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2007 Archive:
Table Tilting with the Witches of Salem, Massachusetts - Ghost Chronicles
December 26, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

A Sance in Salem - Paranormal Journeys
December 10, 2007

Paranormal Journeys - webcast

Psychic Vampire: Michelle Belanger - Ghost Chronicles
December 5, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Nazi Theocracy - by Lee Prosser
December 3, 2007

Column - regular feature

The Orb House - Ghost Chronicles
November 28, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Haunted Lighthouses - Ghost Chronicles
November 21, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Violet Road: The Grave of Michael Bashor - by Marcus Foxglove Griffin
April 6, 2007

Column - regular feature

Phyllis Glade and Fate Magazine - Ghost Chronicles
November 14, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Stone's Public House - Paranormal Journeys
November 12, 2007

Paranormal Journeys - webcast

The Ghosts of Dartmouth College - Ghost Chronicles
November 7, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Halloween 2007 - by Lee Prosser
October 30, 2007

Column - regular feature

Jeff Belanger's Halloween Spell by Jeff Belanger
October 26, 2007


John Kachuba - Ghost Chronicles
October 24, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Haunted Australia - Ghost Chronicles
October 17, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Stepping Into the Dark World of The Vampire of Sacramento: Richard Trenton Chase by Paul Dale Roberts
October 17, 2007


Madison, Georgia - Ghost Chronicles
October 10, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Halloween Special: New London Ledge Lighthouse - Ghost Chronicles
October 3, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

French Ghosts - by Lee Prosser
October 3, 2007

Column - regular feature

The Psychomanteum Chamber - Ghost Chronicles
September 26, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Ghost Hunters Spotlight: C.A.S.P.R. - Ghost Chronicles
September 19, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Jesse James - by Lee Prosser
September 18, 2007

Column - regular feature

Heritage Hall: Madison, Georgia - Ghost Chronicles
September 12, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

The Ghosts of the Knight House - Ghost Chronicles
September 5, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Ghost Children in Missouri and Elsewhere - by Lee Prosser
September 3, 2007

Column - regular feature

The Death of a Psychic by Tuesday Miles
August 31, 2007


Ghost Hunters Spotlight: The Spirit Light Network - Ghost Chronicles
August 29, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Paranormal State - Ghost Chronicles
August 22, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

A Look at Haunted Baseball by Dan Gordon
August 16, 2007


Gettysburg: Devil's Den and Sachs Bridge - Ghost Chronicles
August 15, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Russ Columbo - by Lee Prosser
August 15, 2007

Column - regular feature

Gettysburg: Investigating the Daniel Lady Farm - Ghost Chronicles
August 8, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

A Frightening Moment in Marysville, California by Paul Dale Roberts
August 7, 2007


Passing Wind - by Lee Prosser
August 2, 2007

Column - regular feature

Gettysburg: The Ghost World Conference Part II - Ghost Chronicles
August 1, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Gettysburg: The Ghost World Conference - Ghost Chronicles
July 25, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Andrea: A True Story of Unleashed Terror - Ghost Chronicles
July 18, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Shadow People with Thomas Durant - Ghost Chronicles
July 11, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Fort Revere with East Bridgewater's Most Haunted - Ghost Chronicles
July 4, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Ghostly Nighttime Visitor by Alexandra Holzer
July 3, 2007


American Western Film Ghosts: Audie Murphy, Randolph Scott, John Wayne - by Lee Prosser
July 1, 2007

Column - regular feature

The Haunted Queen Mary - Ghost Chronicles
June 27, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

The Moultonborough House - Ghost Chronicles
June 20, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Southern Ghosts - Ghost Chronicles
June 13, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Ghost Hunters Spotlight - John Speer and Leslie Boyce of the Southern Spirit Seeker Society - Ghost Chronicles
June 6, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

The Ghost in the Pantry - by Lee Prosser
June 4, 2007

Column - regular feature

Dog Town - Ghost Chronicles
May 30, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Classifying Paranormal Photographs by Josh Mantello
May 29, 2007


Five Foot Nothin' of Guardian Angel by Dr. J. Lee Choron
May 25, 2007


Mark Nesbitt: The Ghosts of Gettysburg - Ghost Chronicles
May 23, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

The Spirit Children of the Fontaine Manse - Ghost Chronicles
May 16, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

The Borrowing Ghost - by Lee Prosser
May 15, 2007

Column - regular feature

Oak View: Time Port? By Richard Senate
May 14, 2007


Papal Knight and Author Charles A. Coulombe - Ghost Chronicles
May 9, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Signs - Messages from Beyond - Ghost Chronicles
May 2, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Beware of False Teachers - by Lee Prosser
May 1, 2007

Column - regular feature

Dungeon Rock - Ghost Chronicles
April 26, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Remote Viewing - Ghost Chronicles
April 18, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Investigating Tenney Gatehouse and Grey Court Castle - Ghost Chronicles
April 12, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Ghost Hunters Spotlight: The Ghost Stalker, Richard Senate - Ghost Chronicles
April 4, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

The Mark of Cain - by Lee Prosser
April 1, 2007

Column - regular feature

Bloody Mary: The Voodoo Queen of New Orleans - Ghost Chronicles
March 28, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Marija: The half-life of Resurrection Mary by Ursula Bielski
March 23, 2007


The Haunted Farnsworth House - Ghost Chronicles
March 21, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Aleister Crowley - by Lee Prosser
March 16, 2007

Column - regular feature

The Ghost Investigator: Linda Zimmermann - Ghost Chronicles
March 14, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Exploring the Tarot Cards - Ghost Chronicles
March 8, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Vodou - by Lee Prosser
March 2, 2007

Column - regular feature

The Ghost Bride: Lydia Carver - Ghost Chronicles
February 28, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Skeptical Learning by Rick Hayes
February 23, 2007


The Myrtles Plantation - Ghost Chronicles
February 21, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

The Ghosts of the Reyes Adobe by Richard Senate
February 16, 2007


How To Contact Your Guardian Angel - by Lee Prosser
February 15, 2007

Column - regular feature

The Eyes of the Mothman - Ghost Chronicles
February 14, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

The Mystery of the Ouija Board - Ghost Chronicles
February 7, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Ghost Hunter Spotlight: Brad Duplechien of Louisiana Spirits Paranormal Investigations - Ghost Chronicles
January 31, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Ghost Hunting and Dead Presidents by Vince Wilson
January 29, 2007


The Bell Witch and Witch Bonney - Ghost Chronicles
January 24, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Paranormal Investigator Profile: Derek Bartlett, Founder of Cape and Islands Paranormal Research Society
January 19, 2007


EVP, Featuring Tom and Lisa Butler of the A.A.E.V.P. - Ghost Chronicles
January 17, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Paul Bowles, Witchcraft, and the Supernatural - by Lee Prosser
January 15, 2007

Column - regular feature

Brian Leffler of The Northern Minnesota Paranormal Investigators - Ghost Chronicles
January 10, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

Homan House, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania by John Sabol
January 8, 2007


How To Photograph The Paranormal - Ghost Chronicles
January 3, 2007

Ghostvillage Radio - podcast

DVD Widescreen Format Contains Subliminal Occult Messages - by Lee Prosser
January 1, 2007

Column - regular feature



October 26, 2007

Jeff Belanger's Halloween Spell

By Jeff Belanger

I'm not a Witch, but I've been casting spells on October 31st ever since some of these same spells were cast on me when I was old enough to walk and pronounce those three magick words: "Trick-or-Treat." I first got hooked on Halloween when I was five years old and living in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. We had a neighbor who went all-out in decorating his house -- flashing lights, plenty of jack-o'-lanterns, and scary music playing from a boom box by the front steps. Though logic dictates that methodically going from house to house is the most efficient way to yield the most candy, we saw the lights, heard the music, and buzzed around these houses like moths around streetlights. The homeowner cast his spell, and I fell under it.

I've been studying ghosts and the supernatural for more than half of my life. I've watched Halloween or Samhain grow to Christmas-like proportions over the last couple of decades. What used to be two weeks of decorating before October 31st has turned into almost a month and a half. For these six glorious weeks, the world thinks and talks about ghosts, goblins, and the myriad of other magickal creatures of lore and myth that dance around this big day. Folklore tells us that the veil between the world of the living and the world of the dead is at its thinnest on Halloween, only adding to the power of this both sacred and secular holiday.

When I bought my first house four years ago, I knew I wanted to be that house on the street. I wanted to cast my own spell. Each year, the hullabaloo grows in scope and grandeur at the Belanger house.

To cast this spell, you'll need the following items:

-A minimum of four strobe lights. You can never have enough strobe lights-I recommend buying two a year until you reach the perfect state of overdoneness.
-Black lights. Replace your exterior light bulbs with blacklight bulbs. Everything white will glow purple.
-Tiki torches. Tiki torches aren't just for summer barbecues anymore. Place pairs of tiki torches along the sides of your driveway. Dancing flames and rising smoke add greatly to the effect.
-Fog machine. As the fog machine billows clouds all around your house, the strobe lights will illuminate everything and achieve a wonderful lightning-like effect.
-Scary sounds and music. You can buy Halloween compilation CDs at many party supply stores, or you can make your own. Some staples of the holiday include: "Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett, "Thriller" by Michael Jackson, "Spooky" by The Classics IV, and "This Is Halloween" from the Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack.
-Full-sized candy bars. You've dropped quite a few bucks on your strobe lights, fog machine, and other effects; don't go cheap and buy those mini candy bars. Give away the full-sized bars and your neighborhood kids will never forget you-immortality is just another benefit of this powerful spell, as is not getting your house egged because you give out the good stuff.
-Dress up in costume. Get your outfit together early. Look the part. Be the monster.

This list offers the basics. You can and should add your touches to your own "haunted" house. Witchcraft is about customizing until you find the exact formula that works for you.

Last year I had six strobe lights flashing in different sequences onto my house. The black lights cast their purple glow on the foggy manufactured cloud at my feet, and a six-foot inflatable monster stared menacingly at those who dared to look our way (as if they had a choice to look anywhere else) as the tiki flames danced along my driveway's edge.

I watched as the trick-or-treaters approached. I heard the cries of "Cool!" and "Wow!" But I knew my spellwork reached maximum effectiveness when a young boy of about four years old and dressed as a vampire raced all the way down my street, passed the other houses, got to the end of my driveway, and froze in his tracks. I could see a little genuine fear in his eyes. He then approached slowly as I stared at him from behind my dark robe. He never said a word. He just stared wide-eyed at the dangling spiders, the misty fog, the flashing lights, and the imposing figure now in front of him. I held out the basket containing the full-sized candy bars and I saw him smile. He took a Snickers bar, turned around, and ran back to his group of friends. No words were exchanged between us, but there was an understanding. I cast the spell. He fell under it.

Each year the foot traffic at my house has grown because I cast my spell with focused intent. It's okay to be scared, titillated, and haunted on Halloween. It's part of the point. We celebrate the mysterious, the occult, and when the veil is thinnest, some future Witches and ghost hunters may just find inspiration in what began in my grimoire.


Jeff Belanger is the author of several books covering the supernatural, including The World's Most Haunted Places, Our Haunted Lives, and The Ghost Files. He's also the founder of Ghostvillage.com. You can find Jeff's personal Web site at: www.jeffbelanger.com.



2014 Haunted New England Wall Calendar by Jeff Belanger photography by Frank Grace
Check out the 2014 Haunted New England wall calendar by Jeff Belanger and photography by Frank Grace!


Paranormal Conferences and Lectures
Don't miss the following events and lectures:

Jeff Belanger and “The Bridgewater Triangle” at Dedham Community Theatre - April 6, 2014 9:00PM

The Spirits of the Mark Twain House - Hartford, Connecticut - April 12, 2014

Paracon Australia - East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia - May 10-12, 2014