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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2161125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399893376419532646.post-45256737035134223042024-03-17T19:45:00.001-04:002024-03-22T10:22:20.211-04:00The Spirits of Colby-Sawyer College in New London, NH <p> Don't like to read? <a href="https://youtu.be/B-yRih3FLVA?si=TbQ69_IDf3ki_CXf" target="_blank">Watch the video instead </a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBnNRNwpWeqA1ox7QOvq3z2nnbH3FwAO_GLNSN5gVOk_MRly0OiH2uDb8otlDguzueMhkc7KK2Ry4vgPFcgLAZZWBCrFO0N5BbiOUObr3uPF6vpBy3fTypwP-_HoY4MTK-c03dGYnGHDK0i8Iqm3nSgrkG3RfpJgTxtK7xXfFe2THsyV2eLw1sDr2YAw/s1920/Screenshot%20(81).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="1920" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBnNRNwpWeqA1ox7QOvq3z2nnbH3FwAO_GLNSN5gVOk_MRly0OiH2uDb8otlDguzueMhkc7KK2Ry4vgPFcgLAZZWBCrFO0N5BbiOUObr3uPF6vpBy3fTypwP-_HoY4MTK-c03dGYnGHDK0i8Iqm3nSgrkG3RfpJgTxtK7xXfFe2THsyV2eLw1sDr2YAw/w703-h262/Screenshot%20(81).png" width="703" /></a></div><br /><p>Colby-Sawyer College is located in New London, NH and was established in 1837. At the time it was called The New London Academy. The Academy was co-ed until 1928 when it became a women only college. This was due to the financial hardships during that time. Because of these issues and an educational gender shift, the Academy decided to make the college women only and became the Colby Junior College for Women. In 1975, the Academy was renamed to what it is today, Colby-Sawyer College. In 1990 it became co-ed again. Over the last one-hundred and eighty-six years, many students have walked the halls and many have claimed to see some paranormal occurrences that are not covered in their academia. </p><p>One would think most colleges would shy away and scoff at the idea of the supernatural, but Colby-Sawyer College seems to embrace it, whether for scientific reasons or fun. Students, especially those who have experienced a haunting or two, have shown interest in conducting investigations as well as ouija board sessions at the college to try and find answers for these paranormal experiences. In fact, some have said that they were skeptics until attending Colby-Sawyer, but all it took was one experience to change their minds. Some would say it’s hard to be a skeptic when every building has a ghost story. Here is the haunted history of Colby-Sawyer College in New London, NH. </p><p>We’re going to start with the most popular spirit at Colby-Sawyer. He is known as the Ghost with the Large Brimmed Hat or also referred to as The Ghost with the Top Hat. A specter so popular that Dartmouth Film & Media Studies made a short documentary where they interviewed students and faculty about the Hat Ghost. I will be using some footage from this documentary as a visual reference. If you’re interested in watching the full short documentary, I will link it in the description below. It’s only 11 minutes long, so perfect for those with short attention spans. Like me. </p><p>Colgate Hall is the main building at the school and where our first and most popular spirit seems to reside the most, though he has been spotted in other areas. Our first story is from the article I wrote about Colby-Sawyer around ten years ago. I tried re-finding the resources for this story, but came up short, and it appears the websites I found this story originally are no longer around. Keep in mind, a lot of these videos are influenced by old articles I wrote over ten years ago and most websites I used as references back then are no longer active, so I can’t find the website I originally found this story, but it’s a spine-tingling tale, so I will tell it. </p><p>We will start with the true account of a young lady, who was a student at Colby-Sawyer at the time. She was in her dorm room when she looked outside her window and saw a rather peculiar man she never saw before. He was wearing a stylish coat and a top hat that covered his facial features. Granted, she knew that Colby-Sawyer tended to attract outside people due to the theater and some of these outsiders the students thought were odd, but she felt this guy was different. There was just something about him that intrigued her and had to get a closer look. </p><p>To give the illusion that she wasn’t spying on this guy, she grabbed a notebook to pass herself off as a student going from building to building, but in reality was going to go out to get a better look at this strange man in a top hat. When she looked outside, he was still leaning against the rail of the back door stairs of the Colgate building and looked like he had no plans on leaving. She kneeled down to put on her shoes, but when she looked up, the mysterious man was gone. She went out and spent twenty minutes trying to look for him, but eventually gave up. I guess he was just that odd of a person to spend that much time looking for him. However, this was not going to be the last time she saw the mysterious man with the top hat, but after this next experience, she probably wished she only saw him once. </p><p>A week later he appeared again. Wearing the same hat, but this time, according to the story, he was wearing a suit instead of the flowing coat he was wearing the last time. The day was fading away and the student was determined to see who this person was, so; she approached from the library, she turned her head to look both ways of the road that separated the buildings, she looked up and he was still there, but she was about to see something startling. </p><p>He was evaporating. Vanishing before her very own startled eyes. This experience baffled the young woman so much that she got glasses, because she actually thought her vision was going bad. That was the last time she saw the Man in the Large Brimmed Hat. She should be thankful though, as according to most accounts, most people who have seen the Top Hat Ghost has said they didn’t feel threatened by him. However, I did read one or two stories that said he did get violent. We’ll get to that later. </p><p>As for the identity of the mysterious Ghost with the Top Hat. Some say he looks to be anywhere between his 30s and 40s. Some say it is the spirit of Anthony Colby, one of the founder’s of the college. Others say it is a student from Dartmouth, looking to be a part of the school play. For those familiar with this ghost story, who do you think the Ghost with the Top Hat is? </p><p>When I did more research on Colby-Sawyer College, I found out some things I didn’t know ten years ago when I originally wrote the article and that is a lot of people have ghost stories pertaining to this college. I’ve found information on the college’s website devoted to the ghost stories, Tumblr posts, a Creepypasta was written about the Ghost with the Top Hat. Meaning this may be the longest video I’ve ever done. For those who are still watching, thank you. </p><p>One of the better resources of stories for more ghost legends at Colby-Sawyer are first hand accounts from students of the college. I won’t read all of them, but have picked the ones I found interesting. These talk about the other spirits said to haunt Colby-Sawyer. For those interested in reading all of them, it will be listed in the references section of the article that will accompany this video. You can find the link to that in the video’s description. </p><p><b>Ghost Children of Colgate Hall</b></p><p>From Jocelyn</p><p><i>On October 29th, 2009 Paranormal Experts came to Colby-Sawyer to take students on a ghosthunt. We sat in the fourth floor of Colgate Hall, and were surrounded by children ghosts, who said that at one time the building was an orphanage. The man with the hat was present, and the experts told him they did not like his smoking, they hated it. The man with the hat gained enough energy he punched the male expert in the head, slamming his head so hard against the hall, leaving a crack and a welt on his head, not to mention causing him to black out.</i></p><p><b>Knock, Knock </b></p><p>From Jovana Stojanova</p><p><i>"My friends and I were watching a horror movie in the Honors Suite last night (5/8/13) and had all the lights turned off, as well as the doors closed. All of the sudden, we heard someone knocking on the door. We asked who is was, but there was no answer. We heard a second knock, but still there was no answer. The lights were turned off and we didn’t hear any footsteps. If you’ve ever been in the Honors Suite, you know how you can hear everything because the floor is wooden. Then there were three more knocks, but no one said anything.</i></p><p><i>A minute later, the smaller door next to the regular one just opened by itself (?). At this point, all of us are screaming and hiding under under the blankets, and THEN we heard footsteps next to us. Someone was definitely walking next to me, and then the thing started knocking on the table behind us. At first you could barely hear the knocks, but they were becoming louder and louder. None of us dared to turn back, so I guess we’ll try to repress last night deep, deep into our memories and hopefully we’ll forget one day."</i></p><p><b>The Blank Stare </b></p><p>This story did not have a name, but is creepy regardless. </p><p><i>"It was a weekday, middle of September in 2011. I am a freshman here at Colby-Sawyer, and I live in Danforth. One night I was sleeping soundly and dreaming, when suddenly I abruptly woke up, it was 3:30 in the morning. I sat up, and looked around. In the corner of my room, there was a man who had a top hat, he was wearing a suit, and wore a long coat over it. He was just there staring. His whole body was present. The look on his face wasn’t menacing, he was just looking blankly at me. He looked to be around his 30’s in age. I was so scared because he didn’t look like a ghost, he looked like a man. I thought a man had broken into our room! So I hid under my covers freaking out, for about an hour before I had the guts to look again. The second time I looked, he was still here. He was in the same spot, just looking at me blankly. This time he was holding a white poster, and it looked like it had some kind of scribbly writing on it, but I couldn’t understand what it said. I went back under the covers until about 6:00 am, and when I checked again, he was gone. I never felt that he was mean, or a bad presence was in the room, it just was. I told my roommates and friends about a few days later, and my friend who is a senior here said that I saw the “top hat man.” When I looked him up online, the description matched the man that I saw."</i></p><p>That’s all the stories I’ll share from Colby-Sawyer’s Tumblr page, however, there are a few more stories available for those who are interested. As said before, look for the link to the article version. It will be listed in the resources section. </p><p>I tried looking for additional information for subjects that were briefly covered in this video already, but came up short. Such things as Colby Sawyer apparently being an orphanage at one point. Remember that part with the ghost children from Colgate Hall. They claim it was an orphanage at one point. I could not find any resources saying it ever was an orphanage. There was also a bit about a student killing themselves by leaping out a window, and the window was bricked up. I couldn’t find anything more on that. It doesn’t mean it didn’t happen, but I just couldn’t find any additional information on these topics. </p><p>Regardless, there’s plenty of colleges in New Hampshire, however, I think it’s safe to say Colby-Sawyer College could very well be the most haunted college in the Granite State. If you don’t think so, and know of another that beats Colby-Sawyer, let me know in the comments by sending me an email and I may make a video on it in the future. Until next time, Graveyard Disciples, keep it scary. </p><div><b>Resources for Video: </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Information Resources: </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div><span style="white-space: pre;"><a href="goog_329872610"> </a></span></div><div><a href="https://colby-sawyer.edu/about/history#:~:text=Colby%2DSawyer%20was%20founded%20in,town%20to%20house%20said%20school." target="_blank">The History of Colby-Sawyer</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://colby-sawyer.edu/currents/articles/coeducation.html#:~:text=In%20the%20fall%20of%201990,officially%20became%20a%20coeducational%20institution." target="_blank">25 Years of Coeducation at Colby-Sawyer</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://colbysawyer.tumblr.com/post/65440041417/haunted-experiences-at-csc" target="_blank">Haunted Experiences at CSC</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/colbysawyercollege/posts/is-colby-sawyer-haunted-if-you-have-experienced-any-paranormal-activity-associat/10153177399091988/" target="_blank">Is Colby-Sawyer haunted? </a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.theodysseyonline.com/ghosts-colby-sawyer-college" target="_blank">Ghosts of Colby-Sawyer College</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.cowhampshireblog.com/2016/05/10/a-new-hampshire-governor-ghosts-and-a-second-wife-anthony-eliza-a-messinger-colby/" target="_blank">New Hampshire Governor, Ghosts, and a Second Wife </a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://meghanburrows.weebly.com/uploads/2/7/7/1/27710891/the_top_hat_man_-_flash_fiction_(creepypasta).pdf" target="_blank">The Top Hat Man creepypasta </a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150126185806/http://haystack.colby-sawyer.edu/exhibits/show/csc--the-place/haunted-colby-sawyer/student-experiences" target="_blank">Student Experiences</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://colby-sawyer.college-tour.com/map.php" target="_blank">Colby-Sawyer College Virtual Map</a> (not used in video, but a great tool to give you a layout of the land.) </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Images used in video: </b></div><div><br /></div><div>Click on the images and it will direct you to the source. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Today we’re going to look at an alleged demon photo from Malaysia. There’s not much information on this, but here’s what I was able to gather. You can find the resources I used, such as photos and information, on my blog. Link will be in the description. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpfZtcN8Hk5tBE9jopyEHvKelaeOV8c4j9ukQp2Gk5zi6C6XYuBkvEmBDdchuVlNRv2T_yIvUOG_5LK48zwcb1hUeuzp3K-MhggdNqnTD6_D50SOVyrn-QY-RSDmA9lCf_pMTuKfpwPihSYlnC1XKWFtzwBqJ1WzOIyWJLKAYH6X-Bp25jHKXT9zY/s640/Ghostly-demon-at-Malaysian-bus-accident-under-bridge.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="640" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpfZtcN8Hk5tBE9jopyEHvKelaeOV8c4j9ukQp2Gk5zi6C6XYuBkvEmBDdchuVlNRv2T_yIvUOG_5LK48zwcb1hUeuzp3K-MhggdNqnTD6_D50SOVyrn-QY-RSDmA9lCf_pMTuKfpwPihSYlnC1XKWFtzwBqJ1WzOIyWJLKAYH6X-Bp25jHKXT9zY/w416-h279/Ghostly-demon-at-Malaysian-bus-accident-under-bridge.webp" width="416" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">
As you can see in the photo, it’s a terrible bus accident. The bus flipped over on its roof and landed in what appears to be a river. You can see quite a few onlookers spectating the accident. However, there is something strange in this photo and it is rather creepy. The photographer who took this photo caught something more than a bus crash, but something hiding in the bushes. A frightening face peering out and it appears to be smiling. </span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJ9v03CnJS7kEPeYX5fVRo_PWSppRo-sygjA8WXYbqMDx0z57ZebPQS2ZDuJwwpHwBms4E6WeatD34obHPUnYubquJXMfxQxLX_mj0k0xgBdDfUhydsDn--AjN-DDf4ZctEE3_g249QOhStw-hEwm3JIuW0U0oV6bDshZiC9RezAuggIyRVFVrlRg/s600/perfectly-timed-20-300x218@2x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="600" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJ9v03CnJS7kEPeYX5fVRo_PWSppRo-sygjA8WXYbqMDx0z57ZebPQS2ZDuJwwpHwBms4E6WeatD34obHPUnYubquJXMfxQxLX_mj0k0xgBdDfUhydsDn--AjN-DDf4ZctEE3_g249QOhStw-hEwm3JIuW0U0oV6bDshZiC9RezAuggIyRVFVrlRg/w424-h309/perfectly-timed-20-300x218@2x.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sources for this photo give contradicting dates and years. One <a href="https://www.freaklore.com/malaysian-demonic-presence-kills-3-people-on-bus-and-terrifies-school" target="_blank">source</a> says this accident took place in 2016 and the accident killed three people. The site also blames this demonic figure for the accident. However, another <a href="http://mis-uum-ghoststory.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-scariest-ghost-story-bus-incident.html" target="_blank">source</a> that appears to have more information, says the accident took place on September 5th, 2005. I entered both dates and tried searching for more info, but unfortunately came up empty handed. Let's take a closer look at the latter source. </span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-187a269b-7fff-86cf-0651-4b419f92bb0e"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is from the Blogspot blog, mis-uum-ghoststory. I have corrected some grammar issues to make it sound phonetically better. You can read the original transcript<a href="http://mis-uum-ghoststory.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-scariest-ghost-story-bus-incident.html" target="_blank"> here</a>. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"This story happened on the 5th of September 2005. An overloaded UUM bus was overturned and plunged into a river after a passenger apparently fell onto the steering wheel. Five</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> people were seriously injured and admitted to the Alor Setar Hospital, while the other 47 passengers were given outpatient treatment at UUM Medical Centre. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The bus was on its way to residential colleges in Bukit Kachi when the accident </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">occurred</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is understood that the bus carried 63 passengers, 20 more than the maximum allowed, when it veered into the river after the driver lost control of the bus.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A reporter from The Star Newspaper had caught this strange photo.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Like I said, resources for this photo are scarce. I’m almost sure there’s a website out there that does have the information of this accident. What I just read could be the accurate information, but without other resources to confirm it, like a more reputable resource, such as newspaper or something akin to that, I’m not sure. I did find The Sun Newspaper Malaysia website, but their news archive only goes back to 2020. But if anyone does know more about this accident, then please contact me and I will update this post with the accurate information. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Well, Graveyard Disciples, what do you think about this alleged demon photo? Although this photo has made its rounds to numerous websites, blogs, and apparently some Tik-Tok videos, it could very well be a form of pareidolia or not a demon, ghost, or whatever at all. What do you think? Ghost? Demon? Pareidolia? Or a trick to stir up attention? Until next time, keep it scary. </span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399893376419532646.post-79128136526281932082022-12-04T00:25:00.001-05:002023-01-01T15:58:08.909-05:00The Balsams Resort: Dixville Notch, NH (Haunted and Abandoned - 2022 Update) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNiLQjNNk_wq0Ea6vyxEiouI2_g1vsmDXFTClKiXwquIfRTtmtXkOOaN1BP08WLUMQ5bHe5kICaBq2TzKdx8D-NAb5dy-YeBPy92ik7lNPhb7JN3qDlmJjFXvLNwDeCSB-m25HEmPJTMUXaVxWKrkN-GqDDGIOGKJw-DJvGhoJBeBSpV7mUVCyj0J/s825/YT%20thumbnail.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="825" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNiLQjNNk_wq0Ea6vyxEiouI2_g1vsmDXFTClKiXwquIfRTtmtXkOOaN1BP08WLUMQ5bHe5kICaBq2TzKdx8D-NAb5dy-YeBPy92ik7lNPhb7JN3qDlmJjFXvLNwDeCSB-m25HEmPJTMUXaVxWKrkN-GqDDGIOGKJw-DJvGhoJBeBSpV7mUVCyj0J/w606-h341/YT%20thumbnail.png" width="606" /></a></div><br /><p>Don't like to read? Watch the video instead!</p><p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WzpTxVRgmg4" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </p><p>When I used to work at my family store, we had a Coke delivery driver who was also into the paranormal. He was more into the alien aspect of it, big fan of Coast to Coast with Art Bell, would go to UFO conventions. That was his cup of tea, but sometimes the people he would meet would also be into ghosts. The guy’s name was Dennis Rano, the very man who drew this caricature you see as my profile picture and at the end of every video.</p><p>Anyway, he told me a story about when he went up to a hotel called the Balsams Grand Resort in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire to make a delivery. Looking at pictures of the Balsams, I can truly see it is a grand hotel. It does look beautiful, and a nice place to stay. But according to Dennis, as well as many others, the place is spook central. </p><p>Just a short overview of the history of the hotel before I get going on Dennis’ story: the hotel was opened by George Parsons shortly after the Civil War and was then known as the Dix House. The Dix House was a 25 room summer inn. </p><p>In 1895, it was bought by Henry S. Hale from Philadelphia who was an inventor as well as an industrialist and a long time visitor of the Dix House. By 1918, Hale’s vision for the little Inn grew steadily and expanded until what is today. Before long, the capacity went from 25 to 400 guests when he added the Hampshire House.</p><p>But, what makes the Balsams Hotel such a hotbed for spiritual activity? The Balsams, according to Dennis, is one of the most haunted places he’s ever been to, and with good reason. Here are some highlights from what he told me.</p><p>Experiences:</p><p>-Toilets flush on their own-there are no sensors on the toilets. Because of how my mind works, it makes me think, spirits go to the bathroom? At least they have the courtesy to flush. </p><p>-A one armed man who mysteriously disappears</p><p>-Three, laughing old ladies who also disappear</p><p>Also, when Dennis told the maintenance man of these happenings he motioned Dennis to come along with him down to the basement of the grand resort. The resort's basement is filled with pipes, BUT, the strange part is there are people buried in the basement. Needless to say, Dennis probably got out quick.</p><p>Dennis has been back to the resort, and has actually slept there at one occasion and claimed it was one of the most restful nights he’s ever had.</p><p>But as I went deeper into my research, I found a few more intriguing guests who have never checked out of the Balsams. You’d be thinking that just like the Mount Washington Hotel swears the staff to secrecy about not telling guests about the spiritual activity, the Balsams actually embraces its ghostly guests of the dead. According to the book, Weird Hauntings: True Tales of Ghostly Places, in a chapter written by Joseph A. Citro, he said that when he talked to the president of the hotel, Stephen P. Barba, he was surprised to hear that Mr. Barba has actually documented the ghostly appearances since 1959.</p><p>According to Mr. Barba, the spiritual activity came to an uprising when they did renovations at the Balsams. He also claims that he does not discourage staff members to talk about the spirits. Now, not all of the staff are as welcomed to the idea of spirits as others, as there is actually a bellhop who will not, under any circumstances, go up to the third floor.</p><p>Other Ghostly Guests:</p><p>The Vanishing Beauty- The legend of the Vanishing Beauty at the Balsams starts with how a doorman was heading up to a room. Upon getting halfway up the last set of stairs, he looked up and saw a beautiful woman sitting in a chair just beyond the landing. At first he thought it was just a guest, but taking in consideration the hour, which was midnight, and her clothing, he wasn’t seeing just a former guest, he was seeing a ghost. Let’s just say, the doorman showed himself out after seeing this, but upon looking back, the beautiful woman vanished.</p><p>The Vanishing Beauty has been seen more than just once. She has also been seen or rather heard in the John Dix social parlor laughing. When guests try to look for her they are confused to find nothing. One man, however, had the same encounter, but with a different ending. When this man went to look for her, he passed a mirror, seeing a beautiful woman’s delightful figure reflecting off of it. When he turned to where the reflection should be coming from, he is met by the scary sensation of him being alone. The Vanishing Beauty is no stranger and has been seen sitting in chairs, being in the shadows of the hotel, and has even been spotted in the main lobby, but the question is, who is this woman? What was her purpose at the hotel? Why is her soul confined to the property? Is she stuck or does she just really enjoy the hotel’s service? Those questions will probably never be answered.</p><p>Another guest, though his name is not something I want to be plugged with once I am spotted as a ghost, is known as---</p><p>The Naked Man- The legend of the Naked Man, according to Mr. Citro’s story, is that one night a couple were staying in room 120. The wife was awoken to a man standing right at the foot of her bed. Thinking it was her husband she asked if he was okay. The response was not what she was expecting as it was not her husband standing at the end of the bed, it was a naked man standing at the end of the bed. She was also astonished to find out that the man was translucent, she could see through him. Before the figure disappeared, the husband had woken up to this scary sight before the figure vanished. Other occurrences in this room are sounds of things being moved and talking coming from the room even if there is nobody in there.</p><p>Who is the naked man? I’m okay with not finding out, but maybe someone does. If you must know, there are two possible theories as to who the naked man might be; one theory is that bandleaders used to frequent room 120. A second theory is when a bandleader drowned in Lake Gloriette which is on the resort's property.</p><p>The third ghostly figures are simply known as---</p><p>The Others- Though you may think that there is some horror, inhuman spirit which presides at the Balsams due to the name, but that is not the case. The name is only due to the fact that the employees who have seen “The Others' ' can not distinguish what or who these entities may be. The Others have been spotted in the direction of the Sun Room. Before the employees can mention the apparition to their peers, the figure disappears. Most employees have said that they think the figure is a male. When some of the employees pass the Captain’s Study heading towards the Sun Room, they are overtaken by a cold sensation.</p><p>What is it? Bad wiring? Or is the world of the supernatural and the world of the living both the same? A crossroads between the living and the dead may be located at the Balsams. Even though the Balsams is not considered in the same legendary status as the Mount Washington Hotel, it is still a worthy candidate for most haunted place in New Hampshire. </p><p>Shortly after publishing this article in 2010, I received an email from a former employee who worked as a night steward at the Balsams. It was a pretty long email, but he had some interesting information that Dennis didn’t know. I have left some things he said out of the original email, because it would just be repeating stuff I’ve already talked about, but you can read the full email on my blog, link is in the description. Here’s what he had to say: </p><p></p><blockquote><p><i>"I used to work there as a night steward. I have seen none of these events, but if any place would be haunted in the north country it would probably be the Balsams. </i></p><p><i>More importantly I notice you never went into the under tunnels, James." </i><b>(James himself notes: I never knew of the tunnels).</b><i> "The tunnels were once used for staff to move between facilities during the winter, thus avoiding having to deal with the blizzards and guests. When a nearby factory closed in the 90's, they stored the mannequins used for plastic molding in those tunnels. Yes, indeed, there were and still may be hordes of rotting mannequins, hot steam, and faulty lights down there. It was the only way for the night staff to leave when all facilities locked down.</i></p><p><i>Nobody told me of any haunted events during my tenure, but first rule of the night shift was that you were never to go alone into the tunnels. I do not know if anyone had the stomach to remove those blank faces and bins of grasping rotting arms. But I doubt it.</i></p><p><i>My father also worked on the crew renovating it in the late 90's when the last guys to own it came in and bought it. Apparently for construction workers there is an actual system for dealing with creepy places like that.</i></p><p><i>All work crews are grouped into three buddies and bring bright lamps as they work. As it turns out the tunnels are full of dead ends and unfinished works.</i></p><p><i>My night supervisor was scared out of his wits of those tunnels and high strung as a result. Apparently he worked at that factory before it closed."</i></p></blockquote><p></p><p>Now, while the Mount Washington Hotel is still thriving, the Balsams is a different story. It has been closed since December of 2011, almost eleven years now. The current owners are trying to seek financing for redevelopment of the resort and the good news is that as of June of 2022, the funding may be commencing and we may see the Balsams reopen once again. </p><p>Resources/Further Reading: </p><p>https://thebalsamsresort.com/a-walk-through-history/</p><p><a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/weird-hauntings-weird_mark-moran_mark-sceurman/276408/item/9905089/?gclid=CjwKCAiAhKycBhAQEiwAgf19ekTEPo1wzIXfQsHeQ4b_NQMGRg5AbaOEdSWDVLJFcKPVVPMwFwriwhoCatoQAvD_BwE#idiq=9905089&edition=6859107" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="239" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqlsLXlDz1ZUR--jSU4GOsXexC6LQAS_3-av__U7BsGC2oXE2XNPVEcdnQYTclosl6qBbziyvlTjVFvxKcUrWeHpxA5iI1S0A1XIz9eZpidPxyJARxUWgnDWx4JnkFJ4Nl-LPIHwCbuqqAUQ6xdEewhGSip9wiGpcbkc7AjWwXvzvC9L2c3jAsFC8/s320/51vaZkeanWL._SL350_.jpg" width="219" /></a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399893376419532646.post-45243330775102679652022-09-10T12:16:00.005-04:002022-09-10T12:16:54.014-04:00Ghost Photo?: The Hatman - Curious Observer or Something Worse? <p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Don't like to read? Watch the video instead. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AlGimCyjyp4" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today’s photo was found on the Facebook group, </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/200692600047890" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">Universal Paranormal and the unknown</a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">. This is not their original photo and the source is not listed. This is what the description says: </span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-089a29de-7fff-ee2d-39f5-7883030e393d"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrH9YXkfAXQ34bKqkGT545IsRZke8pZG4hpFIIcfOxYJj3jI3Sp8qOjTsVohGxRIDiukbcP9lRNxPH9-Dr3L1DpTI-uUehiVf4YAiNFGgO3AG4DreFMCq1Zuq0wVAXsVb6HExCc0tZI8yE2xMC7mmJuzm0Gd3iwXu5kxjWM7ek8e1DNkvjRDFM15e/s677/Screenshot%202022-09-03%20091115.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="155" data-original-width="677" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrH9YXkfAXQ34bKqkGT545IsRZke8pZG4hpFIIcfOxYJj3jI3Sp8qOjTsVohGxRIDiukbcP9lRNxPH9-Dr3L1DpTI-uUehiVf4YAiNFGgO3AG4DreFMCq1Zuq0wVAXsVb6HExCc0tZI8yE2xMC7mmJuzm0Gd3iwXu5kxjWM7ek8e1DNkvjRDFM15e/w613-h140/Screenshot%202022-09-03%20091115.png" width="613" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkcv0iy4ByaIrtEiTMm8HR8yF9tzFkYG6l9Ju8qCcQ-y1D0Z5RF25uD8zKBdMItKlTrbhSzuwEsCVqv5A2U9EwUYOlEiONVBCzUmMdA7Irw7v5VR3nfFPrAWZf1h4y1ETKfnyHuzgilsghz4EL0sxsaV1svlH6qKdgAZtiwznym71tee8G9xMql49/s667/300931181_5691161850940726_691667931869084714_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="375" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkcv0iy4ByaIrtEiTMm8HR8yF9tzFkYG6l9Ju8qCcQ-y1D0Z5RF25uD8zKBdMItKlTrbhSzuwEsCVqv5A2U9EwUYOlEiONVBCzUmMdA7Irw7v5VR3nfFPrAWZf1h4y1ETKfnyHuzgilsghz4EL0sxsaV1svlH6qKdgAZtiwznym71tee8G9xMql49/w232-h412/300931181_5691161850940726_691667931869084714_n.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can see, clear as a day, a shadow figure wearing a hat. A lot of the comments section of this photo say they get bad vibes from this figure, with more claiming it to be the Hatman. A paranormal entity a part of the shadow figure category. However, some ufologists claim it’s actually an alien observing humans. Those who experience the Hatman say the figure appears to be a male with a hat. Not much is found on violent, poltergeist activity attached to the appearance of the Hatman and most say, he just stands there and observes you. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">However, some others who have experienced the Hatman, say he appears during sleep paralysis and that it is seen hovering over the person just like the 13 year old who took this photo. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Some would say that it could be just a hallucination brought on by drowsiness or it’s just a dream. However, some have said they have seen the Hatman even during the day. Whatever the case may be, what do you think of this photo? </span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399893376419532646.post-50888172590915898622022-08-07T03:00:00.000-04:002022-08-07T03:00:16.736-04:00Ghost Photo?: The Grinch That Stole the Photo <p> Hate reading? Watch the video instead!</p><p>
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</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3U6cFVHZLVTeoFUaDNsYVfj7NPclp_lDXAsiZ6luCTw3er2OTIazIUGNeLuXDuD-odUE63uDF4fCbeOfft4EWcB4jyeDAIt-M86nInHV1OfeXVtQVP0DRLZSq9knWu706EBiuHCpztIt2mfaGfWVpJ3s_U3o0PRSugFTX-FVrNHqw41L8MShTsMdy/s1670/ghost%20photo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="1670" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3U6cFVHZLVTeoFUaDNsYVfj7NPclp_lDXAsiZ6luCTw3er2OTIazIUGNeLuXDuD-odUE63uDF4fCbeOfft4EWcB4jyeDAIt-M86nInHV1OfeXVtQVP0DRLZSq9knWu706EBiuHCpztIt2mfaGfWVpJ3s_U3o0PRSugFTX-FVrNHqw41L8MShTsMdy/w537-h282/ghost%20photo.png" width="537" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-d1ad6647-7fff-c1ef-074e-8bf443900150"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today’s photo comes from the Facebook group Haunted, Old and Beautiful By Amanda APS. This group is not the original poster of this unsettling photo you’re about to see. The backstory of the photo is that a group of friends got together in October to have a good time along with a few drinks. To commemorate the fun they had, the seven ladies took a group photo. Upon looking at the photo, they spotted something that terrified them. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJx1Y3zl_J2VsT1FPQ5HfIK5xPmz1v8slaDYWDfL-rzRKACvLbmjjG9jlqj87an8UAc8LPyVYAmsP1JGeLJ4pda1fD8p7mtytQ8TlaGr0VmsSgAc2rb37r_-R7SWwakQgVDGaJCf2mzcQLGWISj6Kafhejalp8y3lHh7L1-RPP0NWof9WkKx4fRS1o/s739/ghost%20photo%20(3).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="739" data-original-width="345" height="505" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJx1Y3zl_J2VsT1FPQ5HfIK5xPmz1v8slaDYWDfL-rzRKACvLbmjjG9jlqj87an8UAc8LPyVYAmsP1JGeLJ4pda1fD8p7mtytQ8TlaGr0VmsSgAc2rb37r_-R7SWwakQgVDGaJCf2mzcQLGWISj6Kafhejalp8y3lHh7L1-RPP0NWof9WkKx4fRS1o/w235-h505/ghost%20photo%20(3).png" width="235" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Backstory of photo</div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">
Behind them is the pale figure of a disembodied head and you can make out the features of eyes, nose, and mouth. The owner of the flat, named Rebecca, has been having trouble sleeping. She had heard rumors that a former tenant died in the bath of the very same flat the photo was taken. </span><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A lot of commenters on this post nicknamed the spooky figure The Grinch. Some people have debunked this as just a curious bystander looking through the window and if that was the case this person would either be standing on something or is very tall to tower over the ladies in this photo. Some people have speculated the photo was a hoax and someone was wearing or holding up a mask. What do you think?</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you think you have a photo of a spirit, then please send it to scaredsheetlessncn@hotmail.com and I may feature it in a future video. </span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Also, if you would be so kind to leave a like and subscribe for future Scared Sheetless content.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Keep it scary, Graveyard Disciples. </span></p></span></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399893376419532646.post-80279006437523302552022-07-29T18:00:00.001-04:002022-07-29T18:00:00.183-04:00Ocean Born Mary - An Ocean of Lies and Very Little Truth (Henniker, NH) <p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3crboTWZp3DiyqyolWKRftW-cSLDFHGKJIAP4Ao9qdoqS2V8P_WndggdGMc7gOxnMco4TNWdoE1VH8w5Otd7B7gvUGBmRWlx2bRuVjp1AYypcM0Lf5WOuTXBRM0A33Ztl2qiT-VpsSnu0lRnhGnKI_VVXcPDnsjNzjS_IvgEFm9mlb6kfMlmGcl8X/s1280/GENERAL_VIEW_-_Ocean-Born-Mary_House,_Route_202_vicinty,_Henniker,_Merrimack_County,_NH_HABS_NH,7-HEN,2-1.tif.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="1280" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3crboTWZp3DiyqyolWKRftW-cSLDFHGKJIAP4Ao9qdoqS2V8P_WndggdGMc7gOxnMco4TNWdoE1VH8w5Otd7B7gvUGBmRWlx2bRuVjp1AYypcM0Lf5WOuTXBRM0A33Ztl2qiT-VpsSnu0lRnhGnKI_VVXcPDnsjNzjS_IvgEFm9mlb6kfMlmGcl8X/w448-h323/GENERAL_VIEW_-_Ocean-Born-Mary_House,_Route_202_vicinty,_Henniker,_Merrimack_County,_NH_HABS_NH,7-HEN,2-1.tif.jpg" width="448" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>The Ocean Born Mary house</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Don't like reading? I have a video version of this as well. Click <a href="https://youtu.be/Nwwa4zCkh00" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p>Not every ghost story’s origins takes place in a haunted house. In fact, one of New Hampshire’s most famous spiritual tales starts out at sea. While North Carolina may have Blackbeard, we have Mary Wallace, soon to be known, in legend, as Ocean Born Mary. But keep this as a disclaimer, because it will be important later, there is a catch to this story. </span><p></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-b4de87b3-7fff-13c6-1900-cae759cecdc2"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I first heard about the legend of Ocean Born Mary in “Haunted New Hampshire” by Thomas D’Agostino. Most of the information in this column is from his book. If there is any other information that I got from anywhere else it will be listed at the bottom of the column.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our story takes place on July 17th, 1720, as we set sail out to sea. A ship, by the name of The Wolf, is heading towards its destination, which is Boston, Massachusetts. James and Elizabeth Wilson are setting sail to the “new world”-The United States of America. And, within the U.S. was where their new land was, in Henniker, NH. Elizabeth was pregnant and as the coast of Massachusetts came into view, Elizabeth gave birth.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The newborn didn’t have a name though. This was about to change as the Wolf was taken hostage by pirates. Their leader Don Pedro - a ruthless, dark, and well … handsome pirate, got wind that there was a baby on board as Pedro went over to Elizabeth and James. The pirate who took them hostage asked what the baby's name was as Elizabeth said she was just born. Pedro’s demeanor changed from an intimidating pirate to a more kinder approach and asked if she could name the newborn after his mother, Mary. The Wilson’s agreed, but Don had one more request before he came back with gifts for the newborn. He presented Elizabeth with a silk dress and asked when Mary is to wed, he wishes she would wear this dress. Elizabeth told him she would make sure of it. Pedro left with nobody harmed and everyone’s possessions returned.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sadly, it didn’t take long after they landed safely in Boston that James died. Nonetheless, Mary grew up to be a tall(records show her at 6’2”)and a beautiful woman. In 1742, Mary got married to Thomas Wallace. Mary honored Don Pedro’s wishes by wearing the silk dress. Mary and Thomas had four sons and a daughter. After the birth of the youngest, Thomas died.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As of that time, Don Pedro was retired from his pirate days and decided to settle down in Henniker, NH himself. Long forgotten about Ocean Born Mary, he decided to go and see what she made herself into. Feeling troubled about her being widowed, he begged her to be his housekeeper and promised to take care of her and her four children. Mary obliged and Don Pedro was a man of his word. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Don brought Mary and her children to his grand mansion on 6,000 acres of land. Mary and her children couldn’t be happier as they lived in solace…for awhile. Don, however, being a pirate, had a curse, and that curse was about to catch up to him.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">One night, after Mary and her children went to bed, former chums of Don Pedro decided to pay a visit. Sadly, Don Pedro was about to come to realize that his maties were not what they seemed. They killed Don by using a pirate’s cutlass in the front yard of his home. His former “mates” must’ve ran, because once Mary got to the room where Don laid with a cutlass hanging out of his chest, the men were gone. Don, with his final breaths, told Mary to bury his treasure under the hearth with him. Mary, a while before this tragedy happened, saw Don with a retired pirate, a friend of his, carrying a large black trunk out to the orchard. Mary honored Don’s request and buried the treasure under the hearth along with Pedro.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mary kept her word to Don and buried him with his treasure. Mary lived a long and wonderful life right after that; she died in 1814. She only left in body, though, as some say her spirit remains in the house that her and Don Pedro shared. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the early 20th century, the house was opened to the general public and Ocean Born Mary made her presence well known after that. A rocking chair would sway softly back and forth(many said this was Mary’s own way of saying the visitors were welcomed). She has also been sensed near the hearth as legend says she was always there, maybe making sure Pedro still had his prized treasure? Also, Hanz Holzer, known for his book “Ghosts of New England” - which also has a chapter on Ocean Born Mary. Mr. Holzer conducted a séance in the Henniker home. Hans felt like there was something there, but he could never get to the bottom of it. He said that Mary kept 'alluding' him, but said that one day, Ocean Born Mary house will make history. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some Henniker residents have said that on every Halloween, Mary’s ghost can be seen coming out of the Henniker Centre Cemetery, riding a horse drawn coach heading for her home. According to some eye witnesses who have seen her ghost, they have said they see a beautiful woman who is tall with red hair and green eyes watching over them.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">However, fellow Graveyard Disciples, here is where the catch is and I hate to disappoint you, but most of this story is fabricated. A lie. Yeah, kind of a letdown, huh? A lot of it was a lie, but was all of it? No. Let’s get to where the story goes from truth to fiction. The last truthful part of this story happens all the way back to where Mary’s husband, Thomas dies. After that, it’s all fictional from there. Here’s the truth: After Thomas died, Mary went to Rhode Island and stayed there until her death on February 13th, 1814 at the age of 93. Her story ends in Rhode Island, but her body was buried in Henniker. But what about the Ocean Born Mary house? Why is it called that? </span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Ocean Born Mary house, the one I’ve been showing, is not her house. It did have connections to Mary. It was built by her son, Robert, who lived there, but Mary never did. I read some articles about this story that said her and Robert didn’t like each other, but most reports say she lived out the rest of her 20 years of life in Rhode Island. Wait? You’re thinning. 20 years? I thought she was young when Thomas died? I’ll get to that in a moment. There’s even a few things I read where it said they actually moved Mary’s childhood home from Henniker, NH to Rhode Island for reasons unknown. Does she have ties to Henniker? Yes, but not to the house that claims her spirit resides. Hans Holzer, as well as other paranormalists, may have thought they contacted Mary Wallace, but they were all looking in the wrong house. Reports say, Mary has haunted her home in Rhode Island, but that home burned to the ground in the 1920s. But some say the house that inhabits the location now may have the actual spirit of Ocean Born Mary there. Who knows for sure? </span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So, yes, this means Don Pedro never came back and Don and Mary didn’t live happily ever after in Henniker. That also means there was no treasure, no pirate buried underneath a hearth, or anything like that. Like I said, after Thomas died, that’s where the story turned to fiction and I just went over what actually happened with Mary Wallace. But who fabricated this story? Who created this legend that some people still willingly buy as truth even though the evidence to contradict it is out in the open? This guy. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7GPTm3sQU_L1UACNF_ZejxTO9F2_BgoLhSM1UBFg2Uc2VuReID0J3kD5pyTXreMbg7qbMe-tkInRRhgr23jEpiy4viJuOV42UxpQse5yjsP4umXxMaZuwb5K2eW-6FpsH2QUEgprX1prlywflYMebvr7UKpp4qDMR62idxd2C4F9KV2ExHwhnkDq/s434/oceanborn5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="434" data-original-width="350" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7GPTm3sQU_L1UACNF_ZejxTO9F2_BgoLhSM1UBFg2Uc2VuReID0J3kD5pyTXreMbg7qbMe-tkInRRhgr23jEpiy4viJuOV42UxpQse5yjsP4umXxMaZuwb5K2eW-6FpsH2QUEgprX1prlywflYMebvr7UKpp4qDMR62idxd2C4F9KV2ExHwhnkDq/s320/oceanborn5.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; white-space: pre-wrap;">Louis Roy. He was a photographer by trade and a legend fabricator as a side job it seemed. He purchased the Ocean Born Mary house in 1917, heard of the story of Robert’s mother, and from there created the story of Don Pedro returning to Mary after she had grown up and took care of her and her kids at his big mansion that he built. No. Mary’s son, Robert, built the house and Roy just spun the rest of Mary’s tale going from where Thomas died. He made it seem like Thomas died when Mary was still young, but Mary and Thomas actually were together for almost 50 years, meaning Mary was in her early 70’s when Thomas died. From here, she would move with her son William to Rhode Island. But people bought Roy’s story as fact for a long time. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZMwsjJouCzmnnSqvn8e4l3gTMaWaejuM9g7UZaRGkmCHdwIgk0hQnQtfdLp9ksUsTNgvYuGHOc_ygW0-un6uxEUPWheo77CFoo7H29kjpzlOpxkvcqHELbE0ZKvhQDdTCRGhI7KNqF7_9P7bVl6kwUN66SRTI00sKnCItMp3og46mAhC8erlHeE3/s450/ocean-born-mary-33001a21-a09a-4877-86ce-df0c20233da-resize-750.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="339" data-original-width="450" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZMwsjJouCzmnnSqvn8e4l3gTMaWaejuM9g7UZaRGkmCHdwIgk0hQnQtfdLp9ksUsTNgvYuGHOc_ygW0-un6uxEUPWheo77CFoo7H29kjpzlOpxkvcqHELbE0ZKvhQDdTCRGhI7KNqF7_9P7bVl6kwUN66SRTI00sKnCItMp3og46mAhC8erlHeE3/s320/ocean-born-mary-33001a21-a09a-4877-86ce-df0c20233da-resize-750.jpeg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgniKaN-3owJujQq1Qm4Mh1RvwAi-is07lpc244G8tmfWggj-IMB0k5OSLtvN3dPbKf46rRhLX6NzK45sIaTSQELQl0aMnwfHFTCK8kQIYFcGFq8kJTPXjBn1XFzc5T4EG1euHDHyVKAeIjqhSTFjoaZCe4yYsCPuSn_HLfCowOQ0alcjobfhJbtf/s494/oceanbornmarypic-e1450903100569.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgniKaN-3owJujQq1Qm4Mh1RvwAi-is07lpc244G8tmfWggj-IMB0k5OSLtvN3dPbKf46rRhLX6NzK45sIaTSQELQl0aMnwfHFTCK8kQIYFcGFq8kJTPXjBn1XFzc5T4EG1euHDHyVKAeIjqhSTFjoaZCe4yYsCPuSn_HLfCowOQ0alcjobfhJbtf/s320/oceanbornmarypic-e1450903100569.jpg" width="194" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Roy's mother acting as Mary Wallace during tours of the house.</i></span></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; white-space: pre-wrap;">
Roy had his mother reenacting older Mary’s life in a supposed pirate house with treasure hidden. He would also sell tickets for people to dig up the property, looking for the lost treasure. I’m willing to bet nobody ever found anything, but fools gold. Roy would keep this story going up until his death in 1965. Some reports say he confessed to the fabrication on his deathbed. </span><p></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">When I found out, I was disappointed. I mean, New Hampshire has other great ghost legends and haunted locations that should be on every paranormal investigators list, but the Ocean Born Mary story seemed like something out of a fantasy book and it was in the end. Even if most of it is made up, Mary Wallace did have an exciting origin story where a ruthless pirate had a change of heart. I hope you enjoyed this episode. Keep it scary, folks. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">References Used for this Article/Further Reading/Photos Used: </span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.concordmonitor.com/Henniker-s-ghost-story-lives-on-30620373" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.concordmonitor.com/Henniker-s-ghost-story-lives-on-30620373</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.seacoastnh.com/Places-and-Events/Historic-Tours/The-Ocean-Born-Mary-House-Hoax/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.seacoastnh.com/Places-and-Events/Historic-Tours/The-Ocean-Born-Mary-House-Hoax/</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://alchetron.com/Ocean-Born-Mary#ocean-born-mary-41e1db9a-9b67-4e4f-adfc-c4cd98436c7-resize-750.jpg" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://alchetron.com/Ocean-Born-Mary#ocean-born-mary-41e1db9a-9b67-4e4f-adfc-c4cd98436c7-resize-750.jpg</span></span></a></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.tuckerfreelibrary.org/2015/12/11/ocean-born-mary-original-source-material/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://www.tuckerfreelibrary.org/2015/12/11/ocean-born-mary-original-source-material/</span></span></a></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/ocean-born-mary-new-hampshire-legend/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/ocean-born-mary-new-hampshire-legend/</span></span></a></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://newengland.com/yankee-magazine/living/homes/famous-house-new-hampshire-house-sale/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://newengland.com/yankee-magazine/living/homes/famous-house-new-hampshire-house-sale/</span></span></a></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://hollowhill.com/spoiler-the-truth-about-ocean-born-mary/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://hollowhill.com/spoiler-the-truth-about-ocean-born-mary/</span></span></a></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://newenglandghoststories.com/tag/ocean-born-mary/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://newenglandghoststories.com/tag/ocean-born-mary/</span></span></a></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://newengland.com/today/travel/new-hampshire/the-legend-of-ocean-born-mary/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://newengland.com/today/travel/new-hampshire/the-legend-of-ocean-born-mary/</span></span></a></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Haunted-New-Hampshire-Thomas-DAgostino/dp/0764325736/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1CG03Z3PYZDFV&keywords=haunted+new+hampshire&qid=1658851568&sprefix=haunted+new+hampshire%2Caps%2C85&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Thomas D’ Agostino’s Haunted New Hampshire </a></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-New-England-Hans-Holzer/dp/0517180847/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3E83MCA1UU08H&keywords=hans+holzer+ghosts+of+new+england&qid=1658851621&sprefix=hans+holzer+ghosts+of+new+england%2Caps%2C82&sr=8-1">Hans Holzer’s Ghosts of New England </a></span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399893376419532646.post-20983063544606037962022-07-25T02:50:00.001-04:002022-07-25T02:50:06.437-04:00What Happened to Ada of Cobwebs n' Stripes? My C n' S reviews have brought in the majority of traffic here. Which either says I'm really good at reviews or people want to know what happened. I'm willing to bet it's the latter. I've been getting a lot of emails lately with people asking me, "What happens? Why did it vanish? Where's Ada?" I'm almost thinking that maybe they didn't read my last C n' S review before I had to stop, because of the fact, I don't know what happened. <div><br /></div><div>Yes, me and Ada would talk on social media and converse about ... well, Beetlejuice mostly, or that other comic I reviewed called The Ghost with the Most. The thing is, yes, I talked to Ada, but we weren't friends in a sense that we knew each other. We didn't exchange e-mails or social media accounts (I talked to her through her fan page on Facebook) or phone numbers. Our relationship was purely just talking about my reviews and her art and some ideas I would bounce off of her every now and then (funny enough, I gave her an idea of doing a "live" version of the comic, where people would voice act and she would post it on Youtube. I was going to play the Judge, but got cold feet and told her I'm too nervous. -shrugs-) But our relationship was just that. </div><div><br /></div><div>That means, I can't answer the question of where she went and if she is okay and if Cobwebs and Stripes will ever make a return and will we ever see the end? Ada posted something on the fan page about how she wanted to explore other ambitions and that C n' S was getting in the way and she simply didn't have a passion for it anymore, despite always loving Beetlejuice and its world. I understand her to a fault. I understand she doesn't want to be just known as that C n S woman, she wants to be known for more than that. I totally get that. But where the fault lies is she has so many fans who want to read. I've had so many people email me and say they only know about this comic because of my reviews and if I have them and sadly, I don't. I wish I did save the comic if I knew she was going to erase everything. But not only that, but fans are like friends, we hang on to every project, and I'm sure whatever ambitions Ada had, we would've supported her, but not only that, but we miss seeing her creativity and we hope she is okay, both mentally and physically. We just don't know, because she deleted everything. Facebook, Tumblr, her Deviantart account, all gone. Only broken traces of what was once her across the internet. </div><div><br /></div><div>Maybe someday, she will return, and we can all be happy for that. Hopefully she, or someone who has the comic in their possession, will bring that back as well. I will admit, for not knowing Ada on a personal level, I would be very happy to know if she is okay and all is well, but the remaining mystery would be why did she delete everything? I'm a staunch Beetlejuice fan. Huge fan. It's all over this blog and my name for crying out loud is a Beetlejuice reference. I'm also a stubborn person to impress when it comes to Beetlejuice fan fictions and I would say Cobwebs and Stripes is the best damn Beetlejuice fan fiction out there. Bar none. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ada, if you ever read this, I'm sure your fans will agree with me by me saying, we hope you're okay wherever you are, and hopefully one day, you will return. Until then, take care, and be creative. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399893376419532646.post-1020368777873046972022-07-24T18:11:00.000-04:002022-07-24T18:11:17.655-04:00The Princess Awaits Your Arrival - Mount Washington Hotel in New Hampshire (Updated Article) <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9defpkErsyJkcd0dOVNWRAkg5pKGiY7mWKUShljUJvI6q_MLE56Aq_yiqmIPeg4SVQj-kJFBTggF9jKyobF_k5rIo09puE4lw5H0edNWsPQUBurwF9u7NWARqoN661fLO28Gcko_ExuDVSvZX5UnpSp8WtH-tIsFKaUGR51kwsnoPBDxzpkDkK6p/s900/1-moonrise-over-the-mount-washington-hotel-ken-stampfer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9defpkErsyJkcd0dOVNWRAkg5pKGiY7mWKUShljUJvI6q_MLE56Aq_yiqmIPeg4SVQj-kJFBTggF9jKyobF_k5rIo09puE4lw5H0edNWsPQUBurwF9u7NWARqoN661fLO28Gcko_ExuDVSvZX5UnpSp8WtH-tIsFKaUGR51kwsnoPBDxzpkDkK6p/w519-h345/1-moonrise-over-the-mount-washington-hotel-ken-stampfer.jpg" width="519" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Image by <a href="https://fineartamerica.com/featured/1-moonrise-over-the-mount-washington-hotel-ken-stampfer.html?product=art-print" target="_blank">Ken Stampfer</a> </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="381" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nrtpOzON3KA" width="491" youtube-src-id="nrtpOzON3KA"></iframe></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">When you think of hotels, you may think of suites, a free breakfast, maybe even an indoor pool. From someone who’s worked in hotels for a few years, that’s commonplace, but some hotels come with extra amenities. Take the Mount Washington Hotel, for example. Beautiful on the inside, as well as out. A hotel rich in history as well as those who’ve called it home for a few days in life and forever in death. This is the story of the Mount Washington Hotel - where most guests have checked out, but not all. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIzPm4xA3nvdd6-xJrEPxbNJ3_xtliLJ-m80wNRj0ihysdkrOygFeen4vaRq36XYzQW95ofXeTsKbDxrEe9TBCQqVFNQL7YFDmC-IexLxRKYD3-KTJ3YOr-L4Pi_NYayAHvJlgoE11JOSLxwR9ZJWx6ciwPcZLOS3fiZ57U7N00YdtoUrUtOyOlUt/s1824/45059161_db7f3ef2-d2ff-4cc0-bca3-fbfe0a955893.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1824" data-original-width="1233" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIzPm4xA3nvdd6-xJrEPxbNJ3_xtliLJ-m80wNRj0ihysdkrOygFeen4vaRq36XYzQW95ofXeTsKbDxrEe9TBCQqVFNQL7YFDmC-IexLxRKYD3-KTJ3YOr-L4Pi_NYayAHvJlgoE11JOSLxwR9ZJWx6ciwPcZLOS3fiZ57U7N00YdtoUrUtOyOlUt/s320/45059161_db7f3ef2-d2ff-4cc0-bca3-fbfe0a955893.jpeg" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Joseph Stickney - our story starts with this gentleman</i></span></div><span style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Our story takes place in the beautiful scenery of Carroll, NH. Joseph Stickney, born on May 31st, 1840 in Concord, NH collected a vast amount of wealth by investing in coal mining and was rich by the time he was only 30. In 1881, Joseph, along with business partner, John Conyngham, purchased the Mount Pleasant Hotel, which has since been torn down and a motel currently resides in its former place. Stickney had a vision and that vision was very close by, only across the street where his grand contribution to New Hampshire will be. Due to Stickney’s hard work and dedication of giving his guests the best hotel experience he can, he made Mount Pleasant a success. In 1894, he would buy out his business partners and become the lone owner of the Mt. Pleasant.</span></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJSyT3BOkiaqLxz_yDj4Ko7Dv1xL1v6FOnKEGMCTccv6KGpl8vsiu9LCYpqClVE_QnOEHR4_h6t5bqIbLkGM_ByOBc94-S66y_qudwTmVXML36omQW3FXzrO7sjleRPnKBjnmUMWRjL63878jpRfUzmVsHdERDNd-8zZBtOqEENnW9NiFb79IgYx4/s500/Mount_Pleasant_Hotel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="500" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJSyT3BOkiaqLxz_yDj4Ko7Dv1xL1v6FOnKEGMCTccv6KGpl8vsiu9LCYpqClVE_QnOEHR4_h6t5bqIbLkGM_ByOBc94-S66y_qudwTmVXML36omQW3FXzrO7sjleRPnKBjnmUMWRjL63878jpRfUzmVsHdERDNd-8zZBtOqEENnW9NiFb79IgYx4/w345-h221/Mount_Pleasant_Hotel.jpg" width="345" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Mount Pleasant House - Stickney's first hotel</i></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p>However, Stickney had a vision, a grander revelation of what he could do if he could build a hotel from scratch and that vision was very close by, only across the street from the Mount Pleasant. This plot of land would be where his grand contribution to New Hampshire will be - his legacy was just within arms reach. Work began in 1901 and was designed by architect Charles Alling Gifford to look like a “Spanish Renaissance Revival”. The future New Hampshire icon would cost 1.7 million dollars and was completed in 1902. </span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpE7JLsRL6vRdTXfrFPYhT_bAkgEqHCmYwhL79zzifP0HkUlMyzzxNU_jM-QEW07FrEri-PD-z0f9yofrfnR6o17hBRovMndX1ap78qcYBwmxoliZkiqg21mg5BOwBH6CNr3UFwm2oevUZQiHbuV7MMHE4cZxn0iPLIX5eSyTo79jAxqXlr989n2cg/s476/Charles_Alling_Gifford.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="306" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpE7JLsRL6vRdTXfrFPYhT_bAkgEqHCmYwhL79zzifP0HkUlMyzzxNU_jM-QEW07FrEri-PD-z0f9yofrfnR6o17hBRovMndX1ap78qcYBwmxoliZkiqg21mg5BOwBH6CNr3UFwm2oevUZQiHbuV7MMHE4cZxn0iPLIX5eSyTo79jAxqXlr989n2cg/s320/Charles_Alling_Gifford.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Charles Alling Gifford - the architect of what would be the beautiful Mount Washington Hotel</span></i></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">
Joseph’s wife, Carolyn Foster Stickney, fell in love with the new hotel. Unfortunately, their time spent in the hotel together would be short, because only one year after completion, Joseph would die on December 21st, 1903 at the age of 63. Carolyn was heartbroken over the passing of Joseph, but would soon remarry to a French nobleman Aymon de Faucigny-Lucinge in 1913. Aymon owned hotels in Switzerland and France. They would spend their summers in New Hampshire and winters in Paris. He would also help Carolyn run the Mount Washington.</span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SrniixjeG2YS4JMo_1Z1lEE4zKq1QzGru-qmAzms7-SAYDdNRWYKYOR4VbUE1pFXgOExI2FJj81luiaw_EZko2Xt1_11u1PsfEanGclubAkAvn4CoIYh-ricrGpjvrDa9eT4DgWU6RU_nCH2yEycL5YAQ8VizL9qyW8q9gs4mrs6pNcPDWgk26B0/s1600/Carolyn%20Stickney%20Painting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SrniixjeG2YS4JMo_1Z1lEE4zKq1QzGru-qmAzms7-SAYDdNRWYKYOR4VbUE1pFXgOExI2FJj81luiaw_EZko2Xt1_11u1PsfEanGclubAkAvn4CoIYh-ricrGpjvrDa9eT4DgWU6RU_nCH2yEycL5YAQ8VizL9qyW8q9gs4mrs6pNcPDWgk26B0/s320/Carolyn%20Stickney%20Painting.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Carolyn Foster - The Princess of the Mount Washington Hotel </i></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdcuV87VRsWrMiCVnqCNpYwTifWNCFyi5DNFQySzebjGQGIma2nq7MjzaSw1mCEQ9h30rzGlLOZAaPj-5GMXW1vRtYWQBkmbjnmoLU4el1ST11Svr1NmPzDwJYmA3DBsyfXFZrCUjOz693g1GVeUX3lsmmNzkgvX6oqTED46yUDe1fBE3WNFyw8zsD/s200/thumb200s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdcuV87VRsWrMiCVnqCNpYwTifWNCFyi5DNFQySzebjGQGIma2nq7MjzaSw1mCEQ9h30rzGlLOZAaPj-5GMXW1vRtYWQBkmbjnmoLU4el1ST11Svr1NmPzDwJYmA3DBsyfXFZrCUjOz693g1GVeUX3lsmmNzkgvX6oqTED46yUDe1fBE3WNFyw8zsD/s1600/thumb200s.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Prince <span style="font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Aymon de Faucigny-Lucinge </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-d5078bb4-7fff-4473-68db-7ab962810991"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Carolyn would soon have to grieve for the death of another husband. Prince Aymon would die on August 1st, 1922 in France at the age of 60. Carolyn moved back to the place she loved the most, her prize possession, the Mount Washington Hotel. She would continue running the Mount Washington Hotel and spending time there until her death at the age of 69 on November 2nd, 1936. Her nephew Foster Reynolds took ownership of the Mount Washington upon her death. Carolyn is buried in the Stickney mausoleum next to her first husband, Joseph at Old North Cemetery in Concord, NH. Due to her being married to a Prince, she was nicknamed the Princess of Mount Washington and even though she died in Rhode Island, some say her spirit currently resides in her home sweet home at the hotel. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrJYiQj3a7mrju_AtLE6q2cHGK-YNOeDbnR3vIhFG-xNoHBZeYb7h2iOUKwHWNdLunqc1_dIGhahiD82ymoXcb5s1aVCwtrSV8QbODzjEFehLhhEOEL3udGXisGI5n90F71fpbFL9ZY9AZlQp0hZATjD05UPSaacvUR6-rl1w8efJaLVgrbSFp6WK/s720/mount-washington-hotel-carolyn-stickney-720x522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="720" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrJYiQj3a7mrju_AtLE6q2cHGK-YNOeDbnR3vIhFG-xNoHBZeYb7h2iOUKwHWNdLunqc1_dIGhahiD82ymoXcb5s1aVCwtrSV8QbODzjEFehLhhEOEL3udGXisGI5n90F71fpbFL9ZY9AZlQp0hZATjD05UPSaacvUR6-rl1w8efJaLVgrbSFp6WK/w373-h270/mount-washington-hotel-carolyn-stickney-720x522.jpg" width="373" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>She watches over the guests as the check in to the hotel, greeting them. <br />(Photo: Aimee Seavey) </i></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">
Watching over the many new faces who inhabit her former hotel every year. Some eye witnesses who have stayed at the hotel say you can see a woman that’s description strikingly resembles Carolyn watching over everyone from the balcony. Some have reported hearing a romantic, but ghostly melody from the depths of the hotel. In the “Tower Suites”, television channels will switch and tubs run by themselves. Scents of perfumes and strange lights can be seen. </span><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Carolyn can be seen in Room 314, nicknamed “The Princess Room“, her personal quarters when she was in the hotel. She can be seen sitting on the edge of the bed that she shared with her husband, brushing her hair.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In 2015, a staff photo was taken, and some people say you can see a lady in a Victorian era dress in the window of one of the rooms. Strangely enough, the window is directly below Room 314. Is it the Princess joining the photo? You be the judge. </span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdfm2gV5NZfa9B8iDzWOcdBLssXIYMcJXr6zDzM7vvIoHOz3UL_jFQMaqBYm9uiJT8dVGDOH9xxuqgWGjDq5yc0KCgtI6AZex3tQyo1Xs6TYH30Rc6irhaF9wRMLEigX9DMpQncAUJXM9ZlUS_sJjnHVyrWZx9L6MlZJ4YtxvogLPPu3a1euhjl14w/s1024/mount-washington-hotel-photo-ghost-1024x796.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="1024" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdfm2gV5NZfa9B8iDzWOcdBLssXIYMcJXr6zDzM7vvIoHOz3UL_jFQMaqBYm9uiJT8dVGDOH9xxuqgWGjDq5yc0KCgtI6AZex3tQyo1Xs6TYH30Rc6irhaF9wRMLEigX9DMpQncAUJXM9ZlUS_sJjnHVyrWZx9L6MlZJ4YtxvogLPPu3a1euhjl14w/w354-h275/mount-washington-hotel-photo-ghost-1024x796.jpeg" width="354" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Is this a person or the spirit of the Princess? You be the judge. <br />(Found this photo on: <a href="https://thehauntedplaces.com/mount-washington-hotel-ghost-picture/" target="_blank">thehauntedplaces.com</a>)</i></span></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Other ghostly sights and sounds are: a baby can be heard crying in the ballroom. Photographs get mysteriously slashed by unseen fingernails. A woman can be seen walking through walls. And, if you’re not of the ghostly kind and don’t like to be spooked, guests have said to watch out for rooms: 206, 217, 237, 425, and of course “The Princess Room”(Room 314). All of this has lead the higher ups of the Mt. Washington Hotel telling their workers not to tell ghost stories, but they do hint that some strange activity does go on to guests.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Question is, who can be haunting the hotel when neither Joseph Stickey nor “The Princess' ' died even remotely close to the hotel? Records show that some other guests have checked in, but never checked out. Such as: Daniel Willis James, a wealthy metal merchant from New York, had his last stay at the hotel, dying at the age of 75 on September 13th, 1907 due a heart attack. Almost ten years, right on date, a guest by the name of Alfred N. Beadleston died at the age of 69 due to intestinal hemorrhages.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The hotel played host to many famous individuals, such as suspense and psychological thriller film maker, Alfred Hitchcock(best known for the 1960 thriller, Psycho). Inventor and businessman, Thomas Edison. And, Major League Baseball legend, Babe Ruth. For you gamers out there, the Mount Washington Hotel is mentioned in Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood in Rift: Cluster 3 - which is basically unlocking secrets in the game. I remember playing this and feeling excited about New Hampshire playing a role in Assassin’s Creed lore. Course it’s not uplifting as it was actually a secret meeting for the game's antagonists, the Templars. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On February 6th, 2008 the popular Sci-Fi Network show, Ghost Hunters, visited the hotel for a paranormal investigation. The results were astounding to say the least. When the team went up to Room 314 to do an EVP session, they asked the simple question, “Princess…Are you here?” What they got was this simple question back, “Of course I’m in here. Where are you?” Now, I saw this episode and all the things that happened THAT was pretty neat. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For those of you who want to stay in one of New Hampshire’s most beautiful hotels, then yes, the Mount Washington hotel is a great destination for you, but if you're looking for a “surprise” or two around the corner, and maybe don’t mind sharing your room with a spirit or two, then this is definitely the place for you. The Princess of the Mount Washington Hotel will be eagerly awaiting for your arrival and perhaps watching you from the balcony. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">References/Photos (this includes those used in the video on top): </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45059309/carolyn-salome-stickney" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45059309/carolyn-salome-stickney</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45059161/joseph-stickney" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45059161/joseph-stickney</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://spookt.com/person/carolyn_stickney" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://spookt.com/person/carolyn_stickney</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://thehauntedplaces.com/mount-washington-hotel-ghost-picture/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://thehauntedplaces.com/mount-washington-hotel-ghost-picture/</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://whitemountainhistory.org/Mount_Washington_Hotel.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://whitemountainhistory.org/Mount_Washington_Hotel.html</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://whitemountainhistory.org/Mt._Pleasant_House.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://whitemountainhistory.org/Mt._Pleasant_House.html</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><a href="https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/aymon-de-faucigny-lucinge-24-4yr1vb" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/aymon-de-faucigny-lucinge-24-4yr1vb</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399893376419532646.post-45746282331875641072022-01-18T22:34:00.002-05:002024-02-28T18:46:04.364-05:00Is Ghostbusters Afterlife Woke? (Warning: Spoilers Inside) <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1vFq0dfRHQGd7ih_manUiUk3oC1Se_W8jPZ2IdagmOtggSX6f5H1ShswzocnAIOGLryxjKfBg-ji59L5QMvxsNVCdbHpkPOXUg983T7BB3gCOyuQYh_nQ5V9ChaLukzay5tWFBCFIWiT5sQ5RG4CoOJ1H-NwTCv1srwfOkIJYl4bcUgPxAKCOFZ31=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1200" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1vFq0dfRHQGd7ih_manUiUk3oC1Se_W8jPZ2IdagmOtggSX6f5H1ShswzocnAIOGLryxjKfBg-ji59L5QMvxsNVCdbHpkPOXUg983T7BB3gCOyuQYh_nQ5V9ChaLukzay5tWFBCFIWiT5sQ5RG4CoOJ1H-NwTCv1srwfOkIJYl4bcUgPxAKCOFZ31=w627-h327" width="627" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p>Disclaimer: Hey there, Graveyard Disciples. What you're about to read is a deleted section of my Ghostbusters: Afterlife review. The reason why I deleted this from the main review is because I didn't want to drag the review down with politics. I was actually considering never showing this part, but I do know people eat into these woke crap. I guess for self-torment? I dunno. People are weird and that's coming from a guy who has a blog dedicated to the strange. But since people may want to know if the movie is woke, I decided to give this its own post, so if people are interested they can read it or if not, cool. Enjoy. </p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">-----</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some people have complained about Ghostbusters: Afterlife being woke. Yes, even being considered a "righty" when it comes to politics, even I roll my eyes at this observation. I'm not a "righty" by the way. I'm an independent who has agreed with different sides of the political spectrum, but if you don't fully agree with one side, "you're THIS!" and they write you off as an extremist without asking you questions. I think if you get so mad at someone who doesn't agree with your political view, I take it you're not that confident in your beliefs, but that's just my opinion. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've been seeing some "righty" or center Youtubers accusing this movie of being woke. I, <b>I</b> personally, don't think this movie is woke. Yes, I know woke garbage exists and anyone with half a brain can spot when a TV show, movie, or what not is woke. Personally, I'm not in that stuff for numerous reasons and if your mind automatically goes to, "Uh, duh. It's just because you're a ist-a-phobe!" Then you're a jackass. Plain and simple, you're an airhead. I'm allowed to like what I like and if you like it? Good for you. Personally I think you're poisoning your mind with filth, lies, and hatred disguised as 'diversity' and 'inclusion.' </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The people who advocate for the woke ideology in media parade themselves around like they're the nice ones, while their ideology is based on just building up this race, this sexuality, this gender by knocking down and demoralizing another race, another sexuality, another gender, and it's not even limited to that. Every time I hear those two words, 'diversity' and 'inclusion' it doesn't mean what it's supposed to, it means either: take over, erasure of another character, demoting a beloved character, shitting all over people of a certain race, gender, creed, sexuality, etc. You're insulting a potential fanbase and then stupidly wonder why people don't buy into it like the lemmings who do. But people are accusing Afterlife of doing this? I think you watched the wrong movie. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I do realize some people on the left can be unfortunately a hivemind, but I also realize people who I agree with, 'my side' can be a hivemind too and 'my side' has a few people who have said this movie is woke. Most of these Youtubers make a living bitching about wokeness, you would think they would know what it is, but in this case, they couldn't be more wrong. </span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Batwoman on the CW is woke. This is not Batwoman on the CW. That's probably the pinnacle of woke garbage in TV shows, just ask Az from HeelvsBabyface. This is nowhere near that. Phoebe had some issues with certain things. She wasn't a Mary Sue, knowing how to do everything, because she's the BESTEST EVAR! She didn't know everything and she had faults to her character. She needed help from her grandfather - a straight, white male, to guide her on how to fix the Proton Pack. She didn't automatically fix it on her own with no help from a male. "I don't needs no help from a penis. YAASSS queen!" There was none of that. She also needed Egon's help, as well as the rest of the Ghostbusters (who are all male, if you forget), as well as her brother's help to beat Gozer. Again, how is this woke? </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If this was woke, her, her mother, and Lucky (the woke crowd would give her bonus points for skin color) would be able to defeat Gozer, the Terror Dogs, and the old Ghostbusters would look like bums who don't know what they're doing. Maybe except for Winston, but he's straight, so they'll dock a few points off of his social credit score. Phoebe would've been able to defeat Gozer on her own, no problem, and while she did that she would spit on Egon's grave, proclaiming she did a better job than HIM at busting Gozer. Then she would demand an apology from Peter and Ray for being white and then they tell her she's super amazing and then suddenly they die of heart attacks, become ghosts, Phoebe traps them as well. Winston says he never liked whitey anyway ... GHOSTBUSTERS! The end. Thankfully they didn't go this route. Again, how is this movie woke? </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Callie is a struggling mother who doesn't blame her problems on the patriarchy. Lucky is a black woman who doesn't blame her problems on white people or doesn't once whine about white privilege, despite Summerville being mostly white. Yes, she makes the comment about Gozer being woke for someone from 3,000 B.C. but I don't think it was the movie flying the woke flag and I took it more as something someone from modern day would say about Gozer, no matter if they're right or left. Remember, in the original 1984 Ghostbusters, they did say Gozer is neither male or female. Now put that in a 2021 context and someone would say that sounds woke, even if they're just kidding. I still rolled my eyes, I think it would've been better if she didn't say that, but in the end, I understand why given the time we're in. Whether Jason Reitman did it as a dig towards Republicans or did it as a joke, I don't care. I'm not going to let one line of dialogue ruin a movie for me. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Also, if it was woke, it is a very patriotic woke movie. Did you see all the American flags in Ghostbusters: Afterlife? There was a ton! Whether it was on a flag pole or in the classroom or in Wal-Mart or there were also few places where you had the color scheme of red, white, and blue. If this was truly woke, they wouldn't have American flags everywhere. Why? Because woke people hate America. Hell, I think the woke people reading this will even proudly agree with that sentiment. I mean, yes, I'm fully aware that they probably only did that because it's a small town and 'small town folk' are normally patriotic or at the very least have a respect for the country, so American flags are common place and they probably just did that to get the small town aesthetic right. I should know, I'm from and still live in a small town. I don't know Jason or Ivan Reitman's politics. I know Dan Akroyd has had some lefty takes over the years, but I don't think he necessarily hates the U.S. But even if they were leftist, woke, whatever, at least they swallowed their opinions to make a small town look like a small town. Again, if this was woke --- no U.S. flags. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">In closing, while yes, I, James, the guy behind Scared Sheetless, does not like the woke stuff, think it does more harm than good for inclusion and diversity, think the people claiming this is woke need to get their eyes checked. Jesus Christ, this movie is nowhere near woke and I think some people, even those "on my side" are just looking for things to bitch at, it's pathetic. </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399893376419532646.post-3580090388797127962022-01-14T20:14:00.001-05:002022-01-14T20:15:48.732-05:00Ghostbusters: Afterlife Spoiler Spooktacular Review: I Loved It, But It's Not Without Issues <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbMfN7pCOTJ5fX19bCYF0wao-As0X3qxGhz0o0aRJEea1B2PIX6sy-CPiPH8ZE8QXI021Tlgceb1iBwZyUiKt_00CQuzUh3G_FTGXFzb9sU0cA-QkSVST4GyHcXZZLCYz_lgAVDbwp7UsLqDRQWTNX0GqsiVMzMEaGI4IODpYCgXti6sOSuq973lxh=s1482" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1482" data-original-width="1000" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbMfN7pCOTJ5fX19bCYF0wao-As0X3qxGhz0o0aRJEea1B2PIX6sy-CPiPH8ZE8QXI021Tlgceb1iBwZyUiKt_00CQuzUh3G_FTGXFzb9sU0cA-QkSVST4GyHcXZZLCYz_lgAVDbwp7UsLqDRQWTNX0GqsiVMzMEaGI4IODpYCgXti6sOSuq973lxh=w405-h602" width="405" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Future me: Hello folks. I've been working on this review for about eight days now (it's currently January 14th, 2022). I've written so much about this movie that for your sake, I've gone through it many of times to delete parts I think I can recycle for something later, but also trim the fat and give this review some breathing room. The parts I deleted, which there were some big chunks, I'm going to recycle for some different related posts about Afterlife or Ghostbusters. I'll make sure to link them at the bottom of this when they become available. There's so much I want to discuss about this movie, but if I don't get this out soon, I know I never will, because I'll constantly go, "Oh, shit! I forgot to talk about (this or that)." Anyway, this review is hopefully not long-winded and I really appreciate you reading it. Hell, if you even make it half way I'd still be thankful. So much to cover. Enjoy. <br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It All Started with a Teaser </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I remember seeing the first teaser trailer, the one where it takes place at the Dirt Farm and it's slowly panning toward the barn, as you can hear the Proton Pack, then you see a familiar car draped over with canvas, and just as that wonderful Elmer Bernstein score reaches it's high pitch, the drape moves to the side and you see the Ghostbusters logo on the Ecto-1. Talk about chills. Well, much like Grease, as time went on, they started multiplying. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then we got the official first trailer, where we get to see some of the new characters and Phoebe using the PKE Meter to find Egon's secret underground lab with some of the props from the first movie, as well as the jumpsuits and the Proton Pack. I remember watching it with a friend of mine and he's a huge Ghostbusters fan too, and we just had these huge smiles on our faces pointing out all the details, like the spores, molds, and fungus, and that the mining company was owned by Ivo Shandor. I remember telling my friend in manic detail about why it makes sense Ivo Shandor would have a mining company. That in the first movie, the jail scene where they were going over the blueprints of the apartment building Dana Barret lived in, and how Ivo Shandor used specific metals to create the gateway at the top of the building to bring Gozer back. It was like being a kid again! <br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then, we get to the movie ... well, two years later. Because of Covid, they had to keep pushing the date further and further back, but eventually it came out. But did it came, did it saw, did it kick ass? Short answer: yes. Unfortunately I didn't get to see it in theaters and there's a few reasons why: I live in New Hampshire and the part I live in, there's not a lot of theaters around that are open due to Covid. This movie had to come out in winter time and I'd rather not drive in the middle of a snow storm. The last reason is I accidentally stumbled upon the ending of the movie, just reading about it, not seeing it, and I knew there might be a slight chance some water works will happen, so I'd rather not be a thirty-three year old, grown ass man sobbing like a baby in the middle of a potentially packed movie theater.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">On January 4th, I received a Facebook message from my cousin, who was someone else looking forward to this movie. He sends me this image: </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUIvLbnz7amOLlQvO9QCHx51klL2u6b8fc86zm-Ct3coVkXfP1HFELbS7QteAitL-rjQpYyv79EFUTP-osoVtx6Ni3DAyoH32ftccjsutvYs8DrIplMcyxVUq_6dFjFOyh9QVcp3-NTxHB490cbPOmzNSmBU6Pn71RNxQ6DzOq9hiz1F1EU-TS6igY=s900" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="405" height="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUIvLbnz7amOLlQvO9QCHx51klL2u6b8fc86zm-Ct3coVkXfP1HFELbS7QteAitL-rjQpYyv79EFUTP-osoVtx6Ni3DAyoH32ftccjsutvYs8DrIplMcyxVUq_6dFjFOyh9QVcp3-NTxHB490cbPOmzNSmBU6Pn71RNxQ6DzOq9hiz1F1EU-TS6igY=w188-h419" width="188" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My eyes zeroed in on two words, "Watch Now." Look at my reaction. Doesn't sound desperate at all, does it? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizKRdCGVL_kpDWAaPqiCUvXMIWpXTnQRTP0FJEsrNLuMFRybPz4zETauJ6vLBsK28Oa9o40fQzedj6jp9e5vABr43LXmZRzqNDOvX4tiLm_XqH2Wycw4SpXcgBly7U0vBtNXy5aWjITGGqxyo52AtcWNvDhQHPrq8Xzg49ROmYiuRmZcvHaYl0HC3n=s1139" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="1139" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizKRdCGVL_kpDWAaPqiCUvXMIWpXTnQRTP0FJEsrNLuMFRybPz4zETauJ6vLBsK28Oa9o40fQzedj6jp9e5vABr43LXmZRzqNDOvX4tiLm_XqH2Wycw4SpXcgBly7U0vBtNXy5aWjITGGqxyo52AtcWNvDhQHPrq8Xzg49ROmYiuRmZcvHaYl0HC3n=w618-h340" width="618" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Literally 10 seconds after starting the movie ... <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3xANB3kKxDGHYC-808WZIflU8GkNmQ6KKwme4vkkiImlkZJ6P_9A6Iap_DRTYD0oH21ICSG0go8ZujDZO1vW7LnJs1E614PkbXN1bZShT31Z00nxetqtXK0433NXOTc1g1FOHvTTt2F3FeADR8OvQjplocJgIcGU71F8Wr6HLaEPlRBr8UP9-3XCN=s1107" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="81" data-original-width="1107" height="74" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3xANB3kKxDGHYC-808WZIflU8GkNmQ6KKwme4vkkiImlkZJ6P_9A6Iap_DRTYD0oH21ICSG0go8ZujDZO1vW7LnJs1E614PkbXN1bZShT31Z00nxetqtXK0433NXOTc1g1FOHvTTt2F3FeADR8OvQjplocJgIcGU71F8Wr6HLaEPlRBr8UP9-3XCN=w631-h74" width="631" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">He probably thought I was going nuts. <br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">So, I watched it ... then I watched it immediately after the first viewing. Then ... you know what, this will take a while. Since January 4th, I have watched this movie seven times. May watch it again tonight, it's only been a few days since my last viewing! You may be thinking to yourself, wow, he must really like this movie. I do, but is it perfect? Let's finally get to the review. <br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Okay, about to start the review, but because I haven't done this in a while, let me give newcomers a disclaimer. I don't do normal reviews where people break down the movie. I just give you The Good, The Middle Ground, and The Bad, because I'm assuming anyone who is reading a spoiler review has already seen this movie. With that out of the way, suit up, get your Proton Packs on, and let's talk Ghostbusters: Afterlife. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Good to The Great to The I Love This:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Despite what some reviewers are saying, I loved this movie. It was the most fun I've had watching a movie in quite a while. I can't name any Marvel movies that made me feel this happy like this movie did. A lot of people, even those who weren't crazy about this movie, have said this is a love letter to not only Ghostbusters movies, but fans as well, and I fully agree. Afterlife has a lot of heart and even those who didn't care for this movie have said the movie's heart is in the right place.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilKoWfbXQkxpBklvxFw6ealt3JJZC0tvn8u31fnYILoMScACSolei-5sDqKiy5VkImXUiqge2MFuk1Fb9pSaA2D8FggBLvp1SJutnIkAlHj2e2dXiJ3YTLtBmpre4XQXKKTPSQYGnfHeP2mCUA3qPoU46LxZnNiH5dSv7KjljvbPiaodVXa7CmdWUg=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilKoWfbXQkxpBklvxFw6ealt3JJZC0tvn8u31fnYILoMScACSolei-5sDqKiy5VkImXUiqge2MFuk1Fb9pSaA2D8FggBLvp1SJutnIkAlHj2e2dXiJ3YTLtBmpre4XQXKKTPSQYGnfHeP2mCUA3qPoU46LxZnNiH5dSv7KjljvbPiaodVXa7CmdWUg=w418-h235" width="418" /></a></div><br /> -Afterlife also has a ton of emotional moments. Now, the only thing that really gives the tear ducts a workout is the ending, or at least to me. The other moment that got me teary eyed was when Callie, who thought her father, Egon, abandoned her, finds out that Egon had been tracking her entire life. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">When Callie goes into Egon's secret lab, she finds a wall dedicated to her life, from her being a baby to adulthood. I'm assuming she at least knew her father for a short amount of time by reading Egon's post it notes, which I loved discovering, because I missed those on my first few watch throughs. The post it notes give a little bit more of a back story and they're totally Egon. I remember smiling when discovering them and just exclaiming, "That is so Egon!" Because the notes are scientific. My favorite is a photo of a young Callie and above Egon writes a note saying along the lines, "Get a strange feeling when seeing this photo. Heart pulse goes up. It may be frost bite." Which makes me think Egon actually took the photo, because how would he get frost bite by just looking at a photo?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">As of right now, we can only guess by piecing this movie's hints together that Egon did have something to do with her earlier life, which could by why Callie feels abandoned and resentment towards him. Now, if Egon was never a part of her life, she would feel bad, but not this bitter resentment towards him like she does in the movie. She really drives the hate wagon with people when the subject of her father comes up. I think if Egon had nothing to do with her whatsoever, she would hate him for sure, but wouldn't be this mad at him, or at least I don't think. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Also, if you read the notes, you can get a better idea of how old Callie is; the earliest note I found was from 1982 (I think, I know there's one from 1983), so that means Egon had Callie a few years prior to the first Ghostbusters movie, which is 1984, making Callie somewhere in her late 30s by the time the Summerville incident takes place in 2021. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yes, I know, some people have said they ripped off the "Do It For Her" bit from The Simpsons, but as someone who has had a similar experience to Callie, I think that's why I'm being more lenient towards this part of the movie, because I've felt the same way she did. I'm not going to get into it too much, but I didn't know my father until I was eighteen and always had mixed signals about him prior to meeting him. This group of my Mom's side would say he's a nice man, but this other side would say he's not, and it confused the hell out of me. By the way, when I did meet him, he wasn't a bad guy. He had problems showing his emotions, sure, but he meant well and was a nice guy. Also, where I can relate to Callie is all those photos. I remember when I went to my Dad's parents, my grandparents house, and they had photos of me throughout my childhood as well, and come to find out my mother had been sending them photos of me, so that way they could watch me grow up ... unfortunately through photos, but still. Again, I can relate to this, so that's why I loved this part of the movie, because I can relate to it. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEqw19pCQ4J07NaetD8dkh2BFUJlAOLMb_BQSK8uBndBMJAVUPQbja4OOyScNz8VYEyLi2bFQLHwLFndz933h8jrDWvGp4YjE8II011dATzNEoDTEtolusLiZGrkj-1SYKP_ni1YBlN1cxftdnxSuZLG2DW-KzkBfADHbn3YB-sc_Vk3U83MgnB5os=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="2000" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEqw19pCQ4J07NaetD8dkh2BFUJlAOLMb_BQSK8uBndBMJAVUPQbja4OOyScNz8VYEyLi2bFQLHwLFndz933h8jrDWvGp4YjE8II011dATzNEoDTEtolusLiZGrkj-1SYKP_ni1YBlN1cxftdnxSuZLG2DW-KzkBfADHbn3YB-sc_Vk3U83MgnB5os=w598-h264" width="598" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>-I also really enjoyed Egon's ghost reactions with Phoebe and I actually really liked how they did it. I call it the Jaws affect where we don't see the shark, but we know he's around. This is the same thing with Egon's ghost in Afterlife. We don't see him, but we know he's guiding Phoebe. Whether it's through the PKE Meter or turning on lights one by one or moving lamps around, we know he's there. That's one thing I have to give this movie credit for is that it's subtly is its charm. They don't make this movie a special effects extravaganza and they don't have to, they do clever things to make us aware of Egon's presence even without showing him.</span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Phoebe finding the jumpsuits, the Crunch bar (not sure if it's the same one Peter gave him. "You earned it."), Egon's glasses, but then also Egon helping her fix the Proton Pack was a terrific scene and showed that, yeah, Egon needed help to save the world, but he was also trying to spend time with his family is touching. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">-Afterlife's cast is pretty good in this, but there are a few standouts who I think if they weren't in this movie, I probably wouldn't have enjoyed it as much. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7TOpZImqOw-Zd1WHWo6eV8sXwCo_86C4ePIzddlrh8C3EVl9fuTb_7ggP7Bab_Cm4quvmFhyfJ2VIIdgQvfGoJxFl5SIER5d4pf5QuJPF5UdnofE-Cey23XOSjHZcPSplEqzqlNPu5WPf3d3ZWu_3STEeiaPowyG9BQeRMDpBqzgMijOg-vhRoft2=s1200" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="994" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7TOpZImqOw-Zd1WHWo6eV8sXwCo_86C4ePIzddlrh8C3EVl9fuTb_7ggP7Bab_Cm4quvmFhyfJ2VIIdgQvfGoJxFl5SIER5d4pf5QuJPF5UdnofE-Cey23XOSjHZcPSplEqzqlNPu5WPf3d3ZWu_3STEeiaPowyG9BQeRMDpBqzgMijOg-vhRoft2=s320" width="265" /></span></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Phoebe - McKenna Grace</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">She's basically the best part of Afterlife, in my opinion. You can tell McKenna Grace is a Ghostbusters fan and did her homework for this part. She didn't do an Egon impersonation, but instead exhibited traits of him to where people will think that's Egon's granddaughter. Callie and Trevor don't show signs of this at all, which isn't a bad thing. I know some people were like, "How can she act like Egon when she's never met him?" To that I defend it with, dude, I said before I didn't meet my father until I was eighteen, but family members would tell me when I was growing up that I had traits of him, despite not knowing him. Years later, when I did meet him, my uncles would tell me that I have his sense of humor and bits and pieces of his personality. I only knew my father for a year, by the way, even though he lived for a few more years. Long story and this isn't the place to discuss it, but basically what I'm trying to say is some things are genetic. Like I get told quite often I'm grumpy just like my maternal grandmother. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Phoebe also had signs of just being her own person. She wasn't as stiff as Egon was and I would say she was a mixture of Ghostbusters 1 and Ghostbusters 2 Egon, because remember, Egon was a little bit more outgoing in the second movie: cracking jokes (he even tells a dick joke to Peter - "I think they're more interested in my epididymus."), grinning more often, sleeping with the mood slime, "Do Ray Egon-" Wait. Sleeping with mood slime? It's always the quiet ones. Phoebe also likes to tell jokes, but I think this is more of a nervous tick to make friends. <br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">McKenna Grace did wonderful in this role and I hope she's a mainstay in future Ghostbusters installments. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoztChBPfY2J1WyWFBkhvmC8aRcudLq-Qrmq26Q-RMitHFV0SqZjST6S7YTBw2-sfbHrt56V4D-lPuvV_bBY3PqQD4sUAH0YjzW-Mfrny5auY40uOUAMaNvNXkr9339VGyemtLk3B1CQ1GFmGbH2F7Ly4R_XhP5z7cmc-1aN7Bm6rsiTkoQR9ae-hV=s1200" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoztChBPfY2J1WyWFBkhvmC8aRcudLq-Qrmq26Q-RMitHFV0SqZjST6S7YTBw2-sfbHrt56V4D-lPuvV_bBY3PqQD4sUAH0YjzW-Mfrny5auY40uOUAMaNvNXkr9339VGyemtLk3B1CQ1GFmGbH2F7Ly4R_XhP5z7cmc-1aN7Bm6rsiTkoQR9ae-hV=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Podcast - Logan Kim</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Although I don't like to make comparisons from the new characters to old characters, but Podcast is to Phoebe like Ray was to Egon. Ray was the wide eyed believer who was always excited by anything paranormal. Compared to Egon, who viewed the paranormal through a lens of science rather than excitement. This is the dynamic I felt between Podcast and Phoebe's characters and it worked great. Both of them have proven to not let youth think they can't act, because in their respecting roles, they did fantastic. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Even those who didn't get as much joy out of this film agreed that Podcast was a welcomed addition to the growing assemble of Ghostbusters characters. He's funny, adventurous, smart enough to hold his own, and compliments Phoebe's shy, nerdy demeanor. Also, he's a great friend for laughing at Phoebe's terrible jokes. I wish some of my friends would've done that for me! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Logan Kim, Podcast, did a great job and this was his first movie. Wow! I wish him a bright future and hope he's a mainstay in Ghostbusters. Yes, I've said this twice now, but I'd love to see more of these characters. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAVRqt7iYWRJ0rx2_m6KBBBjO4wUVK8d7L9fvj9PPJWk0-ZhN284GzfykzZCkfD-u7cHrndCflJ_hMzTD0kChWuXwPz6KGoBnqPUmTSb44NzpkprEnuBfcw7LPlEdBnI7ZsePI-OxrbCSfhGUiG5S2UH_otw9v8MePDtiJZNatRVz1WYnDB7wP3zO5=s1500" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="1500" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAVRqt7iYWRJ0rx2_m6KBBBjO4wUVK8d7L9fvj9PPJWk0-ZhN284GzfykzZCkfD-u7cHrndCflJ_hMzTD0kChWuXwPz6KGoBnqPUmTSb44NzpkprEnuBfcw7LPlEdBnI7ZsePI-OxrbCSfhGUiG5S2UH_otw9v8MePDtiJZNatRVz1WYnDB7wP3zO5=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Gary Grooberson - Paul Rudd </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">When I first heard that Paul Rudd was being considered to be in a new Ghostbusters movie, I was excited. In terms of new comedians, I'm usually not a big fan of today's comedians, but I always thought Rudd would fit in nicely in a Ghostbusters movie and thankfully I was right. Afterlife didn't have that many comedians in it, so I was afraid Paul Rudd was going to have to pull double duty to try to make up for the laughs and fall flat, but honestly his comedic timing worked perfectly well with everyone. He pretty much had chemistry with all those he interacted with. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Of course, his best moments is the Mini-Pufts scene. His facial expressions, his timing, and the "Hey, buddy" with the Terror Dog work very well and although I've seen this scene many times, I still haven't tired of it, and it's one of my favorite scenes in the movie. The good thing is, it seems like Paul Rudd enjoyed his experience making this, so hopefully that means he's here to stay and we'll see more of him in future installments. <br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEim23LZN1nS6q_ZmKUm1-ZkrkXzXDC102cTIN9dTVs2nRErhh4QBDoHPP3n7dWprzxDMWscmRSygsR81t5HCRsu1Bvbyvu9iYSfREX8rE2xMWituDTPEhuIDwfLj446szPsfqiRAUmEx6J8LaDpojyRMpe1t2moom2idfEi0IDAXOV_eQ6xB_SgkGpv=s540" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="540" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEim23LZN1nS6q_ZmKUm1-ZkrkXzXDC102cTIN9dTVs2nRErhh4QBDoHPP3n7dWprzxDMWscmRSygsR81t5HCRsu1Bvbyvu9iYSfREX8rE2xMWituDTPEhuIDwfLj446szPsfqiRAUmEx6J8LaDpojyRMpe1t2moom2idfEi0IDAXOV_eQ6xB_SgkGpv=w512-h256" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>"Are you a God?" </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Seems I'm in the minority, because I quite dug Gozer's updated look in Afterlife and thought Olivia Wilde did great in the role. But in actuality the credit doesn't just go to Wilde, because three people played Gozer in Afterlife. The face was Wilde, the almost dancer like movement was Emma Portner, and Gozer's vocals were done by <span style="background-color: white;">Shohreh Aghdashloo (yes, I had to copy and paste that one). All did very well, in my opinion. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcVDGSh9Bbw4SPsNVgy9xalMFMdAyqBeY6z_4DwZtCGiPKymw7_1L8cmjf5YklSnLG4HVy9dCB-IykA5-OAn4-pH4YViZDlOvMbHj7ZUSLLtQ5YkCXINsMNTCXt9QFcp_L41-N3K_8O87a2AawAPfAPnlfpUnSMUvB2Dxacs6Zdrk4EbQNk71eDX4p=s1395" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="1395" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcVDGSh9Bbw4SPsNVgy9xalMFMdAyqBeY6z_4DwZtCGiPKymw7_1L8cmjf5YklSnLG4HVy9dCB-IykA5-OAn4-pH4YViZDlOvMbHj7ZUSLLtQ5YkCXINsMNTCXt9QFcp_L41-N3K_8O87a2AawAPfAPnlfpUnSMUvB2Dxacs6Zdrk4EbQNk71eDX4p=w488-h293" width="488" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"Did you miss us?"</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">- I remember hearing this in the last trailer and I don't want to admit this, but I did that annoying thing where people fan themselves off with their hands and go, "Oh, my God! Oh, my God!" Listen, I'm not proud of it now, but I was very excited then and I think I came close to having a stroke, so leave me alone! It was great seeing them. Sadly, the boys role in this was minimal, by about ten minutes (which I talk about more in the Middle Ground section), but it was awesome seeing them and I was smiling from ear to ear. I gotta laugh at when Gozer asks Ray again, "Are you a God?" and Winston's like, "Ray?" and Venkman says, "Oh, come on, Ray!" Great part, but you know what's also great is with Gozer remembering them, Gozer asks it almost mockingly, which I thought was a nice touch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">- Speaking of the ending, I think the last thirty minutes of this movie is where it goes from really good to spectacular. The earlier pacing issues are nonexistent in the last half hour of the movie and it seems to go into high gear. I was glued to the TV for the last hour, but was at the edge of my seat for the last half hour. </div><br /><span style="background-color: white;">- The special effects were great in Afterlife. It wasn't neon vomit like it was in 2016 and the great thing is they use practical effects! Like the Terror Dogs are actual puppets and they look great! Yes, they still use CGI, but most of this is practical. Terrific idea and I wish more movies would do practical effects. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVyQtAfe7Bsniko4quHJyy4rqtora_umxq2kWIJ2LzSBI4YhnuLW6szcPWdf0yUzsPArUzcBHZ7xfFU3tXAtnrpxeI84TvdjTqlXEREvcmhHDxkyjlVpnOKashlUSfAnEw8zeUQQ0oypWIfzaLZ-umkReeWr6ZMgLB9M1e8N-DJOAcwrJfYYmLRlgg=s520" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="520" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVyQtAfe7Bsniko4quHJyy4rqtora_umxq2kWIJ2LzSBI4YhnuLW6szcPWdf0yUzsPArUzcBHZ7xfFU3tXAtnrpxeI84TvdjTqlXEREvcmhHDxkyjlVpnOKashlUSfAnEw8zeUQQ0oypWIfzaLZ-umkReeWr6ZMgLB9M1e8N-DJOAcwrJfYYmLRlgg=w487-h274" width="487" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">- Speaking of special effects, let's talk about the newest addition to the Ghostbusters rogues gallery. That being Muncher. Some people are trying to compare him to Slimer, but I just don't see it aside from their appetites. I like Muncher, though and enjoyed the scenes he was in. I also liked how he inadvertently helped Phoebe and Podcast retrieve the equipment in the jail. I thought that was clever. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">- The music. Recycling Elmer Bernstein's original Ghostbusters score was, well, a score for this movie. It fit in well with the scenes they used them for and quite honestly, the new score works well too. A posthumous great job to Mr. Bernstein and a great job to the new composer, Rob Simonsen. </div></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>The Middle Ground:</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEg2RMgR_rP2bp1PVtNrpp6kVp38PTIBpeq21N70noWS3y1PVZcb7VsF_O1RLCsjPNgRXu-L25Grgm8nV6CSsE--qU_nu-UPGKnOC-c6wfCOg5Ig6LhBqx1YpI8jFGe-jBA0qVehPTfz11QdRaOABwiLVC2K_GdwqD1ehCOgh8G4pxZ83mZsfbUI-l=s980" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="980" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEg2RMgR_rP2bp1PVtNrpp6kVp38PTIBpeq21N70noWS3y1PVZcb7VsF_O1RLCsjPNgRXu-L25Grgm8nV6CSsE--qU_nu-UPGKnOC-c6wfCOg5Ig6LhBqx1YpI8jFGe-jBA0qVehPTfz11QdRaOABwiLVC2K_GdwqD1ehCOgh8G4pxZ83mZsfbUI-l=w468-h310" width="468" /></a></div><div style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">- I understand where some fans biggest criticisms is where are the original Ghostbusters? Aside from Janine showing up early in the movie. Ray shows up about one hour into the movie, but it's a short scene. The rest (Peter and Winston) do show up, but it's not until the very last ten minutes of the movie. Then, Peter and Dana have their own bonus scene during the credits, and Winston and Janine have their own scene post credits. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Other than that, their roles in this movie are relatively short, which I understand where people may feel gipped. I mean it does say Ghostbusters in the title, right? But the thing is, Egon's presence is felt throughout the movie, as stated in the Good section of this review and the reason why this is Middle Ground is, yes, I would've felt better if the originals got more screen time, but I also understand what Jason Reitman was trying to do in that this is a movie about the Spengler family and them finding out about their grandfather. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Plus it wouldn't make sense for the Ghostbusters to show up early in the movie when there wasn't a known danger present until later in the movie. As seen in the movie, Egon burned bridges with his friends by taking most of the equipment, the Ecto-1, and high-tailing it to a small town in Oklahoma, where people, including the other Ghostbusters, deemed his ramblings crazy. In movie time, Phoebe doesn't call Ray until the night before Gozer emerges from the "sacrificial pit" (as Podcast calls it). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">For reference, it takes <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=how+far+is+new+york+city+from+oklahoma&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS925US925&oq=how+far+is+new+york+city+from+oklahoma&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i22i30j0i390i395l2j69i64.8857j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank">22 hours by car to reach Oklahoma from New York City</a>. If Ray, Peter, and Winston flew they would get there quicker, but even then Ray would have to call Peter and Winston, tell them what's going on, or maybe they met up somewhere, and convince them to drop everything to go to Summerville, OK to help out a small girl they've never met. They would have to pack, maybe test out the equipment they have, jeez, getting all that through the airport would've been quite the experience, I'm sure. Which is why I don't think they flew and they probably pulled an all nighter driving. As of right now it's just a head canon idea of mine is that Ray must've told them about the phone call from Egon's granddaughter and they probably drove, because as said before, they probably wouldn't be able to get three Proton Packs (three nuclear accelerators, mind you) through the airport. I do agree that they should've elaborated more on how they got there. But quite honestly, I'm just glad they showed up, so screw it, this is middle ground for me. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">- As mentioned before, I like Muncher, but with what Mr. Grooberson said about how there hasn't been a ghost sighting in 30 years, you would think either Podcast or Phoebe would mention this or how it must be that ghosts didn't disappear, but the threat of the Ghostbusters made them go into hiding. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmz_y6MGvjmxKP2cYEjHcp21v8u3kru3TQdpLtvBU3ikh_W45a_J3jJHqFvR4q7AaAVkJEfZp8cLuS9NHh2maqjsAiLzjYKyjXldM-8SzjIsKxfeX44gbh7h72ksW-I3lvlHEiyKOddwbYY7z_ORwP5-jgC-zf8w4YWjQPpE7NxJCc2v78LsqtZbzL=s1600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="654" data-original-width="1600" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmz_y6MGvjmxKP2cYEjHcp21v8u3kru3TQdpLtvBU3ikh_W45a_J3jJHqFvR4q7AaAVkJEfZp8cLuS9NHh2maqjsAiLzjYKyjXldM-8SzjIsKxfeX44gbh7h72ksW-I3lvlHEiyKOddwbYY7z_ORwP5-jgC-zf8w4YWjQPpE7NxJCc2v78LsqtZbzL=w597-h244" width="597" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">"And together ... we can rule the-"</span></i><span style="font-family: verdana;"> RIP!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">- <span style="font-family: verdana;">J.K. Simmons as Ivo Shandor was a cool surprise and I think they based his look off of Shandor in Ghostbusters: The Video Game, which would be wicked cool if true. They even have the same beard. Simmons did a great job in his Ghostbusters debut and I loved what I saw, but the problem is he's only in it for like ten seconds, if you don't include the bits he's lying motionless in his glass coffin. The reason why this is middle ground is I liked what I saw and I'm okay with what they did, but I wish they would've given Simmons more time to shine as Ivo. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>Counter Arguing Some Negative Reviews/Misconceptions: </span></div><div><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKKWSVZeVm-TRqS4nSL83u9K0SfRK964vOQvd1ZwgDVtmtrIST1bt9_cnOnNYHt6V95PdftUlpjBYxHBGOvgM8ZlXVEMRTs3ds3x_HQn60YsobBk2PT5tkiaspRLdtFQjPaJuFtfjWwT2E7r6ViXm75dFbrFVv4nqzWne2XX51qAcAf7yv2zB-sedt=s799" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="799" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKKWSVZeVm-TRqS4nSL83u9K0SfRK964vOQvd1ZwgDVtmtrIST1bt9_cnOnNYHt6V95PdftUlpjBYxHBGOvgM8ZlXVEMRTs3ds3x_HQn60YsobBk2PT5tkiaspRLdtFQjPaJuFtfjWwT2E7r6ViXm75dFbrFVv4nqzWne2XX51qAcAf7yv2zB-sedt=w510-h301" width="510" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ghostbusters 2 Ecto-1a on left, Ghostbusters 1 Ecto-1 on right. </span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Where is Ecto-1A? Well, it's been right there the entire time! People have asked why the Ghostbusters just didn't take Ecto-1A, the car from Ghostbusters 2, to Summerville. I agree that them pulling up in Ecto-1A would've been awesome and a great moment for GB2 fans, but there is a problem with that. Ecto-1 and Ecto-1A are the <a href="https://ghostbusters.fandom.com/wiki/Ecto-1a" target="_blank">same car</a>, at least movie canon wise. In reality, they're two separate cars used for their respective movies, but movie wise, they're the same car. Remember in Ghostbusters 2 when Ray and Winston were making ends meet by doing birthday parties, the car was in rough shape, but after they were back in business, the car looked like it had been updated and fixed up. After the events of Vigo, they restored it back to its original Ecto-1 state and then eventually Egon stole it and took it to Summerville. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jason Reitman was <a href="https://screenrant.com/ghostbusters-2-afterlife-canon-jason-reitman-confirm/" target="_blank">asked about this</a> in an interview about why the car was reverted back to it's original state. He said it would be revealed later, which points to a sequel to Afterlife which may tell us more about the events of Ghostbusters 2 In the same interview, Reitman did say Ghostbusters 2 is canon, but what happened in 2 will be explored some other time. Hey, I love Ghostbusters 2, so I'm all for the movies that come after this to have more references to the sequel. </span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpxcKQEn5v2f4DqS-46futfxUBVwOKUTm_EnBEcL_S-gSBpRKlOTZM04x5c17VPMOx2gxomkryEUs55XTLGWLk5rbV3e5k2A536gaUi4YoQk_jLhx88kRBWKEBrliltFT-foQZMVLy8Zb9XGGaxbe3EdCVvTWVujBxGVpGE_v_swvXnQTiac2i8P55=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="640" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpxcKQEn5v2f4DqS-46futfxUBVwOKUTm_EnBEcL_S-gSBpRKlOTZM04x5c17VPMOx2gxomkryEUs55XTLGWLk5rbV3e5k2A536gaUi4YoQk_jLhx88kRBWKEBrliltFT-foQZMVLy8Zb9XGGaxbe3EdCVvTWVujBxGVpGE_v_swvXnQTiac2i8P55=w355-h264" width="355" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <i>"Ugh. Disgusting blob."</i><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Where is Slimer? This is the more common question I saw from friends and even though I'm okay with his absence in Afterlife, it does leave somewhat of an empty void, because we're used to seeing him. The last time we saw Slimer, in this canon at least, was in Ghostbusters 2. He seemed to be living in close proximity to the guys and scared poor Louis Tully on a few occasions. He was last seen in the movie driving a bus. I'm sure after Vigo was taken care of, the New York transit probably didn't let him keep driving bus, so where did he go? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's clear that in GB2, Slimer must've befriended the Ghostbusters and they kept him as a ghost pet, much like The Real Ghostbusters cartoon. Although their relationship isn't shown, he is seen roaming freely in the firehouse. With that in mind, what happened to him? Well, unfortunately we didn't get our answer in Afterlife, and from what I can see there are no Slimer Easter eggs either hinting at what happened to our favorite disgusting green blob. Is he still roaming the firehouse? Did he go back to the Sedgewick Hotel? ... Is he still driving bus? We don't know. <br /><br />I can't really see Slimer fitting in with this story. Egon left New York City in a rush to stop, or delay, the return of Gozer. I don't think he would bring Slimer with him, as he would get in the way of his work. I thought maybe to shoehorn Slimer in the movie, Slimer could've followed Egon to Summerville, but how can that be explained in the movie? Maybe Egon re-catches him and builds a makeshift containment unit that Phoebe later finds and uses to study a ghost? Podcast would surely release him on accident and Slimer and Muncher could've been good friends. They like to eat, though their diets are vastly different. I'm not sure and I know some people are not going to like me saying this, I love Slimer, but I just don't see how he fits in this story. Maybe next movie. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">- It doesn't mention Ghostbusters 2016! No, that wasn't meant to be a happy yell, which if it was me it surely would be. That was meant to mimic the angry REEEEEEE! from the peanut gallery who just don't quite get how a sequel works. People actually hated Afterlife, because it ignored Ghostbusters: Answer the Call. Again, do you know how a sequel works, people? This is a sequel to the original Ghostbusters in 1984 and the sequel, Ghostbusters 2 in 1989. Who decided to neglect both these movies? Yes, I can see you shyly raising your hand ATC (Answer the Call). So, why would they put ATC in Afterlife when it completely ignored the original movies? Just because? Oh, I know why. I'll use this South Park gif to explain the reason. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLOJ_VP7vvyZXwsaqKKc37ZPCz0cgrlTo8D-CWhCXk0K5bWltfLfcaZ4GcY76ZOUvOxuTI6zdypS21tsTMEbzo3L-0f4-6HmTct0oJK8GiRw9fyfiUPSd5BVQgXQVEZwDabsJf8JTe8ZcfP5Inen2hdqrbQD3_YAReEmkCyv6P7BZtHfLB-WpBgmnx=s498" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="498" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLOJ_VP7vvyZXwsaqKKc37ZPCz0cgrlTo8D-CWhCXk0K5bWltfLfcaZ4GcY76ZOUvOxuTI6zdypS21tsTMEbzo3L-0f4-6HmTct0oJK8GiRw9fyfiUPSd5BVQgXQVEZwDabsJf8JTe8ZcfP5Inen2hdqrbQD3_YAReEmkCyv6P7BZtHfLB-WpBgmnx=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">My question to Paul Feig is: How does it feel to be ignored? Doesn't feel nice. That's how we felt with your movie. </span></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Bad: </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">-There's not really a lot of bad with this movie. A lot of these are just knit-picks. I know people have talked about pacing issues where the movie just kind of becomes boring, which I somewhat agree. The movie does tend to become less interesting when it doesn't have to do with the story and some parts feel like filler. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZitUj_wBEegy4qhWhpJBfnXRI-d4VlzmYsO-7Q9SueRPruGVJyLHLc6qY4KffaOfflx_lw9x7GkjfNzgqcScDO072ieS_ePuZRDE6gomqrtJG9M5SW73quYmQzMyl29HTOj6ZlNY8Dt4C7XvVbb8MeuLvA_5WMf3YoaxX-PU1mWUJZsd8VR5UJ7-t=s963" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="963" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZitUj_wBEegy4qhWhpJBfnXRI-d4VlzmYsO-7Q9SueRPruGVJyLHLc6qY4KffaOfflx_lw9x7GkjfNzgqcScDO072ieS_ePuZRDE6gomqrtJG9M5SW73quYmQzMyl29HTOj6ZlNY8Dt4C7XvVbb8MeuLvA_5WMf3YoaxX-PU1mWUJZsd8VR5UJ7-t=w493-h247" width="493" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Yes, I agree with most that the Trevor and Lucky stuff wasn't all that interesting. I mean, people could make parallels to the original with Peter and Dana, but I didn't see any. At least with Peter and Dana the story and the romantic interest intertwined. With this it's just Trevor trying to get lucky with Lucky and unfortunately it does drag the story down a little and takes me out of the movie. I'm not saying I didn't like their characters and this is not a knock on Finn or Celeste's performances, I thought they both did fine. But their love story didn't add anything to the overall story. Their scenes at the diner just kind of took me out of the movie and it's one of the only times this doesn't feel like a Ghostbusters movie and just feels like a young adult movie. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thankfully the scenes that do take me out are relatively short, so they're not a big deal. I understand character building, but I also felt there was no pay off for their story. Sure, they both had a hand in saving the world and that's great, but for their romantic link ... nothing comes from it. There's not even a kiss at the end, so there's no 'reward' for Trevor's part in saving Lucky from eternally becoming a Terror Dog. I also feel that they just didn't really have any chemistry with each other. Again, their acting is fine and I'm good with their inclusion in the story. I just felt like they could've done something else or more to make their connection interesting. <br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">-The first hour has it's moments that keep my interest, but it also has it's moments where my interest went down a little. Only a little. I didn't 'fall asleep' like some other people said. I mean, Reitman does a good enough job to sprinkle some of that delicious Ghostbusters lore between the slower parts to keep me invested in the movie. In other words, there were some pacing issues, but Retiman at least put some stuff in between them to not make the story fall into sleepville. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHs86go4U5QUwq9I2QrNsLZ8s4cnH_DmCWUjihIO09umVypNH-AnM4R9ip35Cfdfrjh46zeLyuaHaZyI6zTqJiqgEALQcNdSpBUV-6GRxWN_eeMCgN23M2xZ24StRbSUKe5fQIdMtMN2-EEO-jq7RhY6CjVqXGkH5hIMAtvo-ieZWjL10MzOr0bORN=s2560" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2560" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHs86go4U5QUwq9I2QrNsLZ8s4cnH_DmCWUjihIO09umVypNH-AnM4R9ip35Cfdfrjh46zeLyuaHaZyI6zTqJiqgEALQcNdSpBUV-6GRxWN_eeMCgN23M2xZ24StRbSUKe5fQIdMtMN2-EEO-jq7RhY6CjVqXGkH5hIMAtvo-ieZWjL10MzOr0bORN=w523-h219" width="523" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The RC Ghost Trap is cool and all, but ... </span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>- </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">There were some scenes that I think should've been elaborated more on. When Phoebe and Podcast get a ride from Trevor in the Ecto-1, Podcast finds the RC Ghost Trap in a compartment. There's no reaction from anyone in the car, not even Podcast questions, "What is this?" It's almost as if everyone knew that was there, but this is the first time Phoebe and Podcast have been in the Ecto-1, so they wouldn't know about the secret compartments or the RC Trap. I think they should've been a bit more perplexed of the car's features, rather than just knowing how to use them from first sight. At least both Phoebe and Podcast reacted when they accidentally found the Gunner Seat.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Another thing is, I think they should've fleshed out Egon helping Phoebe with the Proton Pack. I loved the scene with him helping her, but I think it should've shown Egon also finding a way to help her with the mechanics behind using the pack. She does say to Podcast that she met her grandfather last night and he helped her with the Proton Pack, so maybe Egon taught her about how to use it, but I think the movie would've benefited more showing this than just telling us. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOlrm0Y_Yoi63Bl8diaSpkJN0Avos-jeGfCO6fcNd9BczTzcy_yh3_wCXJaRcWjcwlk8cGepKT3X0pQx2LpeGU_aB6MHeCY1R1RKWj8S2Ua68OJs5ui91hsY3VjZnV7Gw8AaL5RJr89FP69EJeFx0pQyunzldw3nRmOeIcdYfaRejGI4EcGDWq2bQo=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOlrm0Y_Yoi63Bl8diaSpkJN0Avos-jeGfCO6fcNd9BczTzcy_yh3_wCXJaRcWjcwlk8cGepKT3X0pQx2LpeGU_aB6MHeCY1R1RKWj8S2Ua68OJs5ui91hsY3VjZnV7Gw8AaL5RJr89FP69EJeFx0pQyunzldw3nRmOeIcdYfaRejGI4EcGDWq2bQo=w508-h286" width="508" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>I did enjoy the scene where she used it for the first time, but Phoebe is small and should've had more issues with handling the Proton Pack. Maybe when she first put it on, having her stumble around with it before finding her footing, maybe Podcast helps her by ends up falling over or something, and having problems with aiming, because of the power of the neuron stream would've been more realistic. If the original four grown men complained about the Proton Pack and how heavy it is, bulky. Even Venkman stumbled putting it on in the court scene in Ghostbusters 2. Then a tiny, little girl should've had even more problems with it. The fact she's wearing it doesn't bother me at all, but they should've taken a bit more of a realistic approach to it is all. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Also, during the climax of the movie, when Lucky kicks open the door and uses the Pack, she automatically knows how to use it. Now, I can just use my head canon and think that Phoebe did a quick course with both Trevor and Lucky on how to use the Proton Packs, but a lot of people are not as forgiving as me and I think the audience would've appreciated seeing this, rather than just accepting it as they just know how to use it. It's not like a regular gun, there's a bit more to it and I think them being taught how to use it would've shown more respect to the equipment they're using. As Egon said to Bobby Brown in Ghostbusters 2, the Proton Pack is not a toy. It shouldn't be treated as one either. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgC-Le6iw0GWZd4E5x2MJmZxeFaGAmeVtirGKNQFIV07FVASGL-yS5APc9UFgD3XElkzMFHyRqoQDf2kbjtB_qTh7X7eIAdNbva_K7nmFhmn8UQ-nb2HpnrYXElOBK1N0tCvgZ79Y1p0wpZ2WlMxtyhIePTmE96Yc49OYj-_ftS3f4EkzBzo2EbArMq=s1710" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1710" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgC-Le6iw0GWZd4E5x2MJmZxeFaGAmeVtirGKNQFIV07FVASGL-yS5APc9UFgD3XElkzMFHyRqoQDf2kbjtB_qTh7X7eIAdNbva_K7nmFhmn8UQ-nb2HpnrYXElOBK1N0tCvgZ79Y1p0wpZ2WlMxtyhIePTmE96Yc49OYj-_ftS3f4EkzBzo2EbArMq=w559-h293" width="559" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">-I know Jason Reitman said the lore of Ghostbusters 2 <a href="https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/afterlife-director-confirms-that-ghostbusters-ii-is-still-canon" target="_blank">would be explored in later installments</a>, but I still think it would've been cool to show a little bit more love to the sequel. I know they had Ray's Occult, which was first seen in GB2, and that was great, but maybe when Ray was discussing with Phoebe the downfall of the Ghostbusters, have him say something along the lines of, "Business was good until shortly after our battle with Vigo the Carpathian, a haunted painting." And go from there. There's some reviewers who, despite what Reitman has confirmed, staunchly believe Ghostbusters 2 does not exist in Afterlife's canon. So maybe a little bit more of GB2 loving would've gone a long way.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6MbzaeKYYUuCQgwCvQNeRRdOr3hzucNX-e-OPg_yiODOx1cIEvdEsnsamMXABeT-60A17syns1tONUZSUfM8I-Z3kE2zB6f8sjwf4IdYI3_ezo6FiUtiXBp8bgN1vwH6RfldvSqz_XIwSxLZ47RV3oipBnujOEbFkxYWxy_1U4t5YpFFkxBFSsy04=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1200" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6MbzaeKYYUuCQgwCvQNeRRdOr3hzucNX-e-OPg_yiODOx1cIEvdEsnsamMXABeT-60A17syns1tONUZSUfM8I-Z3kE2zB6f8sjwf4IdYI3_ezo6FiUtiXBp8bgN1vwH6RfldvSqz_XIwSxLZ47RV3oipBnujOEbFkxYWxy_1U4t5YpFFkxBFSsy04=w561-h312" width="561" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">- How did Phoebe get Gary's map? Remember not even a half hour before Phoebe is showing Podcast, Lucky and Trevor the old map of Summerville, Gary was looking through Egon's belongings along with Callie and found the old map of Summerville. Gary asked Callie if he can have it and she told him he could. But in a later scene, Phoebe now has the map with no explanation of how she now has it. Was there another one? Did Gary show her it at school? We could use our head canon and think of a fantasy scene of Phoebe telling Gary about the ghost that came out of the trap resembled one of Gozer's Terror Dogs and Gary shows her the map, which he allows her to borrow it. But the problem is, there's a few moments in this movie where we do have to use our own imagination to connect the dots. If there's one major issue I can say about this movie is that they don't show some things when showing it would've been better in this movie. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">-How did<a href="https://www.thedigitalfix.com/ghostbusters/afterlife-gozer-explained" target="_blank"> Gozer come back</a>? Unless you remember the crossing the streams climax from the first film, "total protonic reversal", a lot of casual fans will not understand. I understand how Gozer is back, as well as other Ghostheads, because we live for the lore of Ghostbusters and eat up any information we can like Slimer at a hot dog stand. We're all set and even if it's not explained, we can connect the dots. My point is, casual fans who do not study the lore will eventually overtime forget details of the story. I mean, Ghostbusters came out almost 40 years ago in 1984. There's a lot of casual fans, but I'm sure they're not watching it multiple times a year like hardcore fans, or both movies multiple times a year in my case. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Also, I can't count how many Youtubers I saw who are self-proclaimed Ghostbusters mega-fans, can't even name one of the Terror Dogs actual names or even forget names of main characters. You can't rely on the actual die hard fans to tell the casuals how Gozer came back to Afterlife. I'm not saying this to insult casuals, I'm looking out for them, because I want them to enjoy this movie just as much as we do. A simple line could've worked or maybe Phoebe finds a notebook Egon was constantly updating on his pursuits of stopping the arrival of Gozer. He explains how when they crossed the streams, they ended up destroying the gate hence sending Gozer out of our world, but he finds out there are other gateways across the country or the whole world. Ivo Shandor, using his Shandor Mining Company as a cover up, found another shrine with another gateway that would allow Gozer to return. Again, that's one of my major issues with this movie is that they should've done a better job connecting the dots as it would've definitely helped those who wouldn't know how to connect those dots. <br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">- I loved the ending, but I think an additional ten minutes would've been good. With the ending, the Spengler's got closure with their grandfather, but then it just fades to black and I feel like we, the audience, should've gotten closure with the family and the originals. Peter made reference to have cocoa inside (with rum in it for the adults) and maybe we should've seen this bit. I further elaborate on what I would've liked to seen in the Fantasy Writing section, but we got closure from Egon, but I think seeing what happens to the Spengler family would've been nice too. I mean, I know Sony has signed Jason Reitman to a deal and there's a big chance we'll see more Ghostbusters movies from him, but just in case we don't, it would've been nice to see the aftermath of Gozer with the Spengler family and where they go from here. This is something I would've love to see, but I still think they should've had something for the Spengler family after Egon's goodbye. Speaking of ... </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">That Ending </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The ending of this movie deserves it's very own dedicated spot in this review, because it is one of the best, most emotional tributes to a childhood hero of mine that I've ever seen. It has heart and love for not just a character, but for the man who created and played the character. I'm referring to Egon Spengler/Harold Ramis. As we all know this movie's main premise is telling the story about the Spengler family and Callie, Trevor, and Phoebe finding out more about Callie's father and Trevor and Phoebe's grandfather. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I remember accidentally stumbling upon what happened in the ending from a review I watched. I actually did a pretty good job staying away from spoilers and just stuck to non-spoiler reviews, but I did unfortunately hear about the ending to Afterlife before I watched it, but it didn't tarnish it for me. How the ending is is when Peter, Ray, and Winston's plan to cross the streams doesn't work a second time on Gozer and throws them against the car, Phoebe tries to buy them time by taking Gozer on herself and a ghost power versus neuron power ensues, but just when hope seems lost, Egon makes an appearance in ghost form to help out his granddaughter, giving them the hope they need and it's beautiful. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The way the camera is positioned and how at first you just see a ghostly hand go over Phoebe's on the neuron wand and then the camera pans around to the front, you see Callie's shocked face, and then you see him - Egon Spengler for the first time in this movie and maybe final time in a Ghostbusters movie. Graveyard Disciples, I'm telling you, I do get emotional with some movies, especially ones I really love, but I don't cry. It's not a tears running down my cheeks type of cry, just an emotional feeling. This? I lied on my Facebook post where I told my friends and family that I had tears in my eyes. No, no, no. I ugly cried. Both the kid in me who would watch Ghostbusters 1 and 2 on repeat, The Real Ghostbusters, Extreme Ghostbusters, marveled at the Ghostbusters Spooktacular show at Universal Studios: Orlando (I can still smell the marshmallow effect from that show). The adult who played and beat Ghostbusters: The Video Game maybe over ten times, read every IDW Ghostbusters comic, and kept watching both movies in my adult years were both crying in unison. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The best way I can describe it is like how Tom from Midnight's Edge described the whole movie, it was like a religious experience and it was a wonderful ending. A happy hello, it's been a while since we've seen you our old friend, but a tearful goodbye knowing this will be the last time. A true memorial for Egon Spengler to the fans who adored him. The first time I saw this ending was the worst, ugly crying, almost sobbing. The second time I watched this it was a little bit dryer, but folks, I've watched this movie seven times, as of this writing, and the tears don't go away, and I hope they never do. It's that great of an ending and it goes right up there among my most favorites.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have read and watched numerous reviews for this movie and even the ones who didn't like this movie agree that the ending is great. It's also not cheap either. They really make it look like an aged Harold Ramis is suited up in his Ghostbusters gear. It's so realistic, it's amazing. Great job by the special effects team. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyko6iiCUpC_Vfq9gzIqrg9wM7n4733OHtJQh1KPXvvxNzhO7ZqbOrW30XER8RtrzzIuMwRvSP_eJb8bvNHlzaHjKGvF_h9uz3hl3aB8iNt93A0mQwyAgLgLqnwNVBZDZnlEzoePZdwZol43GFJ2NwDnAaPuZoGm25xWQ9xUDAl--ToxjCOSMcOxTz=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyko6iiCUpC_Vfq9gzIqrg9wM7n4733OHtJQh1KPXvvxNzhO7ZqbOrW30XER8RtrzzIuMwRvSP_eJb8bvNHlzaHjKGvF_h9uz3hl3aB8iNt93A0mQwyAgLgLqnwNVBZDZnlEzoePZdwZol43GFJ2NwDnAaPuZoGm25xWQ9xUDAl--ToxjCOSMcOxTz=w584-h240" width="584" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Don't worry about crying, Phoebe. You had grown men in their 30s, 40s, and beyond crying with you.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">In Closing ... </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I actually feel bad for the people who couldn't get any joy out of this movie. I understand some of their reasons, but I loved this movie. I feel like it is the perfect love letter not just to the movies, but to the fans as well. The references, for the most part, are subtle enough to not go into 'memberberries' territory, or at least I don't think they did. I know some people will disagree with me on that. The movie is charming. The characters fit the movie quite well and I want to see where they can take this and I look forward to it. I also really enjoyed how the movie was Ghostbusters, but it also had flavors of other movies as well. To me, it felt like Ghostbusters meets The Goonies meets Back to the Future (some of the music sounded very BTTF-ish/Alan Silvestri vibes). The Mini-Pufts scene had to be inspired by Gremlins and I don't think I was the only one who was reminded of E.T. from time to time. Like I explained to some family and friends, this movie is like a trail mix of different movies. It's Ghostbusters, yes, but it pays soft homages to other movies as well. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Is there some issues? Yes. This movie isn't perfect. When I started writing this review, I was going to give it 10/10, perfect grade, but when I watched the movie a couple more times, and the excitement mellowed out a little bit, I started seeing the problems and unfortunately it does bring the final grade down a little. I would say this movie is a 7 - 8/10. A really good to great (it may take me a couple more viewings to decide on if it's a 7 or an 8.) The first time experience was definitely a 10/10 and I'll always fondly remember the first time watching this and how much fun I had. All things considered, I still really enjoy the story, the characters, the setting, and most certainly that ending. It may not be as perfect as the original Ghostbusters, but I do find it to be a worthy successor. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">My hat is off to everyone who worked on bringing us a continuation of the movies I loved as a child. Jason Reitman, you should be proud, and I look forward to what you have in store for this incredible franchise.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">More Ghostbusters Afterlife: </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Coming Soon!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">More Ghostbusters: </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Coming Soon! </span></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399893376419532646.post-2183695414437198382022-01-01T22:17:00.004-05:002022-01-01T22:17:51.939-05:00Favorite Paranormal/Macabre Youtube Channels (Part 1) Hey there, fellow Frighteners, wow, it's been a while since I've used that greeting, but hey, it feels good! Today I am going to talk about some of my favorite paranormal channels. This list will also contain channels that talk about dark things - serial killers, strange events, etc. Click on their names to be directed to their channels. <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7P3fnAxXDIQ01q-H7AVSYnKvrkShZfv1kppE63YsZw1SrSrlJrWaxnd2EiyCApH9R1neS6PYpHl165Oczhs1cO6rSsjRHKxp6NOK5LDqNWriDeKSHoAVieZ9WoJ__NkTcKn2g0k9XNsyGxxgLKC-5KcIAWPMgUCDbML_Jl0zAgAV-PTY9lI7hPZ2H=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1148" data-original-width="2048" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7P3fnAxXDIQ01q-H7AVSYnKvrkShZfv1kppE63YsZw1SrSrlJrWaxnd2EiyCApH9R1neS6PYpHl165Oczhs1cO6rSsjRHKxp6NOK5LDqNWriDeKSHoAVieZ9WoJ__NkTcKn2g0k9XNsyGxxgLKC-5KcIAWPMgUCDbML_Jl0zAgAV-PTY9lI7hPZ2H=w486-h272" width="486" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/RobGavagan" target="_blank">Rob Gavagan</a></span> - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Seriously Strange, Anatomy of Murder, Twisted Tens, etc.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Rob Gavagan is the first paranormal Youtube channel I started watching and has done a pretty damn good job at keeping this guy riddled with A.D.D. entertained for many years. If you have searched paranormal, macabre material on Youtube, you have most likely bumped into one of his many videos. He has a wide variety to keep you enthralled for hours and hours on end and it's not just the paranormal he discusses. He also has series of videos directed to certain subjects, such as serial killers (Anatomy of Murder), Seriously Strange (paranormal, odd events, unexplainable), Serial Killer Files (self-explanatory). But Rob does also like to show his comedic side and has a highly recommended series called Why Would You Put That on the Internet? (or WWYPTI for short. Jesus, even the acronym is long). He also had a gaming channel called Zombie Horse that was fun to watch, but sadly it doesn't appear to be in the works for a comeback, but thankfully he's back to doing what he does best. In other words, with his longevity, his catalog will keep you entertained for hours. He did have a spell where he didn't post much of anything for like a year, year in a half, but thankfully he's starting to make a comeback. Highly recommended. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgs5-dNWYbbcHYDBdDOvlb_2jfqZBWQAL3tU0mzgYOzhUBlxkb4dH_am3HA85ndQQstbf6uMjCY8WBAZ9qZxFWGmoN2s0Oue4Z3MUBcyJOa0DhtjWEu_sUF23knJCjJUld-VKUJt0F81ySSPjog8_uOAGJhuv_gNdmW5o8NR7RFj0av0yczNQ8OpzbD=s900" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgs5-dNWYbbcHYDBdDOvlb_2jfqZBWQAL3tU0mzgYOzhUBlxkb4dH_am3HA85ndQQstbf6uMjCY8WBAZ9qZxFWGmoN2s0Oue4Z3MUBcyJOa0DhtjWEu_sUF23knJCjJUld-VKUJt0F81ySSPjog8_uOAGJhuv_gNdmW5o8NR7RFj0av0yczNQ8OpzbD=w352-h352" width="352" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/ShroudedHand" target="_blank">Shrouded Hand </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"Hello everybody, Shrouded Hand here ..." </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div>Ever since I stumbled across Shrouded Hand's channel roughly a year ago, I've almost binged watched his entire video catalog. There's something unique about the way Hand presents his videos. Maybe it's his accent (you know us Americans, we love us a good ol' foreign accent - it's not like we have any unique accents here in the States!), maybe it's because both me and Hand have anxiety issues so I find I can relate to him, or maybe it's because we're just into weird shite. Could be all and more reasons, actually. Shrouded Hand does talk about the paranormal, but much like Mr. Gavagan above, he does venture into other interesting realms, cryptozoologist will enjoy this channel as well. One of my favorite series of videos he does is showing drawings of torture victims, those who are mentally insane, or serial killers. Although I do feel horrible for the victims, it is always intriguing to see what makes one snap or tick, and Hand illustrates this with his videos perfectly. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoqwyg2Cycf9nH3Eqc2O4l1NI9jLGd2wK6USds9a3FGAmiroWJE8xZBDA8jF9VkyZOTLMS33AVyMLPOC6czK69QBcDA8xiHNKL2-2NJ20OhKF-htImT_eNnbyz7rv8ox1zDuTegN6QOrlhDjO1qovdcqpe93fsJJHrffiupaIZsKBc0kTHeCPRFYsR=s900" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoqwyg2Cycf9nH3Eqc2O4l1NI9jLGd2wK6USds9a3FGAmiroWJE8xZBDA8jF9VkyZOTLMS33AVyMLPOC6czK69QBcDA8xiHNKL2-2NJ20OhKF-htImT_eNnbyz7rv8ox1zDuTegN6QOrlhDjO1qovdcqpe93fsJJHrffiupaIZsKBc0kTHeCPRFYsR=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/FascinatingHorror" target="_blank">Fascinating Horror</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Much like the other two, Fascinating Horror talks about macabre real (unfortunately in this case) stories. However, I have yet to see him post anything on the paranormal, to what I've seen at least. Another reason why I really enjoy his videos is because he gives a detail, sometimes even graphic, account of the terrible events that have happened. There are some well known true stories in here that most of us who don't live under a rock know about, such as the story of Centralia (which Scared Sheetless' very own, Chris Chaos, has visited numerous times), Pearl Harbor, Disney World tragedies, but he also touches base on things I didn't know about, but then again, I do live a somewhat isolated lifestyle as well, so take that for what it's worth. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But there's a few suggestions, but I definitely have more ready to go for you at a different point of time. If you have any favorite paranormal/macabre Youtube channels to suggest, please feel free to contact me. Check out my Contact page for details. Thanks for reading. </div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399893376419532646.post-15108264403309443872021-12-21T01:36:00.002-05:002021-12-21T01:36:40.689-05:00(From the Back Burner) Beating the Proverbial Dead Horse: Ghostbusters - Answer the Call <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hello! Welcome to a new feature where I take blogs I wrote years ago, put them on the back burner, forget about them, found them again, and just decide to publish them, because ... why not?! I may add some stuff onto this, just to flesh them out and give them ending. This post is one I started in 2017 where I decided to bitch about Ghostbusters: Answers the Call once again. Keep in mind, this is before Ghostbusters Afterlife was announced, although it may have been rumored by this point. Not sure. Anyway, we can all groan about how some people, myself included, won't let this piece of crap movie just die as you read this From the Back Burner. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My time in the paranormal was relatively short. I was here during the middle of the paranormal craze and then stopped shortly after the craze lifted. As said in a previous post, the only time the paranormal seems relevant to the "normies" is during Halloween again. It's back to being a unique hobby and quite honestly, I prefer it that way. Now, you don't get every Dick, Harry, and Kerry who is doing this for, as mentioned before, fame and fortune. We don't have these so called psychic mediums over charging poor, ignorant fools and claiming they can contact their lost loved ones. Oh, I know some of them do exist still, but not as much as back then. Why? Things have gone back to normal and normal is what the paranormal needs to progress. When something get's popular, the posers come knocking, demanding their handouts and then once the fad dies, they disappear. It never mattered to them. <div><br /></div><div>So, what am I, then? Am I an opportunist who took advantage of a fad? I don't think so. Yes, the paranormal soaring in popularity did help sharpen my interest, but even before I still had an interest in it and have since childhood. Now, I think it's a case of real life getting in the way. I have to work, I have to pay the bills, I have a family life. I can't find the time to write and keep up with the research like I did when I started Scared Sheetless. Back then, this blog and the paranormal were my life. I eat, slept, and breathed the paranormal every second. I wasn't trying to reinvent the wheel, I was trying to be a cog in the workings of the paranormal. Reporting on it, having conversations, theorizing aspects, questioning even my own beliefs in religion, the paranormal, and more. When it was fun, it was great. When it wasn't? Of course, it wasn't, but when it was scary? It was even more fun, not gonna lie. I think the adrenaline of fear is what attracted so many prospects to the paranormal mines. Unfortunately we all didn't find gold though within those mines. </div><div><br /></div><div>Fast forward ten years later, a lot of people I knew on Facebook who had their groups, sold their merch, had a podcast, and found some monetary gain from the paranormal are now not in it. It's a blip in their history. Never to be mentioned in great detail again. I mean, unless the fad comes knocking again, of course. But for myself, Scared Sheetless is an unfortunate after thought, forgotten more from the creator than the hundreds of people who still frequent this dead site every day, which baffles me, but at the same time, I'm honored people are still entertained. My own friends and family don't even mention my time in the paranormal, the time I made the front page in the Littleton Courier, the time I made it on Yahoo! (is that even a thing anymore?). Again, it was a blip. It only mattered when it was a craze. None of the contributors are still contributing. Hell, I've lost contact with all, but one that being Chris Chaos, who still tells me to bring this site back, but he's more into the urban explorer route now than the paranormal. I haven't even talked to any of the members of NEPI, the paranormal investigation group I was with, for quite a while. Some of them deleted me from Facebook years ago. Why? Because only the paranormal brought us together, but now that the paranormal is a dead fad, the friendship died with it. Oh, sure, as a disclaimer, I have two still on my friends list, but I probably haven't talked to either in a few years now, aside from the obligatory once a year 'Happy Birthday'. </div><div><br /></div><div>Which reminds me, the only thing that really sucks about the paranormal fad dying is that I lost a lot of great relationships because of it. Those laughs, those bumps in the night, those times we just sat down and discussed our passion for the unknown? It's gone. Jeez, writing that all in retrospect really makes me miss those days. But I guess that answers the question. Was it worth it? </div><div><br /></div><div>Yes.</div><div>
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To repeat the last thing I said in the previous review, Beetlejuice said that the Afterlife is a reflection of how the living perceive it. Basically, if it's shitty, the afterlife will be too. He also says that religious people were driven nuts because this wasn't Heaven and it certainly didn't have the hellfire and brimstone of Hell, so what was it? Lydia asks if that means are religions are wrong and Beetlejuice says, he didn't say that. Maybe one person's right and the other is wrong, but he doesn't care too much anyway. </div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; text-size-adjust: auto;">----</div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Update: Well, I got this far and stopped working on this review. Real life is a bitch, folks, amirite? I started working on this review a few months ago and during the process of the review I found that Ada, the artist behind this comic, pretty much doesn't exist anymore. The Facebook page is gone and it appears she also recently deleted the Deviantart page as well, which as of now, was my only source to keep doing these reviews. I was going to get back to work and then I noticed something strange, the images I had in this review weren't showing up anymore and that's when my heart sank, because I knew she deleted her Deviantart account. The question is, why? Of course. I mean, in the end, it's her choice. I know writing and drawing Cobweb and Stripes just wasn't her thing anymore and she probably wanted to move onto different aspirations. She's definitely talented, but it is sad that she just up and deleted everything when she had a fan base for this comic. Now, of course when I originally read that she was stopping production on the comic and felt she may never get back to it, I was sad, of course, but I understand as a writer, who wants to explore different subjects, you don't want to be pigeonholed into one genre. You want to expand and explore new horizons, or your own horizons. The problem with dealing with an already established IP that's not yours is that you have to follow a certain set of rules to appeal to the masses who love that movie, book, show, what have you, and Ada did magnificently, in my opinion. And her own spins she put on the Beetlejuice story were accepted by fans. I loved Cobweb and Stripes, it was a rare Beetlejuice fan fiction that I really enjoyed and wanted to see where she at least stopped the story to see where she took it. But ... unless she posts it all up again, we may never know. </div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Anyway, to Ada, who I doubt will see this, but if she does, I appreciate talking to you and I hope you deleting all of this comic isn't a sign of disgust at what you did, because you did have fans of it. I, being one of the biggest supporters. Hopefully you're in a good place and from time to time I'll try looking to see if you're somewhere else doing what you do best and that is being creative. Hopefully someday you'll bring it back and introduce new fans to the Ghost with the Most. Take care. </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399893376419532646.post-47492522049286264862020-04-07T20:42:00.002-04:002020-04-07T20:42:50.552-04:00Will I Ever Return to the Newspapers? For those of you who don't know, Scared Sheetless was originally a newspaper column. It has been featured in three different papers. Northcountry News, Trendy Times, and the White Mountain Shopper. In 2012 I stopped completely, because of my grandfather passing away, and I just lost interest. Besides, he was the only reader who actually gave me reviews on my articles. None of my other family members ever read my stuff, except for maybe a few I can't remember. But losing him made me lose interest in writing, the newspapers, and Scared Sheetless itself.<br />
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Yes, for the most part, this blog is still going and still actually has readers. Mind you, it's nowhere near it was when I was pumping out new material on a weekly, sometimes, daily basis, but it still get's a good share of viewers. Which boggles my mind, as I haven't really paid attention to this blog in a few years now. I stop by every now and then to read some old stuff, but other than that, this blog has cobwebs.<br />
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I did make a brief return to newspapers back in 2018 (I think), where I sent my original mainstay, Northcountry News, a few articles in time for Halloween, but other than that, I haven't been featured on the black and white in quite a while. Which brings me to this question: will I ever come back?<br />
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The short answer is: maybe. The thing is when Scared Sheetless was going hot it was because the paranormal was very popular. But now, it's gone back to people are only interested in October for Halloween and that's it. I believe a while ago I tried to ask Gary, the owner of Trendy Times, if I could return and he kind of brushed me off (or at least that's how I recall. I could be wrong) and it was probably for the better. My heart hasn't really been in the paranormal for quite a long time. But I do have spurts when I wouldn't mind getting back into it and finding my love for it again.<br />
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It could be fun, but we'll see.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399893376419532646.post-1766984722769979892020-01-30T21:19:00.004-05:002022-06-15T00:39:57.410-04:00Writing for Medium.com I’m not going to share this with anyone, or plug it on my social networking. I just don’t think people will be interested in it. But maybe someone will search Medium and possibly this may come up. I’m going to try and keep this short and simple. You may have a question, such as, “Should I write for Medium.com?” My answer would be, probably.<br />
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I say probably because I don’t know what your preferences are. If you love nothing but liberal politics, white people bashing, straight bashing, Trump article after Trump article, religion bashing (mostly ... err ... actually all Christian, no Islam mentioned at all, not surprisingly), feminism (basically if you have a dick, you’re a bad person, that type of ‘feminism’), or ‘How to get rich being lazy’ articles, then this place is for you.<br />
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I joined this website, knowing full well I fully did not agree with their politics. It’s a liberal cesspool with no articles of different viewpoints at all. Despite Medium claiming it’s a place for a variety of ideas. No. It should say, it’s a place for like-minded individuals. But even knowing all this, I joined it because someone I used to work with told me he made good money posting articles and chapters of his book. Granted, I later found out it was mostly his erotic stories, but I’m not going down that route. Also, I think that guy was a con-artist, but that's for me to keep to myself.<br />
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Some people who see this and don’t know me are probably thinking, “He’s just mad because he didn’t make any money.” Right, but what throws that theory out the window is this blog has been around for over 10 years and I’ve never made a dime off of it. Nice try. I’d rather be read by a million people than make a million dollars. Okay, that may have a little bit of bullshit on it, but still, I just want to be read. I was getting okay stats on my stories, but not great. Plus, you have to be a paying member in order to read any Medium content, which probably isn’t going to fly anyway with most people.<br />
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The true reason why I left is simple: I’m sick of people who never met me, telling me I’m a bad person for my sexual orientation, race, and the fact I have a penis. Now, yes, if the role is reversed that’s just as wrong. I get that, but two wrongs don’t make a right and this place is too far left leaning to really give a shit about other peoples feelings. This coming from an ideology that we should all get along ... unless the other person has a different viewpoint than you.<br />
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If you want to join Medium, go ahead. If the left leaning politics don’t bother you or you agree with it, then this may be the place for you. It’s not for me and that’s why I left.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399893376419532646.post-68125985693193932372019-01-21T07:10:00.003-05:002019-01-21T16:48:03.462-05:00To Leslie Jones: Paul Feig Had His Chance and Blew It (Jason Reitman's Ghostbusters Sequel) <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hey, there! I know, long time no see. I started writing this on my Facebook, but it just turned out to be a big rant, which happens all the time with me. I'm very long-winded. But because of that, I thought, I haven't posted on here in a while, so here we go! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For those who don't know, it was recently announced that Jason Reitman - the son of the original Ghostbusters films director, Ivan Reitman - will be making a sequel to the original Ghostbusters. And I know, when I first heard it, I was just thinking, "Yep. Another Ghostubusters in Hell. Another Dan Aykroyd GB sequel pipe dream."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yes, there's finally a but, and it's a nice, positive but. Unlike the other sequel rumors, this one actually has a teaser out. Not a fan made one. An actual, from Sony Pictures, teaser. And it's pretty damn awesome too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It could be just me, but that tiny teaser was a hell of a lot better than the two or three minute teaser for Ghostbusters: Answer the Call. I know. When are we going to stop beating the dead, ugly horse? Apparently never. I would say, it's kind of this generation's Super Mario Bros punching bag. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But now there's hope! It's the original Ecto-1, it sounded like someone was messing with an original Proton Pack. Again, there's hope that we're finally going to get a good and true Ghostbusters sequel that should have been made in the first place. People are rejoicing! Finally! There's a glimmer of hope that the boys will bust one last time before taking the Ecto-1 into the sunset. Of course, that sunset needs to be accompanied by New York being destroyed or else it wouldn't be the end of a Ghostbusters movie now would it?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But to the matter at hand. Leslie Jones, one of the co-stars from Answer the Call, is not too happy to say the least. She went on a Tweet size rant about her disapproval and is blaming it on ...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And sexists ... Okay, I'm not surprised by that one considering all the shit they flung at us when their movie came out. "They don't like our movie, because they're all misogynist, patriarchy pigs!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's her Tweet:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"So insulting. Like fuck us. We dint count. It’s like something trump would do. (Trump voice)”Gonna redo ghostbusteeeeers, better with men, will be huge. Those women ain’t ghostbusteeeeers” ugh so annoying. Such a dick move. And I don’t give fuck I’m saying something!!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay, first of all, not defending Trump, but I don't think the President has a say over what movies are made and what not, considering there's like a liberal/left-wing movie coming out every month it seems now. So, I highly doubt he has anything to do with it. I get it. Your Hollywood and these days, the finger pointing is at white, straight men. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c2022; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">But has it ever occurred to you that your movie just simply wasn't good? Sure. The original Ghostbusters set the bar pretty high to begin with and I understand that. Ghostbusters 2 couldn't compete with the original, even though I personally love GB2 and think it's highly underrated, but that could be just the kid in me. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c2022; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wait. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c2022; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">That's it! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c2022; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The kid in all of us is expecting what we loved as a kid. When we first heard a new Ghostbusters was coming out, we were excited. They were showing promo's for the new gadgets and, hey, it kind of looked a little Extreme Ghostbusters-ish, but hell, I liked Extreme Ghostbusters as well, so I was stoked! And then I read that there were going to be some new Ghostbusters. Okay. That's cool. We can't expect the boys to keep doing it forever. They've aged and have seen better days, but it would be nice to see them again. It's like the new Star Wars. People were ecstatic when the old characters showed up in the trailer and were going to be in the movie. Maybe we'll see it here! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c2022; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">But then they revealed more and that's when things turned sour. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c2022; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">They said this was going to be a remake and the original movies were basically going to be ignored. Once there was backlash for that, they said, "Oh, there will be nods to the original." Even more flack. We wanted the originals. We felt it was disrespectful to just write off the original movies when they have such a special place in our hearts. Which brings me to my first point of why we're not going to see the folks from Answer the Call ... because it was ignored. It wouldn't make sense to bring them in, because according to Feigbusters, Ghostbusters never existed. I mean, with the way things are now, I wouldn't be surprised, but still pissed, if they found a way to shoehorn Answer the Call in. Still wouldn't make sense, but to appeal to a small minority of bitching people, they'd probably do it. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c2022; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Moving on ... </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c2022; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">"We have the surviving Ghostbusters coming back! ... But their roles are going to be meaningless extras." It was like an earthquake of mistakes and it was obvious that Paul Feig didn't understand our love for Ghostbusters and only saw this as a cash grab. Plus, it doesn't help that a lot of his movies are basically same shit, just change the title of the movie. Cookie cutter nonsense that has plagued Hollywood for the past 20 years. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c2022; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">But because we're in the time where if you don't like something just because there's women in it, or black people, or this or that, that means you're a sexist, racist, etc. etc. insert latest buzzword here. It didn't help matters when pretty much the whole cast and Paul Feig himself were blowing up at fans, calling them sexists, without even bothering to really hear our concerns. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c2022; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">And then the movie came out and it got a five star review! Okay, probably on Huffington Post and any site that suffers from severe White Male Guilt Syndrome. No. The reviews were ... lukewarm at best. Basically the only aspects people loved was Kate McKinnon's character, though I have no idea why they say she's "Egon-like." Eh, maybe it's The Real Ghostbusters Egon hairstyle? She acted nothing like him, but okay. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c2022; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">But with that said, because the reviews weren't that great, does that mean all those millions and millions of people who went to the theaters to give the movie a try, are all sexists? Including the women who voiced their bitter taste for Answer the Call? Or is it because you don't want to come to terms that you were a part of a shit movie? I'm willing to bet it's the latter. Although, Feig would later eat crow and made a somewhat apology to the fans about calling them sexists, but like I said, it came off as half-assed. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c2022; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">But what a bunch of missed opportunities! This movie had all the tools to make a passing of the torch flick. Paul Feig had all the remaining originals come back and what did he do? Completely ignored the previous movies like they never existed and made them extras. Totally insulting. Despite in the trailer, where it said, "Thirty years ago, four scientists would save New York ..." you know. That one. When I saw that, I was excited. I was like, you know, it would be funny if he was trolling us all along and this is a sequel/reboot. I would've been fine with that, but of course, that didn't happen. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c2022; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">What we got was a movie that just had Ghostbusters in the title. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c2022; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">We didn't get the originals, they completely erased them from existence. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c2022; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ghosts that looked like neon-signs. Generic, copy-paste humor that we've seen in a million other cookie-cutter "comedies" that only people who watch Hallmark movies would find amusing. Which is also funny, because I read about 90% of the lines were improvised by the cast. Wow. That's ... not good. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c2022; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">A movie that seemed like it was a ploy to be P.C. by swapping the genders, even though TRUE equality would be to have two men and two women Ghostbusters, but no, that's too logical to grasp. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c2022; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">And then there's Leslie Jones, who preaches about racism and sexism, yet the director she gave so much praise, demoted her to a stereotypical "sassy, black girl" character. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c2022; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">And when the shit hit the fan, they insulted the majority of fans who've been yearning for a new Ghostbusters movie since the end of part two. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c2022; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">In end, and to put it bluntly, your movie failed to deliver, because you had an incompetent director who didn't know a Proton Pack from a stun-gun. You insulted the fans for having an opinion that was different than yours, which is not mature in the slightest, and made you look like spoiled-brat children who's movie will be in time-out ... permanently. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c2022; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">You had your chance. Now it's time to do it the right way. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c2022; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The male way. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c2022; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yes, of course, I'm kidding, but I bet it pissed someone off. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c2022; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Seriously though, the original Ghostbusters, the franchise as a whole, the tons of die hard fans who make props from the movie, who watch it religiously, the great assemble cast, the crew behind it, the music, deserve so much more for being the classic movie we all know and love. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399893376419532646.post-82486006843943263232018-05-22T15:50:00.001-04:002018-05-22T15:50:05.612-04:00Cobweb and Stripes Review with James Paradie: Chapter 14 - "World of pure imagination" - Part 2/? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What's going on, Beetlejuice fans? I know it's been a long time since you've seen me review Cobweb and Stripes, but I'm ready to get back into it ... until a few weeks when I disappear again (I am rather good at that). Rather than wasting time just shooting the breeze, let's dive right in.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">The Story/The Review </span></i><br />
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Lydia lands on the ground with a grunt (Ugh!) A rather rotund ("Speak for yourself, pal" Shut up, inner conscious) dude asks if she needs help. Not sure if the "sweety" part was creepy or not, so it's hard to tell if he's being a creeper. Buuuuut he is covered by flies. Buuut he also works for a honey processing place. I don't know. I try not to judge! But Beetlejuice does come in, kicks the dude, and yells ... and ... yells ...<br />
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-Sighs- Ada, we've had a real good run. We've had some laughs, we've cried (not together, but at some point in our lives. Babies cry after all), and we've had fun. But this may end it all. This may be the catalyst of our termination in these reviews. So, with that in mind, I get to ...<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">THE FIRST NEGATIVE THING I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT C 'N' S!!! </span><br />
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Beetlejuice says, "That's my <b>bae</b>, find one yourself." Now, I'm not triggered often, but even I have my limits. I have my reservations towards certain words. I'm sorry, Ada. But you used that certain word.<br />
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<b>BAE. </b><br />
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No more reviews.<br />
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DON'T Read my other reviews on Cobweb and Stripes:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">Alright, I had a little too much fun there. I'm still giggling! I DO hate the word, bae, but honestly not that much to stop reading the comic. That's a bit childish. But I do hope some people thought I was done, because that would be hilarious! But I'm sure people are not THAT foolish ... Yeah, I know. Wishful thinking. Although, historically speaking, the slang term 'bae' wouldn't have been used in this point of time, considering this comic would be taking place in the early 90's. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">... What? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">(* I'm so waiting for people to get pissed by that. Personally, yes, I do think Kevin Conroy is the best Batman of all time. I grew up with him as my Batman in the Animated Series, Justice League, Justice League: Unlimited, Batman Beyond, the Arkham video games, etc. etc. You can argue that "he's just a voice", and I do understand that, but to a lot of us, he's more than that. Getting a little emotional here, so let's move on.) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">Beej doesn't want any trouble and since I read the comic as I'm reviewing, I'm guessing it's probably because of the whole court case. Which, even though he was found innocent, it still makes sense. The people of the Neitherworld sided with Beetlejuice and the judicial system did as well. It would be a slap in the face if Beej screwed up. Honestly, good on Beetlejuice for having a moral compass when it's right. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">Also, Miss Argentina, from the movie, makes a cameo appearance. Hopefully this cameo wasn't "just a little accident" and maybe we'll even get a backstory? Yeah, she wasn't that big of a character in the movie, but we did see her enough and she did give some insight to why she works in the afterlife office. Because like Otho said in the movie, one commits suicide and they become servants. Which actually brings a good question, how the hell would Otho know that? Maybe it's just a guess on his part? I let that little plothole go, because of his arrogant laugh afterwards. -sighs- Glenn Shadix, you're certainly missed. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">Beetlejuice tries to find an exit in a familiar part from the movie. The area looks identical to the hallway where the Maitlands were trying to look for their door. Beetlejuice tells her to not talk to strangers. Lydia scoffs that he's acting like her mother. But Beej has some good advice, not only can he get in trouble if caught, but she can too. Beetlejuice tells her she has to come up with a cause of death if someone asks and Lydia suggests she died from an overdose on sleeping pills. If anything goes wrong, Beetlejuice will throw up a sign and she is to say his name three times and go back to her world. We have an awww moment as Lyds ask, "You care that much about me?" And Beetlejuice ruins it (which is great) by saying, he doesn't want any problems, because of her. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">A skeleton lady rushes past them and Lydia asks why is she in such a rush? Beetlejuice says that once you lose your mortal body, you also lose track of time. Because of not aging, they're out of the loop. Lyds asks, what about Beetlejuice? He seems to be able to keep track of time, despite forgetting about her for a couple of months. Oooo! Guilt trip! Beetlejuice grumbles and changes subjects by showing his entire arm covered with watches. "Don't worry, I won't forget now." But we switch topics to them standing in front of three doors. Beetlejuice exclaims, "This is it!" </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">Beetlejuice opens one of the doors and there's a large staircase. He slides down it, while Lydia plays it safe and walks down it, despite Beetlejuice's impatience. She makes it to the bottom and Beetlejuice whips out some money and buys two tickets. A woman boarding at the same time says that there are two spots, one for her and a companion (not sure if it was a friend, relative. Nor does it really matter). Beetlejuice blocks her and says, there are no free spots. "But there's plenty of room there!" Beetlejuice slams the gate and leaves the women. "What a jerk!" one of them says. Yeah, a jerky thing to do, but a Beetlejuice thing to do, so it's all good. See, this is why I started with reviewing Cobweb and Stripes. I get Beetlejuice; but when I review the other comic, I'm going to get an unhealthy dosage of Emo-Juice. So, yes, if you were wondering, I will be reviewing the next part of The Ghost with the Most. Should be fun ... hopefully. Stay optimistic! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">Lydia says that it's no wonder the Maitland's never wanted to show her the afterlife, because they know she'd love it there. She asks Beetlejuice how big the afterlife is and basically says, no one knows; no ones ever explored the entirety of it. Very interesting. Lydia wants to see everything. Lydia asks a few questions about the land of the dead. Which is great, because now we're getting into more lore. Beetlejuice says that the Neitherworld (afterlife/Neitherworld, I think I can use them interchangeably) is a reflection of what the living thinks of it. Or at least that's how I read it. If so, that's a pretty cool idea. Of course, that's if I read that correctly. If not, that's my fault. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">But the next part is where Lydia should buckle up and so should you ... </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px;">Anyway, am I enjoying this chapter? Definitely. It's awesome we get to learn more about the lore behind Ada's version of the Neitherworld. The next page seems like it goes even deeper. I love lore. I love world building. I find it fun to both do and experience it through another author/artist's eyes. So, definitely, so far this is my favorite chapter. But I know there's a lot more in store then just this and this chapter is not done yet. See you on the next review. </span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399893376419532646.post-40625390126991011252017-07-17T20:00:00.000-04:002017-07-17T20:00:14.731-04:00"Due to ghosts haunting our store ..." <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399893376419532646.post-71162633315643794612017-07-17T16:00:00.000-04:002017-07-17T16:00:07.254-04:00That'll Be 500 Bucks <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Source: http://www.berkeleymews.com/</div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399893376419532646.post-32021803091132664562017-07-17T12:00:00.000-04:002017-07-17T12:00:05.141-04:00... Come in, Ray <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399893376419532646.post-77510474022555019632017-04-16T16:00:00.000-04:002017-04-16T16:00:06.528-04:00Easter Bunny<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I guess you could say, he made kids HARES stand up? </div>
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Also see: <a href="http://scaredsheetlessncn.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-pareidolia-effect-by-chris-chaos.html" target="_blank">The Pareidolia Effect</a> by Chris Chaos </div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399893376419532646.post-64928356385255522052017-04-07T17:00:00.000-04:002017-04-07T17:00:09.273-04:00Plague Doctors <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I always thought these masks look so cool. </div>
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