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 [...]
Two ghosts on the Charles H. Tenney property (Tenney Gate House and Greycourt Castle) may be the Gorrill brothers, or their residual energy.
In my opinion, this part of the site’s history has been badly overlooked. The legends give ghost hunters some very good reasons to more thoroughly investigate the Greycourt Castle area.
Here’s the short version [...]
UPDATE: All but one of the calls have been sorted out. Generally, they were related to my upcoming appearances at Tenney Gate House and other events. People were calling about me, and the voicemail was confusing.
I tend to be very protective of my friends and fans, so I’m relieved that no one is playing a [...]
Many people have asked me about finding and joining a local ghost hunting group.
THE BASICS
First, be sure to read my article, Before You Join a Ghost Hunting Group and my discussion about Local Ghost Hunting Groups (scroll down the page for that section).
They’re both part of my free ghost hunting course, Introduction to Ghost Hunting.
When [...]
Several friends have contacted me about my Dragon*Con 2009 biography.
I’m aware of the problem, and appreciate their concerns. I no longer work with Gavin Cromwell on any projects, and I haven’t worked with him for several months. He and I haven’t spoken since May 2009.
My Dragon*Con bio was written almost a year ago, before I [...]
In Ghost Hunting in Haunted Cemeteries, I mention one eerie cemetery in Northfield-Tilton, New Hampshire. (The boundaries between Northfield and Tilton aren’t always clear. I think this cemetery is in Northfield, but I could be wrong.)
Several graves in that cemetery indicate good activity.
Last night, we took photos of rain orbs for my upcoming book, Ghost [...]
Recently, we polled our readers. In June, we asked how much people (and teams) charge for private investigations. In July, we asked how much people (and teams) should charge for private investigations.
The following are the results:
The results show that most readers believe that people should do this work for free, or just [...]
