The GA Crew went across the pond this week to investigate the paranormal activity at the Ancient Ram Inn, located in Wotton-Under-Edge. The Inn is currently owned by John Humphries, whom also owns the worst comb-over I have ever seen. The tales surrounding this location are not in short supply. The owner claims to have fallen victim to attacks by an incubus/succubus. According to occult literature and legend, the incubus/succubus is a metaphysical entity (non-human) that has intercourse with humans. The entity can supposedly change form from male to female in order to fulfill the task of extracting sperm from human males and then implanting then into human females. The idea that people would believe this is amazing enough.
The Inn also has alleged Ley Lines running through it, including Ley Lines coming from Stonehenge. Ley Lines are connection points mapped between holy places or ancient sites that are in alignment. You can read more about Ley lines here.
The claims of paranormal activity at the Ram Inn include:
incubus/succubus attacks
apparitions of a witch appearing in a window
multiple possessions
photo of an apparition taken on staircase
There were also supposed ritual human sacrifices made on the property as well as being the site of a pagan burial ground.
Before they begin the paranormal investigation, Zak Bagans, Nick Groff and Aaron Goodwin take part in a ceremonial opening of the gates with local witch Lady Snake. Nothing like doing an investigation with assumption-led criteria!
Some of the highlights of the evening included:
audible disembodied voices at several points throughout the night
Zak feeling extreme pressure in his head during the pre-investigation tour
unexplained door slamming
loud thumping noise coming from the attic
unexplained shadow passing in front of Aaron’s camera (for which they claim they debunked and for which “absolutely no other explanation” exists for the phenomena). Right.
growling sounds
EMF spikes
Zak Bagans being followed back to hotel room and scratched on the neck by a succubus. I can’t make this stuff up.
Among all of this documented activity, the only things I can say are not easily explainable are the EVPs. And maybe the mangey comb-over of the owner. What do you think?
Robb Demarest and the GHI gang were back in the Czech Republic to investigate paranormal activity in a remote castle known by the locals as the Gates of Hell. Hell, it seems, has many gates nowadays….I thought it was at Bobby Mackeys The castle is located in Blatce, Czech Republic, and sits atop a hillside in the country, a good distance from any other buildings. The paranormal investigators weren’t without activity at this location. Some of the claims of activity include:
apparition of a woman in a white dress (again…this lady in white really gets around!!)
flying demons
dogs going stir crazy inside the castle
voices, noises, etc…
According to the tour guide, the location was a spot where secret experiments were undertaken by German Nazi’s and was the location of the murder of some by their own kind. The interesting thing about the castle is the fact that it was not built with any obvious intent, and it’s certainly not a King’s castle, for there are no defenses around it, it has no landview, and was seemingly built upon a hole of which the depths are not known. Some believe the hole leads to inner earth. Okay, for one, if it were that deep, it would provide a very plausible explanation for all the paranormal activity, as it probably is a source of magnetic fields and mineral deposits that are known to have effects like EMFs (hallucinations, feelings of eerieness, illness, paranoia, etc…). At this point I would have said any further investigation is pretty much unnecessary. But that’s why they don’t have TV shows like this with real skeptics. There’d be no show!
The one really cool room of the castle, in the cellar, was lovingly called Satan’s Office. Within the “office” were some gothic looking props; a throne embellished with horns and trident, large cauldrons, and devilish sculptures. When Joe Chin sat on the throne, he and Ashley heard what they thought sounded like the hanging cauldrons move around. They were also hearing what they interpreted as a female sounding voice. This sound was audible even from the production camera.
The evidence they presented was all audio in nature, with the exception of the rock-toss in the attic. The team even took a dog through the castle once and didn’t observe any strange behavior.
While in the attic, Dustin Pari and Ashley-I-use- science-Godwin were hearing noises and seeing shadow movement. Dustin threw a stone in the direction of the movement. Seconds later, they heard something onthe floor near where they stood. They interpret this as stones being thrown back at them, although there was not a stone visible. What I noticed, immediatley after Dustin’s toss was the dust that seemed to fall from the ceiling. I think this stone could have caused some of that to fall from the wall or rafters up there and was misinterpreted as someone throwing back.
Also in the attice, Barry Fitzgerald’s full spectrum camera seemed to have a mind of it’s own and started snapping photos without human manipulation. Unfortunately, or no surprisingly, the photos revealed nothing. Of course, if the shadow figure was doing the photographing, why would it?
I am more interested in the history of the castle.
What do you think of this investigation? Post your thoughts!
The GA Crew gave us some great entertainment Friday night during their investigation at the Moon River Brewing Company in Georgia. Zak Bagans is, if nothing else, a fantastic slap-stick comedian…even if it’s accidental. His run-in with a cat in a tunnel was enough to make me nearly loose bladder control. But if that didn’t grab your attention for this episode, then let the “evidence” have a go at it.
Right away, I am left with a suspecting eye when listening to the eye-witness testimony of author Murray Silver during the pre-investigation tour. Something about his overly dramatic presentation of the hot spots just leaves me with questions. I don’t discount his experiences, but they do seem a bit embellished. Anyway….
The brewery was once a hotel and has many claims of paranormal activity:
apparitions from everything to civil war soldiers to a lady in a white dress (here we go with the lady in white again!)
construction crew members’ tools going missing
people being pushed down the stairs
physical attacks by a demonic dark figure
Well the activity didn’t take long to start. While the GA Crew was still reviewing all of their equipment placement they hear a thump and dragging sound from the second floor. Their response was that of a paranormal SWAT team as they ran up stairs. Zak ordered them to split up and cover stairs and doorways. As a writer, the words to describe that scenario are just not effective enough to convey the humor that I was able to extract from it.
Over the course of the evening, their evidence piled up and started to become questionable when they were using the word machine and infrared goggles. The camera on the device started to malfunction and there was a loud-and-clear EVP revealed by their audio later. This is perhaps the clearest EVP I’ve ever heard this team of paranormal investigators present, and also the most suspect. Are they going the way of TAPS with grandiose evidence? You judge:
They had numerous EVPs throughout their collected data of the night. None were quite like this however.
They also had a few moments where Nick Groff was acting out of character while in the room where the alleged demonic attacks took place. I’m just not sure what to think of this investigation right now. I need some time to review the episode and digest it. I would love to hear your thoughts, skeptical or not, what did you think?
The second half of last night’s Ghost Hunters International was at the Manor House in Rathlin Island, N. Ireland. One word. Debunked.
The Manor House is an Inn on Ireland’s Rathlin Island. There are claims of full apparitions of a child, dark figures in the doorways, sounds of footsteps, yadda yadda yadda. For the most part, they were all debunked by the GHI crew. They had a few personal experiences that they kindly say can “add to the stories.”
In Room 6, there supposedly was an exorcism some years ago and there are claims of paranormal/poltergeist activity in that room (i.e. objects moving around on their own). When Dustin and Barry investigate, Barry throws some coins on the floor to try and entice a greedy landlord spirit out. He thought he heard the coins move and thought he saw a figure moving in the room. Dustin reported a musty smell in the area where Barry thought he saw the movement, but did not see the same figure. Nothing was captured by their cameras or audio.
Dustin & Robb successfully debunked the shadowy figure seen from behind the dinning room doors. They decided that a person could have time to appear in the doorway, then take off out of site before a person would have time to open the door and look around.
While GHI newcomer Ashley Godwin and Robb investigated one of the bedrooms, Ashley faintly heard a woman’s voice. Ashley used amplifying headphones to try and dial inon the voice. They asked any ghosts in the room to approach her and talk into her device…at this point Robb tried to video record Ashley and found his camera wouldn’t focus on her. He jumps to the conclusion that it was a mist forming in response to their queries. Barry debunked this nugget when he noticed a lens flare from another camera that was messing with the focus of Robb’s hand held device.
Is it me, or does it seem like the show’s production almost needs to insert a few token “debunked” episodes every now and then? I wish I would see this type of discernment and rationale (for those members who actually used it) more often.
Ghost Hunters International was back last night with a paranormal investigation of the Cesky Krumlov Castle in the Czech Republic. Once again, another large, difficult to control facility with lots of claims of paranormal activity. Just remember, if your commercial tourist facility needs an economic boost, you can call Ghost Hunters/GHI and tell them you have ghosts! They’ll do an investigation, decalre the haunting and soon the tourists will be lining up with their wallets open! [/sarcasm]
On with it, shall we?
Robb and Ashley investigate the Castle Theater where an actress supposedly killed herself with a dagger while on stage at the end of a show. Robb starts an EVP session, in English, because of course the ghosts in the Czech Republic understand English! Claims are that workers hear a woman’s voice in the theater. Their EVP session didn’t turn up anything.
Joe Chin and Brandy Green have an EVP session in the Depository where the bones of a possible Saint lie. Nothing happens.
Joe and Robb in the old castle (Tower?) looking for the alchemist, heard voices but could not find a source.
Brandy Green and Dustin Pari in wine cellar with thermal camera; nothing. While they were in the Tower they also heard a voice.
Barry calls for Dustin and Brandy to “help” in the Summer House. It was a Birthday set-up. They surprised Brandy with cake and an impromptu party. During their review of this footage, Big Joe sees a zip or streak of light in the same room…most likely an insect. Robb says they know it’s not a bug. I’m glad he knows this, I’m, not so convinced.
One interesting thing I noticed during the reveal; the woman who gave the tour was very interested in the results of the activity in the Tower. Also interesting was that the Tower was the only place where there was anything interesting going on. They captured an EVP of a woman’s voice and some clicking sounds right before their wireless audio mysteriously lost power/was turned off. They said it sounded like someone entered the room and turned it off. While Robb was recapping their investigation and lack of paranormal activity, the woman seemed to want to skip over all that and get to the Tower. Hmmmmmmm….
The guys from Ghost Adventures survived the lockdown at Eastern State Penitentiary unscathed and without the “dude run!” drama. The GA Crew has their own, special kind of dramatics they work with, named Zak. Instead of doing my typical review of the claims and evidence, I’m going to talk a little about what they didn’t find at Eastern State Pen. Continue reading Ghost Adventures Crew at Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia
Our friends at the Travel Channel sent us this sneak peek video of the GA crew lock down and paranormal investigation at Eastern State Penitentiary. This infamous prison is the site of some very controversial ‘paranormal’ evidence a few years back when TAPS investigated there.
Ghost Hunters International started off season 2 last night with their investigation of the 18th century prison Wicklow’s Gaol. They brought a new member aboard, Ashley Godwin, who claims to bring science into their paranormal investigations. I can’t wait to see how her debunking skills fair for the team this season! So this season’s line up looks like this: Continue reading Ghost Hunters International @ Wicklow’s Gaol, Ireland
Ghost Hunters International returns this week for season 2 with a paranormal investigation of the early 18th century prison Wicklow’s Gaol in Ireland. The team is down to five now, as they said goodbye off-air to investigator Angela Alderman after the first season ended. So now the Ghost Hunters International team consists of:
Robb DemarestLead Investigator
Barry FitzgeraldLead Investigator/Tech Manager/Full-Spectrum Camera Owner
Joe Chin Investigator
Brandy GreenCase Manager/Investigator
Dustin PariInvestigator
Don’t forget to check back on Thursday for a full review and discussion about the episode here In the Shadow of Doubt, and tune into our interactive podcast on Sunday night, July 12th at 8 PM EST where we can have a live discussion about all the shows. More details about the podcasting later.
As promised, I’m back to talk about last night’s episode of Ghost Adventures here In the Shadow of Doubt. I gotta say, even as a skeptic, my feet traveled up the stairs to bed just a little faster than normal after watching McScreamy and the GA Crew investigate the paranormal activity at the Bird Cage Theater. They didn’t come away with overwhelming evidence, but what they had must have hit a chord just right. Either that or I need to stop watching them after midnight all by myself
After their initial tour, they decided to set up several static cameras that they monitored at a base set up in the bar room. They investigated several areas of the theater, but they seemed to get the most activity later in the night in the poker room. An EVP they captured sounded like a deck of cards being shuffled. Now here’s a great example of assumption-led investigating leading one to conclusions that they would not otherwise reach. I agree that the sound resembled a deck of cards being shuffled. But if you heard that same EVP in a different environment, would it still sound like a deck of cards being shuffled? Could you matrix that sound into whatever fits the environment? I’m just questioning things here.
Also in the poker room, one of the static cameras picked up a flash of light right at the poker table where the longest poker game ever played supposedly took place. Now, Zak said on the episode that they tried to debunk the flash of light and couldn’t come up with anything. There are lots of glasses and mirrors in that room that are capable of reflecting even non-visible light (infrared cameras).
They also grabbed a few EVPs while sitting at the poker table using trigger objects like cap guns (like the ghosts of the wild west wouldn’t know the difference!). I love the conclusions Zak draws from hearing a male and female disembodied voice together…they must have been having ghost-sex! Well, they were in a brothel and Zak did get goosed on the groin by a ghost hooker. So he says.
At any rate, the locals are all convinced of a haunting at the Bird Cage Theater. Not having been there myself, who am I to argue?
The GA Crew went across the pond this week to investigate the paranormal activity at the Ancient Ram Inn, located in Wotton-Under-Edge. The Inn is currently owned by John Humphries, whom also owns the worst comb-over I have ever seen. The tales surrounding this location are not in short supply. The owner claims to have fallen victim to attacks by an incubus/succubus. According to occult literature and legend, the incubus/succubus is a metaphysical entity (non-human) that has intercourse with humans. The entity can supposedly change form from male to female in order to fulfill the task of extracting sperm from human males and then implanting then into human females. The idea that people would believe this is amazing enough.
The castle is located in Blatce, Czech Republic, and sits atop a hillside in the country, a good distance from any other buildings. The paranormal investigators weren’t without activity at this location. Some of the claims of activity include:
Within the “office” were some gothic looking props; a throne embellished with horns and trident, large cauldrons, and devilish sculptures. When Joe Chin sat on the throne, he and Ashley heard what they thought sounded like the hanging cauldrons move around. They were also hearing what they interpreted as a female sounding voice. This sound was audible even from the production camera.
The GA Crew gave us some great entertainment Friday night during their investigation at the Moon River Brewing Company in Georgia. Zak Bagans is, if nothing else, a fantastic slap-stick comedian…even if it’s accidental. His run-in with a cat in a tunnel was enough to make me nearly loose bladder control. But if that didn’t grab your attention for this episode, then let the “evidence” have a go at it.
The second half of last night’s Ghost Hunters International was at the Manor House in Rathlin Island, N. Ireland. One word. Debunked.
Ghost Hunters International started off season 2 last night with their investigation of the 18th century prison Wicklow’s Gaol. They brought a new member aboard, Ashley Godwin, who claims to bring science into their paranormal investigations. I can’t wait to see how her debunking skills fair for the team this season! So this season’s line up looks like this: 
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