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The Ghosts Newswire From Paranormalnews.com:
New Book By Western New York Ghost Hunter Sheds Light on Demonology
Posted:
10/24/2007
Western New York Paranormal Researcher/Demonologist sheds light on the
demonic in his new book, Baptism By Fire.
Various Types of Ghosts
Posted: 10/13/2007
You have read volumes about ghosts and
have browsed hundreds of websites to devour more information on ghosts, but have you ever
wondered how many types of ghosts there are? The fact is that there are various types of
ghosts out there and all these are minutely described and documented by the Spiritual
Science Research Foundation.
What To Do in Case of a Haunting?
Posted: 8/29/2007
The haunting of premises or
environments is caused by negative vibrations and energies residing there such as those of
ghosts and departed ancestors. Spiritual research has revealed that most houses around the
world have some form of negative vibrations. These negative vibrations can be caused by a
number of factors.
The Kneeling Ghost Figure in the Church of St. Mary The Virgin
Posted: 8/9/2007
This
ghost photograph was taken by Gorden Carroll in the Parish Church of St. Mary in Woodford,
Northampton in 1964. Who is kneeling at the High Altar? The Parish Church of St. Mary,
situated at the southern end of the village was built on the site of a very old Saxon
Church, which existed already in 1086 at the time of the Domesday Survey... (with images)
GHOSTS subjected to research
Posted: 8/4/2007
Ghosts (demons, devils, spirits)
though neither visible to the gross eye, nor perceived by the other sense organs, mind and
intellect are factors that affect all mankind. The manifestations of distress due to
ghosts can be from a person displaying uncharacteristic behaviour to erratic display of
violence, addictions, various physical and psychological illnesses, family problems,
business problems, etc.
Strange Sarcophagus at Arles sur Tech, France
Posted: 7/8/2007
A curious
phenomenon is known to happen in the old, twelfth-century abbey in Arles-sur-Tech,
Languedoc-Roussillon, in the Eastern Pyrenees, France. Most remarkable sarcophagus with a
very special relationship to… water is located in the outside yard of the abbey and
surrounded by massive walls... (with images)
Ghosts of St. Augustine
Posted: 7/6/2007
St. Augustine Florida is America’s
oldest and most haunted city. Its unique and often-turbulent history has spawned more than
four hundred years’ worth of ...
The Mysterious Handprint in Cell 17
Posted: 7/5/2007
I am innocent, and let this
be my testimony…" "I was nowhere near the scene of the crime..."
"That mark of mine will NEVER be wiped out. It will remain forever to shame the
county for hanging an innocent man…. "
Ghost of the Combermere Abbey Library
Posted: 7/2/2007
This very old photograph
of a ghost was taken in the manor’s library of Combermere Abbey by Miss Sybell Corbett
on December 5, 1891 while visiting her sister at Combermere Abbey. At that time, Lord
Combermere’s funeral was taking place some four miles away at the local churchyard in
Wrenbury...
Secrets of the Chase Vault in Barbados
Posted: 6/16/2007
"In the parish
church of Christchurch, Barbadoes, there is a mysterious vault in which no one dares to
deposit the dead. It is in a churchyard near and at an elevation of one hundred feet above
the level of the sea..." A series of unexplained incidents which took place in the
early 19th century are related to a very strange and old vault known as the Chase Vault
located in the Christ Church Graveyard...
The Whaley House - America’s Most Haunted House?
Posted: 6/10/2007
Located in
San Diego’s Old Town area, the Whaley House has earned the title of "the most
haunted house in the U.S.". From the outside, the house looks pleasant and it does
not give impression of being haunted. However, the house has a dark history and many
believe it is a center for paranormal activity. Thomas Whaley built the house 1857 on land
that was originally a settlement of the Kumeyaay Indians. Many of the Indians were buried
in a nearby cemetery that is thought...
The Bennington Triangle - A Place of Mystery
Posted: 6/7/2007
One of many still
unanswered questions is: "What happened to the people who mysteriously disappeared
from Glastenbury Mountain, Vermont?" In most Bennington Triangle cases the victims or
their bodies were never found. They vanished into thin air from their bedrooms, gardens,
and petrol stations and other places within the area...
Ghost of the Flying Dutchman
Posted: 6/3/2007
seaman’s oldest superstitious
fear is of being drowned and disappear into the sea depth without a proper funeral.
According to old sea folklore it would mean to be doomed to wander over sea waters like a
ghost that neither belongs to heaven or hell. Sea ghosts often look like the seamen who
died at sea or worse like monster ghosts with gleaming eye-holes...
Bizarre Photograph of Freddy Jackson
Posted: 5/28/2007
This is an official
photograph of the servicemen and women at HMS Daedalus, in the base in Cranwell,
Lincolnshire. Their late comrade, Freddy Jackson should not be there with them....but he
is. Airman Freddy Jackson was a mechanic in the Royal Air Force. His squadron served
onboard the H.M.S. Daedalus during World War I. Freddy Jackson died in an accident while
he...
A Third Face on SS Watertown Ghosts’ Photo
Posted: 5/26/2007
A third face is
accompanying two apparitions of the dead sailors, who died in an accident onboard the SS
Watertown and were buried at sea in 1924. There is another face on this historical
photo... In fact if you look carefully at the photograph you can distinguish the third
face appearing in the water...
Minsden Chapel and the Mysterious Death of Reginald Hine
Posted: 5/22/2007
Reginald
Hine committed suicide under strange circumstances. In 1949, at Hitchin railway station he
just calmly stepped in front of a train while in the midst of a conversation with one of
his friends. Is his death somehow related to his research into the Minsden Chapel?
Mysterious Girl At The Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery
Posted: 5/21/2007
On August
10, 1991, the infrared photograph below was taken during a parapsychological investigation
conducted in the most haunted place in Chicago - Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery. This
extraordinary photograph was even featured in the Chicago Sun-Times. A woman captured on
photo at the Bachelor’s Grove Cemetary...
Mystery of the Brown Lady
Posted: 5/20/2007
The photograph of a ghostly figure
that is known as the Brown Lady is generally considered to be one of the best ghost images
ever captured. The famous photo was taken back in 1936 by Captain Provand and Indre Shira,
two professional photographers who were assigned to photograph Raynham Hall for Country
Life, a British magazine. Shira said the following about...
The Maury Show Features Ghost Hunters
Posted: 1/25/2007
The nationally syndicated
talk show staring Maury Povich will be airing a show featuring various families who’s
lives have been influenced by the spirits that haunt their homes. Western New York
Paranormal is featured in this episode to air January 30, 2007
Western New York Paranormal’s Supernatural Summit Ghost Hunter’s Conference Moves
to Batavia NY
Posted: 1/17/2007
Western New York Paranormal announced today that
their Supernatural Summit Ghost Hunter’s Conference and Psychic Fair (www.SUPERNATURALSUMMIT.com)
will be held April 13 – 15, 2007 at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Batavia, New
York.
Older News
Christchurch's Ghost Whisperers Investigate
Hotel manager Keith Burgess said the odd
noises had recently become more noticeable. "There are taps going on and a few other
noises up there." Burgess said he was not afraid going up to the "haunted"
area.........click link above to read more.
Menacing Presence
You never know what you might run into when moving into a new
apartment, a negligent landlord, noisy neighbors, what about a ghost?.
Ghosts At Malabar State Park
Who ya gonna e-mail? In this day and age, when it comes
to finding "Ghostbusters," or at least ghost hunters, picking up the phone is
passe........
Be Careful What You Wish In A Haunted House
There are documented to be around
225 haunted houses in America and almost half of them are in St. Francisville,
Louisiana.......
Spook Lessons At Haunted Castle
A castle reputed to be one of the most haunted in
the country is hosting a school for ghost hunters......
Should You Be Afraid Of Ghosts?
It's almost a given that, if asked, most people
would admit that of course they would be frightened if they encountered an
apparition........
Ghost Hunters In Search Of The Paranormal
To the nonbeliever, ghost photos may
appear to represent blurry mist or blobs of refracted light, called “orbs” by
insiders. Similarly, the audio recordings referred to by those in the know as "EVPs,"
............
Haunted Placeces Or Haunted Minds?
Tales of ghosts have fired the popular
imagination since earliest times. Even in today's technologically and scientifically
advanced world, belief in ghosts remains strong........
New Teen danger: The Paranormal
Dwayne Claud, director for Western New York
Paranormal of Rochester examines the dangers of popular paranormal related television
shows. He looks at what the shows do not provide for the viewers.......
Researchers Look For The Afterlife In Cemetary
It's a chill on the back of your
neck. Or maybe it's a set of misplaced keys. Perhaps it's an appliance that seems to have
a mind of its own or a sound in an empty attic..........
Paranormal the norm for ghostbuster
Seeing a strange man walking through her
house in the middle of the night was the last straw for Mary, a Hamilton mother.
Previously she had seen her garage door handle turning........
Miners ghostly curses recorded
Spooky goings-on at Poldark Mine, near Helston have
been captured on camera. Helston's team of paranormal investigators, Mostghosts, have
began running regular tours of the mine.
13 busted in true ghost story in West Haven
More than a dozen ghost hunters were
arested Monday at an old factory that police say they entered after breaking and entering
into a closed restaurant.......
Spooky nun can't kick the habit
Ladyland believes haunted pub is frequently visited
bt Abbey spirit. The ghost of a beer drinking nun maked rugular visit to a West Malling
pub according to staff and regulars.
Crawford Co. Housewife Chases Ghosts For Fun
MacLees, 51, of Meadville, a housewife
and mother of adult daughters, is a paranormal investigator and wants to start her own
chapter of ghost chasers in northwestern Pennsylvania.
Ghostbuster dies
WASHINGTON - Robert A. Baker, a University of Kentucky psychology
professor emeritus and a leading "ghost buster" who worked on the premise that
"there are no haunted places, only haunted people," died Aug. 8 at his
home..........
Ghost Appears In Old Hospital
Does at least one ghost still exist at the Wellington
District Hospital? Beautifully restored and renovated the former hospital buildings are
now known as Hermitage Hill Country Retreat and Function Centre. This apparently did not
deter an unexpected guest joining......
Experts Search For Dales Ghosts
A Group of paranormal experts are trying to prove
whether or not Rowsley train station is haunted. The Society For Paranormal Research, a
national group, have also visited Darley Dale station after a number of ghosts were
spotted.
Store May Be Haunted
Security cameras at a Lithuanian grocery store have captured
images of an alleged ghost lurking in its warehouse. The video shows fast-moving shadows
in the store's supply room recorded in the middle of the night last month......
Haunted Tour gives skeptics chance to doubt
Skeptical, another rider peered into a
basement window, saw nothing, snapped a photo anyway. The image of a boy in a ball cap,
standing in a white mist, appeared. The photographer’s eyes widened. He looked at the
photo again and again.
Cops add video surveillance cameras to bust ghost hunters
Police in Redlnds
california are determined to bust the legend of Billy's ghost. For more than 20 years
ghost hunters, amorous teens, and just the plain curious have flock to Mariposa Elementary
School.......