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Choosing the Right Ghost Tour

By On 26 October 2011 · 4 Comments

Ghost tours are popular all year ’round, and especially at Halloween.

However, their popularity has also led to some really bad ghost tours, and some shady marketing methods.

What kind of ghost tour would you like?

I’m aware that “good” or “bad” depends on what you’re looking for.

The grid at right can help you [...]

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5 most haunted places in Austin, Texas

By On 19 January 2009 · 61 Comments

Austin, Texas is a wonderfully haunted city.  Its ghosts are more colorful than most, with the kinds of histories you’d expect from a “wild west” city.  In fact, many of Austin’s ghosts linger because they want to, not because they’re stuck in our earthly plane.

These are the five places that I’d visit with [...]

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Austin photo – premonition?

By On 28 October 2008 · 6 Comments

When I was taking ghost photos for my book, The Ghosts of Austin, Texas, I captured several odd images that weren’t included in the book.

One of them, my “ghost” photo of the Texas Governor’s Mansion has always bothered me. There was something odd about it, and [...]

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Ghosts in Texas: What people say about the Governor’s Mansion photo

By On 22 May 2008 · 5 Comments

Ghosts are seen and heard at the Texas Governor’s Mansion. That’s not news.

However, our deliberately blurred photo of the Mansion reveals some very interesting, possibly paranormal images. [Link: Austin - Texas Governor's Mansion photo.]

Many people sent us helpful comments. For example, several observant readers mentioned the ghostly apparition of the man [...]

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Austin – Gov Mansion photo comments

By On 21 March 2008 · Leave a Comment

Ghosts are seen and heard at the Texas Governor’s Mansion. That’s not news. However, our deliberately blurred photo of the Mansion reveals some very interesting, possibly paranormal images.

Many people sent us helpful comments. For example, several observant readers mentioned the ghostly apparition of the man at the tree.

These are just [...]

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Austin – Texas Governor’s Mansion photo

By On 21 March 2008 · 15 Comments

A ghost picture…? We’re not sure.

At the 2003 New England Ghost Conference–at which Hollow Hill’s Fiona Broome was the opening speaker–a few of us were discussing whether some ghosts need an energy source to manifest. The context was EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomena, or recordings of ghosts, talking) and whether ambient noise can be helpful.

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Columbus, Texas – ectoplasm

By On 20 March 2008 · Leave a Comment

Ectoplasm? We’re not sure what caused the odd misty areas in the unretouched photo at left. The photo was taken with a tripod and a delayed shutter, so there was no chance of a camera strap, jewelry, or hair reflecting light on the lens. I was over five feet away when the photo [...]

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Columbus – daytime ghost orbs

By On 20 March 2008 · Leave a Comment

Columbus City Cemetery, in Columbus, Texas, is one of the most photogenic cemeteries in southeast Texas, and it may be one of its most delightfully haunted. In the daytime photo above, an orb appears near the angel monument. The skies were heavily overcast, so this wasn’t a lens flare; [...]

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Columbus – ghost orbs

By On 20 March 2008 · Leave a Comment

Columbus City Cemetery in Columbus, Texas, is a wonderful, photogenic cemetery about an hour and a half west of Houston, where I-10 meets Highway 71. It’s across from the second largest oak tree in Texas. Columbus is well worth the drive, especially early in November when they celebrate “Live Oaks and Dead Folks,” [...]

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Ghosts of Columbus, Texas

By On 20 March 2008 · Leave a Comment

Columbus’ Opera House

Columbus, Texas, is conveniently located on I-10 at Highway 71, between Houston and Austin, and not far from San Antonio. It’s also a charming and delightfully haunted town.

We first heard about Columbus’s annual Live Oaks & Dead Folks Tour, which gets rave reviews. [...]

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