Ghost Bait: Demon House

I recently discovered a new paranormal show called Ghost Bait, and I'll warn you not to watch it alone at night.  I've watched a few episodes of Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures, but Ghost Bait is scarier than those shows...the point of the show is that the investigators use their client's fear to try "to draw the spirits out and find out why they're here."  The first episode is called "Demon House" and deals with a haunted 140-year-old house whose owner has lived there nine years and cannot sell the place.  The ParaCORE team (team leader Bob Magill, lead investigator Aimee, tech supervisor Mallie, and researcher Bill) meets with Billy, the homeowner, who says he has never spent the night in the house.  Inside the house, Billy shows the team the staircase and tells them that the higher he climbs the more uncomfortable he feels; he also says that his 8-year-old son hears and feels people on the stairs and doesn't like going into one of the upstairs bedrooms because he hears a little girl in there.  Billy tells the team that in the 1940s, a young girl went missing, and though her body was never found, it was believed that she was murdered in the house; as Billy tells this story, a light bulb explodes and scares the crap out of everyone!

Aimee checks out the upstairs bedroom and notes that it is very cold; she hears a noise, then the electromagnetic field detector (EMF) goes off.  Bob calls in psychic medium C.J. Sellers, and when she enters the bedroom, she senses the presence of a sad child and a mentally-challenged male.  Bill and Aimee find a doll buried under a pile of rocks in the crawlspace.  The team decides that Billy will be used as ghost bait in the upstairs bedroom, so they cover his head and put a heart monitor on him.  Once in the bedroom, Billy tells the spirits that they need to leave, and the room temperature suddenly drops...then the comforter starts moving on its own as if someone is unmaking the bed! So creepy! After the team shows Billy the footage, they decide to put a gravestone in the yard, hoping that the spirit of the child will find closure.  Excavators found no remains in the crawlspace, and Billy's son says that the girl is no longer there.

Ghost Bait is a creepy show, and it's only half an hour, so try to catch an episode if you can (it airs on the Bio channel).  I wish there were more than three episodes because I want to watch so many more!

My rating: 9/10


http://www.biography.com/tv/ghost-bait

Cool Website of the Week: GhostSingles.com

Terry Lee Kercher posted a link to GhostSingles.com on this blog's Facebook group, and it's so funny I just had to make it my Cool Website of the Week!  The homepage has a search box where single ghosts can choose whether they're looking for a male or female ghost, what age range they're looking for, and whether they want someone who died horribly, mysteriously, tragically, or suddenly.  Click "Search" and you can read profiles of ghosts who are looking for love.  Don't forget to check out the ghost dating tips!

http://www.ghostsingles.com/

Halloween

I've always loved Halloween, but I love it even more as an adult than I did as a kid.  I think it's because now I have a whole house to decorate instead of just my bedroom, and I can go buy my own Halloween decorations...and believe me, I've bought a ton.  Here are some of my Halloween pictures from the past few years:

Charleston Ghost Tours

I live in Charleston, SC, which is known for being haunted, so of course ghost walks/ghost tours are a popular thing to do.  I went on one in college and thought it was a lot of fun, so here's my guide to Charleston ghost tours for those of you who live here or just like to visit.

Ghostwalk

Hours: Monday-Saturday at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Cost: $16 for adults, $10 for children 5-12, free for children under 4
Reservations required: Yes.
Phone number: 843-720-TOUR
Meeting place: Tommy Condon's, 160 Church Street
http://www.ghostwalk.net/

Charleston Ghost Hunt

Hours: Every night at 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.; there is also a 10:45 p.m. tour on Fridays and Saturdays
Cost: $19 (no one under 12 allowed)
Reservations required: Yes.
Phone number: 843-813-5055
Meeting Place: U.S. Custom House, 200 East Bay Street
http://charlestonghosthunt.com/

Charleston Ghost and Graveyard Walking Tour

Hours: Every night at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Cost: $18
Reservations required: No, but they're recommended, and you can get tickets online.
Phone number: 843-722-8687
Meeting Place: Rainbow Market, 40 North Market Street
http://bulldogtours.com/charleston-ghost-graveyard-walking-tour/

The Haunted Jail Tour

Hours: Every night at 7:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m., and 10:00 p.m.
Cost: $18 for adults, $10 for children 7-12
Reservations required: No, but they're recommended, and you can get tickets online.
Phone number: 843-722-8687
Meeting Place: Rainbow Market, 40 North Market Street
http://bulldogtours.com/the-haunted-jail-tour/

The Ghosts of Charleston

Hours: Every night at 5:00 p.m., 7:30 p.m., and 9:30 p.m.
Cost: $18 for adults, $12 for children
Reservations required: Yes, and you can get tickets online.
Phone number: 800-979-3370
Meeting Place: The circular fountain at Waterfront Park, 1 Vendue Range

Cool Website of the Week: Eerie Place

This week's cool website is Eerie Place, which bills itself as "The First Stop For Haunted Places" and focuses on the UK.  There are sections for Haunted Hotels, Ghost Hunting Events, Paranormal Attractions, and Haunted Places, and if I ever go to England, I'm going to have to check some of these places out...after reading the blog post entitled "I've Discovered Ghosts, Witches, and UFOs in St. Osyth!," I definitely want to visit that place!  If you sign up for the website's email list, you'll receive two free ebooks in PDF form: "The A-Z of Ghost Hunting Equipment" and "The Best UK Haunted Places to Stay and Visit," and free stuff is always nice. : )  Thanks to Terry Lee Kercher, a member of my "Why would you want to be normal when you could be paranormal?" Facebook group for telling me about this website!

http://eerieplace.com/

Movie Spotlight: Ghost Shark

I've seen a few of the Syfy network's original movies, so I went into Ghost Shark assuming it would be terrible, and I was not disappointed!  The movie is about a shark who is hellbent on revenge after being killed by some rednecks, and it started out with some of the worst acting I've ever seen.  Ghost Shark is a translucent shark who is missing an eye and has a hole in one fin...and he is pissed.  Ghost Shark can appear anywhere there's water (and I mean anywhere), and it's up to Bull from Night Court and a couple of teenagers to stop him.  Here are a few of the ridiculous things that happen in Ghost Shark:

Ghost Shark attacks an obnoxious teenager diving into a pool, then the victim's decapitated head lands perfectly on the neck of a beer bottle. (Well played, Ghost Shark.)
Ghost Shark attacks a man from a pipe under a sink.
A child slides into the mouth of Ghost Shark on a Slip 'N Slide.
A teenage girl washing a car is eaten by a bucket that contains soapy water (and Ghost Shark!).
Ghost Shark attacks a teenage girl in a bathtub.
Ghost Shark comes out of a fire hydrant and eats the top halves of some punk kids.

And my favorite Ghost Shark death:

A man is drinking a cup of water and starts coughing up blood.  A few seconds later, his body splits in half as Ghost Shark emerges victorious...yes, this guy drank Ghost Shark.

Apparently, Ghost Shark also came out of the toilet and attacked someone, but I missed it...I must've blacked out during that part.

I've seen a lot of dumb movies, but Ghost Shark just might be the dumbest movie I've ever watched.  That being said, it was entertaining, hilarious, and is probably the only movie to ever use the term "shark bounty hunters," so I'm actually going to recommend it.  I've been saying for years that I'm going to write a movie that should be on the Syfy network, and now that I'm a full-time writer, maybe I'll actually do it.  Look for Manasaurus Rex...coming in 2016 (don't steal my title...it's a winner)! ; )

My rating: 6.5/10

http://www.syfy.com/movies/ghost_shark

Free book: Never Trust an Angel and Other Plays

This isn't exactly paranormal, but some of the characters in the book are dead, so close enough. ; )  To celebrate the fact that I'll become a full-time writer on Wednesday, I'm offering the Kindle version of Never Trust an Angel and Other Plays for free on Tuesday, October 1st and Wednesday, October 2nd.  It's dark and twisted, and Satan is the main character, so it's the perfect book to get you in the mood for Halloween!

http://www.amazon.com/Never-Trust-Angel-Other-ebook/dp/B00C372PIS/ref=sr_1_1_bnp_1_kin?ie=UTF8&qid=1380553617&sr=8-1&keywords=never+trust+an+angel