Ash vs. Evil Dead trailer

The first trailer for Ash vs. Evil Dead was released a few days ago, and it looks pretty great...I really wish I had the Starz network. Ash vs. Evil Dead premieres on Halloween 2015, and here's a preview of what's coming up:

https://youtu.be/unnLg1TPCYM

Pictures from the Roswell UFO Festival

I wasn't lucky enough to attend the Roswell UFO Festival this year, but luckily there are a bunch of pictures from the event on the website, so those of us who couldn't go can (almost) feel like we were there.

http://www.ufofestivalroswell.com/2015-ufo-festival-photos-ufofestival-newmexicotrue/

I love the pictures from the Pet Alien Costume Contest...I wish there had been goats there the year I went. : )

What We Do in the Shadows on DVD

What We Do in the Shadows comes out on DVD today!!!!! (Can you tell I'm excited?) I saw the movie when it played in Charleston a few months ago and have been waiting for it to come out on DVD because I need to own this movie. Here's my review:

http://paranormalcrystal.blogspot.com/2015/03/movie-spotlight-what-we-do-in-shadows.html

What We Do in the Shadows is the funniest movie I've seen in a long time, and I can't wait to watch it again! : )

Movie Spotlight: The Lazarus Effect

The Lazarus Effect is a 2015 movie starring Mark Duplass, Olivia Wilde, Donald Glover, Evan Peters, and Sarah Bolger.  Medical researchers/engaged couple Frank and Zoe (Mark Duplass and Olivia Wilde) have created a serum that is meant to help coma patients.  The serum somehow ends up being able to bring people back to life...but not exactly the way the deceased used to be.  When Zoe dies after being electrocuted, Frank uses the serum to bring her back, and of course things go horribly wrong.  Resurrected Zoe is basically the old Zoe...except now she hears peoples' thoughts and has telekinesis.

I enjoyed The Lazarus Effect...it held my attention the whole time, and I liked the ending.  The movie has a great cast, and everyone gave impressive performances, even the dog.  It's definitely a better movie than the random paranormal Netflix movies I watch for this blog. ; )

My rating: 7.5/10

Blog anniversary!

It doesn't feel like it, but I started this blog two years ago today after going to Roswell for the first time.  This was the blog post that started it all...it's all about my trip to the Roswell UFO Festival.

http://paranormalcrystal.blogspot.com/2013/07/in-1982-i-went-to-movie-theater-for.html

When I started this blog, I really thought that only my friends and family would read it, but it's gotten more than 35,000 views so far from all over the world.  Thanks to everyone who has been reading my thoughts about ghosts, aliens, and other paranormal stuff...I've been having fun with it. : )

Paranormal Pets: Murray the Hamster

Murray, my Marbled Roborovski hamster, really wants to join the cast of The X-Files.

Poem: Love Will Win

This isn't paranormal, but as some of you might know, I live in Charleston, SC, so of course the murder of nine innocent people at the Mother Emanuel AME Church really affected me. Writing is something that always helps me deal with the bad things in life, so I wrote a poem about it, and I'd like to share it with you.

Love Will Win

He walked into the church

With evil on his mind.

They welcomed him with open arms.

They were nothing but kind.

They accepted him as if

He were one of their own.

He sat with them for an hour,

His true intentions unknown.

They thought he was there for Bible study.

They didn’t know his real reason.

They weren’t aware of his hatred.

They didn’t know he had a gun.

He said he had to kill them,

But his reasons made no sense.

That night the people of Charleston

Learned that monsters do exist.

He almost didn’t do it

Because they were so nice to him,

But he was on a mission,

So instead he started shooting.

He stole the lives of nine people,

Six women and three men.

These good people were killed in cold blood

Because of the color of their skin.

Senator Clementa Pinckney was a reverend.

Daniel L. Simmons was too.

Sharonda Coleman-Singleton was a coach

At Goose Creek High School.

One family lost three that night:

Susie Jackson, Tywanza Sanders, and Ethel Lance.

Tywanza was a recent college graduate

Who died trying to protect his aunt.

Ethel was a custodian at Mother Emanuel

And known for being joyful.

Susie was the family matriarch;

Eighty-seven years old and loving to all.

Depayne Middleton-Doctor was a minister

And admissions coordinator at a college.

Cynthia Hurd was a dedicated librarian

Who loved helping people and spreading knowledge.

Leading Bible study was Myra Thompson,

A former teacher beloved by her students.

Felicia Sanders and her granddaughter

Survived by playing dead.

Polly Sheppard’s life was spared

So she could tell the world what happened,

And now the Holy City mourns

And tries to understand.

These nine souls left behind

So many people who love them.

A hateful killer will spend his life

Paying for his sins.

He wanted to start a race war,

But he came to the wrong city to do it.

In Charleston, we don’t react with violence.

In Charleston, hope and love will win.

Copyright ©2015

By Crystal Smith-Connelly

Paranormal Jokes and Haiku on sale!

In honor of the Roswell UFO Festival, I'm putting Paranormal Jokes and Haiku on sale for the next few days! It will be $.99 today and tomorrow (July 2nd and 3rd) and $1.99 Saturday and Sunday (July 4th and 5th).

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00U1SPTZM

Paranormal Jokes and Haiku explores the lighter side of the paranormal...you won't get scared reading my 49 poems and 26 corny jokes about jokes, aliens, Bigfoot, and other creatures of the unknown. : )

Why do they call him
Bigfoot? Are they trying to
Make him self-conscious?

What is a ghost's favorite instrument?
The boo-kulele.