Archives for: November 2007

11/30/07

Permalink 08:24:54 am, by Email , 550 words   English (CA)
Categories: Freaky Friday

Freaky Friday - The King Edward Hotel

Each Friday we will have a look at the stories and experiences that have been related to us over the years that are amongst our personal favourites. These will include Crypto, Ghosts, Hauntings, UFO's, and other strange events that may be considered Fortean, from in around the Toronto, Canada area .... and since they are from our own personal files will likely not be found elsewhere on the web .... enjoy!

The following report was sent into us earlier this year (Oct. 2007):

"Had a strange series of elevator experiences Oct. 6-8 at the Le Royal Meridien King Edward Hotel on King Street. The hotel was practically deserted due to the long holiday weekend. On several occasions, the elevator was open and waiting at our floor, ready to take us to the lobby. We only had to call the elevator once or twice the whole weekend from our floor. On Monday morning, after going for a coffee run, I got on the elevator and noticed that my floor number was already illuminated, as if someone had pushed it for me. Very considerate, because my hands were full. The only problem was that I was the only person who got on, and no one had gotten off. On several occasions, the elevator stopped at the 2nd and 12th floors, and on two separate occasions, we absent-mindedly got off and almost tried to get into the wrong room! The best event of all was when we were leaving the hotel to check out. We pressed the elevator call button, and TWO elevators arrived and opened at the exact same moment, right across from each other.

We got on, laughing and joking about the hotel ghost. Then, both elevators stopped at the same time on the 12th floor. Very eerie to look out of one elevator at another, whose doors opened and closed at exactly the same time as ours. Especially since it was empty. As an aside, we stayed on the 16th floor, directly below the purportedly haunted, long deserted Crystal Ballroom on the 17th floor. The elevator no longer goes to the 17th floor, and while the elevator button panel still lists the 17 floor, there is no call button to press."

The witness went on to relate the following:

I've never had an experience like this, and the thing is that we really had the feeling that someone or something was having a lot of fun at our expense. It was eerie, but very interesting, fun and funny all at the same time. I forgot to mention that the front desk clerks and the bell staff assured us that there were no other reports of the elevators waiting for people or stopping at the wrong floors.

If this story sounds familiar, you have information you can add or if you have had similar experiences please do contact us. Our thanks to the witnesses for sharing their experience with us.

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Do you have a real life ghost story, an encounter with a UFO, or other paranormal experience/s you'd like to share? If so, we'd love to hear from you! Post your own experiences in our comments section or send us an email. Please post only true life experiences ... we love good fiction, but there are other fantastic blogs out there to post fictional accounts to.

Permalink 07:35:01 am, by Email , 228 words   English (CA)
Categories: Ghost Tours & Travel

Trusted Tours and Attractions

Here in Toronto the weather has been quite typical for this time of year. It is dark, dreary, and cold. If you were wondering where I have been for the past two days I have been suffering the usual November blahs, and a nasty little cold bug to boot.

Lately to beat the seasonal blues I have been doing some "Georgia Dreaming" if you will, specifically in regards to travel to Savannah. I have never visited the lovely state of Georgia before, but I have always had a hankering to go. Why Savannah you may ask? I actually have made some friends through the net with a couple of people from there, and I wouldn't mind meeting them while visiting this beautiful, warm city. There is also a Savannah Ghosts Tour, and you know I have to check that out! B)

While in Savannah I would also love to take one of the old town trolley tours like the one listed through Trusted Tours and Attractions website. By the way, if you click on the linky you will be taken to a page where you can sign-up for their Trusted Travel e-Newsletter, which not only will give you the latest on hot travel attractions, but you will be entered into a give-away for 4 free tickets to tours in a city of your choice!! Not too shabby eh! B)

11/27/07

Permalink 08:49:53 am, by Email , 73 words   English (CA)
Categories: Pop Culture & The Paranormal, Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday - "Bela Lugosi"

Of all the actors who have ever played "romantic vampires" Bela Lugosi will always remain my favourite. Bela set the tone for the vampire in pop culture, and while imitated often no one has ever come close in my humble opinion to portraying Dracula the way he did.

Happy Wordless Wednesday - Tuesday Edition, and thank you for stopping by!

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Image Credit: Wiki


11/26/07

Permalink 09:31:54 am, by Email , 149 words   English (CA)
Categories: Too Weird For Any Other Category

Endgame - Canadian Debut

"For the NEW WORLD ORDER, a world government is just the beginning. Once in place they can engage their plan to exterminate 80% of the world's population, while enabling the "elites" to live forever with the aid of advanced technology. For the first time, crusading filmmaker ALEX JONES reveals their secret plan for humanity's extermination: OPERATION ENDGAME."

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7th 2007

Show Location:
The Revue Cinema
400 Roncesvalles Avenue
Toronto, Ontario

I tend to shy away from conspiracy theories as a rule, but in this case I am intrigued. I will try to attend, and see what the film is offering, and perhaps review it right here on this blog afterwards. It never hurts to consider, and examine what someone has to offer in the way of information, and judge it on it on its merits or lack there of.

Further info on this film can be found here.

11/25/07

Permalink 09:15:02 am, by Email , 327 words   English (CA)
Categories: Too Weird For Any Other Category

Abducted By Satanists...Huh?

I often say that PEOPLE scare me far more than any of the topics we regularly discuss here. With that said I came across this rather disturbing bit of a news item while sipping my morning coffee. Here is a snippet:

CENTERTON, Ark. -- The mayor of an Arkansas town resigned on Wednesday, claiming he was abducted and brainwashed by Satan worshippers nearly three decades ago.

Centerton Mayor Ken Williams said he has been living under an assumed name for nearly 30 years. He had been mayor since 2001.

Williams told authorities he was born Don LaRose and that in the mid-1970s, he was a preacher in Indiana. He said he was abducted and brainwashed into forgetting all about his life as Don LaRose.

It was a double life he had never acknowledged, Williams said, because he didn't even realize it existed until he had recently taken a truth-serum injection.

As Williams regained his memory, he said, he realized that he had a wife and two kids but that he had decided to leave and take on a new identity to protect them.

"I had no choice. The choice was to watch my family killed before my eyes or go with these people, and I chose instead to run," Williams said.

He wouldn't explain from who he was running, saying only that he had been brainwashed.

"I had multiple shock treatments," Williams said. "It took five years to get my memory back."

Williams said he took his current identity in 1980 when he moved to Centerton. His full name -- Bruce Kent Williams -- was taken from a man who died in a car crash back in 1958, he said.

The full article can be read here

If I recall correctly it seems there was a rash of Satanic panic so to speak in the early 80's led by media such as the likes of Geraldo. What a weird accusation, I'll let you know if there is further follow-up. Like I said ...weird.....

Permalink 09:07:28 am, by Email , 80 words   English (CA)
Categories: Off Topic Posts, Sponsored Postings

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Thank you to the sponsor.

11/24/07

Permalink 11:21:33 am, by Email , 47 words   English (CA)
Categories: GHRS/PSICAN News and Events

TGHRS 10th Anniversary Postponed

Unfortunately we will have to postpone our 10th anniversary celebrations due to illness within the family. Thank you to everyone who had planned to attend, and for patience, understanding, and continued support. We will reschedule after the holidays, and will let everyone know the new details. Cheers!

11/22/07

Permalink 10:55:26 am, by Email , 165 words   English (CA)
Categories: Ghosts & Hauntings

The Soldiers' Tower - University Of Toronto

The Soldiers' Tower is a monument to remind the university community of students and alumni who died during the First World War.

There is a long-standing tale of a ghost of a repairman who fell to his death while polishing the bells in the 1930s. His apparition has been reportedly seen near the tower and strange lights have been occasionally seen coming from the tower windows.

The Soldiers' Tower Committee informed us that this story seems unlikely since the bells, first of all, are not polished, and secondly are situated in a room, the floor of which is about one metre below the lowest bell. Metal mesh covers the windows in the room to prevent birds from flying in, and a person would not be able to fall out. Furthermore, it is possible if people have seen strange lights in the tower at night, that they could be from the interior lighting. So, the ghost story seems inconsistent with the physical layout of the tower.

Permalink 10:48:24 am, by Email , 109 words   English (CA)
Categories: Paranormal - General, Ghost Tours & Travel

Oregon's House Of Mystery?

The House of Mystery is a roadside attraction in Gold Hill, Oregon, located to the north west of the town of Medford. I had not heard of it until recently, but apparently it was featured long ago in an X-Files episode, and is reported to have "real" paranormal activity occurring over the years. Apparently the building was constructed in 1904 by the Old Grey Eagle Mining Company, and had been used over the years as an office, and for tool storage.

The stories surrounding the Oregon's House Of Mystery are interesting, and I would love to hear from someone who may have visited, and experienced possible paranormal phenomenon while there.

Permalink 10:27:56 am, by Email , 326 words   English (CA)
Categories: Paranormal - News and News Items, UFO & Aliens

Are Aliens Among Us?

That is the question that is being posed by a very interesting article I came across in Scientific American. Here is a snippet:

The origin of life is one of the great unsolved problems of science. Nobody knows how, where or when life originated. About all that is known for certain is that microbial life had established itself on Earth by about three and a half billion years ago. In the absence of hard evidence of what came before, there is plenty of scope for disagreement.

Thirty years ago the prevailing view among biologists was that life resulted from a chemical fluke so improbable it would be unlikely to have happened twice in the observable universe. That conservative position was exemplified by Nobel Prize–winning French biologist Jacques Monod, who wrote in 1970: “Man at last knows that he is alone in the unfeeling immensity of the universe, out of which he emerged only by chance.” In recent years, however, the mood has shifted dramatically. In 1995 renowned Belgian biochemist Christian de Duve called life “a cosmic imperative” and declared “it is almost bound to arise” on any Earth-like planet. De Duve’s statement reinforced the belief among astrobiologists that the universe is teeming with life. Dubbed biological determinism by Robert Shapiro of New York University, this theory is sometimes expressed by saying that “life is written into the laws of nature.”

How can scientists determine which view is correct? The most direct way is to seek evidence for life on another planet, such as Mars. If life originated from scratch on two planets in a single solar system, it would decisively confirm the hypothesis of biological determinism. Unfortunately, it may be a long time before missions to the Red Planet are sophisticated enough to hunt for Martian life-forms and, if they indeed exist, to study such extraterrestrial biota in detail.

Read the Full Article Here

What are your thoughts dear reader? Are we alone? Do aliens exist?

Permalink 10:11:34 am, by Email , 122 words   English (CA)
Categories: Paranormal - Investigations

Black Bag Of Death

When you surf though our websites or read our course book you will often see us refer to our B.B.O.D or affectionately known as our "black bag of death." Basically this is just our own pet name for our equipment bags.

If you are an investigator who is putting together your own B.B.O.D let me recommend that you get a good quality equipment bag such as those made by Ogio. Ogio also makes high quality sports bags, and golf bags.

I used to use a cheaper canvas type bag, but trust me, if you are lugging bunches of stuff around you'll want to make certain your own B.B.O.D is up for the task!

11/20/07

Permalink 09:08:46 am, by Email , 94 words   English (CA)
Categories: Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday - Tuesday Edition "Pumpkinhead"

Pumpkinhead is a film originally released in 1989, and while some of you may disagree I think it is a classic! Sure he is no Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, but Pumpkinhead was a new movie monster for his era.

The above image is from a toy review website where you can read a detailed description of the cool pumpkinhead figurine above. Hint, Hint, I would love to have one like this for Christmas.

Happy Wordless Wednesday - Tuesday Edition, and thank you for stopping by!

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Permalink 09:04:04 am, by Email , 238 words   English (CA)
Categories: Off Topic Posts

Backgammon Masters.com Launches Live Support

I was reading through a press release put out by Backgammon Masters earlier this week, which has some great news in it particularly if you are an online blackjack player who enjoys the Backgammon Masters.com website.

Firstly, Backgammon Masters.com is not just an online or internet blackjack website, although it has quickly gained a reputation for being a leading blackjack game provider on the net. The site provides the best in game play, and graphics, along with terrific video tutorials given by their too cute mascot Jean-Claude as seen in the image I have added into this entry above, for several games, which includes outstanding Backgammon game play.

Anyway, now that you know a little more about this company (oh yeah, did I forget they are also known for their charitable work) I can tell you that through their press release I have learned that they have just added a new feature that will enhance their users gaming experience even further than it already is. That new site feature is live customer support! How cool is that! The live support is available for all of their games, in English only at the moment, but they will be adding in other languages in the very near future.

If you are interested in online gaming you can have a look at their website by clicking on one of the text links I have added into this blog entry.

Permalink 08:39:33 am, by Email , 518 words   English (CA)
Categories: Paranormal - News and News Items, UFO & Aliens

Group Has Successfully Sued NASA To Release Files!

The world’s largest aerospace agency - NASA has been forced to release files it has steadfastly refused to release; until now.
This court decision, as rendered is a milestone in the pursuit of free access to government files sequestered for over 40 years!

The Coalition for Freedom of Information (CFI) has won a landmark decision in a settlement of a law suit against NASA in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Presiding Judge Emmet G. Sullivan approved a settlement that requires NASA to comb through hundreds of documents and provide copies to the plaintiff – journalist Leslie Kean and CFi under the watchful eye of the courts. Previously, as a result of NASA’s refusal to release its records concerning the 1965 Kecksburg PA incident, CFi filed the initial suit in December of 2003 after NASA’s refusal to release these files under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act.

NASA is required to declassify documents pertaining to the alleged crash site investigation which some witnesses indicate was in reality a controlled landing of an unidentified space-like craft.

John Podesta, former Chief of Staff in the Clinton White House and President of the Center of American Progress supports this action and has stated: "The time to pull the curtain back on this incident is long overdue. Leslie Kean's victory is a triumph for open government and the spirit of inquiry."

NASA is required to not only declassify relevant documents but explain redactions and to pay Kean’s court costs.

The entire incident captured the imagination of the town’s people of Kecksburg. It was described by many in Kecksburg as being a controlled landing of an unusual craft followed by a military recovery of a space-like object. The entire area was cordoned off by U.S. military personnel who investigated the site without providing an explanation about their investigations. Some witnesses reported having seen a large object being carried on a flat-bed truck – escorted by military vehicles – moving out of the town after the incident.

In this unprecedented court victory the public right to know has been upheld. This court victory also deals a significant blow to the U.S. government’s on-going silence and resistance to the release of certain records relating to unidentified flying objects following legitimate FOIA requests.

In a statement Leslie Kean indicated; “Finally, we hope to acquire the relevant documents about Kecksburg that are required by law. I look forward to working with NASA on the resolution of the terms set out by the court and to providing the public with the information it has been waiting for.”

Little is known about the type of files that will ultimately be released; whether or not the files will reveal an analysis of the object type, its composition, propulsion system if any, occupants – if any, or any of the other aspects of characteristics that are sometimes attributed to unidentified flying objects that have landed or crashed here on Earth.

More information on this incident can be obtained at: www.freedomofinfo.org.

For details on the SCI-FI Channel’s coverage see: http://www.scifi.com/kecksburg/

Permalink 08:28:16 am, by Email , 220 words   English (CA)
Categories: Spooky Products

Flameless Candles

I love the look of candles. I love the glow of the flame, and the light, and the shadows that candles will cast. I love the mystery, and the romance that lit candles throughout a room will invoke within those who experience them....yet I have a healthy fear of candles too...

The reason for my healthy respect I guess would be a better word than "fear" of candles is that as a teenager I once accidentally set some of my mother's drapery on fire by not be careful with a set of candles that I had lit, set too close to a window, and then left the room. No major damage was done, but the potential had been there.

This is another reason why I am happy to tell people about LED flameless candles like the ones that are found on the website I have just linked to. You get the same gorgeous look of wax candles only they are completely safe!

Have a look at these beautiful, and mood setting flameless wall sconces. I would never have a wax candle wall sconce for safety reasons, but these allow for the look I love, and match my décor perfectly. Very cool!

With the holidays almost here I am also looking at possibly purchasing flameless Christmas candles as well.

11/19/07

Permalink 02:09:01 pm, by Email , 123 words   English (CA)
Categories: Paranormal - Investigations, UFO & Aliens, Ghosts & Hauntings

Aliens Or Ghosts Or Perhaps One And The Same

Something I have pondered for years....the similarity between reports of ghosts, and those of alien abduction. Early within his own research, John Keel believed that all these things "elementals" including aliens, poltergeists, Atlantians, ghosts, dopplegangers, etc were really just all either aliens or beings that coexisted with us on a different plane. We only interpreted them differently based on our own perceptions or if that wasn't the case, then these "elementals" could control how they appeared.

I now have come across a very interesting blog by a fellow researcher that is currently discussing this most fascinating topic! Have a look at Part One of this fascinating series from UFO Paradigm Probe entitled: Phantasms Alien To Our Experience very thought provocative indeed!

Enjoy!

Permalink 01:11:53 pm, by Email , 148 words   English (CA)
Categories: Ghost Tours & Travel

Travel Guide To Toronto

I love writing about my home town, and for those of you who have never been here or are planning a visit I am happy to introduce you to an online Toronto Travel, And Hotel Guide that can really help you out in planning a visit to my fair city.

This Toronto Travel Guide has all the info you need to make informed decisions on where to stay, and what to do including events we host like the very cool Caribana, which is one of the hottest street parties you will ever attend in North America!

The site even covers up to the minute weather in Toronto. Now how cool is that! And of course Southern Ontario has some world class ghost tours right here in T.O. and nearby Hamilton, and Niagara-On-The-Lake that are perfect for the paranormal enthusiast, and traveller. B)

Thank you to the sponsor.

Permalink 12:47:30 pm, by Email , 96 words   English (CA)
Categories: GHRS/PSICAN News and Events

Big News Is On The Way!

Can you tell I have got some big news for you gentle readers?! :p I will have to contain it for a couple of more weeks, but I can give you a big hint. A brand new PSICAN chapter is about to be unveiled in a province where we have not had a strong presence in the past. We are finalizing details with our newest director, and a brand new site, and group will be joing the fold! Woot Woot! Watch for the official announcement shortly ... and shhhhh.... I am giving you guys the scoop! B)

11/18/07

Permalink 09:48:10 am, by Email , 131 words   English (CA)
Categories: Ghosts & Hauntings

The Niagara Falls Aviary

The Niagara Falls Aviary located in Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada opened to the public in June 2003. The aviary features 300 tropical birds from around the world as well as an authentic wooden Java House, hand carved in Indonesia in 1875, and I highly recommend a visit!

However....the site may just be haunted!

Spirella Corset Company circa 1908

In the early part of the 20th century on the site of the aviary was the Spirella Corset Company, which was designed to manufacture corsets, and at its height employed 250 women. It is from this era of the building's history that rumours of a ghost who haunts the aviary dressed as a night watchman that tidies up comes from.

Ghost or no ghost, it is well worth the visit!

Image Credit: The Niagara Falls Public Library

Permalink 09:38:05 am, by Email , 245 words   English (CA)
Categories: UFO & Aliens

Vintage UFO Report - Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada - December 28, 1996, 3:00 PM

On Saturday, December 28, 1996, at 3:00 PM, a residents of Thunder Bay, Ontario saw a silvery object in the southwestern sky, seemingly hovering over the Sibley Peninsula, a wilderness park jutting out into Lake Superior. The Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal received calls from dozens of eyewitnesses, as did Ivan Sherlock, director of the Thunder Bay chapter of MUFON. The object was visible from Hillcrest Park, Victoria Avenue, the Intercity Shopping Center on Fort William Road and the Port Arthur waterfront section of the city. Captain George Paterson of the city's Salvation Army chapter told reporter Gail Cohen of the Chronicle-Journal, "We saw something over the harbour Saturday," adding that he was originally " not a believer and thought it was a helicopter or a balloon, but the object left the area very quickly. It was definitely there, and it was interesting enough to get my attention." Three days earlier, on December 21, Lori Eaton and her husband were driving down John Street when they saw "a white light" to the southwest near the city's landfill site. "We looked up, and the white light was gone, and there were blue and green lights," she said. "I've never seen anything like it." As they drew closer, she added, the object hovered right over their car before zooming off. In November, solitary UFOs were seen in Sudbury, Ontario and Ardbeg, Ontario, just east of Lake Huron.

(See the Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal for January 1, 1997 "Thunder Bay Sightings Continue")

Permalink 09:15:46 am, by Email , 86 words   English (CA)
Categories: Paranormal - Investigations, Ghosts & Hauntings

Vintage Exercise Equipment

I was reading through a Hans Holzer book on a case that involved vintage exercise equipment that would operate seemingly by unseen exercisers?! I found this a bit synchronastic as we received a report from a gym in the Toronto area that was somewhat similar only last week. If anything pans out from this current report we will add it to the TGHRS website during one of the regularly scheduled site updates. Now why would something without a body wish to exercise do you suppose???? :p

Permalink 09:01:44 am, by Email , 96 words   English (CA)
Categories: Spiritual Topics

Guidance From The Other Side

On Sundays we both participate in a creative writing exercise called Blog Your Blessings through our personal blogs, One Old Green Bus, and My Life In The Urban Zoo. Not only is it uplifting to write out our weekly blessings, but it is a pleasure to read through the other participants entries.

This week a friend of ours wrote about some guidance she received from the other side. This guidance literally saved her life! Have a read through the entry at Moonlight Becomes Me and please do wish her well on her road to recovery. :D

Permalink 08:43:26 am, by Email , 92 words   English (CA)
Categories: Paranormal - Investigations

Those Draining Battery Blues

I was reading through a case the other day that struck me as a bit different so I though I would share it with you all. The report involved a household that was having issues with their cordless phone battery.

Most enthusiasts are familiar with the fact that investigators occasionally complain of camera batteries, and such inexplicably draining at the site of reportedly haunted activity. However, this was a first for me personally. I did make note of the fact it was another form of communication device that was apparently affected. Interesting!

11/16/07

Permalink 06:27:36 pm, by Email , 318 words   English (CA)
Categories: Paranormal - News and News Items, Paranormal - Rants

Woman Drowns During Exorcism Ceremony

I read the following news item earlier in the day, and it left me with such a sense of outrage, and then sadness.


Woman drowns during exorcism ceremony

A 22-year-old woman died during an exorcism ritual in New Zealand, drowning at a relative's home as up to 40 family members looked on, police said today.

Janet Moses, a mother of two, was held under water in an attempt to drive away a makutu, or Maori curse. Containers holding an "extensive amount" of water were brought into the lounge of the house, in Wellington, for the ceremony.

The woman had been dead for nine hours before her family contacted police. She had been placed on a bed and was found with grazes to her upper arms, forearms and torso.

Detectives initially treated the death as unexplained until a post-mortem ruled out natural causes and revealed the woman had drowned.

Detective Sergeant Ross Levy, leading the inquiry, confirmed that a "cultural ceremony" had taken place, and said police were treating the death as a homicide. The exorcism took place on October 12.

Moses, who had daughters aged one and three, stayed at her relatives house in the week leading up the ceremony. A woman living next door said she heard loud noises on the night of the exorcism, "like banging on a wall", adding that a large number of people had entered and left the building.

Detectives have now interviewed 100 members of the woman's family. "The family has always been the central focus of the inquiry ... this has not changed and won't change," Det Sgt Levy said. "Our task is to identify those responsible for Janet's death."

Full Guardian Article Here

I have ranted about exorcism here in the past so I won't go too much farther into it other than to say how these senseless tortures, and deaths continue round the globe, and well into the 21st century is beyond me.

Permalink 06:15:15 pm, by Email , 71 words   English (CA)
Categories: Off Topic Posts

WaMu Free Checking Accounts

Just a quick tip for my readers who may be looking to open up a new checking account. WaMu offers free checking accounts with a very handy online application process. You can check out their website by clicking on the link that I have added in for you. The site is well put together, easy to navigate, is quite informative, and offers a variety of different services to its users. B)

Permalink 07:00:37 am, by Email , 550 words   English (CA)
Categories: Freaky Friday, Ghosts & Hauntings

Freaky Friday - Toronto Hospital

Each Friday we will have a look at the stories and experiences that have been related to us over the years that are amongst our personal favourites. These will include Crypto, Ghosts, Hauntings, UFO's, and other strange events that may be considered Fortean, from in around the Toronto, Canada area .... and since they are from our own personal files will likely not be found elsewhere on the web .... enjoy!

We have masked the hospital in this account in order to protect the past, and current staff members who have written to us, and so that current, and future patients are not made uncomfortable by their stay at this facility.

One of our readers writes:

"I was shocked to see that there was not one report regarding the former [Name Witheld] Site.

When I was in University, 8 years ago, I had worked as a security guard at the above mentioned hospital. At this time the whole place was being renovated, and at night there was only 3 of us in the entire place, 2 guards and a Kidney Dialysis tech who worked an on-line support. My duties were to do an hourly patrol, which was more like a bi-hourly patrol, which consisted of a walk through the entire facility. This was a creepy endeavor even during the day, so one can imagine what fun it would be at night.

There appears to be at least three places of activity, that I know about, the first being the basement washroom. This place seems to have toilets that flush themselves while you are in earshot, and upon inspection the door was locked with a padlock, on the outside, and when opened no one to be seen. The toilets by the way are manual flush which require someone, or something, to push down to activate.

The second place is the main lobby. At least 4 times I myself saw a shadow, from the reflection of the lobby doors which were in front of the reception desk which I was stationed. When I checked the CCTV, there was no one there, and the other guard was nowhere near the main lobby, which I determined by the CCTV cameras.

The third place is in the basement, where the doors leading to the shipping door seen to slam by themselves at irregular intervals, and always when you are walking away from the area.

It took me 4 weeks to transfer to another location, and it couldn't have happened a day to soon. To this day I still can't even drive by the place, cause I still have recurring nightmares about it. I think it would be a great place for an investigation, as long as I'm not leading it. If you find other guards who worked there they could enlighten you to probably more places, cause I heard stories from some other guys who worked there."

Our thanks to the witness for the above report.

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Do you have a real life ghost story, an encounter with a UFO, or other paranormal experience/s you'd like to share? If so, we'd love to hear from you! Post your own experiences in our comments section or send us an email. Please post only true life experiences ... we love good fiction, but there are other fantastic blogs out there to post fictional accounts to.

Permalink 06:53:59 am, by Email , 86 words   English (CA)
Categories: Ghosts & Hauntings

Haunted Items

Question for you all? Do you believe an item can be haunted? I believe it might be possible to imprint memories or emotions onto an inanimate object possibly through some sort of psychic means.

Several years ago I read a compelling case involving a groomsmen gift that would appear, and then reappear in a house that was reportedly experiencing poltergeist activity. The strange happening appeared to be entered around this particular item, and alleviated after it was removed from the home.

Just some food for thought.....

Permalink 06:05:37 am, by Email , 53 words   English (CA)
Categories: Paranormal - Investigations, Ghosts & Hauntings

Gas Station Ghost Or.....

....something else? After watching this video I'm not that sold on the ghost idea, but what do you all think? This certainly has made the rounds via the media both locally, and getting CNN coverage as well. It has also stirred some lively discussion on our paranormal message board.

11/15/07

Permalink 05:55:09 pm, by Email , 174 words   English (CA)
Categories: Ghosts & Hauntings, From The Inbox

People Often Ask......

..."what is the most haunted building in Toronto, or Ontario, or even all of Canada?" And, I always answer I have no idea, and that no one place on earth can make the claim to be "most haunted" anything....bad media influence I say,,,:p

What I can tell you is that there are a few places that generate by far more reports then others, and for the past two years it has been Humber College Lakeshore Campus.

The college campus is far better known in paranormal circles as the Former Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital. Not only did these old, historic buildings serve as a mental hospital, over the years they were used as a drug rehab, a hospice, a movie set, and a squat by area homeless.

Now they have been restored, and house classrooms etc. We often hear from area residents who have memories of the site before the college took over, staff, security, and now students. Some are just curious about the ghosts stories, and others have had experiences of their own.

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Categories: GHRS/PSICAN News and Events, From The Inbox

New Memberships

Just a quick note on memberships because this time of year we tend to get a lot of added interest from people ... hint it is just after Halloween. :roll:

We do not take on any new members between September through to January this is because the past has shown us that people who show a lot of interest now, may not be as enthusiastic come Christmas. We do appreciate your interest in our group/s, and are always happy to meet people with serious interest in these subjects so please do be patient. I will put up a blog entry in January explaining in detail how you can become an investigator or researcher with us. Thanks!

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Categories: Science Computers & Technology Related

HDMI Switches & Splitters

I thought I would take this opportunity to give you a scoop on an online source for HDMI products including HDMI splitters, and HDMI switches. Just click on the link I have added into this post if you are in the market for these types of items, and you will be taken to a website that offers them a terrific prices. Firefold.com also allows for PayPal, which is personally handy in my opinion as it is always my own preferred method of payment.

11/14/07

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Categories: Ghosts & Hauntings

The Real Bloody Mary

The real Bloody Mary is pictured above, and is of course Mary I of England, or Mary Tudor. She is perhaps best remembered for briefly returning England to Roman Catholicism. And for having almost three hundred religious dissenters executed, and even more tortured. For this she is often known as Bloody Mary.

Bloody Mary is not waiting to hop out of any mirrors no matter what the urban legends say, but she is apparently haunting Sawston Hall located just south of Cambridge, England. The owners of the Hall gave her refuge when her young brother the King was ailing, and there were conspiracies to have the then princess Mary killed. Through the centuries her spirit has been reported as a "grey lady" and is accompanied by virginal music of which she was considered very talented within her lifetime.

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Categories: Off Topic Posts

Small Business Loan

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EZUnsecured.com is an online resource for small business loans, and lines of credit, and they have earned a great reputation amongst small business owners because of their hassle-free, and easy to use website. Applications are swiftly processed, and their customer service is considered amongst the best because they are specialised -> their expertise is business loans and that is exactly what they concentrate on. I have added a link to their website above for your convenience, and in case you would like more detailed info on their services.

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Categories: Ancient Mysteries, GHRS/PSICAN News and Events

Happy 10th Anniversary TGHRS!

That is right the Toronto Ghosts and Hauntings Research Society is 10 years old this 2007, and we are celebrating! Of course you are ALL invited to attend, and we hope to see you there! For further information on the festivities you can check us out on Facebook or on our paranormal message board forums.