May 4th, 2009 by djb
We have mentioned before when the terrific Everyday Paranormal team has visited and captured interesting stuff at the Institute of Texan Cultures, so when the team’s visit is covered in the mainstream media, we would also like to let you know.
A few more EVPs are heard in this video from KSAT Television.
Really neat stuff.
Check out the Institute of Texan Cultures site for non-paranormal events too. 
March 22nd, 2009 by djb
One of our readers (thanks Audrey!) sent in this item and we thought we would pass it along. Italian researchers believe they have unearthed a vampire.
Italian researchers believe they have found the remains of a female “vampire” in Venice, buried with a brick jammed between her jaws to prevent her feeding on victims of a plague which swept the city in the 16th century.
“This is the first time that archaeology has succeeded in reconstructing the ritual of exorcism of a vampire,” Borrini told Reuters by telephone. “This helps … authenticate how the myth of vampires was born.”
Myth? What myth?
October 30th, 2008 by djb
A historic San Antonio office building where the Guerra Deberry Coody offices are located was investigated a few days ago by Everyday Paranormal.
Once a hotel called the Savoy, employees tell stories of apparitions and strange sounds. The local San Antonio media has a short video about the investigation:
October 26th, 2008 by djb
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has published a terrific article about ghosts and ghost hunting in today’s culture. The author took the time to really examine the subject and wrote a great article.
Our favorite part is when Troy Taylor agrees with our observation that the new millennium has been a big factor.
Troy Taylor, author of 57 books and founder of the 700-member American Ghost Society in Decatur, Ill., says the popularity of the paranormal and all things haunted seemed to “take off” at the beginning of the century, coinciding with heightened publicity surrounding the mystery and prophecy of the new millennium. Whether out of curiosity or fear or a spiritual longing for something new, many people then began to believe in — and seek out — spirits of the departed, he explains.
“For some reason, the turn of the century sparked a renewed interest in the paranormal,” says Taylor, whose group conducts investigations.
It’s been our feeling all along that this boom in the paranormal was triggered by Y2K. People just can’t wrap their brains around the year 2000 and when our society and culture didn’t fall apart because every computer didn’t crash, they started questioning everything else about themselves including the paranormal. The mainstream media hammered us everyday for several years on the doomsday that was coming. It was a mania.
We are sure at some point this first decade of the 21st Century will be called “The Age of Spectral Search” or something similar. The question we have been pondering is when is this interest in the paranormal going to begin to wane? Certainly we have not hit the peak yet. If the new Ghost Hunters: College Edition flies it will mean that the Sci-Fi Channel will be showing a new episode of ghost hunting nearly year round.
October 25th, 2008 by djb
The Guenther Hotel in downtown San Antonio is the subject of the latest investigation of Everyday Paranormal. Brad, Barry and the rest of the team at Everyday Paranormal were called in by the owners of the old hotel which now contains business offices.
The following video is news coverage from KSAT the local San Antonio ABC affiliate.
October 19th, 2008 by djb
The people in the House and Senate scare me much more than any ghosts that may ramble in the US Capitol building.
The citizen-times.com has published a nice article telling some ghost stories of former politicians who just don’t know when it’s time to leave. Again I know some living politicians who have the same problem.
Marble tubs were installed in the basement of the Senate side of the Capitol in the 1850s, creating bathing facilities for the senators since they lived in boarding houses, says Steve Livengood, public programs director and chief guide of the United States Capitol Historical Society.
Vice President Henry Wilson, who was President Ulysses S. Grant’s second vice president, “would use that facility quite often,” Livengood says. “(Wilson) would sometimes be seen rushing through the building wrapped up in towels” because he had to get back to his office and put his clothes on to preside over the Senate.
“And for many years after he died (in 1875), Senate employees would see this ghost running through the basement of the Capitol wrapped in towels just like Vice President Henry Wilson.”
So whats changed? We still have living politicians running around Washington looking for their clothes.
October 19th, 2008 by djb
The marconews.com has published a Halloween article. A Halloween article this time of year is not news of course but the article introduces a term we have not heard before: Crisis Apparition.
According to paranormal professionals, supernatural devotees, and the general realm of ghost hunters, “Crisis Apparitions” probably affect more living souls than any other supernatural form. These spirits appear or materialize as a fond feeling or strong emotion of a loved one, just as the loved one passes — even if the loved one is many miles away or even across the globe.
Crisis apparitions can sometimes be as simple as a glimpse of the departed in a reflection of glass, or as a feeling so strong, we are compelled to say the name of the person aloud.
Crisis apparitions normally manifest only once and quite often occur at the exact time of the loved one’s death. There are no paranormal experts that would consider a crisis apparition to be classified as a haunting.
Another interesting item in the paranormal world; or an interesting trait about humans in general. The article is well written and we suggest reading it as it contains some fun ghost stories.
October 14th, 2008 by djb
If you want to check out some spooky locations in the Northwest and on the Oregon coast specifically, then BeachConnection.net has just the article for you.
The Liberty Theater has numerous longstanding tales of a geist named “Handsome Paul,” who just periodically appears looking quite dapper. Purportedly many of the knobs and door handles in the place will go bonkers every once in a while because of mischievous spirits who also call the stately building home. The nearby firefighters museum has haunting tales associated with it as well.
The Wet Dog microbrewery and restaurant may have an old employee sticking around way too long. Legend has it someone was killed there by an elevator, and he or she still haunts the basement area.
The locations talked about include the Liberty Theater, Fort Stevens, the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse
October 9th, 2008 by djb
As paranormal investigators say, 80 – 90% of their cases turn out to have explainable causes. And these causes have cures that you can do yourself. Bnd.com has written and posted a nice article on these common problems with some solutions.
-Mysteriously moving doors? It’s creepy to watch a door open or close on its own, the work of some unseen visitant. Relax. The door merely is maladjusted, or the house has settled. The simple fix: Remove a hinge pin, lay it on a concrete surface and give it a satisfying whack with a hammer to produce a slight bend in the pin. This creates resistance in the door’s swing. The more complicated fix involves tightening screws and hinges, maybe rehanging the door or resetting the frame, in which case you might want to consult a handyman, avoiding those who work only when the moon is full.
Sounds like solid advice.
October 9th, 2008 by djb
Brad Bynum a writer for the NewsReview.com has written a terrific article about his recent experience with Psychic Medium Vickie Gay.
I’m an apparition agnostic. I’ve never seen a ghost or conversed with a dead relative, but I wouldn’t rule out the possibility. And I certainly would never scoff at a believer—because whether or not the belief is true, the belief is real. Some folks honestly believe that disembodied spirits roam the planet, and for some people, communicating with these spirits through a psychic medium is the only way to achieve closure and acceptance of the loss of a loved one.
But I remain skeptical of anyone who claims to have powers of perception that are beyond my admittedly meager understanding.
“You should be skeptical,” says Gay. “You can’t be gullible. There are good and bad psychics out there, it’s just like anything else. There are good lawyers and bad lawyers. It’s just like any other profession. … If they’re asking you a lot of questions, that should be a red flag.”
One thing you find is that some paranormal investigators and skeptics will agree upon is their doubt on the voracity of psychic mediums. Both groups can find the notion of people being “sensitive” just doesn’t pass their credibility test. Skeptics do demand scientific proof while these paranormal investigators don’t have a gizmo to measure these psychic mediums in any way.
We respect their points of view. We suggest that you read the article because it’s well-written and interesting, but do not suggest that it would sway either group.
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