Haunted Headlines: July 13-20, 2018

Ah. That’s better. As I mentioned in last week’s Haunted Headlines, we got a little thrown off by the hiatus.

But we’re back on track now. (Basically.) So let’s do this thing!

Friday, July 13, 2018

5 Creepy Ghost Towns to Visit Outside of Mississauga – Source: insauga.com

You might not realize it from the confines of Mississauga, but Ontario is full of creepy places. Whether you’re looking for a structure that might actually be haunted, or a town that’s just eerie (yet has its own beauty), there’s a perfect little town for your next road trip just a few hours away.

Here are five creepy ghost towns to visit outside of Mississauga. This is not for the faint of heart…

5 Creepy Ghost Towns to Visit Outside of Halton – Source: inhalton.com

So you’re looking for a place to get spooked.

You might not realize it from the confines of Brampton, but Ontario is full of creepy places. Whether you’re looking for a structure that might actually be haunted, or a town that’s just eerie (yet has its own beauty), there’s a perfect little town for your next road trip just a few hours away.

Friday the 13th & Spiritual Attacks – Source: Coast to Coast AM

Exorcist Bill Bean appeared in the middle two hours of the program to discuss Friday the 13th, cases of spiritual attacks, encounters with evil, and various paranormal happenings….

In the first hour, Lionel Fanthorpe, known as “the greatest storyteller ever born,” returned to C2C to share some of his classic stories, including the tale of Spring-heeled Jack — a diabolical character who terrorized Victorian Britain and evaded capture by making incredible leaps.

Saturday, July 14, 2018

Haunted places in South Korea – getting to know Korean water ghosts, hair-obsessed goblins! – Source: Times of India

South Korea is a great destination to visit for the budget-watchers. It has beautiful locals and a lot of shopping options. But, watch out before you plan your itinerary, as it does have its share of haunted places. Ahead, we take a look at five, supposedly, most haunted places in South Korea.

10 Reasons to Suggest “Dead Files” is Completely Real – Source: TVOvermind

The Dead Files is a show that airs on cable and satellite television. At first glance, you might think it’s just another show about the paranormal. However, if you watch it for more than a few minutes you’ll notice that it works on a very different premise. The show involves two investigators that have a rather unique way of approaching things. If you’re like most individuals, you’ll watch the show and wonder how much of it is actually true, if anything. With that being said, you might want to keep an open mind. Below are ten reasons why the show just might be true.

Sunday, July 15, 2018

It’s Doom Service! Take a deep breath and spend the night at Britain’s most haunted hotel – Source: Daily Star

THE spooked owner of the UK’s most haunted hotel is so scared of poltergeists she refuses to leave her room at night.

UFOs Revealed – Source: Coast to Coast AM

The existence of UFOs using technology beyond anything developed on Earth has been proved “beyond reasonable doubt” according to Luis Elizondo, the former head of a covert US program that studied UFOs. Elizondo along with Jan Harzan, the Executive Director of MUFON, joined George Knapp in the first half to discuss various aspects of the Pentagon UFO study, and the broader ramifications of contact.

Monday, July 16, 2018

10 Reasons to Suggest “Paranormal Lockdown” is Real – Source: TVOvermind

Currently, there is a huge buzz surrounding the show “Paranormal Lockdown.” Of course, there are quite a few people who suggest that the show is not real, so I decided to examine it for myself. While you can do almost anything with a camera and computer, there are some things that I noticed that might suggest that at least some of the activity is genuine.

Sowell: Walk with the spirits at Corsicana Ghost Tour – Source: Corsicana Daily Sun

After growing up in Corsicana and living here into my adulthood, I have been downtown countless times. I have seen shops come and go and heard some spooky stories here and there about things that go bump in the night. I am fascinated with our small town’s history and am always eager to know more about historical monuments and background on all the old buildings. I stumbled upon an event held through The Corsicana Opry, The Corsicana Ghost Walk, on Friday the 13th no less, and knew I had found an event I couldn’t pass up.

Don’t Read These 13 Terrifying AskReddit Threads Before Bed – Source: Inverse

The premier spot on the Internet for hearing a total stranger’s most insane stories has to be the Reddit forum r/AskReddit. In the case of these 13 threads, the conversation centered around spooky, scary, creepy, and unexplainable events that happened to Redditors IRL.

10 Horror Movie Opening Scenes So Good We Were Instantly Hooked – Source: Bloody Disgusting

Some horror movies opt to lull viewers into a sense of comfort or complacency before ripping the rug out from under them; films like Alien, Rosemary’s Baby, or Psycho take a while to introduce the world and its characters before unleashing the horror. Other horror movies prefer to go straight for the jugular right out of the gate, delivering an attention-grabbing scene before unwinding the narrative.

‘Mara’ Poster Warning: If You See Her, You’re Already Dead [Exclusive] – Source: Bloody Disgusting

There are three states of being. Awake. Asleep. And somewhere in between.

Ghost stories still haunt Gibraltar Point Lighthouse on Toronto Islands – Source: The Daily Courier

Ghost stories still haunt historic lighthouse

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Paranormal activities at Cultybraggan Prisoner of War camp in Comrie – Source: Daily Record

Your chance to discover ghoulish goings-on at Perthshire POW camp

Naked man stuck in gate claims he has been hunting for ghosts – Source: Metro

When a passer-by stopped to find out more, he told the man he was a paranormal investigator. The witness – who offered some friendly advice for the man to make sure he didn’t tear his privates in the metal gate – filmed the bizarre encounter.

Ready to explore the Lemp Mansion without leaving your home? Check out this 3D tour – Source: KMOV.com

Terrified to explore the Lemp Mansion in person? The Lemp Mansion website is now offering a virtual 3D tour that you can watch from the comfort of your home.

‘Ghost’ rides tricycle backwards in eerie footage from haunted ‘poor house’ – Source: Meaww

This eerie footage shows the moment a tricycle like the one in Saw appears to pedal backwards on its own in a supposedly haunted abandoned ‘poor house’.

Game Camera Spots Ghost Soldier? – Source: Coast to Coast AM

A game camera located in the yard of a Maine woman’s farmhouse captured an intriguing image that may show the ghost of a soldier. According to a local media report, Tia Wilson wanted to catch a glimpse of a fox that had been feasting on her chickens and so she placed the camera in her yard prior to heading out for a weekend camping trip. Upon her return, she was astounded to see that, among the many photos of various wildlife which had triggered the motion-sensor camera, there was one image eerily out of place.

True North Paranormal TV series to film at Merritt’s Baillie House – Source: The Ashcroft-Creek Journal

The historic house has a history of unexplained events.

Hell Fest teaser trailer introduces a new masked maniac – Source: Entertainment Weekly

In the new horror film Hell Fest (out Sept. 28), a real masked killer stalks victims among the fake thrills of a Halloween theme park.

`Haunted houses´ sell for 17% less, research reveals – Source: Daily Mail

Supposedly haunted houses in the UK are having thousands of pounds wiped off their value the moment they are investigated for paranormal activity, a researcher has claimed.

[Trailer] Amusement Park Horror Flick ‘Hell Fest’ Will Make Your Screams Come True – Source: Bloody Disgusting

CBS Films and Lionsgate will release the horror flick Hell Fest in theaters on September 28, and the trailer today introduces us to the film’s carnival of Halloween horrors.

Wigan ghost hunter’s experiences are out of this world – Source: Wigan Today

The leader of a Wigan-based paranormal group believes his old-school approach to investigations is what sets his work apart from others….

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Watch: Security Camera Catches ‘Possessed’ Doll Moving? – Source: Coast to Coast AM

A creepy piece of footage from the security system of a paranormal museum in England appears to show a purportedly possessed clown doll move on its own. The bizarre moment occurred during an investigation at the Haunted Antiques Paranormal Research Centre, where the creepy harlequin figurine resides among a myriad of other allegedly haunted objects.

If you’ve got a ghost in your home the value will drop – Source: Metro

Terrifying twilight visits from ghosts are apparently not the only downside to living in a haunted house. Not only do haunted homeowners have to put up with the paranormal, but their property plummets in value if they are investigated, a researcher has claimed.

Wellington Paranormal is the kind of Kiwi show we need more of – Source: Noted

The ever-popular green projectile vomiting, the bumbling police duo, more slavering hellhounds than you could reasonably expect to encounter in Cuba Mall … Wellington Paranormal is a sort of daft, dim-witted younger sibling of What We Do in the Shadows, the 2014 movie that made the domestic life of hapless Wellington vampire flatmates into an international cult hit.

Naked ‘ghost hunter’ gets stuck in gate in bizarre quest to find paranormal activity – Source: Mirror.co.uk

He was spotted by a man who started filming as he warned the man not to rip his testicles on the sharp metal

A Night of Supernatural Cats at Seattle Meowtropolitan – Source: TheStranger.com

Author Zack Davisson shares stories about Japan’s mystical menagerie of felines.

7 Signs Your Place Is Haunted, According To A Psychic – Source: Romper

If you notice that something seems “off” about your office, apartment, home, hotel room, garage, or really anywhere else, you might start to try to come up with reasons as to why you get that feeling. Maybe something’s different in the space than when you were last there, maybe you have things going on in other parts of your life that are making you feel different there, maybe something happened. But if the thought crosses your mind that the area might be haunted, you need to know the signs your place is haunted, according to a psychic.

Paranormal show to premiere showing Lexington’s Waveland – Source: Kentucky Kernel

A new TV show featuring suspected haunted locations around Kentucky is expected to begin filming later this month. “History Haunted” is expected to catch the ghoulish side of viewers with the added thrill of paranormal encounters.

Australian ghostbusters claim a paranormal force threw stones at them while they investigated spectral goings-on in an attic – Source: Daily Mail

Paranormal investigators from Haunted Down Under, a group that hunts ghosts while they are live online, were at the historic Rivermill at Mt Nathan, Queensland, when they say stones were thrown at them in an attic.

Ghost Trolley Tour Offered August 10 – Source: The Missourian

The Haunted Hermann on a Ghost Trolley tour featuring Dan Terry, author of several books about local paranormal activities, including “Hermann Shadows: the Heart of Wine Country,” will be offered Friday, Aug. 10.

Thursday, July 19, 2018

Local paranormal team investigates the creepy in the Gateway City – Source: Laredo Morning Times

Laredo Paranormal Stories Investigations, a Facebook page created in 2013, is run by anonymous individuals who peek inside paranormal activity in the Gateway City, and more recently, statewide. What started as a simple page with a mere 300 followers, the group now has nearly 40,000 followers from all over the world.

Do all things horror excite you? Here are a few must-visit places for you! – Source: India Today

India is often considered as a land of undiscovered mystery. For centuries, travellers from around the world who have come to India have been fascinated by the mystical energy that surrounds the country….

So steel your nerves, and take a peak into this list of haunted places in India which have sprung to the forefront on the basis of what many people have deduced.

See a bird’s-eye view of Getter’s Island, now for sale in Easton – Source: lehighvalleylive.com

…the island is among the most haunted places in Easton. It got its name from Charles Getter, who murdered his wife in 1833. His hanging was moved from Centre Square to the island so more people could view it, Barlow said.

The rope broke and Getter had to be hanged twice for the murder, according to a newspaper report from the time.

Since then the island’s been named after Getter.

10 top signs your house might be haunted

With the property market busiest during the summer months, a groundbreaking new study has revealed that haunted houses and properties linked to supernatural phenomena are likely to lose 17% of their value; equal to a staggering £38,574 of the average UK property price when it comes to selling.

The world first paranormal property study was specially commissioned by TV channel Really to celebrate the new series Help! My House is Haunted airing weekly on Fridays at 10pm and available to stream on UKTV Play.

Explorers hear banging noise inside abandoned building – what happens next is terrifying – Source: Daily Star

A TEAM of paranormal investigators were left chilled to the bone after discovering a mysterious banging noise coming from inside an abandoned building.

S.C. native writes two more books about the paranormal – Source: Myhorrynews

The South Carolina native has written six books about the paranormal in the Carolinas, but doesn’t claim to understand the stories; he just writes about them.

Friday, July 20, 2018

A castle haunted by King Philip II’s ladylove & more haunted places in Spain – Source: Times of India

Spain is one of the most beautiful European countries. It is all about breathtakingly beautiful castles, lush forests and lovely beaches. But, like any other country on Earth, even Spain has been a spectator to unforeseen, unfortunate events. There are a number of stories that link these unfortunate events to tales of horror, leading to the belief that Spain has a number of haunted sites. If the idea has you all thrilled, here is a list of some of the most (supposedly) haunted places in Spain.