The Deliverance Breathes Life Into the Infamous Ammons House Haunting
The Ammons’ Demon House is brought back to life by Lee Daniels’ The Deliverance on Netflix. The Ammons House haunting was documented in over 800 pages of official records from authorities in what may be one of the most well-known hauntings since the Conjuring house or Amityville Horror hauntings. In The Deliverance, we begin to understand what the Ammons family endured as Academy Award Nominees Andra Day, Aunjanue Ellis-Tayler, Glenn Close, and Academy Award Winner Mo’Nique bring the story to life. Known as the Demon House, or the 200 Demons House, the Gary, Indiana haunting made news in 2012 when Latoya Ammons… Read more »
Great Ghost Hunting Gifts
Great Ghost Hunting Gifts for Everyone That’s alliteration! Tired of giving slippers and matching socks every year? Looking to give something otherworldly to that special someone? Give a gift that is sure to entertain. Ghost hunting gear can range from low- to hi-tech ready for use by novices and experts. We have put together a quick list of user-friendly ghost hunting must-have gifts from GhostStop that work for everyone. Ghostly Gear for Everyone Beginner Ghost Hunting Kit – A beginner ghost hunting kit with essential gear for investigators. This ghost hunting kit includes a lasting EVP recorder, EMF meter, and versatile… Read more »
What Happened To Ed and Lorraine Warren’s Occult Museum?
What is the Warren Occult Musem? Ed and Lorraine Warren were famous paranormal investigators who claimed to have investigated over 10,000 cases of supernatural phenomena. They are most notable of late, for their investigations into The Rhode Island “Conjuring House,” which spawned the horror universe of The Conjuring. They were also avid collectors of haunted and cursed objects, which they kept in a special room in their home in Monroe, Connecticut. This room, known as the Occult Museum, was open to the public for tours and lectures until 2018 when it was closed due to zoning violations. The Occult Museum housed… Read more »
The Winchester Mystery House Turns 100
The Winchester Mystery House, located in San Jose, California, is turning 100 years old this year. The house is a marvel of Victorian architecture and paranormal activity. Its enduring legacy has been the subject of eerie tales and Hollywood movies. 100 Years of Mystery at the Winchester House The history of the house dates back to 1884 when Sarah Winchester began construction on what would become the largest residential home ever built in the United States. Sarah was the widow of William Wirt Winchester, co-owner of the famous firearms company which bears his name. After her husband’s death, Sarah moved… Read more »
Top 10 Real Haunted Houses That Inspired Movies
At its most basic definition, a house is a building or dwelling where a small group of people come together and live. On the surface, a house uses its sides and roof to protect the inhabitants from the vicious elements on the outside. But what if such protection came with a particular price? Some paranormal theorists argue that houses instead bottle up the darker elements and energies created inside them and over decades the home becomes malevolent. A sort of infernal spiritual prison that accepts human visitors who may or may not make it out sane and alive. Many of… Read more »
The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It
It was only a matter of time before some of the more obscure cases from the husband and wife paranormal investigators, Ed and Lorraine Warren, made it to the big screen. So far their first two outings in The Conjuring and The Conjuring 2, alongside all their other Conjuring-universe films have amassed an absolutely staggering $1.8 billion dollar box office gross worldwide. The last cinematic outing into the supernatural for the Warrens was all the way back in 2016. What does 2020 have in store for them? Here is all the latest on everything you need to know about their… Read more »
The Real Conjuring House Has Sold
In the summer of 2013, a horror filmed called The Conjuring took cinemas by storm. It chronicled a supremely violent haunting that took a family of seven supernaturally hostage. The film was an immediate success both at the box office and with film critics alike and has even managed to spawn six film-universe sequels with two more on the way. More importantly, the film introduced to the mainstream audiences a paranormal investigator husband and wife duo named Ed and Lorraine Warren. Before long, anything and everything associated with the Warrens has been a very hot topic. Six years after the… Read more »
7 Haunted Bed and Breakfasts To Visit
The bed and breakfast inn is a staple within any lodging community. Typically they are private, massively sized older homes that have been renovated to accommodate weary travelers looking for a more personalized lodging experience. Breakfast is traditionally served by the owners and other areas of the bed and breakfast such as living rooms and libraries are open to relax in. Here is a list of seven of the most haunted bed and breakfasts to help unrest your paranormal inclinations: T’Frere’s House Lafayette, Louisiana Built in 1880, this expansive and charming house was constructed by Acadians in the area who… Read more »
Zak Bagans’ Demon House
Paranormal ghost hunter and television show creator Zak Bagans is a man who is on almost a never-ending quest to search for the truth. This quest is popularized by his own television show, Ghost Adventures. In creating the show, he hoped to find answers to questions and has said of his paranormal missions, “There are things in this world that we will never fully understand. We want answers. We have worked years to build our credibility; our reputation. Working alongside the most renowned professionals in the field; capturing ground-breaking proof of the paranormal. This is our evidence”. Having such a… Read more »
The Ammons Demon House Haunting
In late April 2012, an anonymous phone call was placed to Indiana’s Department of Children’s Services in which claims of neglect and child abuse were reported against a Gary, Indiana woman named Latoya Ammons. DCS Case Manager Valerie Washington was assigned to investigate the claims reported, but nothing in her training was about to prepare her for the demonic activity to come. History of the Ammons House Hauntings Beginning six months prior in November 2011, Latoya Ammons, a single mother of three children, along with her mother Rosa Campbell, moved into a small and nearly one-hundred-year-old house on Gary’s southeastern… Read more »
Sarah Winchester and The Winchester Mystery House
Sarah Winchester, born Sarah Lockwood Pardee in 1840, spent the latter half of her life concealed under dark veils roaming throughout the grand mansion she had constructed around herself. Her odd dress and strange architectural choices were often criticized, but she never faltered as she watched her family die around her over the years. The construction never stopped as she tried to flee from the evil spirits that closed upon her and her family. After the untiling death of Sarah Winchester’s newborn daughter, father-in-law, and husband, she went looking for answers and eventually turned to spiritualists. A distraught Winchester wanted… Read more »
WINCHESTER: The House That Ghosts Built – Trailer
Resting just 50 miles outside of San Francisco is one of the most haunted houses in the world, The Winchester Mystery House. Built in 1884 by Sarah Winchester, heiress to the Winchester Fortune, for the purpose to not only live in but to use as a sort of prison for ghosts she has summoned. Here is the first trailer for WINCHESTER: The House That Ghosts Built starring Hellen Mirren and Jason Clarke. Look for it in theaters February 2, 2018.
The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor Unveils the Spirit of Chef
Starting September 28 through Nov. 1, embark on a terrifying journey aboard the truly haunted RMS Queen Mary. The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor brings you an All-New Maze FEAST. Look out for Chef and the infamous spirits of Iron Master, Captain, Samuel the Savage, Graceful Gale, Half-Hatch Henry, Scary Mary, Voodoo Priestess, Ringmaster, and hundreds of their bloodcurdling henchmen. Dare to enter and you may be walking the plank! New Queen Mary Dark Harbor Experiences Swelter with fear in FEAST Maze, the 4th maze onboard the Queen Mary. A truly terrifying journey into the legend of Chef. Venture into the… Read more »
The Queen Mary’s New Haunted Summer Costume Ball
The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor, Southern California’s most terrifyingly authentic haunt, will once again rise from the deep sweltering history of the infamous ship September 28 – November 1, 2017 with tickets on-sale beginning July 1. At the annual Midsummer Scream festival July 29-30, the Queen Mary will unveil all the new and exciting tricks being “cooked” up for the 2017 season of Dark Harbor. In celebration, fans are invited to mingle with Dark Harbor’s cast of ominous spirits at Sinister Circus, a new haunted summer costume ball aboard the Queen Mary on Saturday, July 29 from 8 p.m. to… Read more »
The Most Haunted Hotels in America
The Most Haunted Hotels in Each State Looking to get scared silly next time you travel? Then check out our state-by-state list of the scariest hotels in the U.S. We’re featuring one real haunted hotel in every state alphabetically so no matter where you travel, you have the option of sleeping with the ghosts and ghouls of yesteryear. Each haunted hotel has its own unique story. Some have tales that age back to the Civil War. Some tales are of lost love. Some inspired famous horror films and a few have stories of dastardly deeds that aren’t for the squeamish. So… Read more »