Live rent-free on a haunted island; 4 other stories

It's a quiet week for ghosts and hauntings. Our favorite news story this week is an offer to live rent-free on a haunted island near Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Aug 06 - Haunted hospital renovation brings artists’ inspiration to Houston - Affordable Housing Finance
Former Houston (TX) haunted hospital site, still atop a pre-Civil War cemetery, is now Elder Street Artists Lofts with a 40-household waiting list.

27 Jul 06 - Ghost-hunting group searches out paranormal activity on Eastern Shore - Daily Times (MD)
Article and interview with paranormal research group, Eastern Shore Paranormal.

25 Jul - Wanted: Volunteer to live on reputedly haunted island - Star Phoenix (CAN)
Devil's Island, haunted by ghosts of shipwreck victims, offers free rent and a lot of privacy at the mouth of Halifax (Nova Scotia) harbor.

24 Jul - Gavin Rutledge from Casey Moore's talks angry ghosts and belly-button shots -AZNightBuzz.com (AZ)
Includes references to ghosts at Casey Moore's restaurant/bar in Tempe, AZ.

23 Jul - Paranormal investigation conducted on the Morgan - SouthCoastToday (MA)
Pre-renovation investigation of 19th century whaling ship seems to confirm at least one ghost.

8 quirky paranormal headlines

Ghosts and hauntings are in the news this week, but eclipsed by reviews of the new movie, Monster House.

21 Jul 06: Ghost hunt of a haunted house (with video) - Preston Today, UK
The house seems genuinely haunted, but both the article and the video are teasers, featuring Mains Hall in Little Singleton, Lancashire.

21 Jul: Is this lighthouse haunted? - The Advocate, CT
Christine Kaczynski, who founded Connecticut Paranormal Research and Investigations, visits Sheffield Island and finds evidence of ghosts. Her report is ridiculed by stage magician James Randi.

21 Jul: VH1 films 'Paranormal Project' at Norwich State Hospital - Norwich Bulletin, CT
Celebrities are being filmed in a hush-hush VH1 project that sounds almost as mysterious as the site. Hospital site may later become a $1.6 billion theme park.

20 Jul: Is Algoma Theatre haunted? - Soonews.ca, Ontario, CAN
As theatre is demolished, reporters capture photo of an eerie image in the ruins.

20 Jul: Fort Delaware Ghost Tour reaches a milestone - CapeGazette.com, DE
10,000th tour guest--expected in the upcoming weeks--will receive many prizes.

18 Jul: Afraid to give up ghosts - Los Angeles Times, CA
Report about ghosts and deliberate contact with them in Taiwan, where nearly 90% of college students believe in ghosts.

17 Jul: Paranormal phenomena comes to Laughlin - Mohave Daily News, AZ
United States Psychotronics Association holds conference at the Flamingo Hotel in Laughlin.

14 Jul: Big Brother 7: Is the house haunted? - Manchester Evening News, UK
Imogen, in the UK Big Brother 7 show, reported seeing a ghost in the house. (Also reported in
Mirror.co.uk.)

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.

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