An eye on the paranormal world in today’s popular culture.  Articles refer to news about paranormal groups, TV shows and appearances by the leading ghost hunters in the field.
March 20th, 2008 by djb

We here at Spectral Review are not paranormal investigators, demonologists, or drama critics. We don’t even play any of those on TV! But we do watch most paranormal shows and can tell the good ones from the bad.
Ghost Hunters episode report card.

“Words From Beyond”
The night custodian at Clapp Library in Belchertown, Mass., witnesses odd activity; [...]

March 19th, 2008 by djb

Looks like we will have new GHI episodes to watch after the the current Ghost Hunters series ends it’s run. Though they do say “summer” which could mean it would just need to start by Sept 20th or so. Hopefully there won’t be such a “gap” and their notion of summer is closer [...]

March 18th, 2008 by djb

We here at Spectral Review are not paranormal investigators, demonologists, or drama critics. We don’t even play any of those on TV! But we do watch most paranormal shows and can tell the good ones from the bad.
Paranormal State episode report card.

“The Knickerbocker”
The PRS investigates a report of strange noises and phantom [...]

March 17th, 2008 by djb

Recently there was an episode of the Ghost Hunters that took place at Fort Mifflin in Pennsylvania (See photo gallery). One of the hauntings claimed to be at the fort is a soldier by the name of William H Howe. At one point in the investigation Grant Wilson claims to see a face [...]

March 17th, 2008 by djb

If you are going to be spending time on the seacoast in Rye, New Hampshire you might want to stay at the Arbor Inn. Not only will you get a great breakfast with award winning pancakes, you might also run into a ghost or two.
The Eagle Tribune has written an article about the [...]

March 16th, 2008 by djb

Crossroads Paranormal Radio tonight at 9:30PM will talk with Shaun B. of Springfield Paranormal Organization Operating with Kinetic Science (S.P.O.O.K.S.)
It’s great to see Crossroads Paranormal Radio back on the air.
You can listen live and have your choice of Winamp, iTunes, or Windows Media.
They will open the phone lines during the show and if you would [...]

March 15th, 2008 by djb

The Andrew John Volstead House is located in Granite Falls, Minnesota. Andrew John Volstead was known for authoring the National Prohibition Act of 1919. Actually Volstead was the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which oversaw its passage. Volstead served as the legislation’s sponsor and facilitator rather than its author. Wayne Wheeler [...]

March 14th, 2008 by djb

Every baseball fan has heard of Babe Ruth. Every physics student knows about Albert Einstein. So everyone who ever has been interested in the paranormal or ghost hunting has heard of Hans Holzer. Right?
Except for me.
Hans Holzer practically invented the notion of ghost hunting and paranormal research. Hans has written about [...]

March 14th, 2008 by djb

Yes it does seem some politicians are ghost-like. They usually are transparent, say things that you can’t hear with your own ears, and are hard to track down when you really want them.
But thats not the point of this opinion piece in the Enterprisenews.com.

Middleboro selectmen didn’t spend a whole lot of time Monday debating [...]

March 13th, 2008 by djb

We just wanted to point out to our UK readers that they can help raise money to support 4SIGHT. This organization that is largely self-funded helps Blind and Partially Sighted People living in and visiting West Sussex.
4SIGHT organizes “Haunted House Sleepovers”. It’s not clear on that page when the next event will take [...]