Long time no see.
Im pleased to announce that PP shall be back up and running with a (more) constant flow of articles running in... In fact I'm working on one right now, expect it within a day or two.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Caesars Nightclub: The last chance
It deeply saddens me to report that Caesars Nightclub, located at 156-160 Streatham Hill, London, is listed to be demolished in March 2009.
Besides being London's largest club of its kind, Caesars is also known for its ghostly occurrences and inhabitants - Most predominately the spirit of Ruth Ellis, who became the last female to be executed in the United Kingdom, after she shot and killed her lover David Blakely.
You can read more about Ruth Ellis here:
The nightclub was explored and investigated in Series 2 of UK's Living TV Most Haunted.
The nightclubs owner, Fred Batt, is opening his doors to ghost hunters one last time, in a bid to capture solid evidence of the hauntings that he and employees of the famed nightclub have experienced throughout the years. Often a buildings' paranormal activity escalates just before a planned demolition, so perhaps desired results will (this time) be achieved.
If you live in the UK, or are able to make it to London for this one last chance to explore Caesars, a very special night will be held on Friday 13Th February 2009.
Some of the famous faces of the paranormal research world will be attending the event, respected mediums, as well as the media.
Activities will be non stop- from vigils, seance's, table tipping and access to the depths of the nightclub, which have never before been open to the public.
Tickets cost £49, the event will run from 8pm, till 4am.
Tickets can be purchased from here (please note that tickets are limited) :
Do not miss your last chance to experience one of London's great haunts before it's gone forever!
Monday, January 26, 2009
The Seven Gates Of Hell, York PA.
For those of you that don't know the wide spread tale of the seven gates of hell, I will treat you to the delight myself.
The story goes that a long time ago, a mental hospital stood in the area of the "Seven Gates Of Hell".
Seven gates seperated the mental hospital from the road, keeping mental patients securely away from the public.
A fire broke out in the asylum, and depending on which rendition you read, the surviving patients escaped into the surrounding woods only to be later violently shot down and murdered, as they were considered better off dead than to pose a possible threat to society, -
OR were all burned to death when they were trapped behind the seventh gate, thus being unable to flee the engulfing flames.
Apparently these gates lay upon a road called Trout Run, but formally and probably better known as Toad Road. The road is a dirt and gravel track that goes for miles, surrounded by woods and the odd tresspass warning sign. The first gate (to hell) is apparently somewhat visable from the road.
The seven gates are said to be miles apart from each other, and each gate brings on another level of fear. So much fear, that they say no one has made it past the fifth gate.
Youre supposed to hear noises, screaming, seeing figures in the woods, feel ill, electronics start going crazy... just generally feel creeped out.
The remains of the mental hospital is either just beyond or before the seventh gate, and is said to lay in a state of ruin.
Ok well thats how the story goes. Good ghost story to tell round the campfire eh?
I think it's quite obvious to tell that this ghost story is one thats been fabricated by teenagers and people looking for kicks in the middle of the night, by either scaring other people, or scaring themselves. Of course this builds hype and curiosity and causes more rumors and tales to come out of peoples experiences from The Seven Gates Of Hell.
So why am I being so skeptical?
Old mental hospitals are often used in faux ghost stories as they were almost always a place of torture, suffering and violent deaths, and of course the scary thought of crossing paths with the ghost of a possibly violent mental patient would scare the pants off of anyone.
The lack of dates, records or names... or in fact any even half solid evidence pointing to a fire or even the existance of an asylum is indeed very lacking.
The constantly repeated "no one's ever made it past the 5th gate" screams of fiction. How would anyone really know how far everyone's gotten? More importantly...how else do they know what lies beyond it?
Even if you do omit this part of the tale, the entire story seems rather dismissable.
So heres some other points to look at:
Recent reports say that the majority of the gates no longer remain along the path, and that the remains of the "asylum" have been torn down (I guess someone did make it past the 5th gate after all). In fact its been stated that there never even was an asylum, and the so called mental hospital was really just a derelict farm house. This would make sense as the gate seen in the picture looks more for the keeping of livestock rather than "dangerous" humans.
However I can't say this story is completely debunked, as theres seems to be a few somewhat credible paranormal encounters experienced along the Trout Run/Toad Road trail, but I think these are completely unrelated to the existance of a mental asylum and the violent deaths of hundreds of mental patients.
Please be aware that if you are thinking of investigating this area yourself, you will be tresspassing upon private property, and if caught can face heavy charges.
Due to the hype of this ghost story, the area has attracted a lot of unwanted attention and visitations. Frequent patrols of Trout Run are made (especailly at night), and neighbouring residents will not hesitate to report you.
The story goes that a long time ago, a mental hospital stood in the area of the "Seven Gates Of Hell".
Seven gates seperated the mental hospital from the road, keeping mental patients securely away from the public.
A fire broke out in the asylum, and depending on which rendition you read, the surviving patients escaped into the surrounding woods only to be later violently shot down and murdered, as they were considered better off dead than to pose a possible threat to society, -
OR were all burned to death when they were trapped behind the seventh gate, thus being unable to flee the engulfing flames.
Apparently these gates lay upon a road called Trout Run, but formally and probably better known as Toad Road. The road is a dirt and gravel track that goes for miles, surrounded by woods and the odd tresspass warning sign. The first gate (to hell) is apparently somewhat visable from the road.
The seven gates are said to be miles apart from each other, and each gate brings on another level of fear. So much fear, that they say no one has made it past the fifth gate.
Youre supposed to hear noises, screaming, seeing figures in the woods, feel ill, electronics start going crazy... just generally feel creeped out.
The remains of the mental hospital is either just beyond or before the seventh gate, and is said to lay in a state of ruin.
Ok well thats how the story goes. Good ghost story to tell round the campfire eh?
I think it's quite obvious to tell that this ghost story is one thats been fabricated by teenagers and people looking for kicks in the middle of the night, by either scaring other people, or scaring themselves. Of course this builds hype and curiosity and causes more rumors and tales to come out of peoples experiences from The Seven Gates Of Hell.
So why am I being so skeptical?
Old mental hospitals are often used in faux ghost stories as they were almost always a place of torture, suffering and violent deaths, and of course the scary thought of crossing paths with the ghost of a possibly violent mental patient would scare the pants off of anyone.
The lack of dates, records or names... or in fact any even half solid evidence pointing to a fire or even the existance of an asylum is indeed very lacking.
The constantly repeated "no one's ever made it past the 5th gate" screams of fiction. How would anyone really know how far everyone's gotten? More importantly...how else do they know what lies beyond it?
Even if you do omit this part of the tale, the entire story seems rather dismissable.
So heres some other points to look at:
Recent reports say that the majority of the gates no longer remain along the path, and that the remains of the "asylum" have been torn down (I guess someone did make it past the 5th gate after all). In fact its been stated that there never even was an asylum, and the so called mental hospital was really just a derelict farm house. This would make sense as the gate seen in the picture looks more for the keeping of livestock rather than "dangerous" humans.
However I can't say this story is completely debunked, as theres seems to be a few somewhat credible paranormal encounters experienced along the Trout Run/Toad Road trail, but I think these are completely unrelated to the existance of a mental asylum and the violent deaths of hundreds of mental patients.
Please be aware that if you are thinking of investigating this area yourself, you will be tresspassing upon private property, and if caught can face heavy charges.
Due to the hype of this ghost story, the area has attracted a lot of unwanted attention and visitations. Frequent patrols of Trout Run are made (especailly at night), and neighbouring residents will not hesitate to report you.
The Start
Hey there supernatural buffs, a big welcome and thankyou for joining me on my very first entry in the all new blog:"The Paranormal Postings".
Get your daily fix of the supernatural, paranormal and just plain strange occurances, places and people. W'ell explore some mythology, decipher some legends and debate upon the evidence (or lack thereof).
Stay tuned if it sounds like something you'd enjoy, as I plan to continuously post more to build a nice little blog here for all of us paranormal loving beings.
You can be a part of it too, by either simply reading my blog, adding your thoughts, telling me what you think, what you'd like to read about, or even by sending in your very own true experiences.
IMPORTANT: Please note that by sending me your experiences, you are consenting to the possible use of them in my postings. Use of your name or email in my posts will not be used unless upon specific request.
Ghosthunters, Haunted house dwellers, Paranormal researchers, horror enthusiasts, scared litte childern - You're all welcome here!
Get your daily fix of the supernatural, paranormal and just plain strange occurances, places and people. W'ell explore some mythology, decipher some legends and debate upon the evidence (or lack thereof).
Stay tuned if it sounds like something you'd enjoy, as I plan to continuously post more to build a nice little blog here for all of us paranormal loving beings.
You can be a part of it too, by either simply reading my blog, adding your thoughts, telling me what you think, what you'd like to read about, or even by sending in your very own true experiences.
IMPORTANT: Please note that by sending me your experiences, you are consenting to the possible use of them in my postings. Use of your name or email in my posts will not be used unless upon specific request.
Ghosthunters, Haunted house dwellers, Paranormal researchers, horror enthusiasts, scared litte childern - You're all welcome here!
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