The Trans-Alleghany Lunatic Asylum (formerly called Weston State Hospital) housed the criminally insane, including Charles Manson. Closed in 1994 as a hospital, it was reopened in August 2007 when it was bought by Rebecca Jordan.
Rebecca called TAPS when she began hearing reports from workers and tourists of phantom footsteps and doors slamming, disembodied voices, full-bodied apparitions, etc. The result is one of the most lively Ghost Hunters shows I’ve yet to see.
People either love Paranormal State or hate it. Over the past several months, I’ve found myself somewhat entertained by the bashing Paranormal State has received since it launched. I hadn’t heard anything good about the show until I went to Amazon and read the reviews for the newly released DVD.
Two of the five-star reviews proclaimed that Paranormal State was better than Ghost Hunters and Most Haunted. Curious, I read them from beginning to end, hoping to find some unbiased information. When I didn’t get it, I decided to go to the A&E website to watch an episode.
Paranormal State is decidedly different than Ghost Hunters in that it’s scripted. I enjoyed listening to the history of the Willard Asylum (New York), but wasn’t impressed by Chris Coffey’s theatrics. He’s the psychic who rids himself from demon possession by slapping himself. Uh-huh. I was even less impressed by the ending, where they “vanquished” the spirits with a simple prayer.
That said, I was reminded of Ghost Hunters when they used an EVP device. Whether that device was real or a stage prop, I’m not sure. I came away from this show more skeptical than ever. If you’d like to judge for yourself, you can watch the videos at A&Etv.com.
Alex Gibb, a non-believer of UFO’s, ran outside to investigate when he saw four strange lights hovering in the sky at around 9pm last Wednesday night. The video above is the footage that Alex took. So far no government agency has come forward to explain this sighting away, but the Androssan Herald has promised a follow-up story as well as exclusive pictures of the sighting.
Yvette Fielding of the popular paranormal show Most Haunted has announced that she plans to launch Britain’s first paranormal channel via Sky satellite on June 9.
“[It will be] available on Sky [and feature] anything from Big Foot, the Loch Ness Monster, UFOs, the Bermuda Triangle, through to ghosts. We are putting it on 24 hours a day, so just tune in and enjoy.”
If you have never seen Most Haunted, you can watch every episode plus programs from Fielding’s Antix Productions.
