Ghost Lab – Episode 3 – Chicago/New Orleans
After three episodes of this new show I have to say it’s leaving me feeling pretty cold. Their methods, correlations and findings seem shaky at best. While in Chicago they basically come across nothing but feel that negative energy is trapped there. Based on what; that silly mood device you put your hand on? Come on, that’s your science?
Then in New Orleans it’s all fun and games as they spend their time playing pranks on each other. Now, one of the brothers does get a scratch on the neck while talking trash to the spirit of a young woman who died of a drug overdose right after Katrina. I’ll give you that it’s interesting, but that alone doesn’t mean anything. They’re having a great time playing in the Haunted House in the basement, but I don’t think they’re actually proving anything. I admit fully, a Haunted House in an old Mortuary, now that’s cool.
But seriously, I’m not sure where this show is headed or what they’re hoping to accomplish, but so far, this viewer is completely underwhelmed.
Other Articles of Interest:
- Paranormal Lockdown – S02E11 – Scutt Mansion
- Paranormal Lockdown – Franklin Castle – S01E03
- Paranormal Lockdown – Anderson Hotel – S01E02
- Paranormal Lockdown – Hinsdale House – S01E05
- Ghost Adventures – Reseda House of Evil – S13E04
- Paranormal Lockdown – Kreischer Mansion – S01E06
- Ghost Hunters International – Argentina/Australia S02E08
- Paranormal Lockdown – Randolph County Infirmary
- Ghost Lab – Episode 4 – Chicago/Texas
- Ghost Asylum – Old South Pittsburg Hospital – S03E02
More on Ghost Hunters Live Halloween Special
The Ghost Hunters Live Halloween Special has changed yet again. There will be an investigation but Jason and Grant will not be along for the ride. They will instead be hosting a Halloween party at their Inn.
Jason and Grant have posted the following comments about how the night will play out:
grantswilson: There will be live web cams online and Steve and Tango will be answering questions & panic button hits. There you go.
Jchawes: Here’s the deal on Halloween. TAPS is not doing a live show. There will be a GH marathon on with Josh gates. We’re not investigating.
grantswilson: Halloween show. Hosted live by J Gates, top 5 GH episodes. Get to meet GHA crew. Jay & I prerecorded lead-ins to the shows…
So it looks like Steve and Tango will take the helm with the help of Josh Gates. It’s not really clear how all this is going to play out. Will there be an investigation of any sort? Will the cameras simply be set up and people can watch them to see what happens? Will there be a full investigation with Steve and Tango and the new Academy recruits? Will there just be a marathon of previous episodes? I think I’m more confused about what they’re doing than I was before… Something might be happening, we’re just not sure what. Hopefully Josh can work his magic and pull this mess back together. I’m not very confident this is going to be an entertaining event.
Help the Ghost Hunters, host Josh Gates and the Ghost Hunters Academy recruits make history at the Essex County Hospital, by contributing your expert analysis during the live event. You can join the hunt from home by visiting Syfy.com to help scan the location through live camera feeds and by using the panic button if you see something suspicious. Connect with Syfy.com for this exclusive, one-night-only event, as the team pillages through 325 acres of terror.
Over 10,000 patients died in Essex County Hospital. Now TAPS is on a mission to see how many souls remain. Log on October 31st at 7pm EST to find out. You’d be insane not to.
Other Articles of Interest:
- Ghost Hunters Halloween Special 2009 – It’s On!
- Ghost Hunters 100th Episode from Alcatraz. But not live.
- Ghost Hunters Live Halloween Special at Pennhurst State School and Hospital
- Ghost Hunters Halloween Special 2009
- Ghost Hunters Halloween Live 2008
- Ghost Hunters Live Halloween Event at Buffalo Central Terminal
- Destination Truth – Live 4 Hour Investigation in Ireland
- Ghost Hunters at Alcatraz 100th Episode
- Ghost Hunters Academy – Episode 1 – Fort Mifflin
- Ghost Hunters Live Halloween 2008
Paranormal Activity – Movie Review
First off, the jittery camera work and swinging camera motions made me somewhat motion sick. About halfway through the movie I felt queasy and light headed. Just fair warning if you’re susceptible to motion sickness you need to prepare yourself.
I went and saw this movie last night and for a low budget film this kicks ass! To get a sense of what you’re in for it’s a movie length episode of Ghost Hunters or Ghost Adventures. Toss in a little Blair Witch action and you’re good to go.
I won’t go into any of the details of the movie since that would spoil it, but the premise is simple: Micah and Kate are experiencing something odd in their home and Micah goes out and buys a video camera to document what’s going on. He puts the camera on a tripod lets it run through the night. We are watching the footage that has been found after all the events have taken place.
It starts off mostly as a game, Micah wanting to capture something and make his girlfriend feel better about living with him. But something is happening, and the lack of sleep and helplessness starts to take its toll and soon the couple is tired, scared and desperate. They begin to lash out at each other which seems to feed this entity and soon it’s all spiraling out of control.
We’ll leave it there for the details of the movie. Half the experience is seeing it all unfold. I had a great time watching this, despite the motion sickness caused by the jerky camera motions. I’m not thrilled with the ending though, I thought it would have been done better. We won’t go into the details, at least not yet, but I think it went a little too Hollywood and broke with the spirit of the rest of the movie. But that aside this is good stuff and it shows that if you have a worthwhile story you don’t need $100 million in special effects.
If you have any interest in the paranormal, enjoy Ghost Hunters or Ghost Adventures or thought The Blair Witch Project was good then you’ll have a fun time with this one. Lots of bizarre things going on and you’re constantly scanning the screen to see what’s coming.
Definitely worth seeing!
Other Articles of Interest:
- Ghost Hunters Halloween Special 2009 – It’s On!
- Grave Encounters
- The Last Exorcism – Quick Review
- Death of a Ghost Hunter
- Ghost Hunters Academy – Almost making Ghost Lab look good
- Ghost Lab – Episode 2 – Tombstone
- What movies are you watching for Halloween?
- Ghost Hunters Halloween Live 2008
- Ghost Adventures returns tonight with a marathon!
- Paranormal Incident
Ghost Lab – Episode 2 – Tombstone
I tuned in for the second episode and found it to be about as quirky as the first one.
In this one they head off to Tombstone Arizona. Other groups like Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures claim Tombstone is a hotbed of paranormal activity. Considering the violent and numerous deaths, they might be on to something. Zak and his group at Ghost Adventures even claim they may have caught some spirits in the “act”. Can the spirits still do that?
The Klinge brothers do a really quick investigation in the Bird Cage Theater. They don’t even seem to make it out of the main entryway. A speaker starts giving feedback and that’s enough for them to say the place is haunted. An “EVP” is recorded in which the brothers hear “Right Quick”. Personally, I hear nothing but static and of course them getting bleeped out. How do you know the speaker doesn’t have any power going to it? It’s not like they pulled the cord all the way out and verified it didn’t connect to anything. It also seemed to get more agitated when their lights got closer to it. Interference? Without going through the rest of the building they head outside to the trailer and start to analyze their trophies.
Then it’s off to the Crystal Palace where they seem to spend all of five minutes and declare the place haunted because of personal experiences.
No evidence is found in the old mineshaft so at least there aren’t any claims of a haunted miner; Scooby and Shaggy will be so relieved.
In Boot Hill they have motion detectors going off and then produce a picture of a shadow figure. This gets them excited and by that, I mean really excited. Good thing they didn’t have any guns or they’d be shooting them in the air. Perhaps they did in fact capture something on camera, perhaps it’s just a trick of light or a glitch with the lens. In either case it didn’t actually get them to spend a whole lot more time out there looking for more evidence.
It doesn’t seem like they spent more than two hours in any one place. And as soon as their equipment starts to record something the team races back to their trailer to analyze it rather than going further in and grabbing more evidence. Why aren’t they doing a full investigation and then tinkering with their toys once the sun comes up?
Just like before the evidence is pretty light but the team declares paranormal activity and hauntings. I’m not sure feedback through a speaker, static on a recorder and a grainy photograph justify that determination.
Other Articles of Interest:
- Ghost Lab – Episode 4 – Chicago/Texas
- Ghost Adventures – Return to Tombstone – S10E09
- Ghost Lab from the Discovery Channel
- Ghost Lab – Episode 3 – Chicago/New Orleans
- Destination Truth – Ghosts of Masada/The Leprechaun S03E10
- Ghost Adventures – Upper Fruitland Curse – S14E08
- Ghost Adventures – Rolling Hills Asylum – s04e02
- Ghost Lab – Catfish Plantation and Hotel Lawrence
- Ghost Adventures Hales Bar Marina & Dam – S04E24
- Independent investigation of the Spalding Inn
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