Pocono Paranormal Research
The leading paranormal investigation team of the Poconos and surrounding region
10/30 Skytop Photos
This is quite a humorous story, but, as we were caught in the shuffle after our Skytop presentation, the little camera we had guests using on the "ghost tours" ended up at Kerri and Bryan's home for about 2 months. Then, somehow it got shifted to Linda's home. Finally the little sucker made it back to our home today, and when I checked, there were about 50 photos that we hadn't seen before! I created a little slideshow from them, and they're below for your viewing pleasure!
Well now, things haven't exactly gone to plan in the past few weeks. We got set back because I, John, never having chicken pox as a child, caught them from my place of employment. So, needless to say, I was out of commission for a spell. They're gone now, for the most part, (except for some nice red dots all over me that have to fade), and we're back stronger than ever!
There are always cases in-the-works, but for the moment our attentions are turned to a family in East Stroudsburg area experiencing shadow beings in their home, tapping and footsteps in their attic, and indecipherable conversation coming from unknown areas in the house. This home is not a half-double, and, where they are is quite isolated. We're dubbing this "The Ukranian Case" because, from what Liza's uncovered, in the late 1800's a group of Ukranian settlers, (mostly carpenters and builders), settled this particular area of East Stroudsburg, PA. They settled, built little homes in the area, farmed to their needs apparently, and, when they passed on, customarily were buried on their own property. Kerri, Bryan, Liza, and myself went on an interview yesterday to try to pin down exactly what this family has been going through and to do some preliminary works before our scheduled vigil on February 13th with Linda, Kerri, Bryan, Margi, Liza, and myself. We came across some interesting items which are posted on our "Cases" page. Again, it is listed under "The Ukranian Case".
On a side-note, we are returning to Skytop for a follow-up investigation on April 10th! We are going to be going back for Halloween this year, definitely, and, on top of that, we're in the works for being there at other points in the year aside from the autumn seasonal haunt! More on that as it develops.
We are currently working on the preliminaries of our DVD, volume 2 for release this year again on the week preceding Hallowe'en. This will be another hour-long production, but will include highlights from some of our more intriguing cases during the year instead of focusing strictly on one place like our first DVD.
Our book is at a stand-still until the weather breaks as well because, frankly, there just aren't too many areas you can investigate outside when it's 12 degrees outside! This will start again as the weather breaks. Come on SPRING!!!
Keep searching for answers!
The new year is upon us, and we are already making plans here PPR. Our new upcoming book is in it's beginning stages, and we've got loads of new cases lining up. Keep watching after the holidays for more current news and updates. Thanks for sticking with us, and keep ...searching for answers.
For now, the rest of our DVD production, "The Haunting at Skytop" is available via youtube, so feel free to watch the entire production in low-rez. If you like it, I urge you to purchase our DVD production from us. Just e-mail us and we'll give you instructions on how to purchase. Thank you for your support.
Large update today! I finally put all of our evidence from our Skytop investigation and our Centralia, PA research in one collective area under our "Cases" link.
We are also reviewing our data from our case last night, which we're going to call the "Cigar Smoker" case. This will also be going up as soon as we can refine the data over the next week or so, and get clearance from the family we performed this investigation for, since it was a private case and we respect confidentiality and privacy in our dealings and research.
Also updated are our "Mission" link, and our "About Us..." page. Larry, who has been with us off-and-on, is now back as a floating member! We missed him, and welcome him back to go with us whenever he can.
Also, we'd like to extend a warm welcome to Margi, an investigator-in-training, and an expert in crystals and precious and semi-precious stones and thier applications in the metaphysical! Welcome aboard Margi, we're proud to have you with us! Both Larry and Margi can be seen on our "About Us..." page now.
We are currently soliciting for established businesses and public places that have legends of hauntings attached to them because we here at PPR are working on compiling our first book! That's right! If you'd like to have your business or public place, (or private home... we don't care, as long as we can research and include the data and results in our book and our webpage with your permission!), please contact us.
After we review the data from our Cigar Smoker case, we will be taking a break until January. we've had a long and rough year here at PPR, and we all need a rest. This just means we'll all be getting together and planning where we're taking our research efforts next! Great things are afoot, folks! Stay tuned, and again, thank you all for supporting us. We are humbled and appreciative. With your support, we can continue ...searching for answers.
I'm going on record here by giving a large "Thanks!" to Mr. Robert Baldassari for having us at Skytop for the past six months, and hosting us for the Spoo-tacular weekend, which, was deemed a success. To those ends, Bob has already invited us to the 2010 Spoo-tacular! We're going to toss ideas around for the next year, and some things will be tweaked, but you can depend on more ghost tours! Those were the most fun, and we're going to do them again, no doubt!
Are we resting here at PPR? Not for too long! We already have our next two cases lined up, the first coming up on November 21st, and several more in the wings.
The next case is a private residence in Bangor, Pennsylvania and involves shadow beings being seen around the house, peripherally and directly. Door handles moving and footsteps are also part of this anomaly. More on this when it occurs. The entire team is going to be present for this one, and it seems like it may *take* all of us. More on this as it draws closer.
More EVP and files from Skytop will be uploaded as the week progressed. We're still reviewing the audio from the "Ghost Tours" with the various interviewers that I was "teaching" how to interview, and, as Kerri reports, "Nothing yet!" Keep your fingers crossed!
Happy November all! I will be intermittantly posting things from our huge presentation and ghost hunt tours we performed during this past Friday and Saturday, so keep watching our website! For starters, a video above is posted of one of the "Ghost Hunting 101 Tutorials" we gave to everyone before the actual tour. We had FUN, and everyone learned a little something! Watch and enjoy!
Well, five months of preperations for PPR with the Skytop project, and tonight and tomorrow are the days! We will be hosting *real* ghost hunts to the crib closet starting tonight from 6pm to 10pm, then be there tomorrow as a meet-and-greet for the guests with a Q&A session ending with our presentation at 5pm in the library! A good time will be had by all! See you there...
Also of note recently is our interview by Mike Sadowski that appeared in the Pocono Record which can be viewed right here.
Also, I was interviewed briefly by Melanie Vanderveer for my take on the new movie "Paranormal Activity", which that article can be seen here. Thank you again to all the attention and publicity from the Pocono Record this year! We definitely appreciate the help in perpetuating the science of paranormal study that we do.
We've also been approached by WFMZ Channel 69 in Allentown about an interview, of which *may* happen over the weekend. We're hoping, but it's a 50/50 right now because I was informed, after they asked us, they realized they had staffing problems for Friday, and don't know if the weekend crew can do it. We'll keep you posted!
As a noteworthy addendum, one of our guest investigators, Karen, (who recently accompanied us on our Centralia, PA investigation), has won a local costume contest, coming in first place, dressed as... well, as one of us! She won dressed as a "paranormal investigator"! Congrats Karen! I *love* the shirt! Looking forward to having you with us again in the near future. Here's a look at Karen, all dressed up!
If I don't get a chance to post again until after, A SAFE AND HAPPY HALLOWE'EN EVERYONE! Until we post again, keep ...searching for answers!
Our Skytop DVD is finished, and orders are currently being filled! If you're interested, see the information below on how to order! The reviews are coming in already, and it's getting an overwhelmingly good response as for it's realism into the realm of paranormal investigation with a reality show feel versus the over-production and scripting of the popular investigative TV shows.
Here's how to order;
1. Go to Paypal.com and log-in.
2. Click on "Send Money"
3. Send $12.50 to our Paypal address, "greenboysworld@epix.net" - I am also a verified eBay seller, so your transaction is 100% SAFE - That's $10 for the DVD, and $2.50 for postage and packing.
4. The DVD'll be shipped right to your doorstep!
That's it! Keep in mind, these are homebrew DVD's in a slip case with a simple cover! What you'll be getting, however, is a chronicle of *real* paranormal investigation with a no-nonsense team who loves what they do! Forget the sensationalism on TV, this is what *really* happens on research sessions! You *won't* be disappointed. It was filmed like a paranormal reality show, and, I must say, came out quite nicely! We here at PPR have done all the assembly and editing ourselves, so you know a lot of love and time went into making it look just right. The running light is 60 minutes.
All proceeds from sales are going towards funding more equipment. Our first goal is a thermal imaging camera, or a FLIR. Wish us luck on our goal! Our fans continued support is greatly appreciated!
These DVD's will also be on sale at our Skytop Lodge presentation on October 30th and 31st. If you haven't signed up for that, maybe you should!!!! We will be giving away free Pocono Paranormal treats there for anyone who goes on a "ghost hunt" with us to the haunted crib closet! WHA-HA-HA!!!
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Also, for sale right now are our official Pocono Paranormal Research gear! We currently have our polo shirts, and our golf jackets. Both of these items can be seen below in our Janet Robin photos. The ladies are wearing the golf jackets, and the men are wearing the polo shirts. These are also available for order in the same way as above, at Paypal. The items are available as follows;
Pocono Paranormal Research Polo Shirts - $35
Pocono Paranormal Research Golf Jacket Pullovers - $50
When you order these, there is a flat rate of $5 shipping per item. If ordering multiple items via Paypal, please include sizes (S, M, L, XL, XXL available - and for the polo shirts, mens or womens!) If you'd like to send a check or money order, please write to me and I'll send you a shipping address.
Remember, all proceeds are going towards funding our "thermal cam FLIR fund" for the team. Every purchase helps us towards furthering our local research and getting closer to finding answers. Thank you for your support!
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Our team at PPR has been working so hard recently, sometimes we need a breather to kick back and enjoy. This is what we did this weekend!
Saturday we had the data review with Mr. Robert Baldassari where we played the findings of our investigations at Skytop for the summer for him, which he was happy with, and amazed, and we filmed the ending of our DVD production, "The Haunting at Skytop" to be released on October 31st. Bob also gave us carte blanche to investigate other areas at Skytop after Halloween, and for this we are eternally grateful! We will be continuing our research efforts there in other capacities later this year, and into next spring at Indian Ladder, the golf course, and an interesting house that is on the Skytop's expansive property. Thanks again Bob!!!
Sunday, we all went to Langhorne, as a team, to see our favorite female performer, Miss Janet Robin! Who? Well, my wife and I saw Janet several times opening for Colin Hay, (of "Men At Work" frontman fame), but her sheer precision on guitar and melodic, yet powerful voice soon made her my absoulte favorite! When we were invited, as a paranormal team to a house concert in Langhorne, PA by Mr. Budd Robertson, we simply had to go. We missed our member, Linda, being there with her husband, Rick. As Kerri put it, "A piece of our family was missing!" They were scheduled to go, but a death in the family kept them from joining us. Next time, definitely!
Janet, whose prescense is online here and here, was nothing short of spectacular! She played several of her older songs, like "Natasha at the Liquor Store", and "Mad Mission", (which is the song she dedicated to Liza and I on our 15th wedding anniversary when we saw her at the Sellersville Theater in Sellersville, PA!) She also played a lot of her new ones from her incredible new CD produced by John Carter Cash, called "Everything Has Changed". She fininshed up with my fave new song, "View From Above", and left us wishing the concert would've lasted forever. We all had a wonderful time, despite the fact that, taking place outside, Janet was attacked by monster bugs several times!
Below are some pics from the concert, and, even though this is not paranormal news, this is our paranormal team kicking back. If it seems I'm plugging Janet, I *am*. This woman is an incredible singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She was taught, early-on, by guitarist Randy Rhodes of Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot fame, and she has played with bands such as Air Supply, Lindsay Buckingham, and was in the all-female band from the 90's, "Precious Metal". Go buy her CD right here! E-mail her and ask for details!
We will now return to our regularly scheduled paranormal team news, but first, enjoy our pics below of the team with Budd and Janet, and one of Janet on-stage in front of us. we have over a year, but if we can swing it, perhaps next year Kerri and Bryan from our team can hold a house concert locally with Janet, sponsored by Pocono Paranormal. We're going to start talking about it with Janet. Cross your fingers, folks!
