"A Haunted Tourist Information Center!"

 Welcome!

I'm working on a new book, so Greg and I recently stopped by a nearby tourist information center in Southwest Virginia to do some research. While there, we decided to take some pictures.

I took a few photographs while we were outside-

Tourist Information Center

I photographed the fall decorations, and I was surprised to later discover ectoplasm in this photograph-

The photo (above) is a detail from a picture I took of  one of the Virginia "Love" signs that are scattered throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. Notice the ectoplasm between the fall figure's leg and the yellow flowers. There appears to be even more ectoplasm on the ground.

(In an earlier blog post that I wrote on Saturday, December 18, 2021, entitled "Haunted Gatlinburg, Tennessee," I wrote about similar cartoon-like figures that had quite a bit of ectoplasm around them. I feel like spirits are attracted to these types of figures because they miss having a body.) 

We finally went into this old house that had the tourist information, as well as nice displays of the area. We talked with the lady that worked there (whose name was Shannon), and got her permission to take pictures inside.

I started to take a picture of one of the rooms, but my camera hesitated, and the image looked blurred through the lens. I turned around and asked Shannon if the house was haunted, and I wasn't at all surprised when she said that it was.

(I finally took a picture of that room, but nothing paranormal showed up-

My camera did malfunction in this room earlier so I know that it is haunted, probably because of all of the old pictures and other objects in there.)

Shannon then began to tell me the things that she had seen, like objects that had been moved around during the night while no one was there. She said that she had heard strange things, as well.

Also, three cats live in the house, and Shannon said that they often act as if they see things that she can't see. (Cats, and other animals, too, as a rule, often see things that are paranormal since they are apparently more psychic than most people are.)

One of the Three Resident Cats

When we were about ready to leave, we decided to take pictures of a couple of old mirrors. While we didn't get anything in one mirror, we did get something in this one-

The white streaks at the top of the photo look like they are part of a paranormal grid which is a pretty common phenomenon in paranormal photography. Greg's photo was very similar to mine.

As we were leaving, we suggested that Shannon try taking some pictures herself to see if she could get anything paranormal like we did, since we believed that she was psychic, too. We told her her that she needed to use the flash if she was hoping to get paranormal images in mirrors.

While Greg and I were there at the tourist info center just to do research for a book, we ended up with more than we had bargained for, an old haunted house, and there are a lot more of those than you could ever imagine!

Thanks for visiting! Until around Saturday, October 19, 2024, Becky

Two Scary Incidents

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I recently had a couple of scary incidents at our house which left me shaken.  When the incidents occurred, I was all alone except for our two psychic cats Kallie and Mitzi. 

During the first incident, I was in the kitchen, playing with Kallie while Mitzi was resting on our kitchen chair.  Suddenly, with no warning, Mitzi bolted off the chair and raced up the stairs to the second floor.  Afterwards, Kallie ran into the dining room, stopped, and just stared into the adjacent living room, like she was looking at something.  I was so taken aback, I just stood there, trying to decide what to do.  I wasn't sure I really wanted to know what Kallie saw which must have been the same thing that Mitzi had apparently heard.  I did nothing and things soon returned to normal.  Later, I wished that I had been brave, had gone into the living room, grabbed my camera on the living room couch, and had taken a paranormal picture that I could have put on this blog post.

                                                                   Mitzi

The next night, I was on the third floor, gathering some Christmas decorations to use the next day.  Suddenly, I heard a noise behind me.  I turned quickly around and saw nothing.  I glanced at Kallie who was lying on the window seat.  She was staring right toward the area from which the noise had come.  I quickly gathered my items and left.

                                                                  Kallie

My observations about the two above scary incidents are:

Regarding the first incident, I remember our psychic next door telling us that our living room was a pass-through for spirits.  It's anyone's guess as to who the spirit was or why it was there, assuming it was a spirit that the cats seemed to detect.

Ever since we've been in our new house, I've never liked going to the third floor.  It makes me feel uneasy, although our psychic said we had nothing to fear in that area.  Besides, she told us to never let them know we're afraid.

What gets me is that unless you're psychic, you really don't know whether an entity that you come into contact with is your deceased  grandmother or an evil entity that could even pose as your deceased grandmother!  However, on a TV show one night, I thankfully heard that most entities are not evil.

For more scary stories and actual paranormal photos (over 100!), pick up a copy of my book, "Photographic Encounters of the Spirit Kind" by me, Becky Arnott.  It's a bargain at $12.95!  Thanks!

Thanks for visiting!  Until next Saturday, Becky