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Hi gang. A couple of Ghostly Activities members may have caught some ghosts on their Tesla monitor. You can watch the videos over on the Ghostly site. ghostlyactivities.com/tesla-captures-ghostly-evide… #ghosts #ghosthunting #creepy #paranormal #hauntedcemetery
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Hi gang. I hope you've been well! I just started a new blog dedicated to spooky stories. It has a YA horror focus, but there are adult stories on it. It's called Cozy Ghost Stories. If you'd like to check it out, you can find it at www.cozyghoststories.com/. The most popular story is called Pesky Planchette, which is a Ouija board story. Gotta love spooky spirit boards, eh? Anyway, here's some of the stories' cover art. Take care!
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I just returned my monster adventure podcast, Monster Bureau. In the latest episode, Drop Bears Terrorize Tasmania!, your intrepid reporter investigates blood-eating koalas deep in the north woods of Tasmania. Give it a listen at: monsterbureau.podbean.com/e/drop-bears-terrorize-t…
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Hi gang! While I'm working on the Shaniko documentary, I got the chance to cut the teaser for Michael Morin's new series, My Possessed Possessions. He investigates the ghosts attached to a series of collectibles like dolls, pocket watches, death photographs, and more creepy goodness. You can check out the trailer here: https://youtu.be/X8NaEFyaGHY
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Our next documentary, Shaniko: Population 32, arrives in May. The crew heads to the ghost town, Shaniko, Oregon, the uncover the mysteries surrounding 2 murdered locals from the early 1900s. But something else makes itself known, and that leads to an epic investigation.
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Hi gang! I'd like to announce the next documentary from Our Haunted Heritage. "Shaniko: Population 32" follows the crew while they investigate the murders of 2 locals from over 100-years ago ... and they find so much more. Here's the announcement clip. The full documentary arrives in May 2024. It also stars @theparanormalroadtrippers8195 !
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Jacob Rice, Ghostly Activities founder, encountered a hat man that began draining his lifeforce. Get the scoop and what happened to the dog in this tale from the Los Feliz neighborhood in LA.
A RANDOM SPRING MORNING
It was your standard weekend morning in Los Angeles. The sun shining, the air calm, and the weather warm. The golden rays of sun spilling through my bedroom window to wake me and Rhea, my senior boxer, up for the day.
But I couldn’t get up.
As I lie in bed, something had zapped my energy. I was so groggy; I couldn’t make out much in the room. My vision was blurry and I couldn’t focus my vision. I looked over the room, trying to see if something had pinned me. An earthquake hit while I was asleep. Did something fall and hit me in the head?
And I thought, could this be what carbon monoxide poisoning is? Did I have a stroke?
When I finished that thought, I began to feel the dull ache crawl up my feet and hands. I became numb over my body in seconds. In one last move, I turned my head to the doorway to yell for help.
I couldn’t mutter a word. My throat became numb, and my body stiffened.
As a single tear rolled down my face, a shadowy figure with a hat formed near the doorway.
And the pain began.
A THOUSAND-VOLT CHARGE
It felt like a thousand-volt charge danced around my body. I couldn’t grit my teeth with each charge due to the paralysis. The only thing I could do was lie there, gagging and gasping for breath. It was asphyxiating me, and I felt colder and colder by the second, like the heat left my body.
At this point, Rhea had begun to stir. She raised her black-and-white muzzle and started licking my hand. After a couple of licks, she looked me in the eyes and cocked her head. It’s like she knew something bad was happening.
She stood to all fours, sniffing me, poking me with her muzzle, then turned her head and looked to the doorway.
A deep growl came from her and her fur stood on end. Rhea then lowered her head and showed her teeth. My baby girl only does that when she’s about to tussle.
DON’T MESS WITH RHEA
The shadowy figure with the hat stepped forward, but Rhea had other plans.
She leapt off the bed and lunged at the figure, mouth open, jowls pulled back, and teeth bared. Her growling and barking seemed to merge into a chaotic concerto of sharp whines, bassy growls, and a clanging of gnashing teeth. I was shocked my 11-year-old pooch still had that protective drive!
Rhea went for its arm, but as she made contact, the shadowy figure dissipated into a black mist and faded away.
My little girl continued to bark and turn in circles. She stopped sniffed the floor, then jumped back on the bed. Her tail wagging and her shovel-sized, slobbery tongue licking my face.
The paralysis broke at this point, and I took in a deep breath. I would be fine. Rhea would be fine. But I needed to find a way to stop this from happening again.
I knew about old hags and had ways to protect myself from them, but this? This encounter? I had no idea where to start.
It took about 3 days for me to feel better, which meant 3 days of giving extra love and treats to my protective little girl.
Note: This story happened in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles in April 2014. Rhea passed away in September 2015 after a battle with cancer.
WHAT IS A HAT MAN?
According to Monster Wiki, a hat man is a ghost-like entity that manifest like a shadow person. It usually appears in a trench coat and fedora.
Unlike other ghosts, it has a physical form, and people have felt it should they touch it. A hat man does not have physical features: It is a completely black, shadowy figure. However, a few reports state this entity can have white or red eyes.
Other reports claim a hat man simply observes humans going about their business and walks away when their interest wanes.
That was not my case. This son-of-a-bitch was trying to drain my energy, and Rhea luckily stepped in and attacked it. I may need to get some salt-rock buckshot and dole out shotgun justice like the Winchester Brothers.
As for its manifestations, it appears this entity can appear anytime it wants to, day or night.
HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM A HAT MAN
This is the only time I’ve encountered a hat man, but I’ll assume that supernatural protection techniques will help deflect its attacks.
*Use protective plants like St. John's wort
*Wear protective stones like obsidian
*Pour salt circles around yourself as wells as salt lines along doors and windows
*Learn the 8 ways to clear evil spirits
*Smudge the hell out of your house
And, of course, you can get a big slobbering pooch like Rhea.
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A TRUE GHOST STORY FROM JUNEAU COUNTY, WISCONSIN
George* never believed in ghosts or anything considered paranormal. Then, he experienced the unexplained.
“I was driving home from Madison (Wisconsin) with my dog, Stacie*. I live about 90 minutes north of the city and my town, Necedah, isn’t near Interstate 94. I took a short cut along Highway 12 to get to Juneau County and then I’d change to 58 in Mauston.”
Officially, it’s Highway 12 & 16. The road winds through Dane, Sauk and Juneau counties in south central Wisconsin. The route is notorious for dense fogs that settle in the valleys and hug the forested hilltops. It also takes sharp turns due to the terrain. There are many steep hills and sheer bluffs. The stretch of road, especially in northern Sauk County and southern Juneau County, has caused many travelers to drive off the road or crash into another car.
“That night the fog was really dense. It was sunset and the fog was already settling in. I could only see 5-10 feet in front of me. I had to crawl up the hills and around the bends in the road. I thought I was going to hit someone or a deer. I had to get home. Stacie* needed to take her medication.”
George visited Madison because his six-year-old hound mix had cancer surgery at the University of Wisconsin veterinary hospital.
“I’m glad she was still groggy because what came next frightened the hell out of me.”
As he approached a notoriously dangerous bend, he saw red flashing tail lights. They looked blurry in the fog, like someone smeared a watercolor painting of the scene.
“As I pulled up, I could see something was really wrong. I stopped the car, put on the emergency flashers and walked over to it.”
The car was upside down in a deep ditch. The driver had gone through a guard rail and flipped the car over. No one was present at the scene.
“I reached for my cell phone to call 911, but there was no signal. I mean, this is rural Wisconsin and your signal can drop in this part of the Driftless Area (the name of this section of the state). I decided to go another 5 miles to Lyndon Station and make the call from town.”
As he turned from the wreck, he saw a figure standing next to his car.
“She somehow developed out of the fog. It seemed like the fog bubbled a bit like boiling water and her silhouette formed. Then, her hair and clothes came into focus. I thought she was the wrecked car’s driver, but her clothes looked like they were from the 1940s or 1950s. I couldn’t make out her face. Her eyes and mouth weren’t visible. They were just dark gray areas. She was all gray.”
“It stepped near me and I couldn’t hear her walking. It was quiet and I didn’t hear her step on the gravel on the side of the road. I couldn’t see her legs move. She came within a yard of me. It seemed like she was checking me out. I got a very cold chill running down my neck and back.”
The figure then turned away from George and pointed to the south, toward Lyndon Station.
“I got back into my car and checked on Stacie. She was still sleeping. Normally, she has a barking ruckus when a stranger comes near me.”
“As I pulled away, I decided to drive faster than I would normally. I wanted to get to Lyndon Station and contact the police. Not the sanest thing to do under the conditions, but I was freaking out.”
When George got to another dangerous turn, about 1 mile from the accident site, she appeared again.
“I knew there was a hard left turn somewhere and I started to slow down. I thought I could see a guard rail. As I got a bit closer, she formed by it and pointed to the west. I turned hard. I was about to drive off the road. If I didn’t get the warning, I would have gone off the road and into a gully.”
The figure appeared one more time near Lyndon Station. She stood by the side of the road. The fog had nearly broken now. She faded away into the fog as he drove by.
“When I got to town, I stopped at a local diner to contact the police. I asked an elderly gentleman next to me about Highway 12. I didn’t say anything about the ghost or spirit or whatever it was.”
“He said the road was really dangerous, especially on foggy nights like tonight. In the 1940s, the county put up guard rails because a politician’s daughter died when she drove off the road. Since then, the rails have saved a lot of lives. He also told me I’m not the only one to ask about Highway 12. Travelers tend to stop at the diner – on foggy nights – and ask about its background. Maybe the spirit protects more drivers than the guard rails do?”
*Names changed to protect their privacy.
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Hi gang! I used Google Trends to look at 20-year and 5-year trends in paranormal TV search interest, and I think we’ll get some new shows in the next year. But it may not be on the streaming network you expect. Get the scoop after the jump. wp.me/p3I5cW-hQI
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Thanks to everyone for stopping by my site, GhostlyActivities.com, over the years. I never thought in a million years Ghostly would ever be more than a little hobby site. I think I'll have a cocktail to celebrate! Thanks again, and the next documentary will shoot in April. I'll drop a big hint about the location once we wrap filming.
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Ghostly Activities showcases ghost hunting documentaries from Jacob "Jake" Rice and The Paranormal Roadtrippers, a Canadian ghost hunting team. Jake treats each investigation like a whodunnit caper, where he examines a haunted place's history and its residents to see if the team can solve the mystery behind the haunting.
You could call it 'cozy' ghost hunting: It's more about finding clues, deducing what's happened, and following the evidence versus jump scares and freaking out. We want the audience to follow along, listen along, and call out anything we might miss. Together, we may solve the haunted caper.