Ectoplasm? I’m not sure what caused the odd misty areas in the unretouched photo at left. (And, to be honest, I’m not sure anyone knows what ectoplasm is. We usually use the term to mean an expansive area of colorful, translucent energy.) Look for the whitish, pink, and red areas in the photo. I have…
Month: March 2008
Columbus, TX – Daytime Ghost Orbs
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; the sun wasn’t visible, and no…
Columbus, TX – Ghost Orbs
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,” in the…
Ghosts of Columbus, Texas
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. I first heard about Columbus’s annual Live Oaks & Dead Folks Tour, which gets rave reviews. That event — usually held early in November — takes place…
Austin Ghosts and the Shoal Creek Curse, TX
Austin, Texas has many ghosts. While researching Austin for my 2007 book, The Ghosts of Austin, Texas, I found patterns to many of the hauntings. Here’s one of them. The Shoal Creek Curse O. Henry, the famous author and former resident of Austin, once wrote, “It is a well-known tradition in Austin and vicinity that…
Houston, TX – Private Cemetery, Part 2
This is the second part of a two-part story. It started at Houston – private cemetery, part one. My favorite grave at this cemetery belonged to an older woman. I felt like I’d received a very clear message that she wasn’t very impressed with us, but she was just vain enough (in a cute, good…