Do you believe in life after death? Are you curious as to the existence of Ghosts, Specters, Spirits, Cryptids and other beings that fall into the realm of the Supernatural?
We welcome you to the Cemetery Gates where our primary objective is to discover the answers to these age old questions, conduct paranormal investigations, share our findings and let you be the judge.
Here you will have the opportunity to read personal accounts, view pictures, video footage and listen to audio tracks of the locations we investigate. We offer book and movie reviews related to the paranormal, supernatural and crypto-zoological news, topics on television, pop culture and anything related to America's growing interest of the paranormal.
Here is an interesting item for those of you wanting to add a little extra haunt to your garden!
Whether you are looking to put some fright into the kids around the neighborhood, getting ready for the upcoming Halloween season, or simply attempting to spruce up your lawn with something other than a cliched gnome, follow the link below:
This resin sculpture by British artist Alan Dickinson measures 31½"Wx19½"Dx8"H (3 pieces)weighs 13 lbs, and is incredibly death-like in look. I can't wait to order my own Garden Zombie!
Now Death Race is not Death Race 2000 as the trailer shows. That can be good, but from remake history it's usually bad. Written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, Death Race is the story of an ex-con forced to compete in a brutal car race in which inmates must kill one another to win. The gritty locations and the suped up cars look great, but will is hold up to Roger Corman's Death Race 2000?
From what I've summed up, the difference between this modern take and the original is that the warden of the prison runs the show instead of the president of the United States did in the original, and the world is limited to Terminal Island much like The Running Man. I wonder if Paul went this route to avoid a political message and the off-the-wall killing of the weak and feeble for extra points like Death Race 2000 did.
But looking back at the original, that's what made the movie so different and completely hilarious. I couldn't keep my eyes off the screen just knowing that some innocent pedestrian can be seen as a point score for the drivers. Either way, I'll give Paul's version a chance, especially to see our hero don the mask that was once worn by the legendary Frankenstein, which was the name of our hero in the first movie. Death Race will be in theaters August 22nd.
A regular guest on George Noory's Coast to Coast AM, Brad Steiger has completed over 150 books on everything from the occult, folklore to the supernatural. The Werewolf book is an encyclopedia on everything about werewolf lore in classic films like an An America Werewolf in London, the mysteries about shape-shifters, children raised by werewolves and pop culture.
I picked up this book as a reference guide and my interest in the werewolf lore. What I didn't expect, is that it covers the minds of history's serial killers like Richard Ramirez the famous Night Stalker and Jeffrey Dahmer. Steiger ties in their mental states in relation to a man under the influence of some dark and sinister process similar to a man growing insane at the sight of a full moon.
The Werewolf Book goes beyond the myth by covering topics on cannibalism, witchcraft, ghosts and the many Hollywood films feeding the public's interest on the subject. My only complaint is that the encyclopedia book, like many books of this type grow slowly outdated due to the content. It was published almost ten years ago in 1999. It's certainly a good time to release an updated edition on the past ten years of films on the subject and the public's growing interest for the unknown.
That's right, the "original" Ghostbusters are back this fall in a brand new video game published by Sierra Entertainment and developed by Terminal Reality!
The premise of the game has you, the user, joining the Ghostbusters as a new recruit to help rid the city of Manhattan from ghosts, demons and other supernatural beings.
The game script was penned by the original creators, and each of the 4 main actors (Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson) have reprised their roles as the Ghostbusters voices.
This game looks promising for Ghostbusters fans and Ghost Hunter aficionados alike. We here At the Cemetery Gates can't wait to check this out in the fall, and will definitely be doing a full review!
There are many tales of the famous Alcatraz prison, from Al Capone to Machine Gun Kelly and the famous escape that Hollywood films have re-enacted over the years. But what some may not know are the strange ghostly accounts that have been occurring all over the prison. One tale I wanted to investigate was the ghost of Al Capone.
As the story goes, Capone's health was failing due to illness, yet he played the banjo for the prison band. Due to Capone's deteriorating mental state and to avoid fights out at the prison yard. He was given permission to practice in the shower room. An Alcatraz park ranger recalls hearing the distinct sound of music playing in the shower room. It sounded like a banjo. He had no other explanation for this, but many familiar with the history of Alcatraz do.
I headed for the showers and surprisingly enough, it is the first room I entered for the Alcatraz tour. Now the room is much larger than expected with a winding path around the showers to the awaiting tour guides. The audio is tough to navigate due to the acoustics of the room, so recording would unfortunately capture every voice and noise possible. The tour was about to start, I set up a digital recorder and tried to capture the music first hand.
Ever wondered what the two snakes that symbolize medicine represent? Caduceus The Serpent Grail investigates the history of the serpent and its influence on mythology, religion and science. Garnier and Osborn delve into such fascinating myths as the Philosopher's Stone, the Elixir of Life, the Naga Serpent Lords and the Holy Grail, explaining the possible connections of their existence through symbolism, photographic documentation and historical accounts. They examine the cultural affects of the serpent and the power that it has on cultures across the world. I thought their research makes a strong point, that we don't understand everything about the mysteries of serpents and snakes. And the possibility that they are the link to eternal life and divine healing.
A vast compendium of knowledge for any ghost hunting enthusiast. Southall's book breaks down the ghost hunting field to lamens terms by defining what a ghost hunter does from a hobbyist level to a professional driven to create a ghost hunting organization. How to be a Ghost Hunter differentiates the paranormal forms in thorough, yet simplistic definitions by explaining auditory sounds and physical manifestations. He even goes over equipment choices when starting out, and the political side of counseling clients and dealing with naysayers. The price is well worth the knowledge that he offers in this guide.
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