Scarefest - 2009

Scarefest 2009 will be held in Lexington Kentucky on September 11 - 13th. If you like the paranormal or enjoy horror movies this is the place to be in September. Chip Coffey will be in attendance again this year as well as members from Ghosthunters International.

Bartonville Insane Asylum

Our team is up for the time of our lives on April 11th when we travel to Bartonville, IL to visit the old, abandoned insane asylum. This is a journey that most of us have wanted to take in our pursuit of the truth. Are there really such things as ghosts?

A little background history for your viewing pleasure - Bartonville Insane Asylum

I have included a video on the right side of my page. It is a teaser youtube video from a team who have already investigated the sight.

We will have the good fortune of teaming up with two of the most knowledgeable and most experienced ghost hunters living today - Patti Starr and Chip Coffey. Chip Coffey has recently worked on the television series "Paranormal State".

More information coming on our journey to Illinois. It should prove to be an eventful evening!

Scarefest

This weekend a few member of our team attended Scarefest in Lexington Ky. Presented by Ghost Chasers International (aka. Patti Starr), its targeted to those folks who love paranormal stuff and horror movies. Interesting combination wouldn't you say? Of course, we went down to mainly partake in the paranormal side of things but were quite surprised at the other vendor booths and seminars dedicated to the best the horror movie industry had to offer.

I am not a horror fan myself. I love a good suspense/thriller but just can't handle the blood and gore movies. For those who do really dig that type of thing, there were a few celebrities who were more than willing to sign pictures and paraphernalia for you. Some of them included Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes and One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest), Sid Haig (House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects) and Kane Hodder (portrayed Jason in Friday The 13th) just to name a few.

I was there to learn more from some resident paranormal experts. There were many seminars available over the three day event and all offered something unique to everyone. The biggest thrill for me was listening to Chip Coffey (Paranormal State and Psychic Kids) talk about his psychic abilities and field questions from the audience.

He drew a large crowd in his seminar and the Q & A session was lively.

The event overall was well organized and the seminars ran like clockwork. I was also thrilled (completely an understatement!) to see an ad for our investigative team in the program! What a fabulous way to get the word out! Thanks much to Pattie Starr for awarding us that opportunity!

As far as future investigations, we have two possible cases coming in the future - one is an abandoned house here on the east side of Cincinnati (if the owners are willing!) and one occupied home in Louisville Ky. I have stories on both of these houses and we are more than ready to tackle both!


Stay Tuned!

Alcatraz orb

In our excursion to Alcatraz I managed to snap a picture that contained an "orb". I am skeptical of orbs since they can manifest from dust particles, light, etc. What leaves me questioning this one is the fact that I did not see any other orbs in any of the other photographs while I was at the old prison. The place is not a dusty old cavern of a prison, but I guess dust particles could appear just about anywhere. This shot is taken in the old Dining Hall.

Close up shot.

PIC - our new name!

A little change of pace for this old blog. As you know we have been doing a little ghosthunting since October 2007 and we are now ready to move forward with the name of our team so we can put our best foot forward!

Anyone who is interested in having us investigate locally in the Cincinnati area can reach us at ghosthunters@paranormalcincy.com. Our investigation of your unexplained phenomena is free of charge.

More to come!