"The Enfield Haunting" Now, A Mini-Series

   I have to say, the trailer for this miniseries about the Enfield Poltergeist doesn't look too bad, though I agree with Pumpkin Rot (who was awesome enough to bring this series to my attention - thanks Rot!) in that it's got some overdone Hollywood-like touches. Still glad to see a great cast in this re-telling of one of the most famous poltergeist cases of all time - a case that has inspired me in my writing for years. During the spring I discovered that James Wan will be using the case in his upcoming sequel to the already awful The Conjuring franchise (ugh...). Even if this mini-series is horrible, in my opinion it will still be better than anything James Wan will do with it. Cheers to alternative visions!

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Sit Back, Relax!

Been trying to revamp my apartment, at least a little bit, so I've been trolling Pinterest for inspiration. Found these hilariously awesome pillows! I may need to get a few of them...

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The Trouble

     
          Finished the first draft of my screenplay, The Trouble. Feeling pretty happy about this accomplishment, but looking forward to editing it and perfecting it. The title is inspired by Alvin Schwartz's short story The Trouble, from his third Scary Stories book, More Tales to Chill Your Bones. His short tale is about a family dealing with a poltergeist. My screenplay also focuses on a family being terrorized by a poltergeist, but it is mostly inspired by paranormal events my mother's family experienced whilst growing up, which I have briefly mentioned before in this post; "You could hear it sit next to you..."

Stephen Gammell's illustration for The Trouble 

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Halloween Movie Countdown: "An American Haunting"

This film is based on the true story of The Bell Witch, a nasty poltergiest that haunted the Bell family in 1818 in Adams, Tennessee. It is said that John Bell came across a strange looking animal (described as having the body of a dog and the head of a rabbit). After trying to shoot it, it vanished.

After this incident, strange things began to happen... The events that occurred included scratching gnawing sounds that were heard outside the house (which apparently made their way inside). Soon there were tapping noises, objects being moved on their own, and what's even creepier is that this entity became very vocal. Apparently it was able to communicate very well and even have conversations, sing, and quote scriptures.

An American Haunting certainly has its moments. I have always been interested in paranormal activity, particularly the work of poltergeists, so this film was right up my alley.

After seeing the movie I really liked some of the scary moments: Betsy getting tossed around by the invisible force, the bible being ripped to pieces... some pretty spooky stuff.

However, as the movie ends, it's plot twist reveals why these events took place, why Betsy and John Bell were the main victims in the haunting. Of course, it's just the director's interpretation, or theory. Overall, this is definitely a good, spooky movie to watch as Halloween approaches.

Grey Friars: The McKenzie Poltergeist

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A video about the McKenzie Poltergiest here.

What Noisy Ghosts You Have

Sort of reminds me of a Stephen Gammell illustration, just needs some blood to ooze where the floor ends.

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Enfield 1977

One great documentary, one interesting case.

Haunted Fridays

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  Fridays have always been my favorite day of the week. Not only has the weekend arrived, but when Friday rolls around there is such a spirited feeling in the air, as if none of the difficult things we face during the other days in the week can bother us on this awesome day. Not to mention kicking back with my friends (or even just my mom) to eat pizza, drink soda, and tune into the Travel Channel's line-up of "Haunted Shows" as I call them. 

       Friday just wouldn't be the same without Ghost Adventures, Most Haunted, Weird Travels, and all the reruns of random ghost documentaries from the 90's. The best part of the reruns are the reenactments, no doubt. The acting and special effects can be so cheesy, we hit the ground laughing. I think started watching the line-up of these shows about three years ago during late summer. At the time I was surprised to see that Most Haunted was being aired in the States (my family and I had seen it when we visited my aunt in Scotland two years before and now it was becoming popular in the U.S.).

       To this day, I still watch the Friday night line-up of spooky shows. The activity that Ghost Adventures gets is often very impressive while Most Haunted mostly consists of the team scaring themselves. Either way both shows are quite entertaining and I'll be sure to post more on these shows later.

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