Things that go bump in the night
I LOVE Wednesdays. Wednesday nights I geek out on my paranormal crack: Ghost Hunters.
I have been obsessed with ghosts since, at least as far as I can remember, the age of 2.
I have no recollection as to what sparked my interest, but since my childhood I have had many interesting
experiences involving many different aspects of the paranormal. I even lived in a very active haunted house complete with disembodied voices, multiple interactions by multiple people (myself included) with a full bodied apparition and the usual "poltergeist"-esque activity (slamming doors and the like) when I was in my early 20's and living in San Marcos, Texas. Once he and I established our personal boundaries (like no scaring the daylights out of me by banging about the house in the middle of the night, or the middle of the day for that matter!) he actually proved to be the best
and most respectful roommate I ever had...he never ate my food or drank my beer or Bushmills.
I love visiting haunted locations. For those of you that are interested, here are some of my photos and links to my favorite "haunts:"
(sorry, but the pun simply HAD to be made.)
The Myrtles Plantation, St. Francisville, Louisiana:
Rosedown Plantation, St. Francisville, Louisiana:
Jefferson Davis Memorial Hospital (now artist lofts), Houston, Texas
*photo taken prior to renovations*
La Carafe, Houston, Texas
Bath, England
I have been obsessed with ghosts since, at least as far as I can remember, the age of 2.
I have no recollection as to what sparked my interest, but since my childhood I have had many interesting
experiences involving many different aspects of the paranormal. I even lived in a very active haunted house complete with disembodied voices, multiple interactions by multiple people (myself included) with a full bodied apparition and the usual "poltergeist"-esque activity (slamming doors and the like) when I was in my early 20's and living in San Marcos, Texas. Once he and I established our personal boundaries (like no scaring the daylights out of me by banging about the house in the middle of the night, or the middle of the day for that matter!) he actually proved to be the best
and most respectful roommate I ever had...he never ate my food or drank my beer or Bushmills.
I love visiting haunted locations. For those of you that are interested, here are some of my photos and links to my favorite "haunts:"
(sorry, but the pun simply HAD to be made.)
The Myrtles Plantation, St. Francisville, Louisiana:
Rosedown Plantation, St. Francisville, Louisiana:
Jefferson Davis Memorial Hospital (now artist lofts), Houston, Texas
*photo taken prior to renovations*
La Carafe, Houston, Texas
Bath, England
Tower of London, London, England
Warwick Castle, Warwick, England
The Driskill Hotel, Austin, Texas
*note: this photo is from http://www.showcook.co.za/ *
If you would like to discover haunted locations in your area (or a wealth of information on other paranormal topics ranging from UFO's to cryptozoology) then check out this GREAT reference site:
The Shadowlands main page
The Shadowlands Haunted Directory
Comments
I can relate to what you wrote. I've been fascinated with the paranormal since I was a kid and have had some personal experiences as well. I always look forward to Wednesday nights. Ghost Hunters is a great show, when they do catch something you know it's not been added in for entertainment purposes.
Thanks, Emjay :)
They really are amazing places...haunted or not...if you ever get the opportunity go check them out...historically they are fascinating.
Another website that might interest you is <a href'="http://www.yourghoststories.com">Your Ghost Stories</a>. Although the site only wants true ghost stories there are those that are questionable. You can also post a message after reading the story. Right now there are over 3,000 stories. This is one of my favorite sites. I have submitted a few of my own, too. And yes, the count down is on for the new episodes of Ghost Hunters! Hurry up May 28th. Wednesday nights just aren't the same.
Jennifer
and you're right...may 28 isn't coming fast enough!
*does a happy dance*