This has to be one of the biggest news weeks I’ve had since I started doing Haunted Headlines.
And the top of the week (or the top of the Haunted Headlines week anyway, meaning the previous Friday onwards) was slammed with stories. Which is unusual. Usually it’s mid-week when the most stories come in.
Anyway, none of that much matters. Just some random observations I made. I’ll end here so you can start perusing…
Friday, July 20, 2018
Flying Humanoid Caught on Film? – Source: Coast to Coast AM
An odd video circulating online shows a strange object hovering in the sky over Mexico that some have suggested could be a flying humanoid and perhaps even a witch!
Director of upcoming horror film ‘The Nun’ shares terrifying on-set paranormal experience – Source: Yahoo! News
It’s just more proof: If you want to have a nice and horrifying ghost run-in, just make a Conjuring movie.
Video crew goes ghost hunting at Waveland. Is history present? – Source: Lexington Herald Leader
“History: Haunted,” a new TV show from Lexington-based DMZ Productions, filmed its first episode at Waveland State Historic Site with site staff and members of the Lexington Paranormal Research Society.
Does Zachary Quinto Believe In Aliens? The ‘In Search Of’ Host Is Investigating Every Possibility – Source: Bustle
At 10 p.m. ET on July 20, star of stage and screen Zachary Quinto will take on a new role: researcher. For the History Channel reboot of the 1970s paranormal investigation seriesIn Search Of, Quinto will leave Hollywood behind to talk to experts in paranormal fields in an effort to find answers to some of the biggest questions in existence. In the first episode of the series, In Search Of, the host goes looking for proof of alien existence. So does Zachary Quinto believe in aliens?
The UFO Sightings That Launched ‘Men in Black’ Mythology – History
In all of their different incarnations, the Men in Black (MIB) usually have one main purpose: to muzzle witnesses of strange, paranormal phenomena. It’s possible that the story of the Men in Black, the mysterious figures that would become the subject of fascination in UFO conspiracy circles and eventually break into mainstream popular culture, can be traced back to one day: June 27, 1947. It’s quite possible that it all started with a man, a boy and a dog on a boat.
Experts: Capitol Hill mystery soda machine disappearance ‘maybe’ time travel – Source: Capitol Hill Seattle Blog
Experts from Liminal Seattle, trackers of all things weird, wonderful, and paranormal across Capitol Hill and beyond, tell CHS they have been unable to determine exactly what caused the late June disappearance of the mystery soda machine from E John.
Drunken Devil Events Meld Drink, Dread and Decadence – Source: LA Weekly
Matt Dorado’s Drunken Devil throws hedonistic happenings with a decidedly macabre flair –haunted houses, dinner parties and burlesque brunches.
Netflix’s Most Dangerous Show Travels Where Only Psychopaths Dare – Source: Daily Beast
The new show is as morbid as it is bizarrely fascinating, traveling to dangerous places—fallout zones, serial-killer hangouts—marked by death and destruction.
Saturday, July 21, 2018
Caught on camera: Pub ghost ‘Edith’ communicates during paranormal investigation in Gloucestershire – Source: Gloucestershire Live
The Gloucester Paranormal Investigation Services team have held several investigations at The Royal William pub in Cranham
Want weird? Manitoba has plenty of peculiar places to visit this summer – Source: CBC
Bored of the beach? Cold to camping? Looking for something more offbeat to visit this summer?
Manitoba has no shortage of the quirky and curious options — not to mention medieval, otherworldly, ghostly and just plain magical.
Paracon explores Eastern Panhandle’s ghostly locations – Source: The Martinsburg Journal
Ever watch one of those ghost-hunting paranormal investigation shows and wonder how it is actually done? Here’s a chance.
One of the biggest paranormal events on the East Coast takes place in Martinsburg this weekend at the historic – and reportedly haunted – Martinsburg Roundhouse. The Eastern Panhandle Paranormal Conference, or “Paracon,” replaces Oddfest and kicked off Friday night with paranormal investigations at the Roundhouse, haunted Apollo Civic Theatre and General Adam Stephen House.
Webb City Library Haunted History Tour & Investigation – Source: Four States Homepage
A Southwest Missouri library is host to a group of paranormal investigators Saturday, and they want the public to join in.
Paranormal Science Lab is hosting a haunted history tour and investigation at the Webb City Library.
Scotland’s greatest UFO mysteries: Is the truth out there? – Source: HeraldScotland
AHEAD of the Scottish UFO and Paranormal Conference 2018 in Glasgow next weekend (July 28), we recount some of the most intriguing unexplained cases of flying saucers, strange lights in the sky and alleged alien abductions.
Netflix’s New Show Visits the Most Dangerous, Off-Limits Sites in the World – Source: RealClearLife
“Dark Tourist” is an eight-part series.
Sunday, July 22, 2018
Search for Castle Rock Doc Explores Stephen King’s Childhood – Source: Den of Geek
Paranormal Expo Returns to Former W.Va. Penitentiary in Moundsville – Source: The Intelligencer Wheeling News-Register
Supernatural enthusiasts are a common sight at the former West Virginia Penitentiary, mingling with history buffs to take in the macabre history of the infamous prison. On Saturday, they came in droves for an event of their own.
Paranormal activity with Kentucky’s ‘ghost hunter’ – Source: messenger-inquirer
Dean Knight, more commonly known as the Kentucky Ghost Hunter, has been investigating paranormal activity since the late 1990s. While he considers himself a skeptic, he says that he believes there is something out there that, if not paranormal, is something we can’t yet understand.
Monday, July 23, 2018
Ominous Ghost Spotted on Pier? – Source: Coast to Coast AM
A local ghost tour operator named Mike Neff noted that there is a long history of spirits said to reside along the stretch of beach, known as the Grand Strand, that includes Cherry Grove. Although most of them are your run-of-the-mill area legends found in communities across the country, there was one in particular that may be cause for concern to some superstitious South Carolinians: the Grey Man.
Moundsville hosts Paranormal Expo – Source: Martins Ferry Times Leader
The second annual Paranormal Expo was held on the grounds of the penitentiary, attracting people drawn to both aspects of the prison. Vendors offered unique paranormal experiences — such as “healing sessions” offered by the Southern Gypsy — while local and regional paranormal teams came together to discuss new equipment, swap tips and check the penitentiary out for themselves.
Lenox: Paranormal tour of Ventfort Hall – Source: The Berkshire Eagle
Paranormal investigator David Raby will lead a paranormal investigation of the historic and haunted Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum, 104 Walker St., at 7 p.m. Friday, July 27. The event will conclude at midnight.
10 signs your house is haunted, according to a paranormal investigator – Source: mirror.co.uk
The experts from Help! My House is Haunted have shared their advice on the things we should be looking out for
The ten tell-tale signs your house is haunted – according to paranormal experts – Source: Birmingham Live
The spookiest sightings in Birmingham include spirits of Charles Dickens and former mayor Joseph Chamberlain
Chance to ‘meet’ the ghost of Robin Hood at spooky sleepover – Source: Nottinghamshire Live
Do you dare spend the night at this haunted museum?
American Family Radio Warns Listeners Of Satanic Conspiracy Behind Bigfoot – Source: Right Wing Watch
Religious Right radio host Janet Mefferd and former Family Research Council fellow Tim Dailey told American Family Radio listeners that the urban legends surrounding Bigfoot and UFO sightings are not only real but also part of a secret plot the devil is carrying out on Earth.
“Dark Tourist” – New Travel Series On Netflix – Source: Haunt Jaunts
Over the weekend I discovered a new series on Netflix that is of course right up my alley, Dark Tourist. (Not to be confused with the movie of the same name, which is also called The Grief Tourist.)
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
10 signs your home is haunted – according to ghost hunters – Source: Coventry Live
Tales of ghostly goings-on and spooky shenanigans will keep many a resident up
Tavern believed to be home of paranormal activity – Source: WTAJ
When you spend the night in a place as old as the Jean Bonnet tavern, you may often think oif these walls could talk.
But if you’re lucky, the ghosts just might tell you.
CHRISTIAN RIGHT RADIO NETWORK PROMOTES ‘DEMONIC VIRTUAL REALITY’ BIGFOOT AND UFO CONSPIRACY THEORY – Source: Newsweek
Tim Dailey, anti-gay marriage activist and former Senior Fellow for lobbying group the Family Research Council, described bigfoot as a “demonic virtual reality” projection in a radio interview. Described by Jared Holt of Right Wing Watch, Dailey proposed a radical conspiracy theory for both bigfoot and the UFO phenomena.
Mountain Expedition Turns Into Paranormal Encounter – Source: WebWire
First book of a sci-fi suspense trilogy introduces natural disasters and extraterrestrial encounters
Travel Channel Greenlights “Ghost Hunt Live” (wt) Featuring the Tennessee Wraith Chasers – Source: The Futon Critic
Travel Channel has greenlit “Ghost Hunt Live” (wt), a weekly live interactive series featuring the paranormal investigative team, the Tennessee Wraith Chasers.
Ghost hunters investigated my home and found something spooky – Source: CNET
A paranormal inspection of a CNET writer’s old house turns up eerie audio, and video of a strange blip. But can the findings temper her skepticism?
‘Castle Rock’ Documentary Takes You Into Stephen King’s Haunted Town – Source: /FILM
Hulu has pulled out all the stops and made a half-hour Castle Rock documentary to introduce audiences to their new series. The series is set firmly within the world of Stephen King, and features references to and characters from several of his stories and novels. In this documentary, the team behind the series delve into what makes Castle Rock such an interesting (and scary) place to visit.
Ghost Hunt Live Will Interact with Travel Channel – Source: Den of Geek
Spirits are on the loose on the Travel Channel, which gave a green light to the live interactive series Ghost Hunt Live. Viewers will be able to monitor the activity and help guide the investigation in real time through Travel Channel’s digital and social media platforms through a series of live-streaming social feeds.
“Scare” Documentary Takes You Behind The Scenes Of A Haunted Attraction – Source: Haunt Jaunts
Have you ever wondered how a haunted attraction is made? You can get a glimpse inside the process thanks to a new documentary: SCARE: a look behind the shadows, an actor-based haunted attraction.
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Travel Channel Greenlights GHOST HUNT LIVE (WT) Featuring the Tennessee Wraith Chasers – Source: Broadway World
Travel Channel has greenlit “Ghost Hunt Live” (wt), a weekly live interactive series featuring the paranormal investigative team, the Tennessee Wraith Chasers. Each episode will feature a live and unfiltered paranormal investigation in a secret haunted location, where viewers are invited to join the action and drive the course of the show.
Ghost busted — St. Catherine’s paranormal tour won’t materialize – Source: McCook Daily Gazette
A “haunted house” tour advertised on Facebook at St. Catherine’s Hospital in McCook will not materialize.
According to the event posted by “Simplyghost.com” on Facebook, “the first ever paranormal investigation” of St. Catherine’s Hospital was set for two nights, Aug. 17 and 18, and sponsored by “ParaGeezers.”
Historic Chillicothe Majestic Theatre offers amateur ghost hunting night fundraiser – Source: NBC4i.com
There’s been countless reports of haunted happenings inside the historic Majestic Theatre, according to the non-profit that runs the venue.The theatre was built in 1853, after a bank burned down on the site back in 1852.
Located at the corner of Davie and Nicola Streets, the Gabriola House greets passersby with its ominous presence.
Once upon a time, there were a litany of impressive, grand homes like it in Vancouver’s West End; however, it is the last of its kind.
Castle Rock Isn’t A Real Town, But It’s A Significant Spot In The Stephen King Multiverse – Source: Infosurhoy
Castle Rock is finally visualizing the Stephen King multiverse, which already exists on the page. Though many of the beloved writer’s novels and short stories that take place in the Maine town have been adapted for the screen, the Hulu series, premiering July 25, is putting them all together to create that historical lore. Is Castle Rock a real town, however? Stephen King’s three fictional Maine hamlets, which include Derry and Jerusalem’s Lot as well as the titular town in the Hulu series, are based on his own experiences in the Pine Tree State.
Check Out These Haunted Places In Tennessee You Can Stay The Night – Source: ALT 97.5
Tennessee is no stranger to haunted places around the state. You can’t go anywhere without hearing a ghost story about a place you are heading or staying the night! ….
So what I’ve done is if you are looking for an adventure, here’s a few haunted places around the Nashville area you can check out and spend the night!
Travel Channel Announces “Ghost Hunt Live” Featuring The Tennessee Wraith Chasers – Source: Haunt Jaunts
A new concept for a paranormal investigation show
Travel Channel is announcing a new show, “Ghost Hunt Live” (working title), a live interactive series featuring a paranormal team that goes to a haunted location and viewers are invited to join the action and drive the course of the show. The Tennessee Wrath Chasers will use their skills, technology and experiments to try and capture evidence of paranormal activity. Be watching for 10, hour-long live episodes premiering in the fall of 2018
Thursday, July 26, 2018
10 signs your house is haunted, says paranormal investigator – Source: Deccan Chronicle
According to new research, six in ten people believe in ghosts and 23 per cent of us think there is spooky goings on in our homes.
Kecksburg continues to celebrate storied 1965 UFO incident – Source: Tribune-Review
Theories about UFOs, Bigfoot and paranormal activity will be in the air and on the big screen as part of the 13th Kecksburg UFO Festival July 27-29.
Historic Winchester Symphony House haunts occupants – Source: Viera Voice
Is a historic and picturesque building in downtown Eau Gallie haunted?
Some will tell you that the Winchester Symphony House, located off Highland Avenue in downtown Eau Gallie and home to the Brevard Symphony Orchestra for more than 30 years, is just that.
Is dark tourism ethical? ‘Dark Tourist’ David Farrier talks us through it – Source: Metro US
His eight-part documentary series on the topic just premiered on Netflix
Ghost tour tickets refunded – Source: McCook Daily Gazette
A person affiliated with a ghost tour planned at St. Catherine’s Hospital, now canceled, said tickets are being refunded.
The ghost tour was posted on Facebook by “Simplyghost.com” and promised “the first ever paranormal investigation” of St. Catherine’s Hospital on Aug. 17 and 18. Tickets were $125 per person for both nights.
Be prepared to get scared at the new Haunted Mines – Source: FOX21News.com
Be prepared to get scared, because we’re taking you on a paranormal investigation. FOX21’s Lauren McDonald went to the new Haunted Mines location at 3910 Palmer Park Boulevard to explore the building’s spooky history.
New Documents Regarding Pentagon UFO Project Emerge – Source: Coast to Coast AM
A pair of intriguing documents concerning the much-discussed Pentagon UFO program have been made public for the first time. Obtained by KLAS investigative reporter and C2C host George Knapp, they contain remarkable new insights on the still-quite-secret Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program (AATIP) which was revealed back in December and has been the talk of the UFO research community throughout the year. These two new documents will no doubt spark another round of discussion as they provide perspectives on the study from both the outside and inside.
History Channel Reboots “In Search Of” – Source: Haunt Jaunts
Thanks to this article from Bustle, “Does Zachary Quinto Believe In Aliens? The ‘In Search Of’ Host Is Investigating Every Possibility,” I learned that the History Channel is rebooting the 1970s paranormal investigation series, In Search Of.
Friday, July 27, 2018
Column: The scariest things in the woods might surprise you – Source: Kokomo Tribune
The horrifying beasts came lurking from behind trees, attacking us in droves. We cowered in fear and even resorted to hitting ourselves in a futile attempt to rid us of the demons. We left bitten, sweaty and defeated.
The most frightening thing in Miami County was not angry ghosts. It was mosquitoes.
Ghost hunters: Sacrificing sand, surf for haunted weekends – Source: Cincinnati.com
The summer months typically mean fun in the sun at the beach, the mountains, amusement parks or poolside sipping fruity drinks while reading the latest Nora Roberts novel.
This scene isn’t for everyone.
Some folks are trading in their sunscreen and hiking boots for flashlights, digital recorders, spirit boxes, thermal cameras and electromagnetic field cameras.
Courtney Mroch is a globe-trotting restless spirit who’s both possessed by wanderlust and the spirit of adventure, and obsessed with true crime, horror, the paranormal, and weird days. Perhaps it has something to do with her genes? She is related to occult royalty, after all. Marie Laveau, the famous Voodoo practitioner of New Orleans, is one of her ancestors. (Yes, really! As explained here.) That could also explain her infatuation with skeletons.
Speaking of mystical, to learn how Courtney channeled her battle with cancer to conjure up this site, check out HJ’s Origin Story.
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