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St. Paddy’s Day Ghost Tour in Gulfport, FL

Posted By itwas1793 on March 8, 2010

We must be feeling pretty spirited this year…we’re having a St. Paddy’s Day Ghost Tour in Gulfport!spstpats

The haunted history of Gulfport is filled with tales of the supernatural and mysterious — such as the story about the ghosts of two lost children, or the one involving the appearance of two long-dead entrepreneurs, or the one about the spectral streetcar that barrels through town!

The St. Paddy’s Day Ghost Tour will delve into these tales and more on Wednesday, March 17 at 8:00 pm. The tour will depart from outside of the Casino Ballroom at 5500 Shore Blvd. S, Gulfport, FL 33707. Reservations are required, so give us a call at 727.894.4678 or purchase tickets online at www.ghosttour.com.

Hope to see you there!

St. Paddy’s Ghost Tour of Philadelphia!

Posted By itwas1793 on March 5, 2010

Come join us in Old City (and Society Hill and Queen Village!) for a St. Paddy’s Ghost Tourphstpats3 of Philadelphia on March 12 and 13 at 7:30 pm!

This tour will bring an Irish twist to Philly’s rich haunted history. You can grab a drink or a bite to eat before the tour at Brownies Irish Pub (46 S. 2nd St.), or after the tour at Dark Horse Pub (421 S. 2nd St.). In between, we’re going to follow a supernatural trail of banshees, bogies and hobgoblins for a St. Patrick’s treat that just might scare the shamrock out of all of us!

Reservations are required, so be sure to give us a call at 215-413-1997 or buy tickets online at www.ghosttour.com.

Haunted Headlines: Ghosts Among Us

Posted By itwas1793 on February 19, 2010

Did you catch the 2009 Pew Forum survey on Supernatural Experiences?Ghost Tour

Evidently, the number of people who have seen or interacted with a ghost has doubled since 1996 — from 9% of U.S. residents to 18%.

People who have felt in touch with someone who has died also increased — from 17% to 29%.

Either we’re getting more receptive, or the ghosts are getting friendlier!

Read the entire report by clicking here.

An Uninvited Guest on Last Week’s Tour?

Posted By itwas1793 on January 28, 2010

Amy B. sent us this email and photo from the tour in downtown St. Petersburg last week:

Hello,
My name is Amy I went on the Ghost Tour last night in St Pete … and I had a great time. My friends and I captured some great pictures of some orbs, and I wanted to share one of the best ones I took with you. It was very visible and blueish in color. Thank you again.

Ghost Tour of St. Petersburg

She took the photo in the dining area of The Pier Hotel, a building which, incidentally, has a history of strange happenings. In particular, people used to say a disembodied voice could be heard bellowing through its halls.

In the mood for a winter chill?

Posted By itwas1793 on January 21, 2010

We are! Valentine's Ghost Tour

That’s why we’re getting ready for the upcoming Valentine’s Ghost Tour of Philadelphia on February 12th, 13th, and 14th!  We’ll be hosting Candlelight Walking Tours each night at 7:30 pm (and 9:30 pm on Saturday), which will begin outside Varga Bar at 10th and Spruce Streets and last about an hour and a half.

Love is one of the classic ingredients of a ghost story, so we’ve round up all the hauntings brought about by love and its many discontents, and spun tales of romance and heartbreak, revenge and betrayal, and, of course, undying love!

Finally, we can kiss those ordinary Valentine’s happenings goodbye!

Check out all the details here >> www.ghosttour.com

Haunted Headlines

Posted By itwas1793 on January 13, 2010

Sports fans can now blame it on the strange:

From the blog Ball Don’t Lie comes word of the Knicks hightailing it out of Oklahoma City because the hotel they stayed in, The Skirvin Hilton, is haunted.

For two days, several players had trouble sleeping because they were convinced that their downtown hotel, The Skirvin Hilton, is haunted.

“I definitely believe it,” Jared Jeffries told Frank Isola of the New York Daily News. “The place is haunted. It’s scary.”

Eddy Curry claims he slept for only two hours Sunday night because he couldn’t stop thinking about ghosts roaming the hotel. … For years, guests staying at the Skirvin Hilton have reported strange noises and ghost sightings. … the hotel’s original owner had an affair with a maid that led to a pregnancy. To avoid scandal, the maid was locked on the top floor where she went crazy, gave birth and then jumped out a window killing herself and the baby. Since then, guests have reported hearing a wailing infant [and] Renaissance Vinoy Hotelseeing naked female ghosts…

Reminds us of the Renaissance Vinoy Hotel in St. Petersburg, Florida, which has a similarly strange story of its own.  In 2003, several members of the Boston Red Sox admitted to seeing an apparition of a man dressed in 1930s garb who would vanish into thin air.

A Rare New Year’s Event on the Full Moon

Posted By itwas1793 on December 17, 2009

phghcornerstoneRing in the New Year with the spirits of The Cornerstone Bed & Breakfast in Philadelphia, PA. Evening includes three hour investigation with The Ferrymen and their ghost hunting equipment, post-investigation reveal, free CD, champagne toast and light hors d’oeuvre.

Click here for the low down.

Announcing: Midnight Ghost Hunts!!

Posted By itwas1793 on December 9, 2009

Gables InnThe first event of the Midnight Ghost Hunt series takes place on Saturday, January 9, 2010, at The Gables Inn in Beach Haven, NJ — an old Victorian building which has been a gathering spot on Long Beach Island for over a century. The paranormal team The Ferrymen will lead a real paranormal investigation of this haunted building, the first such investigation in 10 years. Join us as we attempt to peer behind the veil that conceals us from the world of the dead.

Tickets are $89 per person, which includes a five hour paranormal investigation from 9:00 pm to 2:00 am and an all night buffet dinner from The Gables’ award-winning restaurant. Space is limited.

For more information, click here, call 215.413.7000, or email ghosttour@ghosttour.com.

13 Reasons Why We Love Friday the 13th

Posted By itwas1793 on November 13, 2009

1. We like mysteries.

2. We like unexplainable occurrences.

3. We like unpredictability.

4. We like folklore.

5. We like superstitions.

6. We like fear of the unknown.

7. We like the word paraskevidekatriaphobia

8. …and the word triskaidekaphobia.

9. We’re afraid of Camp Crystal Lake.

10. We like garlic.

11. It only happens a few times a year.

12. We like freaking people out, too.

13. We get to do a Friday the 13th Ghost Hunting Tour.

Happy Halloween!

Posted By itwas1793 on October 31, 2009

Our favorite night of the year has arrived! We’ll be posting pictures of all the fun soon…

Until then…