Shock, Awe, and Possession - Sugar Hill, NH

Shock, Awe, and Possession
Return to Sugar Hill Inn
Sugar Hill, NH

Special Guests: NEPI-Anthony Ardolino, Nancy Fortin, Phyllis Ardolino, Michelle Lafontaine, Keegan, Lewkis, and Faith MacBean; along with Val Fortin, Chris Loveday, and Gregg Dumont

From Scared Sheetless article: Shock, Awe, and Peace

"'April 17^th, 2010 will most likely live in infamy with me as well as the rest of the North Eastern Paranormal Investigations(NEPI)as it was just a night of full shock, awe, and peace. It was just one of those events where in one word you can not describe to anyone what it was like. One of those events where you just say, “You had to be there.'"

Until now...

We returned to the Sugar Hill Inn on Sunday, November 11th, 2012. Now that is the new day that will live in infamy with NEPI. However, unlike last time, where we felt at peace; towards the end, there was just so much tension and negative energy.

Let me start from the beginning:

We arrive at around 7:30 at the Inn, ready to relive the night from two years ago, ready to help those spirits in need, and let their voices be heard. We were accompanied by Chris Loveday; host of Shadows of the Night, and Gregg Dumont; owner of KillerReviews.com and Wegga Productions. Very nice fellows, with an equal interest to the paranormal. This was actually Gregg's first investigation, hopefully he learned a thing or two from the NEPI gang.

We split up into teams, as we always do during big investigations like this; Anthony, Gregg, and Chris; Phyllis and Faith; Lewkis was walking around, taking pictures; while me, Michelle, and Nancy were in the Bette Davis room. For those who don't know, Davis was one of the most famous actresses of her era (1930's to 1980's). A career that spanned well over fifty years. She got her first big break, when a Universal Studios talent scout saw her in the Broadway play, Broken Dishes. They got her for a screening test and her career took off after that. However, in 1939, she wanted a break. She was exhausted and the Lowell, Massachusetts native wanted to return back to the northeast. Davis owned a house in Bath, NH as well as rented a room at the Sugar Hill Inn. Would NEPI be able to get in contact with her?

We asked if there was any spirits there, and it said yes. We then asked if it was an adult female, and it said, yes. We tried to pinpoint of who it could be and I suggested, ask if it is Bette Davis. Nancy didn't believe that it could be her, because even though she was noted of being a big patron of the Inn, she did pass away in France. I egged Nancy on to ask though and we got a yes, it is Bette Davis. We asked her questions, such as was she in the movie, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? A 1962 thriller. We got a yes. Nancy then asked if she was in an episode of Bonanza and it said yes. And for Gunsmoke, we got a no. However, upon further research, it shows Bette as starring in an episode of Gunsmoke and not Bonanza. After some time communicating with Bette, we told her thank you and if she wanted to say goodbye by stroking our hair or something along those lines, she could. Michelle said, she felt at peace and it was as if she felt like someone was hugging her; I felt a warm spot on my back. Could it be the spirit of Bette Davis?

We went into another room, just two doors down from the Davis room. It was calm, at first. We got no response from the Pendulum, but I felt cold. Really cold. Like an air conditioner was blowing right on me. Nancy asked if there is a spirit attached to me and it started to go to yes. We then asked if the spirit is a female, it said no; a male, it said yes. It made me wonder. On October 22nd of this year, I lost my grandfather, Richard Paradie, after a long battle with sickness. A man who was stronger than death and gave Death itself one hell of a fight, I figured his spirit would be strong enough to do what it wants. I wanted to know who it was and asked Nancy to ask if it was him, it said yes. I asked him questions I was pretty sure of what the answers would be: I asked him if he was mad that I haven't walked lately and if he was mad I was smoking again, both times it sung fast enough the chain was hitting Nancy's fingertips. It also looked at times as if it was vibrating; something that has never happened on any investigation. I asked if he was watching over me, Tyler, and Tazia (his grandchildren), it said yes. Lewkis came in and we
stopped the Pendulum and after that, I got warm again. I felt like he was gone, for the time being. He, if it was him, wouldn't make another appearance the rest of the night.

We then went downstairs to the bar area to do a Ghost Box session. This is where we were joined by Val, Phyllis, and Faith. We were getting some pretty interesting results with this session. Names that included: Martin, Arthur, and at one point, we even heard the name Fortin. Nancy and Val's last name is Fortin. Later on, we would hear both their names; Nancy on more than one occasion. Could this spirit be referring to them, seeing as they work there? We actually heard the name, Martin, on at least three different occasions. As quickly as the talking came, it ceased. We then proceeded to do what we were all anxiously waiting for - Glass Swirling.

For those who don't know, Glass Swirling works similar to an Ouija Board, however, you don't have letters and you use a glass, rather than a Planchett. The participants put their fingers on the bottom of the glass and tell the spirits, that they are allowed to use our energy freely, as long as they mean us no harm. It took awhile, but the glass started to really move. We asked if there was an afterlife and again, like in April of 2010, it made an 8, which means eternal life. This is the fourth time this has happened to us in an investigation; two of which that were not at the Inn. Could this be evidence that the afterlife really exists?

As we were doing this, Anthony, Chris, and Gregg came into the room. Chris was saying how he felt like this little girl was following them from room to room upstairs. He also said he saw a shadow crawl under one of our cameras, as if to stay out sight. Their meters were also going off, but they said, it was as if a spirit would try to get in contact, when something would come in and stop them. Anthony said this could be either a protective spirit thinking we are harming them or a bully. We are very compassionate about clients and spirits, but not bullies. We give them a taste of their own medicine. Chris and Gregg bid farewell and left back for home in Manchester. The fun was just beginning for us.

We went back to Glass Swirling and Val started to have a little too much fun with the spirits. He started saying he was bored and for the spirits to start liven things up a bit. The glass started to take off, going in circles, weird directions, and going fast. He then asked if he was "P*ssing them off" and sure enough, it kept on going, at full speed. Anthony asked if the spirits had the [another word for courage] to slam a door. Nothing happened. Now, nobody is guilty, because we were all egging them on, but you shouldn't do this in any investigation, because you leave yourself open for something really bad to happen...we would learn this the hard way pretty soon.

Getting out the Ghost Box, while doing a Pendulum session, it wouldn't take long before an event would happen that we've only seen on TV. The Pendulums were
swinging at full force, spinning in synch from Anthony's to Nancy's, we then got the name Ralph on the Ghost Box before fear struck in all of us. Michelle has well known habit of hiccupping during Pendulum sessions, it has become sort of the norm, but this wasn't ordinary. She started hiccupping faster and faster; she said, she didn't feel like herself. Suddenly she turned around and started doing a mix of hyperventilating, crying, and growling. Anthony recognized it right away for what it was...Michelle was being possessed by a spirit. Some people will say, Bull, but we would say not, you'd have to be there. She grabbed a hold of Val's jacket and Val said her stare was blank, she had saliva coming out, and she gasping for air. Anthony told her to tell whoever was trying to get in, to get out. I take no shame in saying that I got out of my seat, mostly because I was sitting right next to her, and I didn't want to be in the line of fire. We called in Phyllis, who's had experience in the field of Reiki. She did her thing to Michelle and Michelle turned around and said, she was fine. Simple as that. But this incident would scare the group into just abandoning the investigation. Which is understandable, but this is what we do, and we should know that consequences are expected for our actions.

Anthony, Michelle, and myself would continue. We went up into the old wing of the building to try out the RT-EVP. The RT-EVP is a experimental instrument that has a playback option, so you can actually hear the 'spirit voices' as you are doing EVP sessions. Anthony was amazed by it, because he thought he was getting direct responses. However, later, I would find out that the RT is so sensitive, it was getting the rest of the group talking downstairs. After this, we packed up and left, a piece of all of us wanting to stay and get more answers out of this marvelously mysterious place.

Until next time, this has been Scared Sheetless. Happy haunting, everybody.