Have I mentioned that my recently departed friend, Mary was fully equipped with a Bum Magnet? Yeah, she was. I've never seen one that was stronger than hers. She could attract a bum from incredible distances. One bum in particular I remember was named Dennis. She met him online somewhere, because that always works out … Continue reading Ramblings of a Retired “Ghost Hunter” (part 7)
Did I mention that the real Annabelle was a Raggedy Ann? Pretty sure I did. Not sure why they changed it for the movies. Did they think Raggedy Ann just wasn't scary enough? Did they not want to scar young children? Did the folks who own the rights to Raggedy Ann object to them using … Continue reading Ramblings of a Retired “Ghost Hunter” (part 6)
One of the first things I remember hearing from the Warrens when I was a kid was that Ouija boards are very dangerous because they are "blind communication" and open doors to the demonic. Well, if that didn't scare me nothing did. I remember going through the toy department in stores and going to the … Continue reading Ramblings of a Retired “Ghost Hunter” part 5
I'm pretty excited - both the Kindle and the paperback version of Cast Down; Remnants is now available on Amazon! Purchase on Amazon I started reading horror novels when I was a kid. In grade school my friends were all doing book reports on "My Friend, the Fireman" and I was doing them on "The … Continue reading Remnants – Now Available!
I remember the first time I tried an EVP recording. It was in a cemetery, late at night. I did the usual question thing for a while, then just left the recorder on top of a headstone for maybe an hour while I wandered off to take pictures and such. I took the recorder with … Continue reading Ramblings of a Retired “Ghost Hunter” (part 4)
So, where was I? Okay, right "Nightmare in Bridgeport" on that show A Haunting. That whole thing all started with a phone call from the leader of one para-abnormal team to another. This guy who actually had his own little ghost busting group realizes that his own childhood home, where his widowed mother still lives … Continue reading Ramblings of a Retired “Ghost Hunter” (part 3)
So, back to the case where I got the picture of the face in the window.... We were a group (ship of fools, car of idiots) and we were led (and misled) by this older man named Richard. Richard was a Liabetic. Richard had Liabetes and it was not a treatable case. During the same … Continue reading Ramblings of a Retired “Ghost Hunter” (part 2)
When I was a kid growing up in Connecticut Ed and Lorraine Warren were very active doing lectures and slideshows around the state. Every year, around Halloween they'd come to Ridgefield and do a presentation in the evening at the high school auditorium. Most people now know them because of The Conjuring movies; The Conjuring … Continue reading Ramblings of a Retired “Ghost Hunter”
The Place of Shadows is a terrifying non-fiction novel written by Mary J. Quirion. I know that the story is bizarre, but I also know that it's true. I know because I was there. Demons exist. Screwing around with the paranormal destroyed her life, took everything from her and I firmly believe that her involvement … Continue reading The Place of Shadows
Tracy Petry 