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Nov 24 2009

The $1,000,000.00 Hunt for Bigfoot
The $1,000,000.00 Hunt for Bigfoot will be held in the San Juan Region of Colorado on July 10-14, 2010 with Hunt Headquarters located at Bigfoot Central in Silverton, CO. approximately 50 miles North of Durango, CO. on Hwy. #550. Many sightings of Bigfoot have been reported in this area over the past 200 hundred years, with recent credible reports of sightings and personal encounters during 2009. Registered participants will be given (96) hours to locate and photograph a live Bigfoot within the Designated Hunt Area of a 100 mile radius of Silverton, CO. The first photograph presented to the Promoter and authenticated by its designated specialists, will win the $1,000,000.00 reward. Additional prizes will be awarded for photographs of Bigfoot Physical Evidence, i.e. tracks, shelters and the like as well as for Best Photographs of selected animals in the wild...

'The Howling' remake joins pack of werewolf projects headed for big screen
A remake of "The Howling," the 1981 horror flick about werewolves, is in the works, according to Variety. Producers Joel Kastelberg and the appropriately named Moonstone Entertainment's Etchie Stroh are re-launching the monster mash as "The Howling: Reborn," the trade paper reports. Shooting will begin in February for a Halloween release, according to Variety...

New Four Part Series "Ghost Intervention"
A new four part series entitled "Ghost Intervention" premieres on TLC December 12th 9pm ET/PT. The show will document a team of women with psychic abilities as they aim to help families that experience paranormal activity in their homes. Each episode will last an hour with the audience seeing the mediums using their psychic abilities to assess the homes before they even meet the families. When the women eventually meet the family, they discuss the source of the psychic conflict and how they can get rid of the negative spirits in the house...

Is West Virginia part of Bigfoot's migration route?
Two brothers hunting for turkeys in the Monongahela National Forest split up and head out in different directions, one of them venturing into a small opening that leads within a few feet inside the woods to a massive ravine. Suddenly comes the sound of something huge thrashing at the bottom of that deep ravine, too loud for a bear or a fellow hunter, but unmistakably walking on two feet, snapping limbs and crushing branches underfoot. What follows next almost defies description - a blood-curdling scream that seems to reverberate off the sides of the ravine...

"Haunted" Rentals: Advertising a ghostly roommate
The Tucson housing market is teeming with houses and apartments for rent. On Craigslist alone, hundreds of rental opportunities scream for attention. Homeowners and property managers try to convey that one unique quality that will draw the eyes of a potential renter to their ad. With the popularity of ghosts and the paranormal hard to ignore, the thought of advertising a rental as haunted is extremely tempting, whether paranormal activity actually occurs on the property or not...

The Whaley House: Government 'authentication' of ghosts?
One of my favorite "haunted" locations is The Whaley House Museum in Old Town San Diego, touted as The Most Haunted House in America. The Whaley House Museum generates a healthy amount of money from their entrance fees. The museum revenue is supplemented by donated monies dropped into the "Save Our Heritage Organization" (SOHO) box near the exit. The museum is a cash cow, whether it is haunted or not...

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