July 2009 Archives

This is kind of an informal poll I'm doing.  When you are watching a movie, particularly a scary one - do you watch it all the way through? Or do you close your eyes for scary and/or gory parts?

This came up because I read this article where research was done that showed that scary music is spookier for listeners with their eyes shut.

I've always felt that. Whether it's music or a scary part of the movie - that it's more scary to those who don't watch it - those that prefer to hide their eyes.

That's because I believe your mind makes it worse than it really is because your brain hears what's happening, but since it doesn't have any visual cues to tie it to, it fills in the blanks with imagery that's generally more frightening than the real thing.

But back to the research:  Neuroscientists have discovered that a brain centre involved in sensing emotion and fear called the amygdala kicks into action when volunteers listen to scary music with eyes closed.  To uncover any neural basis for this effect, researchers scanned the brains of 15 volunteers before and during film scores.

Sure enough, volunteers rated the eerie-sounding music - laced with staccato strings, ominous trombones, and weird effects - as more emotional than a more neutral tune.

And like I said above, were they to do the same with scary movies I'm sure the results would be the same.

What do you think? Are scary movies even more scary when you DON'T watch the scary parts?  Let us know in comments.

This is kind of an informal poll I'm doing.  When you are watching a movie, particularly a scary one - do you watch it all the way through? Or do you close your eyes for scary and/or gory parts?

This came up because I read this article where research was done that showed that scary music is spookier for listeners with their eyes shut.

I've always felt that. Whether it's music or a scary part of the movie - that it's more scary to those who don't watch it - those that prefer to hide their eyes.

That's because I believe your mind makes it worse than it really is because your brain hears what's happening, but since it doesn't have any visual cues to tie it to, it fills in the blanks with imagery that's generally more frightening than the real thing.

But back to the research:  Neuroscientists have discovered that a brain centre involved in sensing emotion and fear called the amygdala kicks into action when volunteers listen to scary music with eyes closed.  To uncover any neural basis for this effect, researchers scanned the brains of 15 volunteers before and during film scores.

Sure enough, volunteers rated the eerie-sounding music - laced with staccato strings, ominous trombones, and weird effects - as more emotional than a more neutral tune.

And like I said above, were they to do the same with scary movies I'm sure the results would be the same.

What do you think? Are scary movies even more scary when you DON'T watch the scary parts?  Let us know in comments.

This might be a little old to some of you but I thought I'd introduce it to the rest of our readers who hadn't heard about it.

Do you know that there's a medical term for what makes a zombie?  It is Ataxic Neurodegenerative Satiety Deficiency Syndrome, or ANSD and it is researched and covered by Dr. Steven C. Schlozman.  An assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a lecturer at the Harvard School of Education.

He explains how a zombie's brain likely works stating:  "That balance is maintained by the anterior cingulate cortex, which modulates and dampens the excitability of the amygdala as it talks to the frontal lobe. So, when the amygdala gets all stirred up by fear, anger or lust, the anterior cingulate cortex steps on it a little bit, giving the frontal lobe time to think everything through before it sends signals toward the motor cortex and we act upon those impulses."

He goes on to say "A zombie would have a dysfunctional anterior cingulate cortex, rendering it unable to modulate feelings of anger. The result? Hyper-aggression."

It is these same parts of the brain which control movement.  Therefore, as the doctor says, the "zombies" in movies like 28 Days Later aren't really zombies, because the zombies in 28 Days Later exhibit fluidity of motion which indicate some higher brain function, whereas, real zombies would not.

This site has a really great summary of his hypothesis including some examples and comparisons.

The end result? We shouldn't really hate zombies.  They don't understand.  Therefore they don't understand that what they are doing is wrong. They are just following their uncontrollable urges.  As the article says -getting mad at a zombie is akin to getting mad at an Alligator for attacking you.

Dr. Schlozman doesn't provide us with any suggestions on how to combat zombies, however.  But I think we've covered that topic pretty well in other articles.  And if not, there is an organization dedicated to zombie studies which may be able to offer more insight when the Zombie Apocalypse happens

Everyone's favorite paranormal TV show is now on iTunes. Simply load up iTunes and click on the iTunes store icon. Then search for Ghosthunting and Milkshakes. How easy is that?

The shirt this year will be made with user submitted artwork (similar to what we had done for a couple of years).

The design will be available on most of the products that they have such as shirts (black shirts/white shirts), hats, sweatshirts etc.

Prices will be base prices. There will be no mark-up on these products so that they can be as cheap as possible. Products will be shipped world-wide.

The design may be FULL COLOR including photorealistic.

If you are a graphic artist, we would love your submission of artwork.

Come visit Halloween Forum for full information:

http://www.halloweenforum.com/general-halloween/78749-2009-halloween-forum-shirts-more-call-design-submissions-hurry.html

From our on the scene reporter Rex B. Hamiliton:
 
I had a pleasant time at the final Ironstock Haunt Conference this past weekend. Producers Ralph "Ironman" and Melissa "Ironlady" Griffith gave us all many opportunities to smile, laugh and sigh as the tenth and last Ironstock show wound its way from Friday evening until late Sunday afternoon.

Some bullet points about the conference:
1. The weather was hot in Tell City, Indiana, with temperatures in the low 90s and brilliant sunshine. No one left the shade of the pavilions unless to participate in the coffin races or vie for a free t-shirt blasted out of Ironman's air-cannon howitzer.
2. I worked with "The Not So Secret Society of the Bitch Sisters"as a volunteer slug. These big-mouthed broads allowed me run the t-shirt sales booth on Saturday afternoon. Just for fun, I purchased a shocking-pink "Bitch Sisters" t-shirt and proudly wore it that day. (Guys, here's a little fashion secret for you - if you want to completely freak out women, wear pink.)
3. Ironstock has its own relaxed schedule of doing things, usually 30-45 minutes behind what's been advertised. (All the other haunt conventions that I attend are fairly punctual as to when classes, auctions, meetings, tours and parties begin and end.) I suspect that the heat and humidity had a hand here. Many attendees grabbed empty chairs and tables in the shaded pavilions and did little more than sit around all day, yak and stay hydrated.
Much of what I experienced at Ironstock in my only previous visit (2006) was different. There was no tour of Ironman's "Slaughter on Second Street" haunted attraction, however the haunt still thrives during the October "season." Instead of a rollicking outdoor party in the Ramada Inn's parking lot on Friday night there was a welcome reception in the basement of the fairground's party center. The overall number of attendees and vendors took a few steps back from 2006. Perhaps it was out of sympathy that they stayed away. Not all of us, it seems, enjoy watching a good friend die

A mock funeral for the Ironstock conference was held on Friday evening, right after the welcome reception ended. The Bitch Sisters stood by in all black dresses with hats and veils as a metal coffin, symbolizing Ironstock, was lugged to the front of the modest banquet hall by six long-time attendees. There were grand speeches and testimonials mixed with shouts and cries from the audience. I watched a tough-looking man with a crewcut right next to me, who had attended every Ironstock, burst into longs bouts of tears as he weepingly told the crowd how much he will miss them all. I will miss them, too.

At nearly the last moment, I was asked to be a speaker at the funeral and I gladly accepted. What I told the audience was that the death of Ironstock might also be a disguised, happy beginning for something better. I briefly gave them a look at my history of producing haunted conventions. The Ohio Haunted Conferences that I was a part of in 2001 and 2002 ran out of producers in 2003 and quickly screeched to a halt. But later, through the efforts of Kathy and Barry Schieferestein and Neena and Kelly Collins, the show transmorgrified itself into the Midwest Haunters Convention and remains a point of pride for us Ohioans to this day.

A few more bullet points - these are about Saturday:
1. The attendees, nearly all of whom are yard haunters, just jabbered the day away with each other. I saw long conversations at vendor booths as both sides jockeyed over a potential sales transaction. You couldn't leave the shade of the pavilions and be in the sun for more than a few minutes before feeling its effects. Since we were all somewhat imprisoned under the pole barns, we had no choice but to be sociable with one another.
2. The Saturday night fashion show is an event that I've never seen at other haunt conventions. The costumes were provided by large as well as quite small costume vendors. Men, women and children sashayed down the runway, under the spotlight, sporting all sorts of looks. We laid our eyes on styles from the Greek god Dionysus to modern-day goth punk.
3. The Weasel Ball (the convention's DJ-ed dance party) ran from 9 PM until 1 AM. There were plenty of people on the dance floor, including yours truly, all night. In the middle of the show the lights came on and we partygoers voted for the best table display in the banquet hall. (Table display contests are a regular feature at Ironstock, again a competition that I've never seen at other conventions.) The winner was a miniature Norman castle tower with a "bottomless pit" mirror effect inside the tower, illuminated by miniature UV LED spotlights.
Ironstock was a ten-year labor of love for Ralph and Melissa. It's a good thing that they have plenty of love for the haunt industry because the labor of presenting a convention can be somewhat overwhelming at times. Like nearly every other haunt convention, Ironstock survived and thrived because of the many volunteers who poured in their energy and the vendor-friends who donated merchandise to give away.

The Bitch Sisters cooked up their own special weekend raffle to raise money to cover the convention's costs. As I understand it, the table top displays at the Weasel Ball were for sale to whomever wanted them and the proceeds would also cover convention costs. I don't know what the vendors paid for their booths and I don't care. Weekend attendees, such as myself, forked over twenty bucks for a purple wristband that proclaimed that we were there for the duration. Those who attended just for the day on Saturday reached for a ten-spot and wore an orange wristband. Everyone I spoke to hoped that all this revenue would cover the show and weren't concerned about anything beyond that.

Regretfully, Ironstock now belongs to history. But perhaps its spirit might still live on. A company called Fright Night Productions intends to put on a haunt show in the Louisville area next June 11-13 at the Holiday Inn Express Louisville Northwest. There is, as of yet, no name for the show nor a Web site. Other rumors I heard talked about adding a haunt show to next year's Horror Hound movie/memorabilia show in Indianapolis. The site is http://horrorhoundweekend.com. And there were a few more rumors of even a third possible show in the general area where Indiana and Kentucky come together.
All these attempts at new conventions demonstrate how much Ironstock will be missed. What made it a special gathering was that it was tiny jewel of haunted elegance set amidst the vast farmlands of the great Midwest.
 
Ever since I learned that 2009 would be the final year I knew that I had to attend, and I'm glad I did. What we in the commercial haunt industry don't always remember is that the home/yard- haunt industry continues to steadily grow as the years go by. Yet, it's dicey if the remnants of Ironstock can conjure up three viable haunted gatherings. But it wouldn't surprise me if two successful replacement shows appear on next year's convention calendar. A hydra effect, where two sprout up to replace one fallen, would be a fitting epitaph for Ironstock.

http://www.hiexpress.com/newalbanyin.
Onward, my brothers and sisters in terror.
 
Rex B. Hamilton

POMPANO BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In response to rumors circulating the internet on sites such as FoxNews.com, FastCompany.com and CNET News about a "flesh eating" robot project, Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. (Pink Sheets:CYPW) and Robotic Technology Inc. (RTI) would like to set the record straight: This robot is strictly vegetarian.

On July 7, Cyclone announced that it had completed the first stage of development for a beta biomass engine system used to power RTI's Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot (EATR™), a Phase II SBIR project sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Defense Sciences Office. RTI's EATR is an autonomous robotic platform able to perform long-range, long-endurance missions without the need for manual or conventional re-fueling.

RTI's patent pending robotic system will be able to find, ingest and extract energy from biomass in the environment. Despite the far-reaching reports that this includes "human bodies," the public can be assured that the engine Cyclone has developed to power the EATR runs on fuel no scarier than twigs, grass clippings and wood chips - small, plant-based items for which RTI's robotic technology is designed to forage. Desecration of the dead is a war crime under Article 15 of the Geneva Conventions, and is certainly not something sanctioned by DARPA, Cyclone or RTI.

"We completely understand the public's concern about futuristic robots feeding on the human population, but that is not our mission," stated Harry Schoell, Cyclone's CEO. "We are focused on demonstrating that our engines can create usable, green power from plentiful, renewable plant matter. The commercial applications alone for this earth-friendly energy solution are enormous."

It sounds like some kind of horror movie:

"Something" is found drifting in the ocean off the coast of Alaska.  At first locals think it's an oil slick.  Government officials fly out and take samples and say it's definitely not an oil slick.  In fact, they say, it's biological.

But the truth is, such a thing does exist and is floating in the ocean, off the coast of Alaska:

Apparently it also consumes.  According to the coast guard: "some jellyfish tangled up in the stuff, and someone turned in what was left of a dead goose -- just bones and feathers"

"It kind of has an odor; I can't describe it," says Petty Officer 1st Class Terry Hasenaue.

They've taken samples of the goo and sent them for analysis, but so far no one knows what it is.  Further, locals have never seen such a creature before.

"That's one of the reasons we went out, because in recent history I don't think we've seen anything like this," he said. "Maybe inside lakes or in stagnant water or something, but not (in the ocean) that we could recall ...

"If it was something we'd seen before, we'd be able to say something about it. But we haven't ...which prompted concerns from the local hunters and whaling captains."

It is amazing what you can find on Ebay these days.

In fact, do a search for the word "haunted" and you come up with almost 8,800 items.

At first I thought "cool - haunted sh!t for sale on Ebay" but I quickly became disappointed to see all the weight loss items.  Sure they may be "haunted" but I want something truly scary.

Then I came across this article on BoingBoing which speaks of haunted dolls for sale on Ebay.

Sure enough you can find 156 "haunted" dolls.  Some of the most intriguing, however, belong to the vendor calling themselves "a blessing in disguise".  S/he has 18 dolls for sale which look legitimately haunted by spirits.  At least that's what the vendor claims.

Is it possible that these spirits moved themselves into the dolls after they passed? Sure I guess anything is possible.  Is it something you can prove?  I don't know.  But again it is possible.

Now these might be a scam, but they could be legitimate.

Could you imagine having one of these possessed dolls in your bedroom watching you at night?

Just think about that for a minute...

As you think about it, here's the story of these 2 dolls:

Their names are Zeke and Aven. Zeke was 43 when he passed away, Aven was 9.  They weren't related but fell upon hard times, Zeke losing everything after trying to pay hospital bills racked up trying to fight his wife's cancer, while Aven ended up homeless after his parents left him.  They died together when a drunk drive smashed into a bench they were both sitting on.

The vendor claims to have made recordings of the dolls talking to each other when she's not around.  S/he goes on to say:  " I have also recorded them with my night vision video camera. The shots and recordings I have gotten were amazing! I never knew that these dolls were as active as they were. On many of the recordings I have heard them talking among each other, laughing, crying, yelling, some where easy to make out, some were very hard, and some I couldnt make out at all."

There's a controversy brewing in Marin Califorinia over certain vendors at their farmer's markets.

The Rev. Joey Talley, the "Good Witch of West Marin," has been performing free tarot readings for free for the past 6 summers at the market.

This year, administrators of the market have decided that she's not welcome, citing rules explaining that vendors must apply for and have been awarded approval to work as a vendor or entertainer at one of their eight markets.

According to Talley, she doesn't practice the dark arts and in fact provides a positive experience at the market.

"I've been here year after year," Talley said. "There are teens who tell me things they could never take to their parents, and they could never afford to schedule a $100 session with me."

Now, I might agree that  "farmer's market" is more suited to fresh fruit and produce, but she too is providing a service, why not let her stay?

Full story here:  http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_12809288?nclick_check=1

Attention all zombie film makers (not not the actual zombies who are film makers, but people who like to make short films about zombies).  There's going to be a new film festival in Toronto on October 30 this year for you.

They are looking for film makers to submit their short films.

Now, being from Canada,II've reviewed a few Canadian horror and zombie shorts and I have to say that I'm extremely impressed with the quality of work we can put out here in the "Great White North".

But this festival isn't only limited to Canucks from what I can tell, they'll even take Yank submissions!

The entry fee is $20 Canadian (that's the green one, or 4 blue ones) but if you don't have any green or blue Canadian money, I'm sure they'll do some currency conversion and take US money as well :)

Get more details here:

http://zombieshortfilmfestival.blogspot.com/

God you all know I LOVE THIS PLACE. ESP is one of my fav places to look for ghosts as well as having a kick ass Haunted Attraction in October. Here is some more on their new epsidode:

The Eastern State Penitentiary, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is considered to be one of the most haunted locations in the world. The prison first opened its doors in 1829 and was designed to hold 253 prisoners, each occupying a solitary confinement cell for their entire sentence. Although executions were not carried out at Eastern State, the prison was home to its fair share of murders. At least two guards were murdered over the years as were many inmates. Hundreds of others died from disease and old age. The inmates are long gone but there is strong evidence that their angry spirits continue to roam the cell blocks and corridors.

Well then catch up with our on the scene reporter Rex B. Hamilton


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Greetings, Fellow Haunters:
 
 I was in Columbus, the capital of our fair state, from Thursday through Sunday this past weekend for the 2009 edition of the Midwest Haunters Convention. The show took place at the Greater Columbus Convention Center at 400 North High Street in exhibition hall C. From what I've been told, the 2010 show will also take place in the exact, same location.
Allow me to push out a few bullet points:
1. To my eye, this year's MHC introduced a fair number of new vendors to the haunting public.
2. I did not attend the grand Costume Ball on Saturday night, but my spies tell me that it was a well-received affair.
3. The Friday night party was held at a large bar called the Frog Bear and Wild Boar, just a block away from the hotel/convention center.
When I arrived at the official hotel's bar (The Columbus Hyatt Regency) on Thursday evening, I downed a couple of ales with the handful of haunters happily clustered around one another. We howled and screamed at one another for a while and then (wisely) decided to call it an early night because we knew the balance of the weekend would be filled with late nights and early mornings.
 
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On Friday morning I arrived more than an hour before the official opening time of 10 AM. There were several things I learned that morning:
1. Vendors were allowed into the convention hall around 9 AM, a full hour earlier than what had been advertised
2. The overall pace of vendors erecting their booths was quite different and much more subdued than last year. In 2009, vendors took their sweet old time putting things together. Last year there was a mad rush of carts and dollies full of stuff being wheeled in as fast as possible. I confess that I did next to nothing to assist the vendors this year in transporting their wares into the exhibition hall.
3. Attendees in 2009 had a much shorter walk from the hotel to the convention hall.
The "Welcome Reception" was held from 4 until nearly 7:30 PM on Friday in a couple of meeting rooms in the hotel's upper level. There was some food, a cash bar and a long line of attendees who registered and received their convention credentials. Around 7 PM, the folding door was closed between these two rooms and the haunted wedding that featured Amy and Anthony took place in front of a small group of enthusiasts. The bridal party sported many of the trappings of Insane Clown Posse, their heroes.
There is a short piece in the June 4, 2009 edition of "The Other Paper"out of Columbus that carries the title "Band fans plan nuptials at spooky convention." In the paper's print edition, the blurb appears on page 17. Their site is www.theotherpaper.com.
Right afterwards, we hurried a block down Nationwide Boulevard to the Frog Bear and Wild Board bar. (www.frogbearbar.com) It is one of the largest bars I've encountered. It has a nice outside patio with its own disk jockey. Inside there were several large sections, stuffed with people. We Scab 5 monsters judged an acting competition of five contestants and then presented awards to the winners. Horror-movie actor Chuck Williams was the master of ceremonies and the driving force that evening. Chuck also MCed a haunted Scareoke contest and a few other events. "The Other Paper" billed the night as the "Midsummer Monster Bash."
 
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Saturday is the big day every year at MHC. I popped in before 8 AM and assumed my duties as the convention's official greeter. Precisely at 9 AM, I opened the exhibition hall's doors and let in a stream of attendees eager to get inside. I had the pleasure of saying "Good Morning" to plenty of people until the clock approached Noon.
A few more bullet points:
1. The Columbus weather could not have been any better. The skies were blue and sunny all weekend and temperatures never rose higher than the low 80s.
2. There was a Zombie Walk in Columbus in the waning afternoon hours, but we saw it from a distance after the convention had shut for the day. If I were the boss of the Zombie Walk, I would find a way to have my 200 or so participants convene and get made up somewhere on the floor of MHC in the early afternoon. The combined publicity of the two events working together, I think, would be a hit.
3. This year's convention was videotaped in detail by a television production company called PostTime Productions (www.posttimevideo.com) out of Lexington, Kentucky. They had 3-4 cameras rolling, as well as a sound boom man, during all their interviews. The company hopes to produce a reality television series that spotlights weird, unusual conventions in America. Their show about the 2009 Midwest Haunters Convention will be the pilot episode that they will attempt to sell to a TV network.
I sweet-talked the video crew into interviewing me, standing right in front of the doors to the exhibition hall shortly after they opened at 9 AM. It was one of the most pleasant, professional stand-ups I've ever done. The on-air host of the show, the guy who interviewed me, is a real pro. I regret that I don't have his name right now, but I think his low-key style will sell the show.
As soon as my interview was over, I urged the crew to walk the 10 yards over to the show's registration booth and interview Ben Armstrong and his son Max who were pinning on their badges as I spoke. Ben and his business partner Billy Messina (who also came to MHC) are the proprietors of Netherworld in Atlanta and have come to Ohio every year for this convention. Their steady support has meant a lot to us Ohioans.
From Noon until around 12:45 PM, Trey Cottle ran the IAHA Annual Auction from the elevated stage just inside the exhibition hall. Trey is a newly-elected director of the Association, and a professional auctioneer from Montrose, Georgia. It showed.
Ghostly Manor, a haunted attraction in Sandusky, Ohio, won my services for the weekend of Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31 for a donation of $500. Back in 2002, I worked an evening at Ghostly Manor - so I have an idea of what to expect this Fall. The haunt's owners, Bill and Jayme Criscione, tell me that much has changed for the better since then. Ghostly Manor is one of the few haunts in the US that is open during throughout the summer season.
The late-afternoon Monster Make-up War provided some surprises.
1. In the bag of secret make-up ingredients was a rainbow-colored fright wig.
2. In the bag of secret make-up ingredients was a foam-rubber, red-colored clown nose. (Do you detect a pattern here?)
3. For the first time, a model applied his own make-up. The other two members of his team stood close by like statues and held up large mirrors for the model's visual benefit.
 
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Sunday at MHC began at 10:00 AM (instead of 9) in order to give folks a chance to sleep in a bit. That morning, the seminar starting time of 10 AM was pushed back a half-hour to give everyone a touch more time to wake up.
I spent a few hours yakking it up with those on the convention floor that morning and then quietly walked out the door and drove home to Cleveland. You might have heard by now that next year's MHC and the 2010 Great Lakes Fright Fest will both happen on the same weekend in early June. In a perfect world I would attend both shows. Kkrazy Kkaren, the producer of GLFF, already knows that I will dearly miss her and her relaxing haunted camp-out next Spring.
When economic times are tough, the entertainment business seems to thrive. This October season should be no exception. As long as we put on good shows and market them well, the chances are that we should all be fine in 2009.

Very truly yours,  
Rex B. Hamilton

Our site was down for a few hours, which sucks, except that it happened on a holiday when traffic is usually a little lower anyways.

Just wanted to let you know that we've rectified the problem and we are good to go!

The problem was our host reconfigured some stuff which took us and a few other sites offline.

The Mansion of Terror (a local Haunted House here in Austin, TX) (@mansionofterror on twitter) is having the first ever Austin "Scream Queen Contest". More details can be found below. Are you up for the challenge? With the media or a blogger that wants to cover it? See below for more info:
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Hey Ghouls and Fiends,
The Mansion of Terror Horror Park is looking for our 2009 Scream Queen. This lovely lady will be featured on Billboards and Social Media all across Central Texas as well as our Facebook, Twitter, MySpace pages and more.

We are looking for lovely Pin Up/Suicide Girls-esque ladies who can show up at 4:00pm on July 11th and compete in three categories for our judges:

1) Best Scream
2) Best Glamor Pose
3) Best "Scared out of your Frigging Mind" Pose

If you look at the history of Horror, there has been a bevy of stunning and strong female characters in all facets of the horror genre. We want to celebrate that Horror by finding the 2009 Mansion of Terror Scream Queen. 21 and up only please. Sponsored by the lovely ladies of the Texas Rollergirls.

http://www.txrollergirls.com/

Please repost this and get it out to everyone you think should compete.

See you July 11th at our location at 4pm
The Mansion of Terror
2000 S IH 35
Round Rock, TX 78681
dneff22@gmail.com

This week the Ghost Adventures Crew is heading to Tombstone, AZ for an investigation of the Bird Cage Theater, one of the most haunted buildings in the wild west. I just wanted to drop you a quick note to provide location details and an extended video preview. Tune in for the episode premiere and see what evidence the team discovers this Friday at 9 PM E/P on the Travel Channel.