Strange Phenomenons of 2010

These are just a few of the strange events that happened over the year. If you know more, feel free to comment and we will add them. There are at least ten UFO sightings in China this year alone. I wonder how many are just a hoax, enhanced by Photoshop, accidental camera effects or CG fakes. I guess we'll never know.

February 23, 2010
Guatemala Sinkhole

Three people are missing after a sinkhole appears on the streets in the San Antonio neighborhood. Possibly due to a sewer pipe breaking. Over 130 feet in diameter.













March 21, 2010
First sighting of UFO in China this year in ChongQing City



July 7, 2010
Sightings of a UFO in China



August 15, 2010
Another sighting over the Airport in China



October 13, 2010
UFOS over Manhattan and New York City





October 15, 2010
Strange Lights over El Paso

I thought this was an interesting story. A fireball falling from the sky then splitting into small crafts. The use of X Files music is priceless.



November 9, 2010
Missile launched off the coast of California

Was it a missile test launched from a submarine? No one has a clear answer, not even the spokesperson from Point Mugu Naval base. It's believed to be a contrail from a plane. You can be the judge.




Crazy stuff this year. Looking forward to what next year brings.

Happy 2011 everyone!

Coast to Coast AM Releases 2011 Predictions

Predictions for 2011, Part 1:

On Thursday night, Ian Punnett and his always popular Annual Predictions Show released the first part of their list for next year's predictions. He opened up the phone lines to have callers share their predictions for 2011. The following list is just part of what callers predicted for the coming year.

•Cal predicted a military coup in North Korea, which will lead to an improvement of that country's relationship with the West.
•Tom in Salem, Oregon foresees a major discovery at CERN that will relate to the heaven dimension, where souls go when people die.
•Cornelius said George Noory will marry in 2011; Jim in Dallas specifically said George will marry on November 11, 2011.
•Nancy predicted an 8.1 earthquake will hit along the San Andreas fault in mid-March.
•A subterranean tunnel will be found under the North American or Asian continent which could lead to Bigfoot's discovery, stated Charles of North Hollywood.
•AJ in Fort Meyers envisions the two big wrestling divisions, WWE and TNA, having serious money problems.
•An Illuminati sex slave scandal will be revealed, said Simon from Baltimore.
•Robert in Bloomington, Ill. foresees nanotechnology being used to heal people.
•Charles in Riverside, CA predicted a collapse of the music industry, with several large labels filing for bankruptcy.
•'Synchronized walking' becomes very popular, said Greg in Iowa.
•Barb in Ohio predicted the largest sale of flowers ever, from mid February through early May.
•Stone in Kansas City, MO said that Yellowstone will "stretch its jaws," with increased earthquakes, but no major eruption in 2011.
•A major cruise ship will disappear in the Bermuda Triangle, predicted Seth.
•Shane shared a vision of a small military conflict that will take place on January 14th that will lead to a larger conflagration.
•John in California said the Zodiac Killer will finally be identified in 2011.
•A private research company will begin cloning people for organ donations, said Alex.

Ian also reviewed caller predictions from 2010. Here are just a few of the hit or misses from this year.

Misses:

•The Dollar will crash. We are going to go to another financial currency.
•President Obama goes on live TV to announce that aliens do exist, and has a green alien speak on camera.
•Ground opens up, sky is bright orange, massive earthquakes.
•Edgar Cayce's Hall of Records will be found in the Grand Canyon.
•The disappearance of sea lions in San Francisco after Thanksgiving is a prelude to an explosion in Yellowstone.
•In the wake of recent terrorist attacks, it will force the government to tip its hand and reveal what has up until now been a secret form of teleportation.
Hits:

•Deadly attack on a freighter off coast of Somalia; international military force will launch attack on bases of Somali pirates.
•35% of pest control operators in the United States will use non-toxic chemicals in their businesses.

Part 2 of Ian Punnett's Predictions for 2011 continues tongight, so have you predictions ready to call in!

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Happy Halloween from the Cemetery Gates!

May your day be filled with ghoulish delight!

Don't forget to listen to Coast to Coast AM as Art Bell hosts his annual Ghost to Ghost evening where he opens the lines to listeners to share their tales of ghostly encounters! You may even here Cemetery Gates call in with a spooky tale of our own!

Halloween Facts: Ancient Origins of Halloween

Halloween's origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in).

The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was often associated with human death. Celts believed that on the night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. On the night of October 31, they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth. In addition to causing trouble and damaging crops, Celts thought that the presence of the otherworldly spirits made it easier for the Druids, or Celtic priests, to make predictions about the future. For a people entirely dependent on the volatile natural world, these prophecies were an important source of comfort and direction during the long, dark winter.

To commemorate the event, Druids built huge sacred bonfires, where the people gathered to burn crops and animals as sacrifices to the Celtic deities.

During the celebration, the Celts wore costumes, typically consisting of animal heads and skins, and attempted to tell each others fortunes. When the celebration was over, they re-lit their hearth fires, which they had extinguished earlier that evening, from the sacred bonfire to help protect them during the coming winter.

By A.D. 43, Romans had conquered the majority of Celtic territory. In the course of the four hundred years that they ruled the Celtic lands, two festivals of Roman origin were combined with the traditional Celtic celebration of Samhain.

The first was Feralia, a day in late October when the Romans traditionally commemorated the passing of the dead. The second was a day to honor Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees. The symbol of Pomona is the apple and the incorporation of this celebration into Samhain probably explains the tradition of "bobbing" for apples that is practiced today on Halloween.

By the 800s, the influence of Christianity had spread into Celtic lands. In the seventh century, Pope Boniface IV designated November 1 All Saints' Day, a time to honor saints and martyrs. It is widely believed today that the pope was attempting to replace the Celtic festival of the dead with a related, but church-sanctioned holiday. The celebration was also called All-hallows or All-hallowmas (from Middle English Alholowmesse meaning All Saints' Day) and the night before it, the night of Samhain, began to be called All-hallows Eve and, eventually, Halloween. Even later, in A.D. 1000, the church would make November 2 All Souls' Day, a day to honor the dead. It was celebrated similarly to Samhain, with big bonfires, parades, and dressing up in costumes as saints, angels, and devils. Together, the three celebrations, the eve of All Saints', All Saints', and All Souls', were called Hallowmas.

Head over to History.com for the complete article as well as other interesting Halloween facts and videos!

Halloween Facts: History of the Jack O'Lantern!

If you've ever wondered where the roots of the Jack O’ Lantern come from, this story from History.com tells of the origin of the pumpkin-carving tradition, from Ireland!

People have been making jack o'lanterns at Halloween for centuries. The practice originated from an Irish myth about a man nicknamed "Stingy Jack." According to the story, Stingy Jack invited the Devil to have a drink with him. True to his name, Stingy Jack didn't want to pay for his drink, so he convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin that Jack could use to buy their drinks.

Once the Devil did so, Jack decided to keep the money and put it into his pocket next to a silver cross, which prevented the Devil from changing back into his original form. Jack eventually freed the Devil, under the condition that he would not bother Jack for one year and that, should Jack die, he would not claim his soul. The next year, Jack again tricked the Devil into climbing into a tree to pick a piece of fruit. While he was up in the tree, Jack carved a sign of the cross into the tree's bark so that the Devil could not come down until the Devil promised Jack not to bother him for ten more years.

Soon after, Jack died. As the legend goes, God would not allow such an unsavory figure into heaven. The Devil, upset by the trick Jack had played on him and keeping his word not to claim his soul, would not allow Jack into hell. He sent Jack off into the dark night with only a burning coal to light his way. Jack put the coal into a carved-out turnip and has been roaming the Earth with ever since. The Irish began to refer to this ghostly figure as "Jack of the Lantern," and then, simply "Jack O'Lantern."

In Ireland and Scotland, people began to make their own versions of Jack's lanterns by carving scary faces into turnips or potatoes and placing them into windows or near doors to frighten away Stingy Jack and other wandering evil spirits. In England, large beets are used. Immigrants from these countries brought the jack o'lantern tradition with them when they came to the United States. They soon found that pumpkins, a fruit native to America, make perfect jack o'lanterns.

Cemetery Photo of the Week

In honor of it being Halloween week, today's cemetery photo comes from the ultimate American spooky tale...The Legend of Sleepy Hollow author Washington Irving!

Photo Taken at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow New York on Halloween 2007.

The Walking Dead Coming to AMC

It's about time we had a television series about zombies. The first episode is directed by Frank Darabont of The Mist and Shawshank Redemption, Executive Produced by Gale Anne Hurd of Terminator and Aliens. Based on the comic book series by Robert Kirkman.

Cemetery photo of the week

Photo taken at Mountain View Cememtery, Oakland, CA in August 2009.

Cemetery Photo of the week

Photo taken at Mountain View Cemetery, Pasadena, California in March 2008.

Cemetery Photo of the week

Photo taken at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, New York in October 2007.

Paranormal Events at Eastern Airlines

The Tuscon Citizen released an interesting article on strange events in connection to the once bustling Eastern Airlines which closed back in 1991. Pilots, crew members, passengers, even shareholders have seen apparitions, ghosts and unexplained phenomena in conjunction to this airline. Established in 1926, the thriving Pitcairn Aviation won a government contract to deliver mail between New York and Atlanta. In 1938, the airline was purchased by a well known World War I dog fighting ace named Captain Eddie Rickenbacker with the help of a major financial backer; third generation Laurance Rockefeller.

Numerous reported events witnessed by highly credible people have no rhyme or reason to what they saw. From fireballs flying through the plane during a routine flight of EA 539, ghostly sightings of downed plane flight 401 when salvaged parts were used again for current planes in service and UFO sightings during flights.

“I was seated near the front of the passenger cabin of an all-metal airliner (Eastern Airlines Flight EA 539) on a late night flight from New York to Washington. The aircraft encountered an electrical storm during which it was enveloped in a sudden bright and loud electrical discharge (0005 h EST). Some seconds after this, a glowing sphere a little more than 20 centimeters in diameter emerged from the pilot’s cabin and passed down the aisle of the aircraft approximately 50 centimeters from me, maintaining the same height and course for the whole distance over which it could be observed.” – Physicist Richard Jennison, published in Nature, 1971

In 1993, Laurence Rockefeller and his niece Anne Bartley created the UFO Disclosure Initiative in which they submitted it to the Clinton White House calling for all UFO classified files and information from the CIA to the Air Force be declassified, including the famous Roswell UFO Incident. In 1994, the Clinton White House declassified files from the National Archives without any reference to UFO phenomena. The Air Force still denied that there was any UFO relation to the Roswell incident.

Below is an interview with Paul Davies; Arizona State University professor, cosmologist, astrobiologist and author of the book Are We Alone?: Philosophical Implications Of The Discovery Of Extraterrestrial Life. Davies is questioned about the meeting between Laurance Rockefeller and Hillary Clinton in which Rockefeller gives Clinton a copy of Paul Davies' book emphasizing Rockefeller's interest in UFOs.

Cemetery Photo of the Week

Photo taken at Highgate Cemetery, London, England in April of 2008.

If you happen to be in London I highly recommend visiting this cemetery.

Swain's Lane
London N6 6PJ, United Kingdom
020 8340 1834

Cemetery photo of the Week

Photo taken at Etna Cemetery, Etna, California in January of 2010.

New structure found at Stonehenge

Exciting news out of England this morning!

"Archaeologists have discovered a wooden version of British prehistoric monument Stonehenge at the same site, the project's leader told Reuters on Thursday. Using radar, the archaeologists found a circular ditch less than one kilometre away from the iconic stone circle, which is thought to date back to the Neolithic period 2,000 to 4,000 years ago.

"This finding is remarkable," said project leader Vince Gaffney, professor of archaeology at the University of Birmingham.

"It will completely change the way we think about the landscape around Stonehenge."


Head to MSNBC for the complete article entitled Archaeologists find new structure at Stonehenge

Story courtesy of MSNBC.

Cemetery photo of the week

Photo taken at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, California in August of 2009.

The Creeper: Wall Sculpture

The folks over at Design Toscano are selling a creepy wall sculpture titled The Creeper, designed by artist Liam Manchester.

"Drawing upon the rich stories of the ancient druids who once lived near his English manor home, British artist Liam Manchester created this sculpture to appear as if it is floating mid-air! What you don’t see is as important as what you do with the stunning effect of “negative space” balancing the matte black, textured interior. Cast in quality designer resin and ingeniously hand-painted exclusively for Toscano."

Check out Design Toscano for this and other spooky sculptures!

I-Dosing: The New Teen Digital Drug

Wired Magazine online reports of a concern in Oklahoma on teens getting high from MP3 digital audible tones. This was first reported from Oklahoma News 9.

Music tracks purchased from online dealers are believed to offer the same affects as marijuana, cocaine, peyote or opium. The report explains that the sounds are bi neural or two-tone technology designed to alter brain waves and mental conditions. Oklahoma officials are more concerned that it could lead teens into looking for an even greater high and actually try real drugs. "Kids are going to flock to these sites just to see what it is about and it can lead them to other places,” Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs spokesman Mark Woodward informed News 9.

One track is available on YouTube titled, Gates of Hades (Listen at your own discretion.) I listened to the first few minutes through my computer speakers to the sounds of vibrating tones suddenly varying high and low. I would think such possible effects could be due to being enveloped in the sounds (when wearing headphones) while the mind wonders what's going on around them, possibly causing paranoia or other mental reactions.

This subject reminds me of the classic psychological moment in A Clockwork Orange when Alex played by Malcolm McDowell is being rehabilitated. That's something I don't want to experience.

Possible Chupacabra sighting in Hood County, Texas

"A barn in Hood County, Texas, has become ground zero in the hunt for the chupacabra.

Earlier this week, animal control officer Frank Hackett shot and killed what was unquestionably one of the ugliest creatures to ever walk the planet. That much we know. What's less clear is whether or not the departed creature was the elusive goat-sucking beast.

Interestingly, that wasn't the only chupacabra sighting around Hood County. A second creature was spotted and killed several miles away. Both appear to be either hairless coyotes, extremely ugly dogs, or, who knows? Maybe the thing they call el chupacabra."

Full article with video footage can be found Here

Paranormal TV - Ghost Hunters International: Season 2 resumes Wednesday

GHI Season 2 resumes tonight, Wednesday July 14Th @ 9/8 central on Syfy channel. See below for a sneak peak of Episode 214: The Spirit of Robin Hood!



For more information on GHI including team biographies, behind the scenes video footage, and an episode guide visit the official site here.

"Zombies" crash in Portland, Oregon

An odd story out of Portland, Oregon from Friday July 10th! If anyone has a picture of this please send it to us!

"PORTLAND, Ore. -- A car full of people dressed as zombies crashed on Interstate 84 near downtown Portland on Friday, causing initial confusion by people who witnessed the crash.

Portland Police said the car was swerving in the eastbound lanes of the freeway just east of the Lloyd District just after 9:30 p.m. when it rolled over and crashed onto its top.

Emergency crews took five victims from the crash to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police said that in their investigation they learned that the people inside the car were dressed as zombie costumes and they were headed to a party at the time of the crash.

Sgt. Greg Stewart said people who witnessed the crash initially thought the victims' injuries were much more serious, because of the zombie costumes.

"We're glad that everyone is alive, despite being 'undead'," Sgt. Stewart said, referring to the costumes.

While everyone in the car was taken to the hospital, Stewart said crews are investigating the possibility that more people were in the car at the time of the crash but fled the scene on foot.

The crash halted traffic in the eastbound lanes for about an hour, reducing travel to just one lane. All eastbound lanes were opened at around 11 p.m."


Story courtest of KGW on MSNBC.

Cemetery photo of the week

Photo taken at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, in Sleepy Hollow, New York in October of 2007.

Paranormal TV: Haven

On Friday July 9th, 2010 Syfy debuted Haven, a new show based on Stephen King's novella The Colorado Kid.

"The series follows the shrewd and confident FBI agent Audrey Parker (Rose) who has a lost past, and arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine on a routine case. Before long, her natural curiosity lands her in the epicenter of activity in this curious enclave, which turns out to be a longtime refuge for people that are affected by a range of supernatural afflictions.

As the townspeople's dormant abilities begin to express themselves, Audrey helps keep these forces at bay while discovering the many secrets of Haven — including one surrounding her own surprising connections to this extraordinary place. "

For more information on Haven, including photo's, video blogs, and full episodes visit the official page at Syfy.

Haven, Friday nights at 9/8 central only on Syfy.

Paranormal Activity 2: Official Trailer

Now, I saw Paranormal Activity in an almost empty movie theater and I was looking over my shoulder through the entire film. For it's low budget old school filmmaking, I was impressed. It really worked. I recommend the first film to any fan of the horror genre or filmmaker interested in learning old school movie making. The effects were fresh and simple. At times a little near the cheese factor, but with disappointments like the Nightmare on Elm Street remake, it shows a little know-how and storytelling can go much further.

Hopefully, Paranormal Activity 2 can pull off what Blair Witch 2 couldn't.
Paranormal Activity 2 releases in theaters October 22.

Cemetery photo of the week

Photo taken at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA August 2009

New weekly series: Cemetery photo of the week!

Today on Cemetery gates we debut a new weekly article: Cemetery photo of the week!

Throughout our business and personal travels we always manage to stumble upon a beautiful cemetery, and while we may not always have time to investigate each cemetery's very unique paranormal experience or haunting, we always keep our cameras handy!

We hope you enjoy these weekly photos as much as we enjoy taking them.

Photo taken at Highgate Cemetery, North London, England in May of 2008.

Obscure Horror Films that should be on DVD, or better yet remake!

While Blu-Ray gets cheaper and standard DVDs become coasters on out coffee tables. There are still many great horror films that never even made it to our DVD shelves. First off is one of my childhood favorites called Sleepy Hollow with Jeff Goldblum and Dick Butkus. I know this has been remade before by Tim Burton with Johnny Depp, but this Washington Irving adaptation has a place in my heart and should be on DVD.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, 1980



BLOOD BEACH, 1981

Another campy film from a post-Jaws era about a creature under the sandy beaches of California sucking down unsuspecting beach-goers into the sand. It stars John Saxon from the classic Black Christmas and Burt Young from the Rocky films. Who knows what you'll find under the beach.



GARGOYLES, 1972

This is not your kiddie Disney-esque film about gargoyles on church tops saving the day. Oh no! This is a live action film about gargoyles trying to save their race from extinction by taking a human woman captive for their leader when his mate is hit on the highway by a passing 18-wheeler. It has a Roger Corman feel to it with impressively surreal effects for it's time and monster make-up that made me keep the nightlight on for months.

Ghosts at Disneyland!

Disneyland in Anaheim, CA has long been rumoured to have several haunting at it's famed Haunted Mansion attraction, and after spending significant time in there over the years I have often times felt what I can only describe as a "real "ghostly" presence there. After all it is the perfect place for a real haunting to occur when all of the unsuspecting mortals are expecting to see the Haunted Mansion's "999 happy haunts."


Thanks to the folks over at Ghost At Disneyland (You Tube channel) we may now have some evidence to show that these specters don't just haunt the Haunted Mansion!

Each of the 3 videos appear to be authentic security and maintenance camera footage of ghosts popping up in empty seats on various attractions, or seen wandering around the park. As I am a former Disney employee I can attest that these feeds appear to be valid locations of where the camera's do exist. What do you think? Real? Or more Disney "Magic?"

If I should come back as a ghost, I would absolutely visit Disneyland, and however cliche it is, I would spend a great deal of time in the Haunted Mansion scaring my formal mortal brethren!

Happy Birthday George Noory!

At The Cemetery Gates wishes George Noory a wonderful 60th Birthday, today June 4th, 2010!

George, the long time main host of Coast to Coast AM is a constant inspiration to us here at the Gates.

We hope you have a great day George!

"Dance of Death" Drawings

A wonderful article with pictures from Bibliodyssey!

"After beginning his working life as a printer's apprentice, Louis Crucius (or Crusius) completed the necessary requirements to graduate as a pharmacist in 1882 and a doctor in 1890 in St Louis, Missouri. While he was studying he worked in a pharmacy and made humorous sketches that were placed in the window of the store. A collection of these drawings was published in 1893 ('Funny Bones'). He lectured in histology and anatomy and eventually came to be a Professor of Anatomy but died in 1898 from kidney tumours.

Although he gave most of his drawings away, Crucius sold a number of them to the Antikamnia ('opposed to pain') Chemical Company which had been established in St Louis in 1890. They produced antikamnia medicines containing the coal tar derivative, acetanilid, an anti-fever drug with pain relieving properties somewhat related to paracetamol, but which would be later shown to be a toxic compound not to mention addictive. Antikamnia was mixed with substances like codeine and quinine to enhance the pain relieving effects.

30 of the Crucius 'dance of death'-inspired drawings were used to make 5 years worth of Antikamnia Chemical Company calendars - between 1897 and 1901. They had a fairly aggressive marketing campaign in which the calendars (aimed at the medical fraternity) as well as postcards and sample packs were distributed to doctors in the United States and overseas.

The Antikamnia Chemical Company were eventually prosecuted for failing to disclose the source of the active ingredient on their packaging: U. S. v. ANTIKAMNIA CHEMICAL CO., 231 U.S. 654 (1914).

Check out a fantastic selection of pictures from the calendar!