Believing in ghosts – Part 22

“Ghosts”? Honestly, one might as well say poltergeist. Ghosts are in truth, spirits that have not chosen to pass on to the next world, or life, however you view it.

Spirits speak to those that listen. That is why so many people mock and fear them, they don’t understand them in the least.

I was spending the night with a pagan friend of mine about six months ago. We watched three or four movies, and she fell asleep after mentioning that we might be visited by her grandmother’s spirit. I found that I could not sleep.

I left the living room and went into the kitchen and got a glass of water and came back. I laid down on the couch, hoping to sleep because I was to go shopping the next morning. Sleep didn’t come, my friend’s grandmother did.

In my experiences with spirits, they aren’t wailing banshees or people dressed in white. My friend’s grandmother was tall, straight, but friendly all the same. She was quiet, watchful. She spoke some words, not audible to my ears but to my open heart.

I spoke with my friend the next morning, asking about her grandmother. I wanted to just make sure that I had seen her grandmother and that another spirit wasn’t occupying the same space. I had seen her grandmother. The mannerisms were still the same even in death.

How and why Satan torments people

Satan has many ways of tormenting people, through lies and deception, he tries to confuse us to blind us and separate us from God and the knowledge of him. Satan cannot physically, spiritually or mentally harm us without God permission, but those who are far apart from God can easily be overcome by his lies and deceit.

Often times we see in Satan tormenting people in movies such as The Exorcism of Emily Rose, but what most people don’t know is that Satan has no power over mankind unless God allows it because we are far from him. The Bible makes it clear that Christians have the victory over Satan but the same can not be said for unbelievers. Those who are far from God are at risk of being tormented by Satan because he seeks to confuse them even more. He uses lies to get us to believe that God is against us and that they will never find peace. This is why there are such a high amount of suicides every year. Satan tricks these people into believing that there is nothing more to life and that they are better off dead.

In some cases, Satan uses his demons to torment us by appearing to certain people causing fear to overtake the person. Fear is a weakness that allows the person causing it to take control of the situation, Satan knows this fact and that is why he torments people this way. Either he takes control of them mentally, causing them to lose their sanity which often times leads to haness crimes, or he can even possess them like what was seen in The Exorcism of Emily Rose.

Living in a haunted house – Part 4

Very Small Ghost

Have you noticed nearly all reports about haunted places are populated by people, or at least, the ghosts of people? I don’t recall hearing of anyplace haunted by an animal. My experience with a haunted house was quite different. I lived in a house haunted by a cat. There seemed no explanation for a cat to haunt a place, but there it was.

It started after my husband and I had lived in our new (to us) home for several months. The house was not particularly old, perhaps built some twenty years earlier. Just a small, two bedroom home, with attached garage. There were half a dozen houses on our street built on the same basic floor plan. The area, not too many years in the past, had been farm land a few miles from a large city. Nothing mysterious there.

One night when my husband was taking a night training course, I felt a small mass land softly on the foot of the bed, then walk diagonally up to the top of the bed. We owned a cat at the time, but she was shut in the garage, or so I thought. I got up grumbling and turned on the light, thinking the cat had somehow slipped in without my noticing. There was no cat in the bedroom. When I checked the garage, our cat was curled up in her special bed, blinking at my flashlight as it shone on her. Puzzled and a little uneasy, I returned to bed.

This happened a number of times, always on nights when my husband was either working late, or taking a class. I started sleeping with a big flashlight close at hand. I even shut the bedroom door. The ghost cat didn’t appear every night I was at home alone. I could find no pattern to the sporadic visitations.

On the nights it did show up, the arrival of the spirit, or whatever, was distinct. A small body landing on the foot of the bed, then the deliberate walking diagonally up to the top of the bed. One night I woke quickly and turned on the flashlight. I could swear I saw something shadowy dive THROUGH the bedroom door. I was unable to sleep the rest of that night, convinced I must be losing my mind.

For a long time I was afraid to mention this ghostly visitation, but one night’s discussions about odd happenings with my husband uncovered the fact HE had also been visited by our mysterious feline on nights I was taking night courses at the college. When I asked him for details, he described exactly the same set of sensations I had experienced.

We occasionally discussed what was going on, trying to find some rational explanation for the event. Nothing we could think of seemed satisfying. Finally, due to other circumstances, we moved to another section of town. We never had a visitation from our spooky cat after that.

Living in a haunted house – Part 22

I live with my family (of 4) in a city that is deserted from that of the modern areas of the state. We live in a building that has been home to 4 generations, it’s an old home. Most of the building structure is wooden (Doors, windows etc). We started believing in the existence of a spirit or a ghost in this home after we started hearing cranky noises of wooden doors being opened. These noises occur even there’s no wind or even when anyone is alone at home. Once I heard the next door (another room) open with the same noise and out of curiosity, I rushed to see what was happening. For a fraction of a second, I could see a shadow like structure entering the room through the door. When I opened the door fully, I couldn’t see anything unusual. What made me believe in the existence in this case was that the door which was fully closed, was in a half-open state. No, there was no wind and I was alone at home at that time.

We stopped using door bolts after we started listening to constant knocks which are much more scarier than the usual cranky noises. It is more scary when someone in my family wakes up in the middle of the night, only to hear a cranky noise of their own room’s door being opened. I have now been living listening to screams and shouts of my family members. I now plan to setup cameras at some spots of my home to study this supernatural phenomena. These mysterious events are really unexplained to me. Could these ghosts be of my grandfathers’? If yes, why are they wandering and what do they want? If no, who could it be? And why are we haunted? I am now very eager to get the answers to these questions. Soon!

How to earn Demons Souls PS3 trophies

This dark fantasy game slated for “some time in 2009″ for a release is by From Software. It is a RPG headed for the PS3 gaming console system. If you are into dark RPG playing, and are thinking of getting this release when available, then you’ll want to know what you’ll have to do to earn the trophies. This list will help you guide your way through gameplay to maximize your trophy earning abilities.

Bronze Trophies

Old King You will have to conquer the old king Dorian.

King’s Flying Dragon You’ll have to win while battling the demon “King’s Flying Dragon”.

The One to Master Hardness You will have to have the best hard stone weapon.

The One to Master Sharpness You will have to have the best sharp stone weapon.

The One to Understand the Difference You’ll have to get the best Minagi stone weapon.

The One to Master Shock You’ll have to get the best Nibi stone weapon.

The One to Master Cutting Attack You must have the best cutting stone weapon.

The One to Master the Viscous Bow You will have to have the best bow by the steel spider’s thread.

The One to Master Poison You have to have the best mercury stone weapon.

The One to Master Fire You have to have the best dragon stone weapon.

The One to Master Blood You need to have the best sucking stone weapon.

The One to Master Life You need to have the best medulla stone weapon.

The One to Master the Moonlight You need to get the best moonlight stone weapon.

The One to Master Moon Shadow You’ll have to have the best moon shadow stone weapon.

The One to Master Blessing You need to get the best dim light stone weapon.

The One to Master Shade You need to get the best thin cloud stone shield.

Phalanx You will need to take down the demon “Phalanx”.

Knight of the Tower You’ll need to take down the demon “Knight of the Tower”.

Battened Knight You need to take down the demon “Battened Knight”.

The Judge You’ll need to take down the demon “Judge”.

Old Brave Warrior You need to take down the demon “Old Brave Warrior”.

Idol of the Idiots You need to take down the demon “Idol of the Idiots”.

Man Eater You need to take down the demon “Man Eater”.

Hill Accumulator You need to take down the demon “Hill Accumulator”

Impure Giant You need to take down the demon “Impure Giant”.

Takaashi Armored Spider You will need to take down the demon “Takaashi Armored Spider”

The One Hidden in the Flames You need to take down the demon “The One in the Flames”

Silver Trophies

Incarnation of the King You will need to take down the demon “Incarnation of the King”

Storm King You will need to take down the demon “Storm King”

Yellow Robe Elder You will need to take down the demon “Yellow Robe Elder”

The Maiden Asutoraea You will need to take down the demon “The Maiden Asutoraea”.

God of the Dragon You will need to take down the demon “God of the Dragon”.

Gold Trophies

The One to Connect the World You need to bring the beast back to slumber and connect to the world.

Wise You’ll need to gather all the magics.

Saint You’ll need to gather all the miracles.

Hidden One You will need to gather all the rings.

Soldier You will need to gather all the valuable equipment.

Platinum Trophy

Strong Soul You will need to be the one that gets all the other trophies then you can receive this one.

Experiences with ghosts – Part 10

The Ghost That Lives In My House

When my family moved into our home, it was brand new. Being the oldest, I got to pick which room I wanted. Of course, I wanted the downstairs room with the big double doors that sat at the foot of the stairs. It was the perfect room for a twelve year old girl. Not too close to the younger siblings and big enough to hold all my teenie bopper posters.

What I didn’t know was that there was something else about this room that wasn’t fun at all.

It started out easy enough. Things were quiet. Then, strange things started happening. One night, I woke up to something playing with my hair. I sat up and a shadow jumped at me. I thought it was a mouse as that was the only logical explanation I could come up with. However, we searched high and low and found no mouse and definitely no evidence of a mouse.

Things got even worse after that. I would wake up and I would be choking. No matter what I did, I couldn’t get out of bed. It was as if I was being held down. Eventually, whatever it was would let up and I would sit up and no one would be there.

I would hear someone shouting my name at two in the morning. It sounded like my dad, but I’d go upstairs and he’d be asleep. There were also times when I could just feel negativity running through my body as if something was extremely angry.

I never had a problem during the day or when people were rushing around. Then again, I was usually at school or work, so there wasn’t much I could base it on. I’ve since moved upstairs and nothing seems to have followed me, however, when it gets late, I try not to go downstairs as I get chills just by passing by the room.

I’ve talked to several ghost hunters and they all tell me the same thing. There is something there. Whether or not it’s actually evil or just confused, they aren’t sure. One of them told me to talk to it and try and figure out what it wanted.

What ended up happening was that I had a very shaky conversation. I had my portable recorder set to play when it heard noise. So, I finished my piece and shut up. The tape stopped. A few seconds later, it started up again. If that wasn’t enough to throw me into the depths of paranoia, nothing was. I finished up, went back upstairs and threw the tape recorder into my closet, unsure of whether or not I actually wanted to listen to it.

I never did listen to the tape, but for awhile, I didn’t get the creepy feeling from the bedroom. I thought everything was over.

I was wrong. Just recently, the feelings have returned. Apparently, I’m the only one in my family who senses something there.

Though I’m absolutely terrified of what lives in my house, it has caused me to take up an interest in the paranormal. Now, whenever I have an experience, I track it. I’ve made it a goal to check out local haunts when I can and eventually, I want to go back to a couple I’ve been to in the past. Now that I’m more in tune and accepting of the fact I can sense things, I’d really like to learn more. Maybe, just maybe, I’ll learn enough to help me with the problem at my own home.

The best vampire movies of all time – Part 1

Do any of you remember Dark Shadows? It was a late sixties, early seventies soap opera. The vampires name was Barnabas Collins (Jonathon Frid). He was 200 years old and lived in his family mansion. When I was a child I never missed an episode until my brother started having nightmares. We were then cut off from Dark Shadows, but every now and then I could sneak a peek. Back in the day it was scary but a really good kind of scary.

Interview With a Vampire had a terrific cast and each played the part to perfection. Antonio Banderas, Tom cruise, Brad Pitt, Christian Slater , and many more. It was based off the book by Anne Rice. Christian Slater is the interviewer who interviews Louis (Brad Pitt).

Blade starring Wesley Snipes, and Chris Kristofferson. Blade is half mortal and half immortal. His quest is to wipe the vampires off the face of the earth, and they in turn are after him for his special blood type. I liked the first Blade, but the two sequels I cared nothing for.

Lost Boys, I would have to say is a favorite of mine. How does it feel to be new in town? One brother hooks up with the wrong crowd, who just happen to be vampires, and the other brother joins up with the Frog brothers, vampire killers. And all this time their divorced mother is dating the head vampire. If you’ve never seen the Lost Boys, I highly recommend it.

Resident Evil. I love all three of these movies. A world gone wild as the T virus takes over the city, and soon the world. The Umbrella Corporation experiments on two former employees, one is project Alice and the other is Nemesis. Alice escapes and finds the world in destruction, with her abilities she saves a group of people along with a little girl, the daughter of the T virus creator. Alice and Nemesis are soon pittited together in battle. Who is the stronger of the two? Watch and find out.

Underworld Evolution, it was a fairly decent movie. You have a war between vampires and Lichens, (werewolves). Lots of action, better towards the end than at the beginning but as I said descent to watch.

From Dusk Till Dawn starring Quentin Tarantino, George Clooney, and Cheech Marin. After a killing spree two brothers head south of the border. They kidnap a preacher and his two kids and make it across in their RV. They stop at a bar called Titty Twister, probably the worst bar that ever existed. Not only is it nasty but the hangout for vampires.

Van Helsing, the famous vampire killer. Wolves as well as vampires. Vampires are being artificially spawned and he is called in too destroy them. He teams up with Anna Valerious, the last of a powerful royal family that Dracula has already destroyed. How does Frankensteins monster fit in? Watch and find out.

And that is my favorite vampire movies with Resident Evil being number one.

Movie reviews: Poltergeist – Part 1

Steve Freeling is a realtor for a new housing development. He personally lives in one house with his family (wife – Diane, eldest daughter – Dana, son – Robbie, and young daughter – Carol Anne). Shortly after they move in, they are visited by ghosts in their home. At first the ghosts appear friendly, moving objects around the house to the amusement of everyone, then they turn nasty and start to terrorize the family before they kidnap the youngest daughter.

Paranormal experts are enlisted to help rescue Carol Anne. But their attempts using high-tech equipment fail. Psychic Tangina Barrons is then brought in.

I first saw Poltergeist when I was about eight years old. It was terrifying then because I was close to Robbie & Carol Anne’s age. I was afraid to look under the bed for a few years! This movie is one of those that is great at first but loses it affect after repeated viewing, the surprises are gone. I saw all of the scenes coming before they occurred, even though it’s been ten years since I last saw it. I’ll review it as if I first saw it.

The story starts out simple but quickly goes deeper and mysteries abound. I was constantly asking who? Why? The uncertainties kept me on the edge of my seat a lot. Another aspect that disturbed me (a good thing with horror!) was Carol Anne. She was so cute and sweet. It just made me want to run to her aid and protect her. I hate the bad guys when they prey on children who don’t know any better. It causes an emotional anger and I really get into the story better because I want to see the bad guys get their asses kicked straight to Hell. The villains in Poltergeist are virtually unseen but as spirits, usually possessing inanimate objects. There’s no pity for them but we really don’t learn enough about them or their true purpose to get the chance to pity them.

The atmosphere is unique to me. It’s in a suburban setting which doesn’t seem creepy in itself and often ruins otherwise scary films. What makes it unique is that it actually is scary! Bah you say? Well it is here! It’s a combination of the

actors, the SFX and overall tone of the film.

Again, Heather O’Rourke, as Carol Anne, is the true star of Poltergeist, partly just by how innocent she looks, partly her acting which is quite good at the actress’ age. Cudos to Spielberg for discovering this gem of a little girl for this role. It saddens me that she died at age twelve of a heart attack. She had a bright future ahead of her. But she lives on in what

Reflections: Psychic vampires – Part 1

Psychic vampirism. What exactly is it? Who is defined as a psychic vampire? How can one protect their self from a psychic vampire? It may all sound very mystical and in the minds of many just hearing the word vampire invokes images of a cloaked figure lurking in the darkness, sharp fangs pointing from their mouth ready to take your blood. Well psychic vampires are a far cry from their less than respectable counterparts.

By now I’m sure you are wondering what a psychic vampire could possibly be. A psychic vampire takes energy rather than blood from its victims. This energy is a necessity to the psychic vampire. They require it as a way of compensating for their own compromised energy system. Psychic vampires are generally very draining to be around. They may be an entirely pleasant person and you may enjoy their company, but after you visit with them you feel tired even weak. Some people who are exposed to someone who is a psychic vampire can become physically ill. Not to worry if you have been hanging out with a psychic vampire your own energy system will eventually come back to its normal balance.

In the “normal” vampire lore people who have been bitten by a vampire would eventually their self become one as well. With psychic vampires this is rarely the case. Through extreme cases where the victim was exposed to the psychic vampire for prolonged amounts of time with little chance to recover in between the victim may in fact become a psychic vampire as their own energy system would be compromised to the point where it is extremely difficult to regain what strength they had lost.

The problem with most psychic vampires is that they themselves do not know that they are psychic vampires. In this respect they have no idea of what they are doing to the people around them. More dangerous is the psychic vampire who knows what they are. There are several traits that many psychic vampires share. They may find that they have an urge to help people to the point that individuals begin to rely on them and if someone in this case were to attempt to refuse their help they may become very defensive and try to persuade them by bringing up all of the help they have done for them in the past. Psychic vampires tend to be very secretive about their own feelings and in fact about anything pertaining to who they are. They try to avoid divulging any information about themselves. They are also generally obsessive compulsives they obsess about their

Movie reviews: Meet the Robinsons

The first half of “Meet the Robinsons,” Disney’s new computer-animated movie, feels like a hyperactive drug-trip covering everything from “Back to the Future,” to “Robots,” to the Epcot Center. There were so many characters and ideas flashed across the screen that I could not believe I would ever be able to make sense of it all, or that any of the movie’s 7 credited screenwriters had been able to, either. But in the end, “Meet the Robinsons” becomes a fairly diverting story with a sweet message about family thrown in for good measure.

Lewis, the hero of “Meet the Robinsons,” is a Disney staple: The lovable, misunderstood orphan who really just needs someone to believe in him and love him. He works all through the night on a parade of inventions that invariably malfunction in some way, usually leaving everyone around him covered in something sticky.

Lewis’s roommate at the orphanage is Mikey “Goob” Yagoobian, who drops the final out in the little league championship game after Lewis has kept him up all night with his inventing. “Goob” is one of the movie’s funnier characters; kind of a young Stephen Wright mixed with Buddy Pine, the wannabe superhero kid in “The Incredibles.”

The movie really gets going when, after a disaster at the school science fair engineered by the mysterious “Bowler Hat Man,” Lewis meets Wilbur, a kid who says he is from the future and has come back to save the world. Lewis is understandably skeptical, but after Wilbur gives him a ride in his time machine, the die is cast and the movie thunders ahead at dizzying speed.

After crash-landing the time machine in “Todayland,” Lewis meets the Robinson family, a bizarre smorgasbord of eccentrics and mad-scientists who apparently all really love one another. You will be introduced to all of the members of the family, along with their assortment of monstrous pets, singing frogs, and robot butler (who looks like he was cut-and-pasted straight from “Robots”) in the span of about two minutes, but don’t worry about trying to keep all of them straight: The movie does not expect you to. They’re mainly there for decoration and wackiness.

It was at this point in the movie that I started questioning whether “Meet the Robinsons” was even going to try to make any sense. It felt like the animators were just throwing every random character they had lying around up onto the screen in a kind of fluffy CGI exorcism, which was sort of fun in its own way, but not really what you expect from a

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