Haunted Headlines: September 7-14, 2018

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This will be the last week for Haunted Headlines…in this form. Halloween season has unleashed so many headlines that instead of a weekly installment, we’ll publish a daily edition.

Or as close to daily as possible. We might combine weekend stories for a weekender edition.

We hope this makes enjoying them a little easier –both for you to read and us to put out the news.

 

Friday, September 7, 2018

Paranormal investigators returning to old haunt: The Edinburgh Mansion has a long history of paranormal investigations – Journal-Eureka

For the fourth time in the just over two years, the Paranormal Investigators of Milwaukee will be bringing their services to Edinburgh Manor for a public investigation Sept. 22 the group announced last month.

The 11 most haunted pubs in Dublin – The Irish Times

WHEN IT comes to pubs, few cities in the world compare to Dublin.

Not only is the Irish capital home to some of the best drinking establishments on the planet, but a fair few of these watering holes come with their own unique history.

However, in some rare cases, it’s the kind of history that could keep you up at night.

Superstition is the way for MLB players, and that includes haunted hotels – CBSSports.com

15 of the Most Haunted Places in America – Country Living

Enter—if you dare.

Canadian Sasquatch Suit Dismissed – Coast to Coast AM

A lawsuit brought against the British Columbian government by a Sasquatch researcher in Canada with the hopes of proving that the creature exists has been dismissed by a judge. The headline-making legal maneuver was initiated by cryptozoologist and recent C2C guest Todd Standing last October.

Ghost walks to explore Canandaigua legends – Daily Messenger

Haunted History Ghost Walks will offer spooky tours of Canandaigua at 7 p.m. on Saturdays, Oct. 6-27.

GET READY TO BE WICKED SCARED AT THIS MAINE HAUNTED TOUR FEATURING THE KING OF HORROR – WCYY 94.3

That’s right, this year you can stare fear in the face as some of your favorite Stephen King tales will be the basis for the upcoming Fright at the Fort in Fort Knox. The scares will take place Oct. 13, 19, 20, 26, and 27.

Theater group looking to fill Haunted Tour roles – The Hays Daily News

Anyone who has wanted to get involved with the Hays Community Theater but can’t commit to a full production is invited to participate in the annual Hays Haunted Tours.

Saturday, September 8, 2018

Somerset ‘haunted’ mansion where royalty stayed could be yours – Somerset Live

Check out our 16 picture gallery of the stunning house

Paranormal investigators meet a ghost called Mary in Gloucester city centre building – Gloucestershire  Live

They certainly seem to have found a lot during this investigation

Psychic Sally uses her paranormal gifts to predict the winner of Celebrity Big Brother 2018 – Irish Mirror

Sally Morgan told a thrilled Ryan Thomas that he was sure to win this year’s CBB

Hays Community Theatre seeking cast for Haunted Tours, ‘Little Women’ – Hays Post

The Hays Community Theatre is seeking to fill more than 60 roles for its upcoming Haunted Tours.

Marshall home was the inspiration for upcoming movie – WWMT-TV

The Cronin Home has long been something to marvel at along Madison Street in Marshall. “The House with A Clock in its Walls” was written in 1973 by John Bellairs who remembers riding his bike past the house, and wondering what lie inside it’s walls.

Sunday, September 9, 2018

‘Murder and Mayhem’ tours, progressive dinners benefit three Fort Smith nonprofits – Times Record

Ghost stories steeped in historical facts will hover over this year’s Murder and Mayhem Haunted Trolley events, according to one official.

Box Office: ‘The Nun’ Nabs $131M, Making ‘Conjuring’ The Biggest R-Rated Horror Series Ever – Forbes

And just like that, The Conjuring Universe is the biggest R-rated horror franchise of all time.

Potential of ‘dark tourism’ underlined at Sligo Gaol event – The Irish Times

Irish fascinated with ‘misery, death and macabre’, says academic

Celebrity ghost hunters terrified as they investigate Wicklow Gaol – Wicklow News

Rylan Clark-Neal and a variety of famous faces explore some of Europe’s most haunted locations as Celebrity Ghost Hunt returns for a second series.

Toronto Hidden Gem: ‘In Fabric’ Is a Ghost Story Set in a Department Store – Hollywood Reporter

With the Midnight Madness entry, British director Peter Strickland challenged himself to make a thriller that takes place in “the most boring setting possible.”

Murder, forbidden love and tragedy – tales of the creepy nuns that haunt Hull and East Yorkshire – Hull Live

With the release of new horror film The Nun we look at the true spooky nun hauntings in East Yorkshire

‘Ghost Adventures’ Going Live on Halloween – FanFest

With the Halloween season quickly approaching, it is time to start planning for your favorite Halloween specials!

One special to note: Travel Channel’s Ghost Adventures series.

CAMP LIBERTY PLANS MILITARY-THEMED HAUNT – The Cullman Tribune

Battleground’s Camp Liberty has something special planned for the Halloween season: “a full-immersion, military-themed haunted trail experience,” running Fridays and Saturdays from Sept. 21 through Oct. 27.

Haunted walking tour welcomes changes – News-Press Now

The Harris-Kemper Historic District Neighborhood Association is preparing to hold its seventh annual Haunted Walking Tour and Psychic Fair this October, and participants can expect quite a few surprises as they step inside some of St. Joseph’s oldest homes.

Haunted doll which spooked spirit hunters to feature in ghostly attraction – Daily Post

A haunted house has become home to a doll possessed by a North Wales witch, a cursed chest, and an ancient mask as ghost hunters attempt to create the UK’s biggest paranormal attraction.

Mark James Miller: Does La Llorona haunt the Central Coast? – Santa Maria Times

She’s been seen in many places, a ghostly apparition that appears after dark, sometimes calling out, “Ay, mi hijos!” — “Ah! My children!” Other times she wails mournfully, and sometimes she is silent, emitting an eerie white light that is just as frightening as any sound she could make.

Warwick Castle announces three terrifying Halloween 2018 experiences – Coventry Live

Three sets of attractions with increasing fear factors make it easy for visitors of all ages to find the best thrill for them

Saratoga Museum Seizes On Supernatural Fervor – WAMC

Nestled in Congress Park, less than two miles from the city’s renowned horse racing track, the Saratoga Springs History Museum runs daily ghost tours.

“We slip in the history without people even knowing it,” said Museum Executive Director James Parillo.

The Nun (2018) Conjures Up Largest Opening Weekend For Franchise – Haunt Jaunts

The Nun raked in $53.5 million over its opening weekend—far exceeding projections. Filmed on a shoestring budget of $22 million, The Nun is a financial success; however, it failed to excite critics and fans alike.

Bug Heist Includes World’s Deadliest Spider – Coast to Coast AM

The Philadelphia Insectarium and Butterfly Pavilion has lost up to 7000 insects and lizards, amounting to almost 90% of its collections, it was revealed last week, in what was most likely an inside job. The heist was worth an estimated $40,000 on the black market. Yes, there is a black market in bugs. Among the missing critters is the six-eyed sand spider from Southern Africa, whose venom can rot up to 25% of its victim’s body.

Monday, September 10, 2018

Simple sketch details unimaginable horror – NEWS.com.au

AT FIRST glance it appears to be a basic, childlike drawing, but the story behind this image is beyond sickening. WARNING: Graphic.

The scariest ever: Hello Kitty Land Tokyo – eTurboNews

Sanrio Puroland has created a daring new Halloween concept drawing on the skills of popular Japanese “horror event” producer Obaken. The limited event will run until the end of October and is aiming to attract both Japanese and international visitors.

New lease of life for homeless who are now tour guides – Borneo Bulletin

With the Unseen Tour of KL, she helps the homeless to turn a new leaf by becoming tour guides, taking tourists to streets and corners in Kuala Lumpur for a haunted tour, street art mural tour or a mutli-cultural tour.

“The X-Files” Turns 25: The 10 Best Monster of the Week Episodes! – Bloody Disgusting

From Satanic witches to monstrous humanoids, there was no aspect of the paranormal left uncovered in the X-files. Even scarier was that the terrifying entities often escaped the episode, leaving them still out there lurking. In celebration of the 25th anniversary of this acclaimed series, we look back at the 10 creepiest monster of the week episodes.

A ghost hunting night at the Brown Grand Theatre – Concordia Blade-Empire

Saturday night was ghost hunting night at the Brown Grand Theatre.

Terry Rowe of Catch A Ghost Tours of Kansas, and his sons and mother came to Concordia to lead a paranormal search of the historic theater.

Phantom fanatics – The Battalion

New club brings the “Ghost Adventures” experience to Campus.

‘GRAY MAN’ GHOST MAKES APPEARANCE BEFORE MAJOR HURRICANES, SOUTH CAROLINA LEGEND SAYS – News 95.5 WSB

The ghost of the Gray Man is an enduring South Carolina legend that originated on Pawleys Island and dates back more than 200 years.

If you see the Gray Man, a massive hurricane is on its way, but your home will be spared, according to folklore.

Who even am I? A ghost hunter investigates his own haunted childhood – The Guardian

In a new documentary, a Sydney security guard’s ghostbusting business becomes a metaphor for unearthing the spectres of his past

Supernatural Victorian VR Thriller The Awakened Announced – VRFocus

Explore eerie Victorian mansions in search of an evil cult in upcoming VR thriller The Awakened.

Haunted brewery tour coming to Cincinnati – WLWT5

Can you solve the mystery? An interactive historical tour will put your detective skills to the test

Vancouver Fringe Festival review: Fake Ghost Tours – Straight

Wow, I never knew how haunted Granville Island was!

Apparently, “you can’t swing a dead cat on this island without hitting that cat’s ghost.”

Ghost Sighting Reported to Police? – Coast to Coast AM

A police department in Rhode Island received a rather strange report about a mysterious woman that some suspect may have been a ghost. Cops in the town of Coventry reportedly received the creepy call on the evening of Saturday, September 1st. According to a Facebook post from the police department, a concerned citizen said that they had spotted “a woman wearing a white wedding dress” mysteriously emerge out of the forest along a road.

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

‘Ghosts of 9/11 victims’ SPOTTED at Ground Zero in eerie clips on Twin Towers anniversary – Daily Star

EERIE footage posted online claims to show several ghosts of 9/11 victims at Ground Zero.

Voting Underway For 2018 USA Today 10 Best Haunted Places – Haunt Jaunts

Have you heard about the USA Today 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards?  I discovered it when curating links to add to this coming week’s Haunted Headlines.

These ‘Talking’ Wine Bottles Featuring Real Criminals Are Next Level Spooky – CafeMom

Many of us are fascinated with ghost stories, true crime, and other spooky things — and that fascination often expands to maximum capacity during the fall season. So if you are looking for the perfect bottle of wine to curl up and watch some horror movies with this season, then we found just the thing!

Paranormal investigator searches abandoned ‘ghost ship’ – what he finds is TERRIFYING – Daily Star

A PARANORMAL investigator experienced the “most convincing” evidence of ghosts in his career when he visited a haunted ship.

House of Torment is debuting an on-site bar, Torment Tavern, with its own set of scares – austin360

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

10 signs your house might be haunted – House Beautiful

And discover Britain’s most haunted homes.

Bloggers tour ‘Haunted Atchison’ – Hiawatha World

A team of multimedia travel experts arrived in Atchison this week looking to get scared so they can tell the world about it.

A Self-Guided ‘Hocus Pocus’ Tour In Salem Is A Witchy Fan’s Dream Come True – Brinkwire

Halloween is coming, and for Disney fans that means one important thing: Hocus Pocus re-watching. This year, marathoning the iconic movies isn’t the only spookyfill you can get: there’s a self-guided Hocus Pocus walking tour dedicated in Salem, Massachusetts.

PARANORMAL FUNDRAISER TO BE HELD AT RUTGER PARK MANSIONS IN UTICA – WKTV

A frightening fundraiser is happening this upcoming weekend at the Rutger Park mansions in Utica.

PROPHETIC GHOST WARNS OF COMING HURRICANES [PHIL-OSOPHY] – 1420 WBSM

Legend holds that Gray Man is the ghost of a young man traveling up from Charleston to see his fiancée. On the way, he and his horse were caught at night in quicksand-like pluff mud in the marshes and went under. Gray Man’s spirit has haunted the shore ever since, looking for the girl he loved.

Littlehampton’s The Dolphin Hotel makes ghostly appearance on Help! My House is Haunted – Littlehampton Gazette

On Friday (September 7), The Dolphin Hotel, in High Street, Littlehampton, appeared on Help! My House is Haunted, in which a team of paranormal investigators looking to bring ‘ghost-hunting into the 21st century’ visits haunted properties.

The Best Haunted Houses to Visit in Every State – The Daily Meal

Take on real paranormal activity at these spots — if you dare.

Fourth Annual Carefree Enchanted Pumpkin Garden Features World-Renowned Carver – PRWeb

Town of Carefree Hosts Master Sculptor Ray Villafane October 19-28, Featuring Live Carving Demonstrations and Magical Halloween Festivities

MP police mantra — use ghost stories to extract info from ‘serial killer’ – The Tribune

Madhya Pradesh Police are using ‘ghost stories’ to extract information from a 50-year-old man, who is accused of robbing and killing several truck drivers across four states.

The real-life ghost story that unearths demons in some very dark places – The Sydney Morning Herald

When Ben Lawrence stumbled across a story in his local paper about a man called Jason King, he knew he had found the subject he’d been looking for.

“All I knew was that Jason was a ‘ghost hunter’, his brother had passed away, and he’d had a vision of his brother’s ghost,” he recalls.

Expect costumed characters at Paranormal Festival – Hood County News

The Granbury Paranormal Expo will kick off the Halloween season on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 29-30 with costumed individuals adding character to the festival.

Halfpenny Green Airport to host paranormal investigation – Stourbridge News

Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport has a rich aviation and military history and its fair share of notable incidents including a Royal fatality.

Now, a team of paranormal investigators are set to visit the site on Saturday October 27 in a bid to contact the spirit world – and members of the public are invited to join them.

From ‘Saw’ stars to ‘Ghost Hunters’: Here’s who’s coming to ScareFest – LexGo

Lexington’s Scarefest has always blended elements of horror movies with the field of paranormal investigation.

But in its 11th year, ScareFest has become more than a celebrity-filled weekend of ghastly and ghostly chills and thrills.

Mysterious Observatory Closure Intrigues Conspiracy Theorists – Coast to Coast AM

An evacuation and subsequent shut down at the National Solar Observatory in New Mexico has left area residents scratching their heads and conspiracy theorists offering some truly fantastic suggestions for why it happened. The strangeness reportedly started last Thursday when the facility, which is located in the town of Sunspot, as well as a nearby post office were inexplicably closed citing unspecified safety concerns. Since then, some intriguing details about the closure have begun to emerge and they have raised more questions than answers.

Thursday, September 13, 2018

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Selma Mansion hosts 2nd annual Psychic Fair on Saturday – The Times Herald

All kinds of enchantment will be embracing Historic Selma Mansion once again when the Norristown Preservation Society hosts the Second Annual Psychic Fair on Saturday, Sept. 15, beginning at 10 a.m.

A Haint’ed good time for all at the historic Jackson House – The Moulton Advertiser

Miller, who has authored several plays, says that this play, Haint’ed, is his way of recording those family stories and sharing them with audiences. “The play is a celebration of folk lore and ghost stories, some of which are true,” says Miller.

Waynesville-area group seeks paranormal activity in county – BuffaloReflex.com

If you suspect paranormal activity in your business or home, who you gonna call? I mean if the Ghost Busters aren’t available. One suggestion is a group called Unknown Paranormal in Waynesville, which is led by Stacy Meyer.

A paranormal diary – The Southside Times

In one lifetime folks strive toward individual pursuits and aspirations during their moment in the sun. Then, they move on, replaced by a new group with the cycle starting anew. Buildings play a part in our short stroll through life, however they do not fade, remaining timeless and remnants of a past era. And while these structures age at a much slower rate than people passing through them, they hold firm imprints of a history. If only they could speak. Sometimes they do…

Historic Palmyra to participate in worldwide ghost hunt – Daily Messenger

Historic Palmyra will join ghost-hunting teams and haunted properties around the world in simultaneous paranormal investigations in honor of National Ghost Hunting Day on Sept. 29.

Preview: Ghost River Theatre pushes boundaries of belief and intuition – Calgary Herald

The Intuition Project is part of Ghost River’s Six Senses series, which has already explored the senses of taste, touch, sight and hearing.

This time, Ghost River is exploring the sixth sense which encompasses such concepts as deja vu, intuition, the paranormal, psychometric testing, mediums and the reading of a talisman.

‘Ghost Adventures’ Spoilers: Zak Bagans Hosts Terrifying Live Halloween Special – Soap Dirt

Ghost Adventures lead investigator Zak Bagans takes Halloween to a new haunted level. Zak and Aaron GoodwinJay Wasley and Billy Tolley will host a live special October 31st. Paranormal fans craving new and terrifying encounters with the crew are in for a spooky treat.

Here’s the First Connection Between American Horror Story: Apocalypse and Murder House – Vulture

Ahead of the American Horror Story: Apocalypse premiere,FX teased clear connections between the eighth season of the anthology series, which returned Wednesday night, and seasons one (Murder House) and three (Coven). But how exactly is this trio ofhorror stories tied together? We don’t know quite yet, but the Apocalypse premiere revealed a major piece of the puzzle.

ELI ROTH TAKES AUDIENCES ON A DEEP DIVE INTO THEIR NIGHTMARES IN AMC’S HISTORY OF HORROR – IGN

Demonstrating his love for horror cinema, its history, and the passionate fandom that comes with it, Roth acts as the producer, curator, and host of AMC’s next installment of their Visionaries docuseries. Earlier this year year, James Cameron led a series of episodes exploring cinematic science fiction through the years. Just in time for the Halloween season, Roth is spearheading seven episodes of the next installment of the series, exploring the History of Horror for casual and die-hard fans alike.

Salem Museum’s Annual Ghost Walk Returns in October – The Roanoke Star

Salem’s cemeteries are getting ready to come alive after dark for the Salem Museum’s Ghost Walk. The living are invited to visit Salem’s graveyards to meet characters from Salem’s past and learn about our region’s history.

Friday, September 14, 2018

American Hauntings opening vault as retail space for all things creepy – The Telegraph

American Hauntings enters Alton hotel’s old vault

U-Turn movie review: Samantha Akkineni owns a paranormal thriller that thrives on an interesting premise – Showsa

U-Turn is not a regular whodunit but a well made paranormal thriller that moves at a rapid pace, with a stunning reveal in the climax. It is the Tamil remake of the Kannada film with same title and director. It is a faithful remake but director Pawan Kumar makes one crucial change in the climax which makes the murder mystery puzzle slightly more believable. Samantha Akkineni owns the film. She is fantastic in a very difficult role as the pivot around which the story revolves.

These Are The Most Haunted Spots In Canada That You Must Road Trip To This Fall – MTL Blog

The stories behind these spots are terrifying!

Irish stars reunite for gothic ghost story ‘The Little Stranger’ – Irish Examiner

Irish duo Domhnall Gleeson and Lenny Abrahamson are back together for a gothic horror story set in an old English house, writes Esther McCarthy

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