Ghost Adventures Season Premier

The Ghost Adventures Crew returns this week for an epic season premier in the infamous haunted hot-spot, Gettysburg, Pa. I myself had some awesome experiences there, and of course, being the history freak that I am, started to get more and more excited the more I heard about this episode... 

Thanks to the awesome people at the Travel Channel, I was treated to a rough-cut pre-showing of the episode before it airs this Friday, and let me tell you, this was by far my favorite investigation to date! There was so much to investigate in Gettysburg that the team had to break the lock down up into 3 different parts: The Soldiers National Museum, The Jennie Wade House, and the Engine House. I don't want to give anything away so you guys will just have to wait to check it out for yourselves.

Don't miss this 3-part lock down season premier event on the Travel Channel this Friday 9 E/P!

 

Pennhurst Asylum - "The Fear is Real"

I woke up to some awesome news this morning.. The Pennhurst Asylum haunted attraction website is now up and running! You can check it out here. As I've said before, this haunt looks terrifying and really promising to say the least.

One thing that caught my eye was the description for Tunnel Terror: "After you visit this amazing haunted house, you are escorted into the bowels of Pennhurst and let loose to find your way home.. through the dank, dark underground labyrinth that surrounds the property. All of the buildings are connected by a tunnel system that is reputed to be haunted, so be careful as you wander home." We know about these tunnels being extremely long, dark, and haunted from basically every single ghost hunting show that has visited Pennhurst... Needless to say, this is probably going to be one of the best parts of the haunt.

Another note of interest is that the Bates Team is going to be using the haunt as a means to not only scare people, but to also preserve the sad history of Pennhurst through a new museum on the property.

Pennhurst Asylum is going to be running from September 24th - November 7th on Fridays and Saturdays from 6:30-11, and on Sundays from 6:30-10. Admission is only $25 per "patient."

Be sure to add Pennhurst to your list of haunted attractions to check out this Fall.. I know I'll be there!

Gettysburg Evidence?

I was in Gettysburg, PA not too long ago taking pictures for a school project when I came across this...

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It's a picture of the monument in the National Cemetery around the spot where Lincoln is thought to have given his famous Gettysburg Address. If you look at the lower right-hand side, I have circled what I saw when I went back to choose the pictures for my project... I'm not sure if I'm just over excited about possibly catching something cool and it's just a tree limb blurred in the background, or if it really is, like I think, a soldier pointing... or something?

Here is that spot zoomed in:

Please comment with your opinions, I would love to hear what you think!!

Pennhurst Asylum

I'm not sure if many of you were watching last October, but the Travel Channel had a show called America Haunts that ran in multiple segments and showed off some of the best haunted attractions in the country. One that caught my interest was a new haunt located not too far from my house, in Spring City, Pennsylvania. Many of you are probably familiar with Pennhurst and its depressing history, and most notably, its ghosts- made famous by TAPS, the Ghost Adventures Crew, etc. and quietly revered as the epitome of abandoned places by "urban explorers" alike. Ever since I had seen Pennhurst on T.V. I have wanted to explore it, but the hefty fines in place to keep trespassers out has made me think twice about doing so...

Thankfully, Randy Bates (owner of The Bates Motel and Haunted Hayride in Gradyville, PA) has purchased the crippling Pennhurst, and decided to turn it into one of the newest and most terrifying haunts in the country. In the Pennhurst segment of America Haunts, not much info was given- just a name, "Pennhurst Institute of Fear," which has seemingly since been changed, a vague opening date of October, 2010, and a brief walk through with some teenage girls who were in tears by the end of their short venture.

After this segment aired, all information about this haunt seemed to disappear off the face of the earth... I never heard about it again, never saw an online ad, never saw that segment of America Haunts ever again, and all Google searches lead me to forums where people were searching for the answer to the same question I had, "WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS HAUNT??!!!"

Well, after long endless searches to the farthest ends of the internet, I found my answer. Apparently, the name of the haunt was changed to "Pennhurst Asylum" (which sounds a lot more ominous in my opinion). I found this out through facebook (of all places) after I came across their page here. This lead me then to their official site, which can be found here. Not much info is given, as their website is still under development and their wall postings on facebook consist mostly of ads to hire actors...

I will be sure to keep a close eye on all developments with "Pennhurst Asylum," so stick with us to learn more about this amazing haunt and many of the others as we get closer to this Halloween season.

Abandoned Memories: Defunct Amusement Parks

Usually when we think of an amusement park, it brings on fond memories of nostalgia: funnel cake, people laughing, the smell of cotton candy, etc. But once an amusement park is defunct, it's hard to imagine that place ever having been a place of happiness...

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Ghost Adventures Live Rewind

The Ghost Adventures crew will be taking a look back to their live event from last October at the Trans- Allegheny Lunatic Asylum this Friday. If you weren't able to catch their live show, be sure not to miss this recap January 15th at 9 E/P on the Travel Channel!

New Site

The main site for Cryptic Happenings is now up and running! Please stop by, and check it out here.

Wolfe Manor

In case you missed last night's episode:

In it's 70 years of operation Wolfe Manor became the final resting place for thousands of people. The originals owners lost the home in the great depression. After sitting vacant for years, Wolfe Manor was turned into the Clovis Sanitarium. Former employees tell numerous stories about poor conditions, mistreatment, and abuse of patients.

Wolfe Manor housed 100-150 patients at a time until it was closed in 1997. Overcrowding was a constant problem, making it difficult for any patient to receive proper care. The rooms were so overcrowded that some patients slept in the hallways. With so many patients and a shortage of staff, there were a lot of deaths inside the mansion. Since there was no local coroner to come for the deceased the bodies had to be stored in the basement. They were sometimes there for days at a time.


The spirits are Wolfe Manor are very "hands on." While researching some of the history behind the mansion Zak asks paranormal investigator Terry Campbell if he has ever been physically touched. "All the time. That is the most frequent thing that happens here," Terry responds.


The guys hear voices and feel strange energy even before the lockdown begins. Wolfe Manor is sure to be a hair-raising investigation.