Comments on: 5 most haunted places in Austin, Texas

By: Vincent

Vincent — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:30:08 +0000

Thanks Fiona!

Excellent to hear everyone is relatively receptive to the experience of paranormal investigations. I’m really not surprised considering the “cool” nature of most Austinites.

Thanks again. I’ll let you know how the paranormal tour I’m planning for this summer goes.

Vincent

By: Fiona Broome

Fiona Broome — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:59:47 +0000

Vincent,

Austin is a great location, and — generally — people were very interested in the results of my investigations. My book, The Ghosts of Austin, Texas, has sold well and I’ve received many happy emails from readers who investigated those locations.

So, though I’m generally given special privileges as a writer, I think you’ll find most Austin location very cooperative.

When you’re in Austin, I especially recommend visiting nearby Columbus. As I describe its haunted sites in my book, it’s like a theme park for ghost hunters; there are that many relatively unexplored haunted locations in and around that town.

However, Austin has hundreds of potentially haunted sites to investigate. Whether you’re there on business or for vacation, you’ll have enough to stay busy, just within walking distance of the Governor’s Mansion.

Cheerfully,
Fiona

By: Vincent

Vincent — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:37:21 +0000

Hi there! I lived in Austin for around 9 years and miss is greatly. For the past 3 years I’ve been acquiring equipment and conducting paranormal investigations in the mid-west; more specifically, Kansas. I currently reside here. There are some great hot spots here for investigating. Some have yielded some incredible evidence. I am looking to expand my investigation area greatly and was hoping to get some investigations in Austin. I have a team of 4 plus my son. Are the haunted places in Austin fairly cooperative in this area or in allowing investigations to be done? I really like to do my investigations with just my team to preserve the site’s integrity.

By: Angelia

Angelia — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:00:02 +0000

Just wanted to say I love your book. So far I have dragged my children to almost all of the cemeteries in the book. Today we are headed out to Devils Backbone!

By: Jill

Jill — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:06:34 +0000

Joann,
I second Fiona’s motion. If you need a house sitter, please let me know. Though I couldn’t stay in it for the whole winter, (we’ll let Fiona do that) as I teach at a high school. I love history and am a published author of YA mysteries and children’s chapter books. While my books are fiction, I put true history in them and base them on historical facts. I would love to study your house. We as a family have an interest in the paranormal and are an investicative team on weekends. We would love to visit your home for the history and the para investigations. Please email be back if you wouldn’t mind us investicating your house one weekend. Thanks.
Jill Taylor Johse.

By: Fiona Broome

Fiona Broome — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:47:37 +0000

Joann,

Thanks for your comments! Congratulations on being added to the Austin Historical List; your home is in a great location!

If you’re looking for a house sitter next winter, let me know. I might be very interested in spending some time there. Austin is a great location, and we’ll be ready to visit Texas again.

Cheerfully,
Fiona

By: JoAnn Koepke

JoAnn Koepke — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:37:43 +0000

I own a large house that has just been put on the Austin Historical List. 1601 Pearl St. The home was briefly mentioned in last weeks ‘Austin Chronicle’ To cut to the chase, it’s haunted. I also lived in a haunted house in Washington State for years. You don’t pick them, they pick you. Spirits come and go, but always leave a path back when they choose to return. Only one familiar with living under these circumstances understands what i am saying.

For the past few months, I have been staying at my winter cabin, deep in the heart of the Montana woods Anyone that house sits my austin property only lasts for a few nights at a time. Gosh…I wonder why?
JoAnn Koepke

By: Jackie

Jackie — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:02:34 +0000

James, if you are serious and really want to do some investigating, go to meetup.com and look for ghost hunting groups. We are listed as Austin Ghost Hunters. We try to do investigations once a month.
Not all are in Austin but we try to get local stuff when we can.

By: Fiona Broome

Fiona Broome — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:49:12 +0000

James, visit the public library and see my book, “The Ghosts of Austin, Texas.” In it, I list over a hundred possibly haunted locations in and around Austin.

By: james

james — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:48:53 +0000

I am a teenager looking to have some exciting paranormal eperiences, i am very into it and understand it isnt to toy with but i would really like some other closer locations, i am in Cedar Park