Ghost hunting may peak at Halloween, but many paranormal enthusiasts continue their research all year ’round, including December. So, it’s no surprise that haunted locations remind visitors that they’re still open for business during the holiday season. (Around the holidays, I’d focus on former asylums and factories. I’ll explain that latter priority in an upcoming article.)
Ghost Hunting At TALA Continues Through Winter – WBOY-TV (WV)
Bells and carols may come to mind when thinking of the holiday spirit, but the word “spirit” has a different meaning in Weston. The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum will still hold tours through the winter, even though its busiest season has passed.
TALA will host ghost hunts on most Saturdays for people who can’t wait for warmer weather to get their supernatural fix…
Local group offering “Christmas ghost hunts” – Palestine Herald Press (TX)
The group, Haunted Little Town Walking Tours, will offer “Christmas Ghost Hunts” at the old Anderson County Jail in Palestine starting this Friday. The group offered tours in October prior to Halloween, but this event is planned to be a little different — offering ghost-hunting tools for attendees to use and allowing more time for exploring…
Meanwhile, the following article isn’t news this week, but a few people may have missed the update.
Syfy’s ‘Ghost Hunters’ season nine air date announced – Examiner.com
Earlier today, The Syfy Channel sent out a press release announcing the ninth season of their hit series “Ghost Hunters” will start on January 16 with 16 all-new episodes… Season eight ends on December 5 with a Holiday investigation of the Mark Twain House in Hartford, Connecticut. The “Ghost Hunters” team has been there investigating before during season five in a show that originally aired in December 2009…
And, with TAPS’ home base in Rhode Island, the following news isn’t exactly a surprise. However, one story mentioned in it — about a ghost from the present — is especially interesting, and resonates with Shelley’s doppelganger tales.
From ghosts to ghostbusters, paranormal interest thrives in RI – The Brown Daily Herald
Based on the prevalence of ghost hunters within city limits, Providence is not out of the reach of the paranormal world’s eerie undercurrents…
Imagine a young girl driving through Connecticut in the 1970s, leaping from her car and asserting, “That’s my house!” The stunned inhabitants of the house recognize the girl, realizing that it was her translucent image that had been haunting their home.
Just a little further south, Philadelphia’s ghosts are in the news, as well.
Philly police group ghost hunters in spare time – Police News
By day, the officers protect the mayor, police headquarters and the streets, but by night, they patrol the paranormal as members of the group Olde City Paranormal…
On the hunt for Philly’s lonely ghosts – Newsworks.org
When my Aunt Reet was staying at an inn in Gettysburg, she woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of someone trying to get into her room. When she opened the door to see who it was, she saw a man walking away in what looked like an old, threadbare Civil War uniform. At the end of the hallway…
At the holiday season, family gatherings are a great time to share ghost stories. Ask your older relatives if they know of any “ghost stories.” Though they may not take those stories seriously, it’s important to learn the stories before those tales are lost. After all, they may point you in the direction of new and different places to investigate, and ghosts who’ve been longing for attention for many years.
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Although not directly related to any factories or asylums, HPIR’s Haunted and Historic Guyandotte Tours of Huntington, WV has decided to offer its first ever holiday ghost tour! We’re bringing back the tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmas with our Victorian Christmas Tours of the Civil-War era properties of Guyandotte. Tours, as always are free, but we’re using this opportunity to give back to the community and are asking for a donation of either $1 or 2 non-perishable food items for local charities. This is also a one-day only tour, being held December 15th.
We’re really looking forward to bringing this “ancient” tradition to our tour guests and helping the commmunity at the same time.