GHOST HUNTERS

“Your friends will have your back” (Example: “28 Days Later” Killing off a buddy who’s about to “turn” and keeping your promises.) “It ain't over till it's over.” (Example: “Night of the Living Dead” when the leader makes it through the night, only to be shot in the daylight by the posse. Don’t ever relax your defenses!) “There's strength in numbers” (Example: “Dawn of the Dead” (remake) There were more to construct and protect) "If you can’t beat `em, join `em.” (Example: “Fido” when they decide to domesticate the zombies as servants, they solve the issue of what to do with the dead.) “There’s no place like home.” (Example: “Shaun of the Dead” The Winchester was really the best place to hide and it had unlimited booze and pork rinds!) “Nazis suck, dead or alive.” (Example: “Dead Snow” You can’t kill them even when they’re dead, but it’s oh so fun to try) “Sex is only for the living.” (Example: “Erotic Night of the Living Dead.” They sort of wandered around whi...

I find some interesting things on road trips. Admittedly, I'm not the type looking for the landmarks or the popular spots. I'm off the beaten path looking for the unusual and absurd. The road trip us ghost hunting gals did this week included some strange finds. I like this one with the rusted saw stuck in a stump in the yard. Says so much. The faces worn off the two headstones pictures was a tragic loss and ended up appearing like something out of a movie like "The Ring." And, you know me, I always find the clowns and dolls. Hope I unsettled you enough for one post. Off to look for more peculiar things...

My twos sources for upcoming horror movies are www.bloody-disgusting.com and www.upcominghorrormovies.com May 28th: “Survival of the Dead” George Romero’s film is describe as “ The plot involves inhabitants of an isolated island off the North American coast who find their relatives rising from the dead to eat their kin. The leaders of the island feud over whether or not to kill their reanimated relatives or preserve them in hopes of finding a cure. On a small island off North America's coast, the dead rise to menace the living. Yet...the islanders can't bring themselves to exterminate their loved ones, despite the growing danger from those the once held dear. A rebel among them hunts down all the zombies he can find, only to be banished from the island for assassinating his neighbors and friends. On the mainland, bent on revenge, he encounters a small band of survivors in search of an oasis on which to build a new life. Barely surviving an attack from a mass of ravenous flesh...

This new movie coming out "Dream House" looks interesting. I'm for anything about haunted houses, so I know I'll be checking it out. Here's the official website It is described as " soon after moving into their seemingly idyllic new home, a family learns of a brutal crime committed against former residents of the dwelling ." I'm crazy for movies where people think they found their dream house only to find out it has a dark past. When we bought Aspen Grove, my parents weren't told about the "others" but they were told it was a Civil War hospital so they were okay with that. It wasn't until the first few nights with the booted footsteps going up the stairs that my mom began to wonder. She stopped her disbelief in ghosts the day our two dogs were growling and snarling at an unseen intruder in the front room. They tucked their tails in and snarled and dove at something that wasn't there. When the alpha dog began to dig his paws int...

Here's the trailer for the remake of "Legend of Boggy Creek." I admit, I am extremely wary of remakes. The original "Legend of Boggy Creek" (listed as documentary) got me completely and totally enamored of the Bigfoot concept at a young age. I remember screaming out when I saw it. I wasn't scared of ghosts, just creatures bigger than me. I still am. I can't stand near horses and hate to be in circuses where there's elephants or any human over 6'4" tall. The original movie was the most godawful concoction of all time. It dragged on forever with soft music and tons of bayou scenes and a folksy narrator. For a time, you'd forget it was about Bigfoot and think you were watching a nature special. But, the really funny thing in retrospect was the reenactments of "true stories." One in particular makes me laugh every time. They played out a scene of women in a cabin alone and Bigfoot banging around outside. Well, at one point the narr...

( above, pictures of old cars in Miami, AZ ) The trip to Gila County made me think about haunted cars. Is it possible that a spirit could haunt a car? Is it possible a car could be jinxed? Is it possible that residual could imprint itself on the parts to screw with future owners who picked a part? The most famous case of a reportedly haunted car was the one in which James Dean died. This silver Porche Spyder was one of only 90 made in 1955. On September 30, 1955, James Dean crashed in the car and died. George Barris, a car customizer, bought the wreck for $2500. When they were bringing it in, it slipped and fell on a mechanic, breaking both his legs. After parting out the vehicle, two physicians were in a race, both of their cars having parts from the James Dean car. One died when the engine failed and careened into a tree. The other physician’s car supposedly suddenly locked up and flipped, giving him serious injuries. Later, a kid tried to steal the steering wheel and slipped and c...

I was in a dusty little old bookstore in the mining town of Miami, Arizona. I walked past rows of books not sure what I was looking for. Then, I stopped at the DVD rack. It’s always a gold mine in these nearly abandoned towns. The folks who get rid of their movies here have some of the most outdated and obscure movies in the world. I pulled this one out because it looked like a 70s campy film and I do adore those made-for-TV types. I was astonished to find out it stars (I’m not kidding) Sonny Bono, Danny Bonaduce and Farrah Fawcett (I would love to meet the person who cast this movie!) Oh, and it also features Robert Stack. What a trio! As in the movie “Airport,” you’ll see lots of retired famous actors. Aaron Spelling really must have cobbled this one together in a week’s time. The set and the acting and the scripting is horrid, the mic’ing a nightmare. It has the feel of one of those old-time soap operas like Dark Shadows where you can hear the actor’s heels clicking and echoing on t...

The Burrowers - Trailer by ohmygore I started a western horror short story based on my road trip and then Grim at Grimoire of the Hour (who’s in a writer’s critique group with me) mentioned that there aren’t enough western horror movies. That had me thinking about what a shame that is because the west really lends itself to amazing inspiration for horror. So, I went on a search for western horror to give you the feel of the Old West no matter where you live. Imagine open spaces, dusty mining towns, and endless highway with nothing for hours and hours of driving... You're never as vulnerable as when the sun is beating down, no shade, open spaces and no one able to hear you scream. "Burrowers” (above) is a 2008 movie that describes itself as “a band of courageous men sets out to find and recover a family of settlers that has mysteriously vanished from their home. Expecting the offenders to be a band of fierce natives, the group prepares for a routine battle. But they soon disc...

Keep on reading the posts all throughout today, as you can see there's a few of them posted of the trip (from the car's point of view), Graveyards, and now creepy places...I don't like to just take a picture of a whole building. I tend to like the perspective of someone who's narrowing their focus on the interesting aspects, so the shots should hopefully give you a real feel for the place as if you were there seeing the details. I even got a nice shot inside of an abandoned diner where it had a hole in the wall. The smell coming out of there could only be described as "old west" very dusty and stale.

The first headstone shot was a fun one. I always take pictures of graves with appropriate or weird names. This one was "Myles High" Apparently, his folks had a good sense of humor or else they liked to have sex on an airplane, I don't know... We hit three cemeteries on the trip; Pinal, Globe, and Superior. I love the shot with the sun's rays coming down--very angelic. There's some neat headstones and you see a lot of iron fences all rusted around graves. As well, there's a lot of Hispanic graves and they tend to leave amazing things. This one grave with all the offerings also had at the foot of the grave a little baker's rack with gardening things on it. They tend to the graves and usually have a chair nearby and leave cake on their birthdays. As I've mentioned before, western baby graves often have little cribs atop of them like the white one in that one shot. All in all, that was the greenest I've ever seen these cemeteries. They're usually a...