Favorite haunts?
People often ask Fiona which are her favorite haunted places.
Sometimes, they mean which are the scariest haunted places. For Fiona, those are usually different kinds of locations.
In this podcast, Fiona lists the scariest places as well as her favorite haunted places… and why they are in those categories.
Scariest sites
Vale End Cemetery, Wilton, NH, USA
The [...]
I rarely watch ghost-related TV shows. They’re entertainment.  They’re produced, edited, and sometimes scripted to convey something about hauntings, in a way that will capture the viewers’ attention and (hopefully) loyalty.
Most shows don’t represent what ghost investigations are really like. Even the live/event shows are clearly staged and far more fast-paced than what goes on [...]
Bonito City and its ghosts — if there are any — were featured in a recent ghost-related TV show.
The show’s three ghost enthusiasts visited Bonito Lake in Lincoln County, New Mexico. However, their version of Bonito City’s past was very different from actual history, and they may have missed the real ghosts of Lincoln County.
The [...]
In recent months, many people have asked us about The Myrtles Plantation.
In early 2007, Fiona recorded a five-part series about her investigation there.
Is it haunted? Yes. The Myrtles Plantation is one of America’s most haunted locations, and well worth visiting.
Listen here to Fiona’s description of her investigation.
The Myrtles – Parking lot (part of an informational [...]
You can encounter real ghosts without expensive ghost hunting equipment. In this 16-minute podcast, professional ghost hunter Fiona Broome explains how to use your five (or six) senses to find real ghosts and haunted places.
She talks about the kinds of evidence you might see, and what to listen for. Fiona also shares an easy way [...]
While the October 10th (2009) fundraiser at Tenney Gate House was a tremendous success, some people asked questions afterward. Here are my replies, and a new recording about Tenney Gate House.
Some people thought that I’d organized the event. I didn’t. The event was managed by the Essex County Ghost Project, and supported by the Pelham [...]
In this HollowHill.com podcast, Fiona Broome answers several questions from readers.
Q. Is ghost hunting related to some religion or faith?
A. No. Some groups are formed by members of one faith, church, temple, coven/circle or grove. However, ghost hunting — in general — isn’t related to any specific set of spiritual beliefs.Also, remember that TV shows [...]
Tenney Gatehouse and the Greycourt Castle ruins are among Methuen’s historical treasures… and among that city’s most haunted locations.
At a fundraiser on Saturday, October 10th, 2009, I was among the investigators invited to Tenney Gatehouse by the Essex County Ghost Project and Pelham Paranormal Research.
The 2009 event sold out almost immediately, and raised over $600 [...]
Greycourt Castle (or Grey Court Castle) was the estate home of Charles H. Tenney, his wife Fanny, and their son Daniel G. Tenney.
The castle-style mansion was built in the 1880s and used as a summer home by the Tenney family.
In the 1950s, it was sold and used as a drug rehabilitation facility in the mid-20th [...]
Tenney Gatehouse (37 Pleasant Street, Methuen, Massachusetts) and the nearby Greycourt Castle ruins are great, gently-haunted sites. They’re ideal for first-time ghost hunters.
I compiled the following history from a variety of sources. I’ve done my best to be accurate, but I only briefly surveyed the history. There may be errors in this report.
The Methuen Historical [...]
