7 Jul - 20 interesting ghost news stories
Summer is when ghost hunting--and reports of ghosts--usually increase. This week, we've noticed a dramatic increase in quality news stories about haunted places. Here are 20 of the best recent reports.
7 Jul 06- Spirits in pub - and a ghost too - Evening News 24, Norwich, UK
Norwich's Adam and Eve pub is frequented by a ghost from a 1549 battle. Lord Sheffield died on one of the pub's tables, and he revisits the site regularly.
7 Jul - The ghosts of Surabaya's 'spookhuis' - Jakarta Post , Indonesia
A graveyard site now hosts brothels, and the mortuary is now an apartment building, but the ghosts remain.
7 Jul - Professor researches paranormal media effects on viewing public - The Exponent (Purdue), IN
Glenn Sparks, a professor of communications and reader of the Skeptical Inquirer, looks for links between ghost in the media and viewers' reactions.
6 Jul - Sleeping with the lights on - IcelandReview
Reporter describes her ghostly encounter--or sleep paralysis--in a flat on the top floor of 101 Reykjavik in Iceland.
6 Jul - Adventures in Ghost Hunting on Oregon’s Coast - Oregon Coast Beach Connection, OR
Writer and ghost hunter Andre' Hagestedt lists an astonishing array of ghosts and paranormal sites along the Oregon Coast. Also see his related ghost forest article.
6 Jul - Wilsonville couple bring paranormal skills to film - OregonLive.com
July's new movie, 'Monster House' and companion TV show (featuring a haunted house in Sublimity) include the research of Todd & Martina Baker of Pacific Paranormal Research Society.
5 Jul - Rediscovering Deadwood - MSNBC
The Bullock Hotel (633 Main St., Deadwood, South Dakota) is haunted by the man who built it in 1895, Sheriff Seth Bullock. Ask for Room 211, where he's most often reported.
5 Jul - Unusual places to lay down your weary head - Vancouver Sun, Canada
Ottawa's HI-Ottawa Jail Hostel is one of Canada's top ten unusual places to spend the night. Look for the ghost of hanged murderer Patrick James Whelan sitting at the end of your bed.
3 Jul - TV spook investigator wants tales - Lancashire Evening Post, UK
Mains Hall in Singleton is haunted by at least 30 spirits. Jason Karl is collecting stories from this and other North West locations.
1 Jul - Tour keeps 'Cold Mountain' past alive - Asheville Citizen-Times, NC
The 1864 Joseph Turner Cathey house reports two ghosts, and is part of the Cold Mountain Heritage Tour.
30 Jun - Staying in British castles without paying a royal sum - Seattle Times, WA
Haunted Carbisdale Castle in the Scottish highlands is a 189-bed hostel. It's popular with backpackers and tourists... and ghosts. Look for a 'lady in white', a piper, an angry spectral soldier, and some children's ghosts.
29 Jun - Haunted homecoming - Tribune-Review, PA
R and R Station Restaurant and Inn in Mt. Pleasant is the home of at least 14 active ghosts, and the subject of Roger Marsh's new documentary film.
28 Jun - Coastal Maryland: On the lookout for ghosts, fish and fossils - Geotimes, US
Point Lookout Lighthouse is haunted by Civil War ghosts, as well as the spirit of Laura Berg, a former light keeper.
26 Jun - On ship, a ghost of a chance - Boston Globe, MA
The Charles W. Morgan is the world's last surviving wooden whaling ship, and it's open to the public at Mystic Seaport, CT. The ship is haunted by several spirits, including a very real-looking ghost who appears to tourists.
26 Jun - Do you believe in ghosts? - Augusta Free Press, VA
Brenda Gordon of Waynesboro Paranormal Research Group, ghost hunter and author Troy Taylor, and others talk about modern ghost hunting techniques.
24 Jun - Do you serve spirits? - Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
Review of the very haunted Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. Ask for "The Shining" room 217 when they complete its renovations, or a profoundly haunted room on the fourth floor.
23 Jun - Ghost watchers explore paranormal - St. Petersburg Times, FL
Our favorite quote from this article about a Tampa ghost-related Meetup group: "We're not the Ghostbusters," Wiley said. "We're not going to show up with a toaster oven and say it's a ghost trap."
21 Jun - Ghostly tour - Register-Herald, Beckley, WV
Summary of several eerie, haunted sites along the route of the Haunted Beckley Ghost Tour.
18 Jun - Paranormal packs halls, sells books and floods airwaves - San Francisco Chronicle, CA
Discussion about Sylvia Browne and other high-profile psychics and mediums.
17 Jun - Rumor has it: ghosts roam this 55-room Pythian Castle - Baxter Bulletin, AK
This elegant, restored castle is very actively haunted by several ghosts--mostly friendly--including "A.J." who haunts the castle's movie theater.
--Should your haunted location or news story appear on our pages? Contact us at news @ HollowHill.com
7 Jul 06- Spirits in pub - and a ghost too - Evening News 24, Norwich, UK
Norwich's Adam and Eve pub is frequented by a ghost from a 1549 battle. Lord Sheffield died on one of the pub's tables, and he revisits the site regularly.
7 Jul - The ghosts of Surabaya's 'spookhuis' - Jakarta Post , Indonesia
A graveyard site now hosts brothels, and the mortuary is now an apartment building, but the ghosts remain.
7 Jul - Professor researches paranormal media effects on viewing public - The Exponent (Purdue), IN
Glenn Sparks, a professor of communications and reader of the Skeptical Inquirer, looks for links between ghost in the media and viewers' reactions.
6 Jul - Sleeping with the lights on - IcelandReview
Reporter describes her ghostly encounter--or sleep paralysis--in a flat on the top floor of 101 Reykjavik in Iceland.
6 Jul - Adventures in Ghost Hunting on Oregon’s Coast - Oregon Coast Beach Connection, OR
Writer and ghost hunter Andre' Hagestedt lists an astonishing array of ghosts and paranormal sites along the Oregon Coast. Also see his related ghost forest article.
6 Jul - Wilsonville couple bring paranormal skills to film - OregonLive.com
July's new movie, 'Monster House' and companion TV show (featuring a haunted house in Sublimity) include the research of Todd & Martina Baker of Pacific Paranormal Research Society.
5 Jul - Rediscovering Deadwood - MSNBC
The Bullock Hotel (633 Main St., Deadwood, South Dakota) is haunted by the man who built it in 1895, Sheriff Seth Bullock. Ask for Room 211, where he's most often reported.
5 Jul - Unusual places to lay down your weary head - Vancouver Sun, Canada
Ottawa's HI-Ottawa Jail Hostel is one of Canada's top ten unusual places to spend the night. Look for the ghost of hanged murderer Patrick James Whelan sitting at the end of your bed.
3 Jul - TV spook investigator wants tales - Lancashire Evening Post, UK
Mains Hall in Singleton is haunted by at least 30 spirits. Jason Karl is collecting stories from this and other North West locations.
1 Jul - Tour keeps 'Cold Mountain' past alive - Asheville Citizen-Times, NC
The 1864 Joseph Turner Cathey house reports two ghosts, and is part of the Cold Mountain Heritage Tour.
30 Jun - Staying in British castles without paying a royal sum - Seattle Times, WA
Haunted Carbisdale Castle in the Scottish highlands is a 189-bed hostel. It's popular with backpackers and tourists... and ghosts. Look for a 'lady in white', a piper, an angry spectral soldier, and some children's ghosts.
29 Jun - Haunted homecoming - Tribune-Review, PA
R and R Station Restaurant and Inn in Mt. Pleasant is the home of at least 14 active ghosts, and the subject of Roger Marsh's new documentary film.
28 Jun - Coastal Maryland: On the lookout for ghosts, fish and fossils - Geotimes, US
Point Lookout Lighthouse is haunted by Civil War ghosts, as well as the spirit of Laura Berg, a former light keeper.
26 Jun - On ship, a ghost of a chance - Boston Globe, MA
The Charles W. Morgan is the world's last surviving wooden whaling ship, and it's open to the public at Mystic Seaport, CT. The ship is haunted by several spirits, including a very real-looking ghost who appears to tourists.
26 Jun - Do you believe in ghosts? - Augusta Free Press, VA
Brenda Gordon of Waynesboro Paranormal Research Group, ghost hunter and author Troy Taylor, and others talk about modern ghost hunting techniques.
24 Jun - Do you serve spirits? - Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
Review of the very haunted Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. Ask for "The Shining" room 217 when they complete its renovations, or a profoundly haunted room on the fourth floor.
23 Jun - Ghost watchers explore paranormal - St. Petersburg Times, FL
Our favorite quote from this article about a Tampa ghost-related Meetup group: "We're not the Ghostbusters," Wiley said. "We're not going to show up with a toaster oven and say it's a ghost trap."
21 Jun - Ghostly tour - Register-Herald, Beckley, WV
Summary of several eerie, haunted sites along the route of the Haunted Beckley Ghost Tour.
18 Jun - Paranormal packs halls, sells books and floods airwaves - San Francisco Chronicle, CA
Discussion about Sylvia Browne and other high-profile psychics and mediums.
17 Jun - Rumor has it: ghosts roam this 55-room Pythian Castle - Baxter Bulletin, AK
This elegant, restored castle is very actively haunted by several ghosts--mostly friendly--including "A.J." who haunts the castle's movie theater.
--Should your haunted location or news story appear on our pages? Contact us at news @ HollowHill.com
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