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Paranormal Texas: Did We Hear My Doppelgänger Singing? #evp #paranormal

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The following account is an excerpt from my travel guide to haunted places, Paranormal Texas.  I’ve included brief audio files of the EVPs mentioned, so you can hear them for yourself. Enjoy!

Top Notch Ghost Hunters

When Becky Vickers invited me to investigate the Old Park Hotel (OPH) in September 2017, I leapt at the chance. Not only is Becky friendly and fun, but she is an accomplished ghost hunter with a weekly radio show called “Bridging the Paranormal.” She and her team, BECKS Ghost Hunters, have even been featured on the TV show “Ghost Adventures.”

Greg Stephens, from Texas Research and Investigation of the Paranormal (TxRIP), was also in attendance. While Greg didn’t have his team with him, he brought decades of experience along with a heap of equipment. I met Greg while researching Paranormal Texas, my travel guide to haunted places. Since then, I’ve accompanied him on several paranormal investigations. He is always very organized and professional.

Vintage sign at the haunted Old Park Hotel in West Texas (photo by Tui Snider)
Vintage sign at the haunted Old Park Hotel in West Texas (photo by Tui Snider)

Haunted West Texas Hotel

The Old Park Hotel is owned by Dan Lafave and his wife, Connie. Dan has investigated the paranormal for decades and been featured on the news several times regarding famous hauntings in the San Antonio area. Not only did Dan give everyone a through pre-investigation tour of his haunted property, but he stayed during that actual ghost hunt. (I should add that Dan is also an author. I’m currently reading Shadow of the Ghost Hunter, but his book, The Supernatural, Texas & the West, sounds interesting, too!) 

With so many seasoned investigators under one roof, I knew we were in for an exciting night! I say “we” because rounding out this crew was me and Larry.

Archie Debunker…

In addition to being my spouse, Larry is a mad scientist and devout skeptic. Larry is so set in his non-beliefs, in fact, that I nicknamed him “Archie Debunker.” (Of course, if you read my story, “Message from Muriel,” you’ll know that Larry is not able to debunk everything. He certainly tries, though.)

The Old Park Hotel is located in the charming little West Texas town of Ballinger. Like most historic buildings, it’s housed several different businesses over the years, including a secret brothel. Most recently, however, it served as a resale shop crowded with antiques. One theory for why the place is so haunted is that some of these objects had spiritual attachments.

Who knows?

Pre ghost hunt photo with OPH owner, Dan Lafave (photo by Larry Snider)
Pre ghost hunt photo with OPH owner, Dan Lafave (photo by Larry Snider)

Not like a TV show

If you’ve never been on an actual paranormal investigation, but you’ve watched lots of TV shows, then you may not realize how much time it takes to set up for a ghost hunt. It usually takes a couple of hours for a paranormal team to get a haunted location ready for an investigation!

BECKS Ghost Hunters was no different. By the time Larry and I arrived, they had already chosen a room as their command center. This is an important part of a serious paranormal investigation, and at least one person remains in the command center at all times. If they notice unusual activity in one of their monitored locations, they can let other team members know.

The Spirits were ready before we were!

As soon as Larry found a comfortable couch to sit and read his Kindle, I poked my head into the command center. I was about to ask if they needed any help when a man’s voice called out, “Alan! Alan!” from the hotel entryway. This was a loud voice, and everyone downstairs heard it.

Since all the men in our group were accounted for, a couple of us crossed the hall to see this newcomer. I assumed it was a friend of Dan’s.

Who else would walk right into the hotel without even knocking?

Much to everyone’s surprise, the entryway was empty, and the front door was locked. Even so, I stepped outside to look around. The sidewalk and streets were empty. Dan had told us that disembodied voices are a common occurrence at the Old Park Hotel, but we didn’t expect to hear one so early in the evening.

I didn’t even have my digital recorder on, and I’m not sure if any of the other investigators caught this voice. The experience was a good reminder that just because we weren’t ready for the ghost hunt to start,  didn’t mean that the spirits were going to wait for us!

OPH owner, Dan Lafave, is an author, too! (photo by Tui Snider)
OPH owner, Dan Lafave, is an author, too! (photo by Tui Snider)

Doppelgänger caught on tape?

We had a bunch of anomalous experiences that night at the Old Park Hotel, but the one I want to focus on here involves a phenomenon that I have never experienced before, a doppelgänger.

A doppelgänger is when a person seemingly appears in two places at once. My ghostly double made herself known early in the night. Immediately after we heard that disembodied voice shouting “Alan!” I went upstairs to a spot where Dan says investigators often catch EVPs.

While the team finished setting up downstairs, I conducted a brief EVP session. After turning my digital recorder on, I simply asked a question out loud, then mentally counted to ten before asking another question. Rather than talk the whole time, I wanted to leave plenty of blank recording space for spirits (or whatever it is that creates an EVP!) to reply.

At one point I said, “I’m just wondering if I have any company up here with me,” before slowly counting to ten in my head. I was about to ask another question, when Greg hollered up the stairwell.

“Tui!”

“Yeah?”

“Are you singing?”

“No.” I have a rather sing-song voice, so I figured that is what Greg had heard.

“It wasn’t you talking,” he insisted. “This was singing, and she sounded just like you.”

Even so, I didn’t give Greg’s remarks much thought. It wasn’t until the next day, when Becky messaged us and said that she could hear a woman singing, that I began to wonder what was going on.

Inside the Old Park Haunted, a haunted hotel in West Texas (photo by Tui Snider)
Inside the Old Park Haunted, a haunted hotel in West Texas (photo by Tui Snider)

EVP sounds like me!

Here’s where it gets really weird. If you listen to my recording, you’ll hear me say, “I’m just wondering if I have any company up here with me,” followed by several seconds of silence. This silence is only broken when Greg asks if I’m singing.

Unbeknownst to me, however, there was a second recording of this moment in time. Several minutes before my arrival, Becky had left a digital recorder on the table beside me. On her recording, immediately after I say, “I’m just wondering if I have any company up here with me,” you can clearly hear a woman humming a little song. Strangest of all, this woman sounds exactly like me! It is the eeriest thing. If I didn’t know better, I would swear it was a recording of my own voice.

Could this strange EVP be from my doppelgänger?

Inside the Old Park Haunted, a haunted hotel in West Texas (photo by Tui Snider)
Inside the Old Park Haunted, a haunted hotel in West Texas (photo by Tui Snider)

Listen to the doppelgänger EVP here:

You can listen to the EVPs here:

This is MY recording (Greg asks if I’m singing after several seconds of silence.): 

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BECKY’s recording (same exact time frame, but instead of silence, there’s an EVP that sounds like me, humming!):

https://tuisnider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Tui-ru-singing-Beckys-EVP.mp3

Pretty weird, eh? If Becky hadn’t been taping at the exact same time, we would not have caught this anomaly. I would have assumed that I was humming a little ditty, but simply wasn’t aware of it at the time.

I’m so glad she had put a digital recorder nearby!

My doppelgänger strikes again?

As I sifted through my recordings from our night at the Old Park Hotel, I came across another odd incident. Later that evening, I joined Greg and several others in a room where a mysterious death allegedly occurred.

Out of the blue, Greg goes, “Tui, where you at?”

“Oh, I’m right here,” I said, waving my hand at him in the semi-darkness.

“OK,” he said, pointing to his left. “But it looks like you’re over here.”

“I’m bilocating right now!” I joked, but Greg was puzzled. He went on to explain that he had just seen a slightly shorter version of me walk by on his left. “She looked exactly like you, same hat, same dress, same everything.”

Was this another encounter with my doppelgänger? Why was Greg the only one seeing and hearing this other Tui that night?

Inside the Old Park Haunted, a haunted hotel in West Texas (photo by Tui Snider)
Inside the Old Park Haunted, a haunted hotel in West Texas (photo by Tui Snider)

What are your thoughts on doppelgängers?

When I mentioned this to Archie Debunker, he didn’t roll his eyes or attempt to discredit the experience. Instead, Larry merely said, “Perhaps it was your counterpart visiting us from her existence in the multiverse.”

Since whatever it was looked and sounded like me, I feel comfortable calling it a doppelgänger. But what causes a doppelgänger? I can only guess.

Could it truly be, as Larry suggested, a version of me from a parallel reality? Or is one of the spirits of OPH a really good mimic? What do you think? Have you ever encountered a doppelgänger?

Must return to the OPH!

All I can say is that our night at at the Old Park Hotel was full of surprises. I can hardly wait to return! When I do, do you have any suggestions?

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You’ve just read an adapted excerpt from my travel guide to haunted places, Paranormal Texas.  Were you able to hear the EVP of my doppelganger singing? I hope you enjoyed it! 

 

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Ghost Hunting in Mineral Wells, Texas: Haunted Hill House & So Much More!

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Haunted Hill House in Mineral Wells, Texas (photo by Tui Snider)
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Writing Research Trip & Ghost Hunting

Even though I wrote a chapter on Mineral Wells in my first book, Unexpected Texas, I keep learning interesting things about this historic Texas town. (So much so that I’ve got another book underway – but that’s another story for another day!) Meanwhile, there’s so much on my Mineral Wells to-do list that I recently took a writing research trip there. My husband, Larry, and my pal, Teal Gray, came along for the ride.

We had a great time!

Paranormal Hot Spots in Mineral Wells, Texas

For a small town, Mineral Wells packs a lot of offbeat history per square inch. In fact, my second book, Paranormal Texas, includes a chapter on Mineral Wells because when there’s so much offbeat history, there’s bound to be haunted lore!

The Baker Hotel is just down the street from Haunted Hill House in Mineral Wells, Texas (photo by Tui Snider)
The Baker Hotel is just down the street from Haunted Hill House in Mineral Wells, Texas (photo by Tui Snider)

Haunted Hill House Investigation in 2014

One of the haunted hot spots I describe in Paranormal Texas is known as the Haunted Hill House. Last August, I attended a paranormal investigation there with Shelly Tucker (a.k.a. Denton’s Ghost Lady) in conjunction with FEAR Paranormal. It’s a long story, but although we were booked to spend the entire night, everyone in our party bailed by midnight.

I was so disappointed!

Shelly Tucker & I gave Phil Kirchoff copies of our books last year (photo by Tui Snider)
Shelly Tucker & I gave Phil Kirchoff copies of our books last year (photo by Tui Snider)

Mysterious Whispers Caught on Tape

Even so, my digital recorder caught some mysterious whispers. I can’t understand what is being said, but the tiny, whispering voice on this audio file does not belong to any of the living who were present that night. It’s *very* brief, but after listening to 45 minutes of me wandering around the house chatting, this strange little whisper really stood out. I’ll save you the tedium and me the embarrassment of listening to the whole clip, but here is the snippet that contains the tiny whisper. What do you think?

Listen to the mysterious whisper by clicking here:

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The other “head scratcher” during my first visit to Haunted Hill House came while a group of us sat in a circle around a Spirit Box. As I excused myself to attend the local Baker Hotel Ghost Walk, a man’s voice came through and with no static at all, said, “Bye, Tui!”

The voice was so clear, that without thinking, I reflexively responded with, “Bye!” before exclaiming, “Hey, did that gizmo just call me by name?”

The same voice came through again and simply replied, “Yes.” When I asked if he wanted me to come back after the haunted history tour, that same voice came through again with another, “Yes.”

While I must admit I have very little experience with the Spirit Box, I found that brief exchange rather interesting!

Shelly Tucker had quite an emotional experience at the Haunted Hill House, but I feel that it is her story to share and not mine – if she even wants to share it! So, I’ll leave it at that.

I’ve been wanting to return to Haunted Hill House ever since! Last weekend, I finally got my chance – and it did not disappoint. But before I dive into all that, here’s a little background about the Haunted Hill House in Mineral Wells, Texas:

The team checking out the cameras at Haunted Hill House in Mineral Wells, Texas (photo by Tui Snider)
The team checking out the cameras at Haunted Hill House in Mineral Wells, Texas (photo by Tui Snider)

Brief Background Info: Haunted Hill House a.k.a. The Kyle House

Built in 1892 by local pharmacist C.F. Yeager, the Haunted Hill House sits a few blocks east of Mineral Wells’ historic (and infamously haunted) Baker Hotel. For many years, the home was known around town as “the Kyle House” because Fannie Yeager Kyle and her sister lived there until the late 1920’s.

According to the Haunted Hill House website, after the sisters passed away, things turned a bit shady. There are rumors of a brothel as well as the production of illegal booze during Prohibition, but none of this has been substantiated.

In 2013, Phil Kirchhoff bought the historic home. He planned to remodel the place and retire there. Due to the high level of paranormal activity, however, Phil abandoned that idea and turned it into a paranormal research center, instead.

According to investigators, Haunted Hill House has at least nine distinct entities residing there. Exactly who they are has not been determined, but the most well-defined appears to be the ghost of a 6-year-old boy.

The home is now available for ghost hunting groups as well as those who simply want to experience a bona fide haunted house in person. For details, check out the Haunted Hill House website.

The other side of the monitor at Haunted Hill House in Mineral Wells, Texas (photo by Tui Snider)
The other side of the monitor at Haunted Hill House in Mineral Wells, Texas (photo by Tui Snider)

Teal Gray Worldwide Investigations

I should mention that Teal Gray, Larry, and I are part of a paranormal investigation team called Teal Gray Worldwide Investigations. Different groups have different specialties, and we are no exception.

For one thing, while most ghost hunting groups have at least one member described as being “the skeptic,” Teal Gray Worldwide Investigations includes a complete non-believer! My husband, Larry, does not believe in the paranormal and is convinced that every anomaly can be explained away if you look hard enough.

Teal Gray, on the other hand, is a talented psychic medium of the “I see dead people” variety. Meanwhile, I’m no professional psychic. I’m just a bit sensitive, for lack of a better term. (If anything, I tend to hear dead people from time to time!) That said, all three of us strive to find the most logical explanation for any seemingly paranormal phenomena we encounter.

Case in point, the glowing tombstone at Veal Station Cemetery over in Springtown, Texas. You can see what Larry and I discovered on our investigation there by reading this post: Glowing Tombstone in Springtown, Texas

I should also add that while our team enjoys ghost hunting, we focus on the actual history of an area as much as we do on gathering paranormal evidence. One of our main goals is to promote awareness of and respect for regional history.

We had a good K2 session in this room at Haunted Hill House in Mineral Wells, Texas (photo by Tui Snider)
We had a good K2 session in this room at Haunted Hill House in Mineral Wells, Texas (photo by Tui Snider)

Teal Gray Worldwide Investigations at the Haunted Hill House

Larry and I showed up at the Haunted Hill House in Mineral Wells a few minutes ahead of Teal, thanks to her moody GPS. This gave us a chance to catch up with the man who owns the house, Phil Kirchoff.

As I mentioned earlier, Phil Kirchoff originally purchased the house with the intention to fix it up and retire there. It may surprise some readers, however, to learn that Phil Kirchoff is a scientist!

That’s right, folks. Phil Kirchoff is an archaeologist specializing in the Pleistocene Era. He was even involved in the discovery of a new dinosaur named Hadrosaur discovered a few years ago near Arlington, Texas. Pretty cool, eh?

Prior to buying Haunted Hill House, Phil was not particularly interested in ghosts. The past two years, however, have been a crash course in all things paranormal.

Since Larry is a mad scientist and chemistry teacher, he and Phil hit it off right away. In fact, “the boys” hung out in the air-conditioned kitchen watching all the cameras and fiddling with the technical equipment while Teal and I roamed the house looking for ghosts.

The first impression Teal Gray picked up on was of several “ladies of the evening” hanging out in the sitting room. I didn’t feel anything, but there was a fan there, so I was happy to set the K2 meter on the couch and see if we could make contact.

Long story short: no luck!

Teal and I wandered slowly from room to room. For some reason, I didn’t take as many photos as I usually do. I just kind of “forgot,” which is weird for such an avid shutterbug as me! The same thing happened last time I visited Haunted Hill House. (Note to self: take lots of photos when visiting paranormal hot spots!)

I thought we might feel something upstairs, but aside from being hot and humid, we didn’t pick up on much there, either.

We tried the K2 in several different rooms at Haunted Hill House in Mineral Wells, Texas (photo by Tui Snider)
We tried the K2 in several different rooms at Haunted Hill House in Mineral Wells, Texas (photo by Tui Snider)

A Lively K2 Session & an Inexplicable Chill

We had a lively 10-minute K2 session in one of the front rooms on the main floor, however. It was still pretty hot, and there were no fans or open windows, but at one point a freezing cold chill snaked its way up our arms. It didn’t last too long, maybe 30 seconds, but it was very noticeable.

As for our K2 session, we were able to ask questions and get a strong response for roughly 10 minutes, before we both felt as if the energy was done. Through a series of yes/no questions, we were told that 8 entities were with us, and that they liked Phil Kirchoff.

Since Phil had mentioned seeing a “shadow man” the night before, we asked about that and discovered that none of them liked the shadow man, either!

One of the strongest K2 responses came when I asked if those present would like for me to do more research into the history of Haunted Hill House. Hey, I love any excuse to do more research!

None of my photos picked up any anomalies, nor did I get any potential EVPs this time. I was a little worried, too, because I used the bathroom while recording. I figured Murphy’s Law would cause me to pick up a mysterious voice while I was “EVP-eeing!”

All in all, it was a fun visit! I look forward to visiting again.

Me & Teal were sweating like crazy in the attic at Haunted Hill House in Mineral Wells, Texas (photo by Tui Snider)
Me & Teal were sweating like crazy in the attic at Haunted Hill House in Mineral Wells, Texas (photo by Tui Snider)

Teal Gray Worldwide Investigations at the Crazy Water Hotel

Shortly after our visit to Phil Kirchoff’s Haunted Hill House, the three of us accompanied Greg Stephens as guests with his team, Texas Research & Investigation of the Paranormal (a.k.a. TxRIP) for our second paranormal investigation of the day over at the historic Crazy Water Hotel in Mineral Wells, Texas! As a history buff, I’ve been wanting to visit the Crazy Water Hotel for ages, but like the Baker Hotel, it is not easy to gain access (Thank you, vandals, for ruining the good stuff for everyone else – grrr!)

The three of us had quite an adventure at the Crazy Water Hotel. I actually saw something with my naked eyes that I’m still puzzling over, and the TxRIP team caught some bizarre anomalies (including a large, swirling vortex) on video! So… stay tuned for my upcoming blog post about our crazy time at the Crazy Water.

Spooky room at the Haunted Hill House in Mineral Wells, Texas (photo by Tui Snider)
Spooky room at the Haunted Hill House in Mineral Wells, Texas (photo by Tui Snider)

One More Paranormal Encounter…

And, lastly, come back tomorrow to read about a completely unexpected paranormal experience I had in Mineral Wells, Texas. This strange experience was one of my favorite moments of the whole weekend, but did not occur during any of our ghost hunting expeditions! (You can also keep up with me and my blog by signing up for my newsletter: just scroll down to see how!)

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Daytime Hauntings, Strange Mist, & a Mysterious Pair of Shoes….

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Daytime Hauntings in Texas

The following is an adapted excerpt from Paranormal Texas, my fun travel guide to haunted places near Dallas and Fort Worth. Check it out if you are looking for road trips to paranormal hot spots that are open to the public. There’s no need to creep around Arlington City Cemetery after dark and wait for things to go bump in the night.

In 2012, north Texas ghost hunters Martin Bravo and Clay Coleman accompanied CBS reporter Joel Thomas into Arlington Cemetery and captured several EVP’s in broad daylight. (Click this link to see – and hear – what they found.)

Gravemarker made of bois d'arc wood (photo by Tui Snider)
Gravemarker made of bois d’arc wood (photo by Tui Snider)
My Anomalous Photo – What do you think?

Like the aforementioned news crew, my husband and I also visited Arlington Cemetery in the middle of the day. As you can see in the photo below, I caught a strange misty column in one of my pictures.

Normally, I’d blame it on a dirty camera lens… However, this anomaly doesn’t show up in any of the other pics I snapped that day – and I took hundreds!

What do you think?

Do you see the misty column in this shot? (photo by Tui Snider)
Do you see the misty column in this shot? (photo by Tui Snider)
Haunted or not

As often happens, Arlington Cemetery is actually four smaller graveyards merged into one 10-acre area: the Old Cemetery, W.W. McNatt Cemetery Addition, the Masonic Cemetery, and the City Cemetery.

The most haunted section of Arlington Cemetery is reported to be the Old Cemetery section, which is the final resting place of early Texas settlers dating back to 1875.

Haunted or not, I certainly found the Old Cemetery to be the most interesting section of the graveyard. The oldest grave markers here include a couple of wooden ones made from bois d’arc trees. (That was the area where I snapped that photo of the mysterious mist.)

I’m also quite curious about the grave labeled “Mother” which you can see in the photo below. Why do you suppose it has a pair of shoes beside it and an empty photo frame?

Wonder what the story is here? (photo by Tui Snider)
Wonder what the story is here? (photo by Tui Snider)
Sinister or Peaceful?

While some folks claim to feel a sinister presence in this historic graveyard, I found Arlington Cemetery peaceful and inviting. My husband even mentioned that he wished we’d brought a picnic since it was so shady and serene.

Plus, after snapping that odd photo and learning about the daytime EVP’s captured here, I’d definitely like to return to this historic cemetery for an extended investigation…and a picnic!

Care to join me?

Haunted, perhaps, but very peaceful, too! (photo by Tui Snider)
Haunted, perhaps, but very peaceful, too! (photo by Tui Snider)
Plan your trip to Arlington City Cemetery

Address:
Arlington City Cemetery
701 S Mary St
Arlington, TX 76010

Please note: The above address actually takes you to Parkdale Cemetery. Once there, enter and wander down to the southeast section. You will know you are there when you start to notice older headstones, and if you’re lucky, a ghost or two!

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True Spooks 2013: True Ghost Stories

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Picnic table skull (photo by Tui Snider)
Picnic table skull (photo by Tui Snider)

Welcome to the 2013 True Spooks blog carnival

No matter what you believe, ghost stories can be a lot of fun! Each year, I host a Blog Carnival with true ghost stories as its theme. If you’re still in the mood for more spooky tales after reading this batch, check out past years’ ghost stories at: True Spooks 2012 and True Spooks 2011, too.

Welcome to the October 25, 2013 edition of true spooks – share your ghost story:

Ajay presents Ajay Cheruthon’s Blog: The Ghost Tracks of San Antonio posted at Ajay Cheruthon’s Blog, saying, “Check out the mystery behind the Ghost tracks of San Antonio and what mysterious force pushes cars uphill.”

Patrick Keller presents Children who have spirit friends… posted at The Big Séance, saying, “This is one of several posts I’ve written as I read Andrea Perron’s anthology of the true events that the movie “The Conjuring” is based on, “House of Darkness House of Light”.”

Robin Bremer presents HAPPY Halloweenie- A different view of Halloween | Robin Bremer.net posted at Robin Bremer.net, saying, “Here is a different view of the Supernatural and Halloween”

Marcy Ebert presents Witch Confessions | Confessions of Witch Housewife posted at Confessions of Witch Housewife.

Patrick Keller presents Haunted Summer Reading Part One posted at News From The Spirit World, saying, “Part One of my guest post for News From The Spirit World. @BigSeance”

Ajay presents Ajay Cheruthon’s Blog: The British Columbia Feet Mystery posted at Ajay Cheruthon’s Blog, saying, “Check out the true story of human feet being brought ashore on the coasts of British Columbia.”

Patrick Keller presents Why do we assume? | The Big Séance posted at The Big Séance, saying, “Inspired by my students at my school, paranormal TV, and my experiences with EVP and paranormal investigation. Twitter is @BigSeance”

JeanNicole Rivers presents Homemade Hauntings: H. Annie Marshall (Violin Annie) | JeanNicole Rivers posted at JeanNicole Rivers.

Vadim Koystinen presents Spooky in style posted at BESTYLUS, saying, ““In Memory of the Late Mr. and Mrs. Comfort” is a photographic fable shot in 1995 for The New Yorker by uber photographic legend Richard Avedon.”

Patrick Keller presents My Rapper: Missing you, old friend | The Big Séance posted at The Big Séance, saying, “A look back at one of my more interesting paranormal research experiences. @BigSeance”

Vanessa Morgan presents On the set of a haunted house movie | Vanessa Morgan posted at Vanessa Morgan.

Patrick Keller presents Haunted Summer Reading Part Two posted at News From The Spirit World, saying, “Part Two of my guest post for News From The Spirit World. @BigSeance”

Robin Bremer presents Experiences in The Supernatural Video’s | Robin Bremer.net posted at Robin Bremer.net, saying, “Experience the supernatural. 1 1/2 Hours of videos of people telling about superantural experiences.”

Lily presents Psychics News | Tarot Blog | Connecting with the Afterlife – Should You Talk to the Dead? | Kooma Magazine posted at Kooma Psychic Blog ~ Kooma Psychics News ~ Kooma Tarot News ~ Kooma Tarot Readings ~ Kooma Psychic Readings, saying, “There comes a point in many people’s lives when they think about a deceased friend or relative. It may be that they wish they had told them certain things before they died, or are left with unanswered questions themselves.”

Robin Bremer presents What are Some Miraculous Signs, Miracles and Wonders From God? | Robin Bremer.net posted at Robin Bremer.net, saying, “Here are some of my supernatural experiences:

I am going to share some of my experiences with you that I have had in the supernatural, in order to show you that God is the same today as He was when He walked the earth. This is a relationship, a relationship has encounters, and I want to encourage you to expect to have supernatural encounters with God daily.”

Vanessa Morgan presents Abandoned haunted convent in the Netherlands posted at Vanessa Morgan.

Patrick Keller presents Flies and Hauntings: You Can’t Really Kill What’s Already Dead | The Big Séance posted at The Big Séance, saying, “Another article inspired by my reading of Andrea Perron’s “House of Darkness House of Light”, which is the true story and events that the movie “The Conjuring” is based off of. @BigSeance”

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of true spooks – share your ghost story using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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Haunted Travel Blog Carnival!

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Marble angels at the Athens, TX cemetery (photo by Tui Snider)
Marble angels at the Athens, TX cemetery (photo by Tui Snider)

 

Welcome to the Haunted Travel blog carnival

I’m pleased to present a blog carnival focused on paranormal travel and tourism. Have you ever stayed in a haunted hotel or motel? Have you ever driven out of your way to check out the site of an infamous ghost story or joined a ghost hunting session? If so, click on over to the Haunted Travel carnival submission form and share your eerie tale with us!

Our first edition features the following six tales of ghostly travel:

1. Shelly Tucker presents Ghost Hunting at the Saint Anthony Hotel posted at This Eclectic Life, saying,

“Ninety per cent of our hotel staff is too frightened to work on this floor,” he said as the elevator doors opened on the tenth floor of the Saint Anthony Hotel. With a mischievous smirk, he led us out of the elevator and down the corridor to room 1080 which is (according to the staff) THE most haunted room of the hotel. I was too busy taking pictures to notice that I was shaking so hard my knees were knocking together. The halls of the hotel look like something right out of the movie “The Shining.”

2. Paranormal Stories presents Seven Sisters Inn posted at Paranormal Stories, saying,

“So, is the Seven Sisters Inn haunted? You can find out for yourself. The Purple House has been reopened, remaining a bed and breakfast.”

3. Courtney Mroch presents 7 Haunts to Jaunt between Nashville & Memphis, Tennessee posted at Haunt Jaunts, saying,

“Park officials often deny any reports of the paranormal, but rumors abound about phantom drumming, gunshots, and marching, as well as rumors of a pond [which] some claim on occasion turns blood red…”

4. American Ghost Story presents Delivering Babies posted at American Ghost Story, saying,

“Common wisdom says that children and old people are the most sensitive to ghosts. A couple from Pensacola had a few stories for me the other day, but the stories weren’t the most interesting part.”

5. Kathryn Knight presents True Ghost Story form Salem’s Lot posted at Kathryn Knight Books, saying,

“The other night, I thought I heard someone climbing the stairs over and over, up and down, accompanied by the sound of change jingling from a pocket…
The noise stopped, but I still had to get up and investigate.”

6. Tui Snider (yes, that’s me!) presents Ghosts of Denton, Texas: Haunted History Tour posted right here at Tui Snider’s Texas, Travel, Photos & Reviews, saying,

“What makes this haunted history tour fun is not so much the subject matter, but the fact that Shelly is a masterful storyteller. That lady can sure spin a yarn! Shelly could have led us on a tour of a thimble factory and we still would have clung to every word.”

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of haunted travel using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

 

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