The Halloween "Paranormal Dare" Contest

I have a DARE for you! Since it's Halloween soon and so many readers have written derogatory comments over the years about my opinions - I DARE anyone to prove to my readers , and to the world at large, that THEY have proof of the existence of ghosts, spirits, shadow people, etc.

So many people in the world have written that I am wrong about such things as shadow people, the T.A.P.S. crew (mainly, the show) and my paranormal writings in general - that I am challenging those who feel as such to step up! Bring what you have to prove that YOU are a paranormal superstar! I don't want your ramblings in writing - nor do I want your "scientific analysis" on anything either. SHOW ME THE PROOF that YOU are so further enriched with paranormal evidence that YOU can proclaim, " I am superior to The Paranormal Investigator".

I have never claimed to be a "know-it-all". This blog is my arena where I am able to write my opinions, beliefs, and post thoughts on my own paranormal research. Being that the world at large is so FULL OF investigators, someone out there (who has written a comment here before - and my readers can fully see who you are) has to accept my challenge. You have 8 days (through Oct.31st) to claim your superiority. Beyond that, you mean nothing. At that point, you are like everyone else. You are running to find better evidence.

The whole "ghost hunting" webring is getting under my skin. I've been doing this for a long time. I have rights to MY opinions and beliefs. Some like to read what I have to say and some even follow this blog in their RSS software. For someone to come around and make a negative comment, they should have more experience and more evidence than I share. I don't care if you have a Facebook page, free site, domain name, web group, myspace page - WHATEVER it may be! Just PUT UP!

The world will never believe ghosts exist as a whole. Although there are shows about ghosts and ghost hunting, I haven't seen a series on shadow people. Why is that? Maybe, because, as I said 2 years ago, they don't exist. Prove me wrong. Show what you've got to claim superiority. Again, you have 8 days to show your CURRENT evidence collection.

Ghost Stories

As I suffered the flu over the weekend, I watched some of the Travel Channel's spooky show lineup. One show, in particular, caught my attention; Ghost Stories. The narrator of this show had a voice and an attitude that made the weakest story seem interesting. I totally enjoyed the show. I watched two episodes and was anxious for more. If you like folklore, haunted regional tales, or just a good show - watch this series.

Sometimes, the "debunking", scientific crap on TV gets on my nerves. It's nice to see a show that keeps the hauntings mysterious and genuinely spooky.

The Ghostly Guarantee

About 2 months ago, I was out on a ghost hunting trip with a good friend. We were discussing electromagnetic fields and he talked about inventing something insanely unique. It got us into a whacky conversation about many techniques used in the filed and I think we invented something new to use in our research from these discussions.

 

What if I could tell you a way to GUARANTEE findings at ANY supposedly haunted location? Would that interest you? Once this is tested, I'm sure we'll find a way to mak it known to all. I knew there would be changes coming for investigating! Who knew the change would come from someone like me?...

Maybe We Need Not Prove a Thing

I was watching the History Channel today and came across a program titled "Haunted History". This program tells of spectres and happenings in historical houses and other buildings abroad. It occurred to me that if the History Channel tells of ghosts and spirits with such education and skill, why do we bother to prove that ghosts exist? We can prove WHERE they are, but to go out and try to PROVE they exist is , quite obviously, unnecessary. It is quite interesting how the History Channel gives credence to ghosts - when so many in society do not. Just a thought...

Trick 'R Treat is worth it! A Halloween Classic!

The new release from Warner Premiere, Trick 'R Treat, is a fantastic Halloween flick! In the Creepshow design, this movie has several characters in an Ohio town that bring Halloween traditions to life in one great movie. I don't offer many movie reviews but this one had to be posted. Buy it here: http://www.amazon.com/Trick-r-Treat-Anna-Paquin/dp/B002LMSWN2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1255376635&sr=8-2

My blog on Ghost Hunters Network

I have a blog on the Ning network, Ghost Hunters. If you want to see some different material and photos, take a visit here; http://ghosthunters.ning.com/profiles/blog/list?user=ghosthunter

Yes, There Is Hope for Ghost Hunters

I get comments on some of my postings and I cannot help but feel badly for creating such "negative" writings at times. So, to you, my great friends, here is something refreshing that shouldn't get anyone into a state of ruffled feathers...

It has been 15 years since I started using the internet on a daily basis. Since then, there have been thousands of new websites created and devoted to ghost hunting. In the past several years, the amount of fraudulent evidence has surely minimized thus creating better search results for those looking to find real evidence, real investigators, and real proof of the paranormal activity in the world.

It used to be hard to find evidence online. You had to sift through orbs and fake shit everywhere to find ANYTHING cool or worthwhile. Thanks to YOU for abandoning the crap - and looking for truth. I think that the next several years will take ghost hunting into new territories, new ways of proving life after death, and offer new insight into communications with other dimensions which are, obviously, in parallel to our own.

Horrorfind Weekend 11: Upon further review

If you're a fan of horror movies and you live near Baltimore, you usually attend the horror convention known as "Horrorfind Weekend". I've been to many of these conventions and I always walk away disappointed in something. The admission per adult (and those over 10 yrs old) is $25.00 and kids under 10 are half price. Think for a moment... who wants to pay to take a kid under 10 to one of these things when most kids are too antsy to allow an adult to enjoy much of anything?

I've always went to the convention with aspirations of getting some celebrity autographs (most on my own items from my collection) and buying a few pieces of horror merchandise. Yesterday, I didn't buy a damned thing and I'll tell you why that is.

I arrived around 5pm. The admission for 4 was a turnoff. Anyone arriving at 5pm wouldn't get to meet the various celebrities in attendance because most all of them took off and went to their hotel rooms by 5pm. The vendors had the usual fare for sale - but nothing of real value (as far as I was concerned, anyway).

What gets me really pissed (when I think about it) is this: Do you pay to enter a shopping mall? They have thousands of items for sale and the retailers pay insane rentals for the store space - but they don't charge you for coming in to "browse" for what you may want to take home. YET HORRORFIND and OTHER CONVENTIONS DO! MOST OF WHAT THEY REALLY OFFER IS MERCHANDISE FOR SALE! SURE! You can PAY to meet a celebrity and take home an autographed photo BUT should you have to PAY $100.00 to ADMIT 4 people to do THAT?

The reasons we attend horror conventions is to meet the celebrities and HOPEFULLY have a good time. THE MOVIES that these people acted in are the only reason we know about them in the first place! HORROR MOVIES are the thing we love! We don't respect a prick (or bitch) who just collects money for an autograph and BLOWS YOU OFF for the next BUCK.

As horror movies turn to shit around Hollywood, so do horror conventions. It seems everyone is out to make a quick buck by "stepping on" the average citizen in this world - and HORRORFIND is no different. Fuck conventions and to hell with Rob Zombie's shitty remakes of great John Carpenter HALLOWEEN classics.

I found this video on youtube today and though it was a classic example of what I just wrote about. Introducing, Fred Williamson. Enjoy!

Ghost Host

This is a clip of an old Saturday night horror show that used to be on WBFF TV45 in Baltimore. I miss the old days of local television.

Question; Is it okay to let my kids watch scary monster movies?

You have wondered why some people allow their small children to watch old horror movies such as Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, Halloween, Romero's zombie flicks, etc... Why would anyone let their child watch such movies? Here's my honest answer...

I allowed my kids to watch horror movies back when they were young. They turned out just fine. They aren't evil, they don't play with knives or use machetes to sever the heads from the neighbors. I let them watch classic horror films because I wanted for them to experience WHAT HALLOWEEN WAS LIKE in the GOOD OL' DAYS!

How can a child know what Halloween is all about when they don't get the meaning of the holiday? What's Halloween without movie monsters, fear of the dark, or the classic costumes of Dracula, Frankenstein, and other fictional monster creatures?

People nowadays are too POLITICALLY CORRECT in raising their children. Parents of today have deprived their children of simple pleasures such as SCARY HALLOWEEN nights, dressing up in costumes to attend school on October 31st, and having Jack 'o Lanterns on their porches to scare away evil spirits.

Kids today think of Jack 'o Lanterns as cute, smiling things. No kid makes a costume at home today. Parents take kids to Walmart for a crummy Spider Man costume or some cute fairy princess outfit. GAY!

And what happened to Nestle's Peanut Butter Coffins candy?

Halloween and monsters are a part of growing up. Not only do scary movies make kids fear the darkness - but they teach kids that the current world CAN BE dangerous, evil, and worse than television. THAT, my friends, is truth that cannot be hidden from children for long. Think of 9/11/01 and tell me I'm wrong.

Paranormal Activity

This movie seems to be getting major praise. It looks as if it could put new fear into modern horror with new fear of ghosts in the same manner that The Exorcist did with demonic possession back in the '70's.

Found a ghost? Maybe it's you

Just a little thought for you to think about...

What if? Suppose you go out one evening on an investigation and you encounter paranormal activity and it's because you were merely having a good night... because you were out on one of those nights YOU could TUNE IN.

It's a known fact that psychics, mediums, are able to communicate with the dead through powers of the mind that we don't understand. What if YOU were able to infrequently "tune in" to the spirit world? Let's say that we ARE able to use certain, unknown frequencies of our minds to "tap into" the world of the afterlife - and every so often, we were able to "see" or hear things usually ignored.

Do you think this is a true possibility in most of our lives? Do you have moments in your memory where YOU had an experience with ghosts you couldn't understand at that moment?

Cheers!

Hats Off To The Headless Horseman

I just remembered a website I found many years ago and I feel compelled to make a comment about it. If you click on the title of the blog post, it will take you to a website called "The Headless Horseman". This website is a ghost website with a fantastic design. Being an admirer of great sites dedicated to ghost hunting, I hope you take the time to check out the link. Come back and post a comment.

Patrick Swayze is greeted by Billy Mays

A little humor I thought up today...

Patrick Swayze is now "dirty dancing" with Michael Jackson and was greeted at the Pearly Gates by Billy Mays!

Yes, Billy Mays offered Swayze a new product called SOUL CLEAN which is GUARANTEED to make your soul feel as clean as the moment you were born! It's made with 100% PURE HOLY WATER and has been endorsed by many famous entities!

WAIT! ACT NOW and get SOUL WIPES absolutely FREE! YES! The SOUL WIPE makes you feel clean as the driven snow FROM HEAD TO TOE and prepares YOU to MEET YOUR MAKER in that FRESH, CLEAN FEELING you've always DREAMED ABOUT!

I'd love a video of this imaginary scenario... just thinking of it made me chuckle.

CHEERS!

Obama Stifles Paranormal Investigations

Thanks to Barack Obama's economic policy failures, ghost hunters have been in hiding these past several months. Online sales of paranormal research tools have declined dramatically and cemeteries and abandoned properties aren't frequented as they were in years past.

Only the seriously addicted investigator can be found in the dark of night. The investigator carries trusted tools and uses the senses to find evidence. What can we say about this person?

The modern day, post Obama election, ghost hunters have something called skills - and common sense. The modern ghost hunters don't let the economic downturn stop them from doing what they love -- being free to explore the unknown.

Although the news reeks of bleak situations and countless investigations into the drama of scandal and corruption, one thing remains pure and unharmed - the afterlife.

New Ghost Hunting Store at Amazon

Randy's Amazon Ghost Hunting Store

Buy ANYTHING Amazon sells from this link and support The Paranormal Investigator!

What's the next step in the constant evolution of ghost hunting?

In recent years, many have taken to the practice of ghost hunting for fun - and even for profit. I have never done it for money however there are those that run groups that are basically intended to create income. That's another topic, entirely!

Tonight's topic is the evolution of what we know as "ghost hunting". We have used dozens, if not hundreds of devices to capture and distribute evidence of ghosts and spirits. The big question is; What will come next? Is there anyone who has perfected a device that can speak to the dead? I read about the Spiricom device and heard many people talk about it on late-night radio shows such as Coast2Coast. I believe that it is impossible to PROVE the TRUE existence of ghosts to the masses UNTIL such a device is perfected. Imagine being able to offer an unbeliever the ability to have a conversation with a deceased relative... wouldn't THAT prove that ghosts truly exist? I think that such a device would be the final tool in proving that there IS, indeed, life after death.

What other items have been used, or might be used, that would prove life after death? If you know of any, post your comments. Cheers!

Can somebody please explain.......

Can somebody please explain.......,
originally uploaded by cjmellows.

I found this on Flickr. HAD to share it with everyone!