.com

Ashland, MA, town hall's ghost sparks disagreements.

29 Jul: Harrogate among UK's 'most haunted' - Harrogate News (UK)

Yorkshire is second most-haunted place in UK, after Cornwall, according to new study.

28 Jul: Mystery and myths in weird Wales - BBC News

Recap of Fortean Times article about ghosts, zombies, UFOs and other weird things in Wales.

28 Jul: Weird Wales - Caernarfon-Denbigh Herald, Wales

Similar to the BBC/Fortean Times report, with focus on North Wales.

28 Jul: Spectre on the Street - BBC - Radio 1 News

'Most Haunted' show filmed 'Coronation Street' cast in a real-life seance, for later broadcast. (Also see 'Coronation Street' seance in spooky studio, FemaleFirst.co.uk.)

28 Jul: Ghosts in pictures at the Met - ArtNet.com

The Perfect Medium: Photography and the Occult," a display of "ghost photos" from the past, displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NY), Sept. 27-Dec. 31, 2005

28 Jul: Pioneering ghost hunter Vic dies - icCoventry.co.uk (UK)

Vic Tandy, ghost researcher from Warwickshire and the discoverer of 'infrasound', died suddenly at age 50.

28 Jul: In Search of Bigfoot - Journal of Turkish Weekly

Bigfoot, ghosts, and other paranormal beings discussed in BBC News article.

28 Jul: World awaits ruling on Yukon 'sasquatch' hair - CBC North (CAN)

DNA tests run on 'sasquatch' (bigfoot) hair ball, results to be announced at press conference.

27 Jul: GHOSTS, GHOULS AND ZOMBIES: HALLOWEEN HIGHLIGHTS IN WALES AND ENGLAND - TravelVideo.tv

Press release lists sites in Wales and England that offer special attractions (real and simulated hauntings) at Halloween.

25 Jul: They come for ghosts, leave with history - Delaware Online

Haunted Fort Delaware uses ghost tours to introduce history with a paranormal angle. (Also see Spirited Away at Fort Delaware.)

25 Jul: Is the Rogers Theatre haunted? - Shelby Star (NC)

Psychic visits haunted theatre and talks about its ghosts.

23 Jul: Ghost INN-vestigation planned - Cadillac News (MI)

Investigation at haunted Osceola Inn, Reed City, MI.

22 July ghost headlines

22 Jul: The legend behind the ghost - 24 Hours Vancouver, CAN

Vancouver's Art Gallery may be haunted by early 20th century immigrations officer.

22 Jul: Jennifer Connelly, the fearful star - Belfast Telegraph, N. Ireland

The star of the new movie, Dark Water, says about ghosts, "I don't know whether I'm afraid. I do absolutely believe in ghosts and the abstract, though. There seem to be lots of haunted people walking around out there."

22 Jul: Sale of a house hasn't a ghost of a chance - Belfast Telegraph, N. Ireland

The house at 55 Rockview Park is too haunted to sell, and taken off real estate market.

22 Jul: Castle McCulloch to be haunted castle this fall - News-Record, Greensboro, NC

Jamestown's genuinely haunted castle turns into a 'haunted house' for two weeks in October.

21 Jul: 'Haunted' cave opens again to sightseers - New Zealand Herald

After 18 years and several reports of hauntings, NZ cave reopens for visitors.

14 Jul: TV crew seeks haunted homes - Glasgow Evening Times, Scotland

ITV show seeks haunted Scottish residences for upcoming shows.

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15 July 05 ghost headlines

It's been a fairly quiet week for ghost news. Here are the latest headlines compiled by Hollow Hill:

15 Jul: To the Tower, Seeking Out the Ghosts - YorkshireToday.co.uk

Reporter joins investigators and Sir Simon Marsden for a ghost hunt at Clifford's Tower

15 Jul: Paranormal: CICAP "refutes" crop circles and dowsing - AGI online (Italy)

Italian Committee tests crop circles and dowsing, refutes phenomena.

14 Jul: Kenya: Haunted Family's Tale of Woes - AllAfrica.com

Nairobi family tells tales of poltergeists and other odd ghostly occurences.

14 Jul: One third of Americans believe in ghosts - TheRegister.co.uk

British IT writer puts spin on recent Gallup poll results. (Compare with same topic at
Tampa Bay's 10 News, FL)

14 Jul: Got Spirit? Hotel is hardly haunted - PhoenixNewTimes.com, AZ

Haunted Times' Christopher Moon will teach classes at haunted Hotel San Carlos.

13 Jul: Ghost-hunters busted - News.com.au

Discussion of trespassing and Australians' surge of interest in ghosts.

8 July 05 headlines

8 Jul: Hudson: 'I See Dead People' - ContactMusic.com

Kate Hudson has inherited her mother's psychic gifts, loves talking to ghosts.

8 Jul: Pittsburgh woman auctioning off photo of Gettysburg "ghost" - The Sentinel, Carlisle, PA

eBay auction features "ghost photo" from Gettysburg.

7 Jul: Dark stories from our haunted isle - Yorkshire Post Today

Sir Simon Marsden, internationally-renowned photogapher, publishes more than 100 eerie photos in new book, This Spectred Isle: A Journey Through Haunted England

7 Jul: Public pans shorter hours at battlefield - Evening Sun Online, Hanover, PA

Gettysburg Nat'l Military Park now closes at 7 p.m. November through March, to thwart vandals.

6 Jul: Carolina Inn's paranormal to be probed - News & Observer, Chapel Hill, NC

Paranormal investigators invite public to research inn on UNC-Chapel Hill campus.

5 Jul: Ghosts in Baraboo? - 27 News, Baraboo, WI

Old Baraboo Inn's saloon is site of poltergeist activity.

4 Jul: Curses, ghosts part of library's history - PJStar.com, Peoria, IL

Peoria Public library is cursed and haunted, according to library reference assistant.

1 July 05 headlines

CBS' new "Ghost Whisperer" TV show filled page after page of newspaper headlines this week. Nevertheless, there were some intriguing reports in other news.

1 Jul: Attempts to turn Swansea into ghost town - ICWales.com, UK

Ghosts of Gower and Swansea may be a resource for a local "ghost trail." Additional Swansea ghost stories at Where to bump into apparent apparitions.

1 Jul: Author recalls a past life in Atlantis - Profindpages.com

Jorge Villasana offers free book including several paranormal reports.

1 Jul: ET-shot ghost story marks a high def/movie first - Knoxville News Sentinel, TX

(subscription-only story) Tennessee's "Bell Witch: The Movie" released in high-definition

30 Jun: Editor's Choice - Crain's Cleveland Business, OH

(Scroll down to "Boo!" item) "Ghostbuster for hire" earns $100+ to talk lingering spirits into crossing over to the light, is foundation for CBS' "Ghost Whisperer" tv series.

29 Jun: Phuket haunted by tsunami - News24.com, Hong Kong

Asian tourists avoid Phuket because they are worried about ghosts of tsunami victims.

29 Jun: Sleight of mind - Metro Times Detroit, IL

Magician and illusionist perform classic seances in the style of the Fox sisters, for entertainment.

29 Jun: A-Haunting They Will Go - Broadcast & Cable (Variety)

(subscribers-only report) Alexandria, Va.-based Puritano Media Group is pitching a reality pilot to the Big Four nets on a hunt for the best haunt-hunter.

26 Jun: Sleepy Hollow the most famous haunted town in the World - PressBox.co.uk

Summary of ghosts in Sleepy Hollow, near Tarrytown, NY