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The Haunting in Connecticut is a film that is supposedly based of the true story of the Snedeker family who is tormented by spirits in their quaint little Connecticut home. The house, 208 Meriden Avenue in Southington, Connecticut, was apparently an old mortuary. According to the family, all the mortician equipment and tools were still in the basement. I don't know to much about the "true" story in terms of what they claimed went down, but I do know that it really isn't a "true" story. It's true in the fact that this family claimed these events occurred, but like the Ammityville case, it was proven to be primarily a hoax. But with this story, I don't know how much is a hoax. I know that the husband and wife's (Al and Carmen) story contradicted each others and an investigator told them to "doll" up their story to make it more scary. Apparently none of them could get their story straight. This story was told in a 1992 biopic book titled "In A Dark Place: The Story of a True Haunting". The author, Ray Garton, wanted to publish the book as a FICTIONAL story but due to the contract he was bound to, he had to label it "a true story". The story was then told on a TV documentary of the same title as the 2009 movie.
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Spiritualism is the belief that the dead survive as spirits which can communicate with the living through a third party, a medium. According to the philosophical doctrine of spiritualism, spirits inhabit a world in itself known as the ‘Spirit World’. This world is the vessel where other worlds come through and is independent from the ‘material’ world. Some Spiritualist believe that we are spiritual beings living on this earth for only a certain amount of time and living in the physical realm for a reason. They also believe that the human’s soul can live beyond the physical body’s existence. We live in the physical realm, temporarily, learning enough lessons to move on to the spiritual world. Spiritualists believe in spiritual evolution and that the substance of the physical and spiritual worlds is connected with one another and is developing gradually. Many feel that the Spirit World is where ghosts or spirits go after death.Girardi also confirmed that Chien-Ming Wang is scheduled to start the first exhibition game at the new Yankee Stadium on April 3 against the Chicago Cubs.
I live in a 50 year old house and isn't considered haunted by any means. Strange things have happened to us the 16 years we have lived there. My daughter's stereo's volume moved up and down on its own depending on what she was listening too. I dismissed that as a loose knob and a car or truck driving by vibrating the knob having it turn one way or another, but this wasn't always true. I have heard voices on occasions especially while in bed sleeping. Sometimes it will be a quiet "Mom", waking me up and expecting to see my daughter who wasn't there. I hear my name called on occasions too. My dogs also had shown strange behavior, growling and barking at nothing. My Golden Retriever did this lots of times. In my peripheral vision, I always see quick flashes of what appears to be someone or something darting past. Sometimes it just might be my hair falling in my face or something moving outside, then there are other times I just don't know. Non of these experiences scare me. They may startle me with it first happens but afterwards I try to find a reason.
As long as I can remember I have had a fascination with Bigfoot. This elusive creature has gone by many names such as, Sashquatch, Yeti, Red Gorilla, and Abdominal Snowman to name a few. My fear of the Abdominal Snowman went all the way back to my young years with the animated movie, “Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer”. You laugh, but you all know that he scared you as well. Then in 1972, I went to the theatre with my friends to see the film, “The Legend of Boggy Creek”, about the “Fouke Monster”. This semi-factual documentary-type film dealt with the alleged Bigfoot like cryptid that was seen around Fouke, Arkansas since the 1940’s. The film partially features interviews with witnesses that have had encounters with the human-like creature and reenactments of those encounters by actors. Charles B. Pierce used an old movie camera and hired local high school students to make this 89 minute film. The reenactments are cheesy by modern standards but as a young kid, it scared the crap out of me.
ogs, and then ate them. We also follow some hunters with their dogs looking for the creature. The dogs sense something in the air and will not move or give chase. The narrator of the movie tells us that people have shot at the creature in the past but it has been able to escape without harm. Other stories are from locals including a police deputy of having the creature dart out in front of their car while driving down a dark road. The most frightening story of the whole film was the story of the attack of the Ford family in their own home in May of 1971. According to Elizabeth Ford, the creature tried to seize her through a screen window, while she was sleeping on the couch. The next day Bobby Ford had his own experience while on his front porch. The creature grabbed him on his shoulders, throwing him to the ground. He had to be treated at the hospital for mild shock. The Fords said they have heard something moving outside their house many times especially on the nights of the encounters. The next day they found footprints, heavy scratches on the porch and damages to the house’s exterior. At the end of the movie, the narrator questions whether or not the “Fouke Monster” is still alive or still out in the marsh lands in and around Fouke, Arkansas.
So as you may know, we started a new series of blogs about Urban Legends. Some of them will be famous ones we all know about, and some, like the one I will talk about today, are not very known at all. Also, usually we discuss things of at least some paranormal significance, this urban legend really isn't that. However, this is one of my favorite urban legends so I thought it might be neat to tell you all about it. In a way, it is slightly creepy. At least to me it was.
Many stories are handed down from generation to generation in the form a modern folklore or urban legends. Urban legends are stories that are spread in various forms that are usually false though believed to be real by those telling them. Some believe that they are based on real events making the tales even more twisted. The substance of these stories usually consists of humor or horror. Sometimes the stories are told around campfires or at slumber parties with the person telling the story holding a flashlight under their chin for visual effects. Many horror movies are based on urban legends of one sort of another. One of the stories circulating around is the one about the babysitter. The horror/thriller movie, "When a Stranger Calls", was based on this very story and scared many of us from babysitting other people's children. I saw the 1979 version of the movie in the theatre with my friends. I am the biggest chicken when it comes to watching horror flicks even though I still loved to watch them. In 1979 there were fewer theatres so waiting in long lines was typical so you wasn't sure which show time you would make. Most of the time I just hated it when a tall person sat in front of me except during a horror flick. But as luck or lack of luck would have it, we ended up in the second row and had a perfectly clear view of the screen. Now I had to depend on squinting my eyes or looking through the fence fingers during the intense scenes. The fence fingers are just my hand in front of my face with my fingers slightly apart enough for me to see the movie. The first part of the movie, which starred Carol Kane as the babysitter, was based on the babysitter urban legend. The story begins with Jill (Kane) at the home of a doctor and his wife watching their children. The children are upstairs sleeping when Jill's terror begins. She receives a phone call from a mysterious man asking her questions about what she is doing and asking “have you checked the children”? At first, she just dismisses the calls as a practical joke but the calls kept coming along with more frightening threats. She becomes so scared that she calls the police. They told her that she needed to keep him on the phone long enough so they can trace the call. Now watch the video and see what happens next.
The Stanley Hotel is a place that Mike and I have always wanted to go to. Now that our friend, Crystal another TAGO member, moved near there, we are planning a hopeful visit this year.
ley Hotel was the inspiration for the novel, “The Shining” written by Stephen King. The 1980 movie was directed by Stanley Kubrick, who also co-wrote the screenplay and starred Jack Nicholson as a tormented writer. His ability to see ghost called, ‘the shining’, drove him mad to where he tried to kill his wife and son. King and his wife did stay at the hotel in 1973 and were the only ones staying there at the time. They had their share of strange phenomenon while staying in room 217. In 1911 that room had a gas leak and explosion, killing the maid, Mrs. Wilson. It is told that her spirit still lingers in that room. After Mr. and Mrs. King put their luggage in the room, they went downstairs for at least 45 minutes. When they returned, their clothes were put away in the dresser drawers and the luggage was stacked in the closet. Looks like Mrs. Wilson is still cleaning that room. Many of the other rooms have similar reports of paranormal activity. 
by, the apparition of F. O. Stanley himself has been seen staring at the night clerk, and then just disappearing. While behind the front desk, a bellman heard footsteps from the Bar and saw a reflection of a woman in the window but found no one there. Also, books have been reported flying off the shelves and the elevators operating on their own.
I always felt that the bond between a mother and a child is a strong one. You spend at least nine months growing and developing in the comfort of her belly. After you are born the bond grows stronger. Is there possibly a spiritual bond as well? I think there is and have experienced that very strong connection. When I was in elementary and middle school, my Mother worked part time for a daycare center. We never knew which days she would be there in the morning on a school day. Typically the mornings consist of my Mother saying, "it's time to get up". I would also answer "ok", then carry my sleepy butt to the couch and usually spend 20 minutes trying to wake up. One of morning everything started out the same with her yelling for me to get up and me shouting out “ok”. What made this morning different from the others, she wasn't even there. I was surprised and taken back by the fact that her rousting me out of bed was so clear. That was a weird morning that I will never forget. Was it my Mother’s strong spirit willing me to get up or was it just the reputation of hearing the same thing over and over again?UPDATE, 1:11 p.m.: Just a hunch, but I bet Phil Hughes pitches really well today. (Nice call, Pete!)
UPDATE, 1:18 p.m.: Hughes gave up a bleeder single by Pedroia. Then he got the shortstop to ground into a double play. That guy stinks.
UPDATE, 1:26 p.m.: That gritty, gutty Brett Gardner singled, went to third on a single by Tex and scored on a single by Posada. Then Nady went 1-6-3 to end the inning. 1-0 Yankees.
UPDATE, 1:34 p.m.: Hey, look, it’s Phil Hughes. Fanned Wright looking with a cutter. Fanned Dunn looking at a filthy curve. Got Youkilis to fly to right.
25 pitches, 16 strikes. He could go back out there if they want. He’s got 10-15 more in him.
UPDATE, 1:39 p.m.: Great play by Pedroia ranging deep behind second and making a strong throw to get Cash. If Cano had half as much giddy-up, he’d be an All-Star. … Meanwhile, Hughes is back out there.
UPDATE, 1:45 p.m.: For the third time in three games, Hughes had hit a batter with an 0-1 pitch. He has been told to bust every hitter inside when he gets to that count. He barely brushed Granderson’s jesey.
It costs him as Jeter gets up and delivers a two-run single. 2-1 USA.
UPDATE, 1:54 p.m.: Hughes’ line: 2.2 3 2 2 0 2. 41 pitches / 25 strikes.
s: This Sci-fi show follows the investigations of The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS) headed up by Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, who are plumbers by trade. Each week they lead their team of paranormal researchers to investigate various haunted places throughout the country. They are equipped with sophisticated electrical devices to aide them in the investigations. They set out to prove that there is a logical known reason for the unusual paranormal activities. They thoroughly investigate the areas where the apparitions, noises, and objects moving by unseen forces have been reported. There are times they are able to “debunk” the activities and give another possible answer for the cause. There are those few times when they catch something so incredible and chilling that it even seems to surprise them. They will not say a place is haunted unless they have enough evidence to back it up.
s International: This spin-off of the original Sci-fi show takes the investigations to paranormal hotspots around the world. The GHI team is lead by veteran investigator, Robb Demarest. He along with Barry Fitzgerald is enjoying their second season of investigating with a whole new team. Here’s hoping that this group stays together. They basically follow the same guidelines as the original Ghost Hunters team, TAPS. Using the same electrical equipment, with the additions of a full-spectrum camera and 360 mic, they do the same type of debunking methods that the TAPS team uses. After checking all the evidence and don’t find anything paranormal, they will not say the place is haunted. However, they do seem to capture lots of paranormal anomaly in the devices they use in some of those spooky international places they have investigated.
ion Truth: This Sci-fi show follows Josh Gates and his crew investigating and searching for the truth of mythical creatures and other paranormal activities throughout the world. Also using the same guidelines as TAPS, they are armed with scientific equipment and the knowledge to either debunk or find evidence of the phenomenon. They will talk to the locals who may be witnesses of the creatures or paranormal activities and experts as well. Then at nightfall, they set up their equipment and conduct the investigation, sometimes putting them in danger. Afterwards, they take all the evidence they captured to experts in Los Angeles for evaluation.
es: This Travel Channel show came about from an incredible documentary of ghostly evidence captured. You follow three paranormal investigators, Zak, Nick and Aaron to any haunted location throughout this country and internationally. They start out by getting to know more about the areas surround the place they plan to investigate. Then they will talk to the locals for personal experiences or stories they may have heard. Their method of investigating is very different from TAPS, GHI and DT. Only the three of them are present during the investigations, no camera and sound crews, and they are locked in the facility from dusk to dawn, with no way out. They will set up equipment in various spots where paranormal activity was reported and use their handhelds for most of the investigation. If anything is caught on camera or a recorder, we see that evidence right afterwards. Ghost Hunters and GHI usually presents their evidence at the end of the investigation. Also, both Zak and Nick use a taunting method to stir up the ghosts, hoping to anger them into making an appearance. Sometimes this seems to work even though the screaming gets to be too much. Zak was warned by a Priest not to taunt the demon spirits because it could be dangerous but we know he won’t stop.
: This UK team mostly investigates international hotspots but has made an appearance in the United States. The UK team is lead by Yvette Fielding and is made up of psychics, mediums, a skeptic and other experts in the paranormal field. We are first told of all the paranormal activity by Yvette, and then another team member, Leslie, takes us room by room giving the haunts and history of the place. She watches while Yvette and Brian Shepherd, a medium/psychic artist, go through the same rooms to see if he can pick up the information that was given earlier. He is usually right on the money with his answers. Then its lights out, they separate into several groups and start the investigation. Like Ghost Adventures, we see any evidence captured right after it happens. Sometimes they will conduct a séance to communicate with the dead. This group is out to prove that there is life after death. After the investigation is over, the evidence is gone over piece by piece an analyzed by Ciar O’Keeffe, a Parapsychologist and skeptic, to see if they caught anything paranormal.
anormal State: Another show, found on A&E, that I haven’t watched and would like input. This is how the show is described on the website: This show delves deep into the strange and the mysterious with Paranormal Research Society founder Ryan Buell and his team of investigators as they attempt to unravel inexplicable paranormal phenomena including sixth-sense experiences, ghost sightings, demonic disturbances, and brushes with the darkest areas of the unknown. They work cases all across the country.
hic Kids: Children of the Paranormal: This is another A&E show that each week follows children that are brought together to learn how to deal with their special psychic skills and to let them know that they are not alone. Dr. Lisa Miller and Chip Coffey are helping them find that understanding along with their parents. You follow each child’s story and find that they are usually scared and isolated, keeping quiet about what is happening to them. You hear their parent’s stories of fear for their child not really understanding if their kid is making up stories or if something is mentally wrong with their child. They are taught how to manage their abilities and shown all the burdens that come with having paranormals skills. The journey between each child, their parents, the medium and psychologist takes a unique and personal path on how they deal with their special gifts.
