I’ll be at South Park Library this Thursday, October 27th at 7:00 for some ghost talk!
Address: 2575 Brownsville Road, South Park, PA 15129
If you’d like any more information about the library, here’s their website
October 28-30, 2011
Sugar Creek Plaza
6124 Wilmington Pike
Bellbrook, OH 45459
(around 4 hours away from Pittsburgh)
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU HAD ACCESS TO AN ENTIRE TOWN AND IT’S GHOSTS? THE BELLBROOK OFFICIALS will be presenting ParaVizionz with the Deed to the Town of Bellbrook. SyFy and Spooked TV will be filming – and there will be a first ever LIVE reveal of the search for a lost fortune, as told to us through EVP’s.
Celebrities will be arriving in historical cars driven by macabre chauffeurs. The stars will also be driven in style to the ghost hunt locations Saturday.
Friday, it’s strongly encouraged for everyone to come in costume or masquerade. There will be a PRIZE for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners.
Saturday evening, there will be a GIFT BASKET give away, loaded with amazing items and services offered by the celebrity line-up.
Sunday, all are welcomed to bring items of their deceased loved ones and friends who have passed. The Mourning Tea is celebrated annually in Salem and is a practice to honor the dead. We sit, and next to us is a seat for the spirit. An open mic will be for anyone who would like to come up and share a love letter, an old holiday card, a photo, a story or perhaps a song they enjoyed during their life. The Death & Rebirth ceremony is one to put closure on our pain and suffering. We release the spirit and treasure their memory by writing their name on paper and burning it. This is to bring closure and comfort to those who remain behind.
Tickets and more info at www.bellbrookonlockdown.webs.com
Continuing last year’s ratings growth, Chiller/NBC Universal will unveil an all-new slate of original programming. Spooked TV’s, the Booth Brothers (as seen on SyFy, Sony Pictures) has agreed to provide original content for this horror genre cable channel. Documentaries, feature films and reality shows are amongst Spooked TV’s and the brothers projects for 2012 and will be broadcasted on the Chiller channel while still providing programming for Syfy/NBC Universal.
CHILLER is the entertainment network devoted exclusively to the horror/thriller genre, delivering edge-of-your-seat entertainment 24/7/365. Chiller features exciting series, spine-tingling reality, and thrilling feature films-including the cult classics of master creators and cutting-edge new premieres every Friday night. Chiller, currently available in 40 million homes, is the only cable channel devoted to delivering viewers round-the-clock scares. Chiller’s eclectic slate of adrenaline-fueled, soul-stirring entertainment includes a broad offering of films, including feature-length premieres every Friday, international programming (Afterlife, Apparitions), documentaries (Booth Brothers/SpookedTV) and reality shows (Fear Factor), anthology series (Masters of Horror) and some of the most thought-provoking and suspenseful series ever on television (The X-Files, Tales from the Darkside, Twin Peaks, Millennium). www.chillertv.com
This Saturday, October 8th is the 5th annual Zombie Fest!!! It runs from noon until 9 pm in Market Square.
Zombie Fest is founded by Mark Menold, who also hosts the event as the undead Professor Emcee Square. With thousands in attendance, this spectacle recreates the scenes from the original zombie film classics on a grand scale.
By virtue of the success of the movies from Pittsburgh pioneer filmaker George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Creepshow), and our now world famous zombie walks, Pittsburgh has become what Mr. Menold refers to as “The Zombie Capital of the World”.
Pittsburgh has owned the Guinness Book Record for most zombies three times but currently does not hold that record. The record was broken on July 2nd, 2011 by Seattle with 4,522 zombies. When asked if that number can be topped this year, Menold said; “Zombies are our own pop-culture bragging right and are a recognized as part of our city’s heritage. I liken this to another city trying to buy one of our sports teams. It’s important that we take the world record back from Seattle, it’s a matter of civic pride.”
This year’s Zombie Fest promises to bring the world record back to Pittsburgh where it belongs.
Attendees can take part in crowd participation activities like the “Zombie Olympics” (a hilarious slow motion sporting event) and the crowd will also be treated to a live taping of The It’s Alive Show to be broadcast as a telethon this Halloween on WBGN in Pittsburgh. The day will culminate in “The Walk of the Dead” when all the participants are led in a shambling parade around the city, all the while staying in character as groaning zombies.
Admission is free but please bring non-perishable food items for The Greater
Pittsburgh Food Bank.
In the meantime, check out this quite impressive video of a zombie walk in Melbourne, Florida. Stay in character guys! It makes it all the more fun!
When: Sunday – October 16, 2011
Time: 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Where: Days Inn Conference Center
139 Pittsburgh St. – Rt. 8
Hollywood Comes to Children’s–Joe Manganiello Hosts Event Benefiting Cancer Programs
Joe Manganiello, Pittsburgh native and current star of the HBO® series True Blood, will be the host of honor on Sunday, Sept. 11 for an evening event benefiting the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC.
Buy your ticket to spend the evening with Joe at Mixx in Station Square (formerly 5ive Lounge), where you’ll get to watch the show’s season finale with one of its stars! Guests will also enjoy music and raffles throughout the event and receive an autograph of Joe at the end of the evening. Children’s Hospital cancer programs will receive 100 percent of ticket sales, so don’t miss out on this great opportunity to show your support.
Tickets are available for $25 and can be purchased online. Doors open at 8 p.m. and you must be 21 or older to attend.
It’s been almost a year since I mentioned I wanted to read Elaine Mercado’s true account of her haunting documented in her book “Grave’s End.” Well, I finally did it. I finished the book last night. See, last week I finished reading Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard. I was going to my cousin’s wedding this past weekend, which was a 5.5 hour drive…so I knew I needed something else to read on the ride. Not having time to order a new book online or stop at a bookstore, I (gasp!) went to my local library!
I had a list of books I wanted to read…the only one they had was “Grave’s End,” but I was still ecstatic because that’s the one I wanted the most. It only took me 4 days to finish it, which is very good considering I’m usually too busy to finish a book so fast. I can’t even remember the last time I finished a book in that amount of time…it’s been awhile. But this book was one of those that crosses your mind throughout your day and you get excited, thinking “Ohmygod, I cannot WAIT until later tonight when I can curl up on the couch and read more of my book.”
If you love nonfiction, supernatural stories (who doesn’t?…Or at least, who reading this doesn’t?) you have got to read this book. It is one of the most honest and scary accounts I’ve ever read. I have such a respect for the author, Elaine Mercado, who still lives in the house to this day! I wish there were more stories out there and published just like this.
Check it out!
(Scroll to the bottom right of the page; then scroll through the radio shows until you find Chris’s interview on 7/11/11.)
Tonight he’s on ABC’s Primetime Nightline: Battle with the Devil — don’t miss it!
Sooo…I was going through the mail in the office like I do every workday. A lot of times customers send in their invoice along with their check. Well, on the back of the invoice was this:
It reads: “Finally the day was over. I went to get on the bus and I forgot which one it was so I go on bus 23. Then I remembered I was supposed to be on 12. As I was riding the wrong bus home I suddenly remembered everything.”
Really cool and interesting, right? But, what is it? I don’t get it! At first, I thought of PostSecret; that it was some sort of spin on the idea of writing random and anonymous secrets for strangers to find. I mean, it clearly sounds like a hook; the beginning of a story. But why is it typed on the back of an invoice? Was this meant to be seen? So many question…..no answers. Still cool though.
Her second reading was with Debbie. Debbie hit everything right on the nail. One of the funniest parts of her session was she said to my mom, “You have a daughter.”
“Yes, I do.”
“She seems sad. Is she sad right now about something?”
“Not that I know of…”
“Well, I don’t really know how to say it…but…she’s pouty…?”
“YES!”
“She’s got a LOT going on all of the time…and she’s got tons of goals. When her goals don’t materialize as quickly as she’d like, she gets sad. But, tell her there’s other ways.”
Cool, right?!?! I am definitely pouty. And I definitely always have a lot going on and have always had tons of goals.
Oh — and another hilarious part was when my grandparents came though to my mom (they always do when we have this psychic sessions).
Debbie told my mom that my grandparents were arguing about who got to talk first. My grandma won (also typical) and said, “Tell her to go clean her house!” With that followed immense laughter.
It was amazing, because not long before that, my mom had just gotten done telling me about how messy the house was and that she desperately needed to clean it! Apparently, grandma agreed! hahaha I think that part was really cool…it’s almost like grandma was joining in on the conversation with us.
As for my endeavors that day, I decided on an Intuitive Energy Massage with Alicia Fronczek. It was awesome. I laid on the massage table with my eyes closed. She did her thing by laying her hands on my shoulders for a few minutes. She then told me that whatever path I was on, whatever direction I was heading…that I wasn’t going to let anything stand in my way and that it was right direction. I’m not quite sure what particular path that meant. I am leaving for a loooong awaited trip to England next week…if that could have anything to do with it?
Anyways, Alicia said that she sensed a big part of me to be humanitarian. That I love learning and helping others learn, or that I am good at guiding others, etc. I suppose that’s true…I like telling others about things I’m passionate about. I was in a super relaxed state while she worked on me. One of the things I did notice though was an intense pressure in my head. But, Alicia told me that all of my chakras were in pretty good balance — there was a little bit to work on through the sacral and solar plexus chakras, which didn’t really surprise me as I’ve noticed they have a tendency to be a little bit underactive. It was a great experience, though.
Other than that, I had my aura photographed! It’s something I’ve been wanting to do for awhile (I wish I could see auras, but I haven’t been lucky in that, yet). I was really excited to see the service being offered. So—wanna see it?
A little explanation into my aura:
The color on my left side (blue) is the vibration that’s coming into my being. The closer it is, the sooner it will be felt. It can be a few minutes, hours or even months. Blue is a communication color, so it means I’m a good & intuitive listener. It says I’m being stimulated to learn about something which is important to my evolution and also that peaceful times are in my future.
The center color (overhead) is what you experience for your self now; the color that best describes you. If the color is high (which it is!), it could mean aspirations, or what you wish to be. Healing would best describe me, according to the green color. Green is perserverance and tenacity, persistence, self-assertion, self-esteem and teaching are all qualities important to me.
The color on my right side is the energy being expressed. It’s the vibrational frequency most likely seen or felt by others around you. Your friends will think this is the energy that you are made of. It’s what you are putting out into the world. In my case, orange is creative. It’s a mixture of red (passion, force of will) and yellow (cheerfulness).
Needless to say, it was a very fun day for my mom and I!
