If you have had an experience with the paranormal or want to, this is the place for you. You will find ghost stories,unexplained pics, inexpensive ways to investigate a haunting, ghost hunting tools and equipment for your everyday Ghost Hunter. No fancy equipment required. Spirits and the whole "after life" has been questioned for centuries. Lets see if together, we can't come up with some answers. Take a haunted ghost tour with me to Goatman's Bridge! Evil never was so kind.
Behind Every Cloud is a Kindred Spirit (BECKS)I lost my grandfather when I was 17. I had a VERY difficult time getting over it. How could I still communicate with him? I loved him so much I didn't think I could live without him. I read everything I could get my hands on to do with the "afterlife" and that started it all...the love of Ghost Hunting and the Paranormal. I have been researching the paranormal for over 37 years!! It is my way of staying in touch with my grandfather. Being a Ghost Hunter is not always as exciting as it seems on TV. Many nights I have sat in the dark and not a thing happened. BUT it is those times you DO get that one voice, that one explainable picture or have an experience that sends chills down your back that makes it sooo worth it all!!! My purpose of this blog is not to make people believe in ghosts but maybe to open their minds just a little bit... I LOVE this crazy thing called Ghost Hunting. It is as much a part of me as breathing. I am just a girl that refuses to accept we can't still contact our loved ones after they die. My grandfather won't let me.
Looking for Ghost Hunting locations? Sometimes we are wanting to do something so badly that we OVERLOOK what's in your own backyard. And ghost hunting is no different. I have traveled all over world in search of some of the most haunted places, and come to find out one of the most haunted places I have ever been is right "in my own backyard"......Goatman's Bridge.
This past Saturday I went to support my good friend Tui Snider who was speaking at the Dallas Public Library. Tui is an amazing author with several #1 Books on Amazon. She was talking about her new book 100 Things To Do In Dallas Fort Worth Before You Die Tui Snider which I might add is a #1 New Release on Amazon. In her book she names several places for you to visit around the Dallas, Fort Worth area, and some of which are haunted! She also tells you about other things like restaurants, museums, shopping, history and sport hot spots. Listening to Tui got me to thinking....everyone needs to take a close look around their area, it just might surprise them with what they find! And before I forget, I want to give a shout-out to Donna and Denise who was at Tui's lecture who had came on one of our Overnight Special Events at Goatman's Bridge. It was great to you guys again. Have fun on the Queen Mary! Sorry, got off track. LOL
For instance, Tui named several places around Dallas, Fort Worth that are haunted and I have not heard of them! Places like The DeGolyer Mansion at the Dallas Arboretum and The Lizard Lounge. You can bet I will be checking those out!!!
Me and Tui
Tui Snider
One of the fun things we got to do after Tui's lecture was go to the VERY HAUNTED The Sons of Hermann Hall. I had been wanting to check it out for a couple years now. First, I just want to say that the two guys that showed us around were awesome! They were soooo nice and told us we could just go wherever we liked. I'm sorry, I didn't catch their names but I do know one was on The Board. They told us about the eerie feelings they get late at night when closing up and that some people have seen a spirit of a lady. Also, some well-dressed ghostly concertgoer's have been spotted.
Donna and Denise
Tui and Larry(Tui's husband)
Larry told us to put our best foot forward. You can see we're not used to that. LOL
Wait! I have a "best foot"???
One of the guys that showed us around.
Now, The Sons of Hermann has a lot of local musicians come in and play as well as a night of dancing. And not just any "dancing" it's SWING DANCING!!! How fun is that??? This place did not feel negative in anyway to me, as a matter of fact, just the opposite. It was a very relaxed, easy feeling, sounds weird but really....almost a "happy" feeling. Which doesn't surprise me given how friendly the staff is and being so open to having the public come in and play music. Heck, if I were a ghost I would want to hang out here!
Anyway, ghost hunting is awesome know matter where you are, but be sure not overlook what's right in front of you. So, get out there and HUNT!!!!!
I am doing a re-post on the very haunted Miss Molly's in Forth Worth, Texas. Some of my followers on Facebook are going and wanted to know about my experience at this awesome little place....so here ya go.....
Miss Molly's Fort Worth, Tx
December 13, 2013(Friday the 13th)
So, after living so close to this haunted Bed and Breakfast, I finally got to go investigate it! I have wanted to do this forever! Miss Molly's has been featured on many paranormal shows and has reported lots of activity there. And I can say, I wasn't disappointed!!!
The place itself is awesome and no doubt you step back into time here.... it is very dark and dim inside with only one set of narrow stairs to get in and out of the hotel. You must have a key to even get in the hotel at all. There are only 8 rooms to rent(really 9 but Tina lives in #9). The beds are the original rod iron beds from the 1800's (ok.....ok......don't freak out.....just the bed frames... not the mattresses LOL). It has one "common sitting room" with one TV and one kitchen, and three separate bathrooms(not updated I might add. LOL) that all guest must share. I'm not going to lie....this was a first for me....and I wasn't to sure I liked it at all, but hey....you definitely got to know the other people staying at the hotel. The rooms are furnished with either a full size or two double beds and one very small closet. So, if you bring a lot of equipment...you are going to be cramped for room.
And just so you know, the beds are very small. The cowboys must not have been very tall back then. Just ask Deak, his feet hung over the bed about the middle of his calves. Very funny to see. One more thing I want to point out....even though this place is GREAT and the "FEELING" of the place definitely gives you the impression you are going to get a lot of activity......the noise on the weekends is awful!!! The walls are paper thin as I guess installation wasn't a priority back in the 1800's so all the bars and outside noise can be very distracting and really makes it very difficult when reviewing your evidence for EVP's.( Not "dogging" the place...just being honest) But Tina, the innkeeper and has lived there in the hotel for over a year and she was GREAT!!!! She sat down with us and gave us the background of all the paranormal activity and who they believe are still here. This is an old brothel where "lady's of the night" would entertain cowboys and other visitor's to Fort Worth. Most of the customers were cowboys that brought in the longhorn cattle to be sold but of course there were the railroad guys and gunslingers to.
This time, I didn't take the whole team just Deak (boyfriend) and I went to check it out. Right off the bat...Deak was talking with the innkeeper, Tina as I was walking around in the back taking pics and they heard something walk across the roof of the building, but Tina said there is nothing on top and no way anyone would be walking around up there. Now, keep in mind, this was just after a major ICE STORM here in Texas, so maybe it was ice shifting. But when I suggested this as an explanation, Deak and Tina both said "no" they would know what that sounded like and this was "footsteps".
First, there are all kinds of reports of paranormal activity here from, lights going on and off by themselves, strange sounds, footsteps, a little girl's voice, believed to be named Emma which was the daughter of an unmarried "working girl". Also, the Madame, Miss Josey seems to be very interested WHO visits her establishment. And..... TOUCHING..... lots of TOUCHING have been reported especially by men.
Ok....back to my experiences. You know me.....I get off track sometimes......just sometimes....LOL One of MY experiences that I had personally was about 2:00am in the morning and I was sitting in the dark by myself with nothing but the glow of a small Christmas tree light beside the couch, the TV wasn't on and everyone was already in bed. I had the K-2 meter going and also my M2 app on my phone when all the sudden I could hear VERY LOUDLY AND PLAINLY boots coming up the stairs. I thought, well a guest must be coming back from the rodeo(as that was why all the other guest were there) so I just sat up straighter on the couch(you know....when know one is looking you kick your feet up and slouch)well............I just kept waiting..............and waiting...............and waiting........... to see someone come up the stairs because I knew the ONLY way you could get in the hotel was with a key......but know one ever came up. But STEP......... BY.......... STEP I could hear them coming..... so, I began thinking to myself "really.....how long does it take to walk up those stairs???" So, I started taking pictures(1-4) and walked over to the top of the stairs and looked down and there wasn't anyone there!!!!!! But here is the creepy part......the footsteps I heard just kept coming......STEP.........by STEP..............by STEP!!!! I was in such disbelief....I was hearing the steps of heavy boots walking right up toward me but yet there was know one there!!!!!!!!!! I wished I could say my heart wasn't about to jump right out of my skin but it was, I thought SOMETHING or SOMEONE was going to walk right through me!!! After a few minutes they stopped. JUST STOPPED!!! After a huge sigh of relief(don't tell anyone about that part hahaha WE ghost hunters aren't suppose to get scared you know)....I went back and sat down trying to make since of what just happened!!! And just for fun....I took one more picture.
As you can see......the first picture is from when I first started hearing the footsteps, the second and third is when I was looking down the stairs trying to figure out what was happening....and the fourth............see for yourself..................WAS I CRAZY or did an old cowboy come up for company??????
Heard very loud footsteps coming up stairs #1(Got up off the couch to go see WHO was coming up the stairs.
Couldn't BELIEVE I could HEAR the footsteps so clearly, but no SEE anyone!!!#2
Walked over to where I heard footsteps... Started snapping pictures because no one was coming up the stairs but the footsteps kept coming!!!#3
Or.......Was there SOMEONE coming up after all??? These photos(1-4 were taken back to back)#4
Orb over the "Madam's "room. Miss Josey.
Room #3-Emma and her mother very
active here along with Miss Josey.
Another experience was in our room, room #8. After we were done investigating, I was laying in the bed, just reflecting on the evening when a VERY BRIGHT....VERY BIG orb came down right in front of the closet and made a big swoop down to the floor and then disappeared. It was one of the BEST orbs in motion I have ever seen!
Room #8. This is NOT the orb I saw. The one I actually saw was much bigger and Brighter. But I think it helps validate my experience.
While we were investigating in Room #3, we communicated a lot with EMMA the little girl who lived there and died when she was around 7 in Room #3 where her mother "worked". Miss Josey was also very welling to communicate with us. I will be posting soon our video of that communication and have hopefully some EVP's from that night. Miss Josey said that she had been in love with a cowboy that brought in longhorn cattle to sell but was shot in a gunfight and died. I got the feeling she was a friendly spirit even though I heard she would lock up the "working girls" in a small, small closet in her room for being bad.
Now, EMMA is just a delight!!! We brought her a toy horse to play with and she loved it!!! Every time we would ask her to go play with the horsey....the K-2 would go crazy!
Emma loved this horse.
Lots of activity in and around Room #3
of a small girl spirit named Emma.
Is that Emma over Room 2??
Lots of activity.
Just another picture of an orb over
by Room #3.
And last but not least......Tina told us that spirits like to show themselves in the mirror in Room #3-Miss Amelia's room(Emma's mother). We DEFINITELY had the most activity in this room. Below are a couple of pictures I took of the mirror. Granted....there is a lot of FLASH reflection so....I'll just let you decide. Could the first picture be the silhouette of Miss Amelia? The figure of a woman in a long dress with her arm bent upward? An the second pic.....is this the face of a young girl growing up in a place young girls SHOULDN'T be??? The third and fourth pictures are the original photos BEFORE I enlarged them for you.
I blew this up and THIS is what I saw???
What do YOU see???
Is the figure of a female spirit in
an 1800 period dress with umbrella??
NOW do we SEE the face to go with
the above figure in the mirror???
Original Photo. The pic on top is of the
original photo of the "body" unedited
and the second one is of the unedited pic
of the face. You tell me........just a REFLECTION???
I can't wait to go back to Miss Molly's and bring the whole team where we can set up everywhere and hopefully do it on a week night this time to avoid some of the outside noise. Still LOVED THIS PLACE!!
Here is a video we made of a flashlight session. I know it is a little weird and the questions Deak ask seem a little "edgy" but we didn't know what to ask "ladies of the night". It is a little embarrassing. I told him to ask questions like he was a "customer". LOL so sorry.
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TO THE BEST FOLLOWERS EVER!!!!!!!
So, just like you guys, this week is crazy busy with Christmas, but I wanted to be sure and write my Tuesday blog....because that's what I do......(LOL) but I think I would like to make this short and sweet because I know you guys are getting ready for Santa!
You guys will never know HOW much I enjoy writing my weekly blog and knowing you guys keep coming back to read it. What a wonderful gift in itself. I wish you and your family all the happiness and joy of the season and a VERY GHOSTLY new year!!!
I thought I might just show some of my favorite photos from this past year along with some EVP's and Video's. You know.........haunted year in review.
Here is a link of Ghosts saying my name....BECKY.......yes it is creepy when you hear your name!!!
