Ghost Stories

The International Paranormal Acknowledgment Awards is currently accepting nominees. Paranormal investigators, groups, and enthusiasts are all welcome. You don't have to be a nominee to sign up. Join and network with others. It's Free! If you're nominating yourself or someone else, you must complete three criteria. First, sign up. Second, email your nominee submission questionnaire which includes your name, telephone number, address and category or categories you want to be nominated for. Some categories include Best Personal/Fan Club, Best Informative Website, Best National Paranormal Group/Team, Best National Spirit Medium (male and female), and Best Paranormal Movie/Documentary. Last, place you're "I Am a Nominee" button/banner on your site. If you're nominating someone else, you will need the info for the questionnaire and they will have to complete criteria 1 and 3. As I said, this is all free, but you must hurry. The nomination window ends on Februar...

The fort that once saved America is in need of saving now. Fort Mifflin built in 1771 by the British is being hit hard by the down economy and needs your help. Basically, they need money. The more the better. Some of the paranormal community have started to come to its aid. Para X Radio Network has launched a crusade on behalf of the fort. PARA a.k.a. Philadelphia Area Research & Assistance will host three paranormal events at Fort Mifflin. The first two will take place on May 16 & 17, 2009. Both will contain a series of lectures and paranormal investigations led by experience paranormal investigators. The third will take place on June 26th, 2009. The first annual East Coast Paranormal Investigators Conference will also be held at the fort on October 9th – 11th 2009. The re-enacting community has also come to its defense. The 69th Penna. Volunteer Infantry will perform both Irish Traditional music and Civil War period music. This will participate in a living history if needed a...

If you're in the Jackson, New Jersey area, stop by the The Jackson Library on Feb. 7th. At 2 pm, L'Aura L. Hladik, founder of the New Jersey Ghost Hunters Society and author of Ghost Hunting: New Jersey , will present "Mysteries of the Paranormal". The program covers ghosts, bigfoot, crop circles, Quija Board and so on. The program is free and open to the public. However, registration is required. Call 732-928-4400 to register or swing by the main desk at the Jackson library.

The CPRI will host its 2nd annual Paranormal Conference in Richmond, Virginia on May 19th and 20th, 2007. There will be lectures and paranormal activities. Speakers include Troy Taylor, Rosemary Ellen Guiley, Spirit Medium Barb Mallon, John Zaffis, L.B. Taylor and many other prominent researchers. For more information on speakers, location, schedule of events and ticket prices, visit the CPRI Conference website.

The Horror Writers Association has dubbed Friday, October 13th as National Horror Day . They are giving away loads of cool prizes including a signed copy of "Grudge 2" script from writer Stephen Susco, "Saw 3" merchandise from Lionsgate, Signed copy of "Tales from Edgar Allen Poe" illustrated by Gris Grimly and Signed "Death Tunnel" and "Spooked" DVDs from director and producer Christopher and Philip Booth for those with the best and most creative actions on Horror Day, determined by a panel of celebrity judges. Prizes will also be given to random friends at myspace. On Oct. 13, fans are asked to buy a horror book, give away a horror book, rent a horror video, host a movie night, read ghost stories to children, or talk to the local library, bookstore, video store, newspaper or radio station. I wish I had heard about this sooner. I could have come up with something creative for this day and maybe gave out a few prizes of my own. Unfortu...

Battle the wintertime blues with a day (and night) of the weird and wonderful, including ghosts, the unusual and the unexplained! The spooky Lincoln Theater in Decatur, Illinois will play host to a day that you won't soon forget! The event will include: - Presentations by "Weird" Authors - Book Signings & Meet the Authors - Raffles & Door Prizes - Hauntings of the Lincoln Theater - Displays & Presentations from Our "On the Fringe" Ghost Groups - History & Hauntings Books - Whitechapel Press Books - Overnight Ghost Hunt at the Lincoln Theater Plus: Meet Weird Authors Troy Taylor, Linda Godfrey, Jim Willis, Charlie Carlson & Mark Moran, one of the "weird duo" that started it all! General Admission: $13 Per Person Admission to Haunted Overnight: $60 Per Person (includes general admission to daytime event) The Weird Winter Event is on February 17th, 2007. Tickets are on sale now! Reserve your seat. Click here for more information about...

- The American Ghost Society's - 2006 HAUNTED AMERICA CONFERENCE June 22-25, 2006 -- Haunted Alton, Illinois This 10th Annual Conference of the American Ghost Society is hosted by Troy Taylor (American Ghost Society) and Ursula Bielski (Chicago Haunts) at the History & Hauntings Book Co. --- 515 East Third Street --- Alton, Illinois (one of the most haunted small towns in America). Price : $50 per person (not including additional fees for after hour events) This wonderful annual event is the "original ghost conference". This year's conference will feature nationally known authors and speakers on ghosts and the supernatural -- and is not only our biggest and best line-up so far but it marks the 10th anniversary of this fantastic event! The conference will include workshops and lectures on ghosts and ghost hunting; presentations on paranormal phenomena and investigating the unknown; discussions and question and answer periods; haunted locations and the unexplained; ...