HAUNT JAUNTS http://hauntjaunts.net/blog A travel blog for restless spirits ~ Providing a passport to paranormal tourism for ghost enthusiasts since 2009 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:06:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en
10/23/10: Save the Date for America’s Haunted Road Trip Conference! I joined America's Haunted Road Trip network as soon as I found out about it. (Which was a while back. Sometime last year. I just don't recall exactly when now...) Anyway, that doesn't matter. What does matter is something neat they're putting together for the upcoming Halloween season: a conference! It'll ... http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/2010/03/10/102310-save-the-date-for-americas-haunted-road-trip-conference/ March Sees Ghost Tours “Spring”ing Up Everywhere [caption id="attachment_1101" align="alignright" width="224" caption="ghostly driver; image from stock.xchng"][/caption] Spring Fever hits in more ways than one. As the weather warms up, people come out of hibernation and get more active. Not sure if the same goes for ghosts, but it sure seems to apply to ghost tours and ghost hunting ... http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/2010/03/09/march-sees-ghost-tours-springing-up-everywhere/ Movie Monday: Haunt Jaunts Begs Hollywood To Be Original and Stop Resurrecting Movies Has Hollywood's horror story novelty well run dry? I know sequels and remakes have been around for ages. I understand that some previously good movies made decades earlier find new fans in updated remakes. And I guess remakes are a safe bet. You know the demographics ahead of time. You ... http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/2010/03/08/movie-monday-haunt-jaunts-begs-hollywood-to-be-original-and-stop-resurrecting-movies/ Psychic stomping ground Hauntings aren't the only paranormal thing in this world. There's also psychic phenomena that falls into people interest. With permission from Courtney I want to take you to a journey that will explore psychic phenomena from very 'human' perspective. What does being a psychic look like? Most people imagine a psychic to ... http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/2010/03/06/psychic-stomping-ground/ Friday Fun: Pick a Predator to Mimic I get the biggest charge out of Ask Doc Paranormal. He posts the most hilarious stories. Yet, they are also quite thought provoking. I finally got caught up on my blog reading and found a great one he'd posted a couple of weeks ago: "Tiny Insect Scares Predators Away By Impersonating ... http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/2010/03/05/friday-fun-pick-a-predator-to-mimic/ Would you stay overnight in a haunted hotel? Not me.  Not on purpose, that is. I’ve done it by accident. I’d just finished with my 4 month business incubator and had a brand spanking new biz plan in my lap.  It was heavy, so I did what I always do when facing a life transition.  Road trip.  I packed an ... http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/2010/03/04/would-you-stay-overnight-in-a-haunted-hotel/ An Occurrence At The Myrtles Plantation My love affair with The Myrtles Plantation began when I was a little girl.  As a summer day trip, my grandmother and mother brought me, my best friend, and younger sister on a plantation-jaunt around lovely St. Francisville in Louisiana.  Of all the beautiful antebellum homes we visited that day, ... http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/2010/03/03/an-occurrence-the-myrtles-plantation/ Update re Old West Ghost Investigations and Suicide Threat After reading the suicide threat posted on Old West Ghost Investigations website, writing a post and Tweeting and FBing about it for help, I actually got some! Facebook Fan Monica did some smart research and came up with a phone number for Melissa. Let me back up a sec. After posting online ... http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/2010/03/03/update-re-old-west-ghost-investigations-and-suicide-threat/ Suicide Threat on Old West Ghost Investigations Hoax or Real? PLEASE HELP ME! Okay, this is a cry for help on my part trying to figure out if (a) this is a joke, or (b) this is a legitimate cry for help and perhaps we can help this person. I guess the following email (pasted below) hit my inbox Monday. It's been another nutty ... http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/2010/03/03/suicide-threat-on-old-west-ghost-investigations-hoax-or-real-please-help-me/ Q&A with Haunted Attraction Guru Leonard Pickel I forget how I started following Leonard Pickel, but I want to say Chad Savage of Sinister Visions was to blame. (I think I found Leonard via Chad's Sinister Circuit somehow. Can't quite remember.) At any rate, Leonard Pickel instantly piqued my interest. Why? If you're a haunted attraction professional or ... http://hauntjaunts.net/blog/2010/03/02/qa-with-haunted-attraction-guru-leonard-pickel/