GHOST HUNTERS

I was as indoctrinated into a female dream world as most women, reading romance novels, watching romantic comedies, and plotting out a dream wedding some day. Life has a way of ruining just about everything you imagined it would be. Instead, I married someone who didn't have a romantic or charming bone in his body.  I settled for having a justice of the peace wedding and catered my own reception. I was not told I was beautiful or given compliments. And, when I caught a cold or flu, he threw his arms into the air and grumbled, " Oh great! Now I'm going to get sick! " It should have broken me and made me bitter. Instead, it left a hunger in me. A hunger for the tiniest gesture of kindness and caring; not because of obligation, duty and chore, but because I somehow evoked tenderness in a man.  It was only this year that I had the single most romantic moment of all the moments of my entire life combined. For anyone else, it would make no sense why it was utterly captivati

There are a lot of paranormal radio shows. They are quite the rage. The most famous AM version is Coast to Coast with host George Noory. Anyone in the industry and any subject relating to the paranormal is handled on this very popular show. Some day, it's my goal to be a guest. If you move to the Internet, paranormal radio takes off. I was on ParaEncounter 's radio program Paranormal Head Rush and hope to be on there again soon. It was a fun program with a perky and intelligent hostess, Debbie. They have a wide variety of paranormal shows on there docket. Darkness Radio is another very big and popular online radio program. They travel to haunted locations and encourage their listeners to come along. Here are some more to look into: Planet Paranormal Para X Radio The Paracast I suggest everyone consider spending an evening, plugging into one of these programs and seeing how nice it is listen to a variety of experts on subjects and stimulating back and forth about the topics.

I make no bones about the fact that I ADORE Scandinavian horror, but I find myself equally impressed by their music videos. The music often sounds like the 80s revisited, but the visuals are outstanding. Here are some amazing examples that will totally mesmerize you. This Swedish lead singer group iamamiwhoami has become a bit of a mystery.   Sigur Ros "Viorar Vel Til Loftarasa" (award-winning Icelandic band) Röyksopp (Norway band "What Else Is There?") Chisu (Finnish band, "Sabotage") Best Scandinavian music video went to Torgny "The Only Game"  Y'all are right - Techno Viking (my biggest crush) is on here now -

Some folks have speculated that the upcoming movie "Prometheus" is a prequel to "Alien" and "Aliens," movies, but this may not be true. Before you read much further, you might want to know that what Ridley Scott (director) has to say about the movie might be a bit of a spoiler - “When the first 'Alien' movie and 'Blade Runner' were made, I thought that in the near future the world will be owned by large companies. This is why we have the Tyrell Corporation in Blade Runner, and Weyland-Yutani in 'Alien.' They sent the Nostromo spaceship. The Prometheus is owned by an entrepreneur called Peter Weyland, and is played by Guy Pearce. That’s the connection between the two films, and nothing more. 'Prometheus' is a new film, a new world, and is full of new ideas. And of course new monsters as well." I'll be honest, I'm glad it stands on its own and has new creatures, new world and all. I adore the way Ridley Scott does

Don't forget-- Julie and I's book " Zombie Housewives of the Apocalypse " comes out this spring in print. Part of the fun is the promotional stuff. We are making magnets and stickers, but these bookmarks totally ROCK! We have our zombie shop open on CafePress with lots of totally cool graphics pertaining to the zombie housewives. I even had to get one of our shirts just because, well, I thought it'd be a real mind fuck - and it is -

Let's face it, Nazis just set themselves up for awesome horror movie subjects. Here's just a few examples.  Iron Sky The Nazis set up a secret base on the moon in 1945 where they hide out and plan to return to power in 2018. Dead Snow A ski vacation turns horrific for a group of medical students, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: Nazi zombies. The Keep Nazis guard a citadel that harbors a dangerous force that starts wreaking havoc and death upon them, forcing an uneasy alliance with a Jewish professional who can stop it.   Shock Waves Visitors to a remote island discover that a reclusive Nazi commandant has been breeding a group of Zombie soldiers.

Urban exploring, Urban Decay Makeup, Urban Outfitters, Banana Republic, Eddie Bauer, Cabelas, Army Surplus, Destination Truth, Finding Bigfoot, and many more influences at this point in time converge to create a desire to outfit ourselves in Safari, camouflage and camping gear.   Urban Outfitters $39 Banana Republic Men's Shirt $24.50 Army Surplus Women's Tactical Pants $39.99 Eddie Bauer Vest $99 Urban Decay Dustin Nude Lip Gloss $19  Shows and movies to inspire exploration  

 The Shoe-Fetish Killer I remember the 70s and the lots of weird serial killers of that era. Sometimes, their names were horrifying and other times, so innocent that it was hard to believe the press couldn't collectively give them better names. Here's just some of the ones that seriously make you wonder what the hell they did to get that moniker....   The Happy Face Kille r Keith Hunter Jesperson - Keith Hunter Jesperson (born 6 April 1955) is a Canadian-born American serial killer known as the "Happy Face Killer" for the smiley face he drew on his many letters to the media and prosecutors. He had a violent and troubled childhood under a domineering, alcoholic father. Treated like an outcast by his own family and teased by other children for his large size at a young age, Jesperson was a lonely child who howed a propensity for torturing and killing animals. Despite consistently getting into trouble in his youth, including twice attempting to kill children who had

After Disney did Pirates of the Caribbean ride into a movie and Haunted Mansion, you kind of knew that the Matterhorn and Yeti was going to be next.   MATTERHORN tells the story of five young thrill seekers who venture into the Alps and face off with Yetis who guard an ancient secret. Disney is the studio behind this one which was at first thought to be based on one of their theme park rides called The Matterhorn, the scope of the project has since been broadened. Let's just hope it isn't like this -

So, what do y'all think. Should Cliff's line become a tee?

Be sure to check out my LAUGH episode before this post--I made a little fun of Matt's insane theories. Tonight the F'ing Bigfoot show is a "best of" episode. Yes, I will be living blogging this one on Bigfoot Evidence at 1 am EST. Remember, that Cliff's blog has wonderful wrap-ups of the shows. I will not do a review tomorrow because, well, it's a best of episode. Tonight's snack? Buffalo Wraps:   Mix buffalo wing sauce and ranch sauce (1 part to 3 parts). Take a large leaf of lettuce, lay down a slice of thin cut deli turkey atop of it, place a carrot stick on the edge, and roll it up and dip into the sauce.

This is another in my series poking loving fun at the paranormal-reality shows. This time, the focus is my favorite show, “Finding Bigfoot” and most especially the team leader, Matt Moneymaker who, well, gives me a lot of material to work with and his nemesis, Ranae (the skeptic). In the dark forest, Matt and Ranae are teamed on a hillside, sitting it out for the night. Ranae: ( comes to a stop ) Look, it's a dead deer. Matt: Don't move! There's a squatch around here. ( searching around them in the dark forest ) This kill is new. Squatches kill deer for food. Ranae: But, Matt, this deer hasn't been touched. Matt: ( snarls ) It would have eaten it, but we scared him away. Ranae: This thing has rigor mortis. It died long ago. It doesn't have any cuts or bleeding. It might have fallen off that rock ledge up there and broken its neck. Matt: I'm telling you, it's part of a master plan by the squatch. ( points a finger in the air ) He kills a deer and leaves

  (Moscow) Garik Alexandrovich   (Moscow)  George Lanchevsky, (Toronto)  Tom Ryaboi Check out some of the best in the world here .  Do you want to start the exciting and amazing hobby of urban exploration and photography? Well, you might start with this ebook by an expert (free). It is called Urban Exploration Photography by Neil Ta. There is also Julie and I's book photographing and doing psychic reads on 12 abandoned locations -  Also, our book "Kickin' Up Dust (Getting Lost To Find Ourselves)" that chronicles our crazy road treks and personal growth in the process of urban exploring.

Corn fields are green and yellow, right? Not if you wait until sunset and take only a partial picture to give a glimpse and a hint of the entire field. Instead of taking a picture of a corn field, I reframed the scene by renaming it, " hiding in a cornfield at sunset ." This perspective is a chilly autumn evening, the promise of a coming cold Halloween night. By naming your picture when taking it, you have just told a story. I could have taken a shot of a whole corn field, but we've all seen them. How many have hidden in the dark cool recessed as the sun leaves them in the dark? Show the viewer something vaguely familiar, but in a way they have never seen it. It was just an abandoned jail; rectangular walls, metal bars, occasional window. I could have recalled this place with straight on shots of a room with bars and a cot. That would be a shot of a prison cell, like thousands of others taken. What do I recall from this place? Tight spaces, hardly any light, feelings of

" Spiral " A reclusive telemarketer, whose dysfunctional friendship with his boss is alleviated when a whimsical co-worker enters his life. But as he begins to sketch his new friend's portrait, disturbing feelings from his past threaten to lead him down a path of destruction. Starring Joel David Moore and Amber Tamblyn (Joan of Arcadia). " Automaton Transfusion " In the early 1970's when everyone in America was worrying about what was going on in Vietnam, the Unites States Army was secretly developing a way to reanimate the dead. The hope was to have the dead fight instead of the living, but the experiments were shut down when the reanimated corpses were unable to control their hunger for human flesh. Thirty years later the army has decided to reopen the project. Grover City, because of its remote location, would be the home of their main testing facilities. Without warning the experiments go horribly wrong in Grover City and the DEAD are now on the rampage,

It dates me, but I got a skateboard around 10 years of age and there were no other skateboarders in my area in the East Coast. I knew kids in California were using them, but it was a mystery. It's hardly like the Sonny and Cher show or even Brady Bunch portrayed the tricks and the culture on TV. So, I taught myself to skate and made up tricks and gave them crazy names like "upsy daisy" and "woo-woo curb hug" and "over and under." Little did I know at the time, I was already doing the tricks the skaters in California in drained swimming pools were perfecting. Times are changing for skaters. Here's an interesting recent article ; A mobile app studio has invented a skateboard that takes commands direct from the rider's brainwaves. Called the 'Board of Imagination' the device is able to travel at up to 30mph using an 800-watt motor, the rider simply needs to imagine where they want to go and how fast and the board will take them there. &

Terrible Secrets: Ted Bundy On Serial Murder by Robert D. Keppel and Stephen G. Michaud is an ebook on Kindle that is 60,000 words of spine-chilling facts from the Sheriff detective who investigated him extensively. This book has dozens of previously unreleased photos and hours of audio and video from the case that unfolded as Bundy raped and killed from coast to coast from 1969 to 1974. It also includes a hand drawn map of a hillside where Bundy said he buried some bodies. The serial killer hinted at having killed over 100. It is a mystery that still remains.

1943 "The Ape Man" with Bela Lugosi  1933 "King Kong" 1968 "Planet of the Apes" 1969 "Night of the Bloody Apes" 1995 "Congo" 1949 "Mighty Joe Young"  ...and, venturing into ape-man - 1970 "Trog"

  History: Heritage USA opened in Fort Mill, SC, in 1978, and by the mid-eighties drew in six million visitors each year. In 1986, Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker's Heritage USA was the third most-visited amusement park in the US, behind only Disney World and Disneyland. Now the park that once entertained millions of guests is falling to pieces, and looks more like the scene from a post-apocalyptic movie than a place for family fun. After scandals regarding Falwell's fundraising efforts to build the park's never-completed hotel and the IRS's revocation of its tax-exempt status, Heritage USA was hit by another, more physical blow. Hurricane Hugo wreaked havoc on the park's buildings in 1989, and Heritage closed for good shortly afterward.

It's in the upper 70s/low 80s here in the desert, so I am getting summer fever big time. The means putting on some of my favorite movies that inspire me about warm weather and fun. Some movies to inspire you about warm weather -     This also means that I have ordered this swimsuit and beach coverup to wear on a girl's road trip to Galveston-- heaven help me the next 20 weeks of rigid programming to be decent to wear this in public. Talk about motivation! I also purchased some camping equipment including this awesome camping chair to use for UFO hunting and Bigfoot hunting, which I will be taking y'all along with me on by video and pics - I planted my heirloom tomatoes, herbs, green beans today. Yes, it is spring here in AZ. Right now, I'm harvesting my winter purple spinach and lettuces. You might only be able to dream about summer where you are, but consider turning the heat to a high setting and having a cool drink while watching some summer-inspired movies a

Single life is surprisingly a LOT like Bridget Jones. I used to watch that movie when I was married and envy her, even the moments of focusing on her weight and eating ice cream, getting drunk, and making a fool of herself. Whether she made it or not was totally up to her. Love? It could be just around the corner! And, so could heartache . I thought when I became single that it would be raining men. I would hang out a shingle saying " this gal is single ," and they would hover at my front door. So, maybe not so much . I learned a lot along the way about where NOT to meet men.   Bars. Anyone who is having some drinks and relaxing with his buddies, looks across the place and sees me, has a few counts against him. One count is that he chose me purely for my looks. That means his cock is making his decisions in women. The other count against him is the odds. What are the odds that in a bar of 80 women, 50 of whom are single, 22 who are of the right age range, that he found

    I got Julie to design me some new logos and she is working right now on the new banner for the top of my blog. She has a wonderful design business called Julie Ferguson Designs. I gave her barely any instructions because I am not good at conceptualizing visuals like this. I said, "pipes, crows, rusted metal, barbed wire--something Mad Max feeling." She is so wonderfully talented! Expect me to put one up as a button my blog soon that links to my CafePress shop for Ghost Hunting Theories . The shop is new and not completely developed yet, but there are some items there now. Unfortunately, Blogger is being a bia-tch again and will not show me my blog's layout template so I cannot add anything to the sidebars right now.

Stalking is a term commonly used to refer to unwanted and obsessive attention by an individual or group to another person. Stalking behaviors are related to harassment and intimidation and may include following the victim in person and/or monitoring them. The word stalking is used, with some differing meanings, in psychology and psychiatry and also in some legal jurisdictions as a term for a criminal offense. Common Characteristics: Won't take no for an answer   Has an obsessive personality   Above average intelligence Low self esteem Sociopathic thinking  Has a mean streak Lack of embarrassment or discomfort at actions No or few personal relationships Reality:  I had a stalker a few years while I lived in California in the 80s. It was before they had laws about such harassment. The cops came and talked to me and basically told me they knew the guy had done the same thing before and all they knew was that he drove a van. It is sad that there are people who so few connections with

I had the greatest honor to interview a Bigfoot hunter who had many tales of unusual and downright frightening encounters in the woods in Arizona's high country. This is one hunting trip that came out with a twist he didn't see coming and one that gave me chills....    We were in this location(in Arizona's high country) because of the activity it had during the 2008 BFRO Expedition (vocalizations, chatter heard) and the 2009 BFRO Expedition (close encounter, grunts, rock clacks, knocks and tree shake) at this exact location. I had to wait until fall 2009 to get back there, and took my two children and nephew on the mini, one night-two day expedition. My son (17 at the time), daughter (14) and nephew (12). We spent the day scouting and hiking in the canyon complex. We set up a game camera in a side canyon area, and remote recorders in various locations. At dusk we returned to camp, started a fire, cooked dinner and enjoyed some fun and laughter. We toasted some marshmallow

Silent House : March 9th release: ( ROTTEN TOMATOES ) From the directors of the hit film Open Water, Silent House is a uniquely unsettling horror thriller starring Elizabeth Olsen as Sarah, a young woman who finds herself sealed inside her family's secluded lake house. With no contact to the outside world, and no way out, panic turns to terror to terror as events become increasingly ominous in and around the house. Directed by filmmaking duo Chris Kentis and Laura Lau, Silent House uses meticulous camera choreography to take the audience on a tension-filled, real time journey, experienced in a single uninterrupted shot.   Cabin in the Woods: April 13: Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods. Dark Shadows: May 11:   The story focuses on Barnabas Collins (Depp), who was transformed into a vampire by a jilted lover (Eva Green's

I have an online friend who has started an online Paranormal Meeting Place to discuss all subjects in the paranormal realm. I am encouraging you to go there and join up and be able to learn, talk, and share things about everything from UFOs to ghosts, Bigfoot to Mothman. I hope to see you there! **don't miss tomorrow morning--a chilling interview with a Bigfoot witness**

This is the first chapter of "Growing Up With Ghosts" which I am preparing to edit. This is unedited and as written the first go-round. I hope you enjoy the scenes from my childhood growing up in a very active haunted home. These stories are gathered by family members and myself to recreate a period in time that changed the course of my entire life. (Mother at the side door of the newly purchased house, 1964)   “The home and grounds were magical. Somehow, they remained as stately as they were hundreds of years ago. People were drawn to it over and over again. Some would take the driveway just to see the Confederate Gray house closer up. Others would sneak in and sketch the grounds with an art tablet on their laps. Children would play tag in the boxwoods or ride their sleds down the steep pasture out front in the wintertime. It got into one's blood and became the congregating place for generations of admirers.” (mother, Sue Day, 1982) Mother awakened from her newly acqu

Yeah, hunters use ghillie suits, but so do BF hunters. I am in love with these crazy things. They are like giant teddy bears! Cabela's has a leaf one if you want the Green Man look. Only $ 69.99 (Wikipedia) A ghillie suit , wookie suit , yowie suit , or camo tent is a type of camouflage clothing designed to resemble heavy foliage. Typically, it is a net or cloth garment covered in loose strips of cloth or twine, sometimes made to look like leaves and twigs, and optionally augmented with scraps of foliage from the area. Snipers and hunters may wear a ghillie suit to blend into their surroundings and conceal themselves from enemies or targets. The suit gives the wearer's outline a three-dimensional breakup, rather than a linear one. When manufactured correctly, the suit will move in the wind in the same way as surrounding foliage. See how well they work? How about dancing in a Ghillie Suit?