GhoStock, a paranormal enthusiasts convention, will take place at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, Massuchusetts April 16-19, 2009. Hosted by Patrick Burns, the conference features notable guests from the paranormal field and allows event attenders to participate in private paranormal investigations. Tickets are available at the GhoStock website or may be purchased at the convention.

Salem, MA, January 30, 2009 –(PR.com)– GhoStock, a paranormal enthusiast’s convention, is taking place in Salem, Massachusetts, for the first time this year.

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Down through it’s long and bloody history, Europe has played host to many a tyranical madman who sought to persecute and murder those that stood in their way of their insane ideology and dreams of world conquest. The first century saw the rise and fall of many a Roman emperor who sought to enslave the peoples of Europe and turn the continent into their own personal playground. The early 1800s gave birth to the French dictator, Napolean Bonarparte and of course in the mid 20th century the world was shocked when Adolf Hitler, a small time painter was elected by a hopeless German people to lead their country into a new era of prosperity. What the world got was a long hard fought war and the dictator tried to wipe out an entire people because of his intense hatred. Their however is one genocidal madman in Europe’s history that is not as prolific but murderous none the less and his hatred is allegedly felt in Edinburgh, Scotland’s GreyFriar’s Kirkyard to this day. That man was George Mackenzie.

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In the English village of Tedworth, no citizen was quite as powerful as John Mompesson, basically when the powerful magistrate spoke folks listened and did not question. In 1698, a tale of revenge, witchcraft and demons brought Mompesson and his family the kind of notiriety that he did not want. Mompesson lived in a time where just seeing a ghost could get you a one way ticket to a fiery death or a date with the hangman’s noose. What exactly was the cause of the terrifying demonic outbreak that gripped the Mompesson family in it’s wicked clutch and why would the minions of the evil one choose to pick on such a devoutly christian leader? Revenge would appear to be the chief factor in this strange tale.

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When dealing with an inhuman, or demonic entity there are two truths that all paranormal researchers agree upon, 1: A researcher could go there entire career without ever coming face to face with one of these evil entities. 2: If you are lucky or unlucky enough, depending upon your point of view a human is changed forever after dealing with one of these spirits that have never walked the earth in human form. Those who have had to deal with one of these entities often times report dealing with depression, bad luck and all sorts of nastiness for years after coming toe to toe with one of satan’s minions. I for one, am lucky that I got my encounter with one of these spirits out of the way early in my career and came away only with horrible nightmares for years after. This is the story of my own encounter with one of these beings. The names of folks have been changed in order to protect their privacy and of course to keep me from getting my butt sued off.

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The Eastern European country of Romania, has been the progenitor of many of our modern myths and legends for decades. The Carpathian Mountains stand as a silent sentinel invoking thoughts of terror and intrigue in the minds of the supersitious citizen since the early settlers, The Dacians first conquered the mist shrouded land. Although Romania, for the most part, has shrugged off their ancient supersitions and have come around to a more western way of thought many still believe that Dracul, still haunts the land seeking it’s next victim for it’s unholy blood frenzy. In 1923, the story of Elenore Zugun or the Poltergeist Girl would confirm the fears of her fellow peasants and cause great controversy in paranormal research for many years to come.

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Note: Upon reviewing my many files concerning cases of demonic haunts and possession while at work last night I came to the conclusion that this series should be entitled, Malevolent Haunts because human spirits as well as poltergeists have the capacity to be just as malicious as any demon. Sorry if this causes any confusion. Thank you.

A malevolent haunt can be a terrifying experience for all those involved and can quickly turn a once seemingly innocent home into a pure hell on earth for all involved. Although the alleged haunting that transpired in Amityville has become the standard by which all malicious haunts are to be measured, a particularlly terrifying haunting that held a West Pittston, Pennsylvania family captive for almost 15 years deserves to be looked at once again because the Smurl family knows just how powerful and horrible an inhuman spirit can be.

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All the major religions of the world believe in some form of evil entity that desires nothing more than lead the hapless human soul down a path of destruction and eternal damnation. Christianity of course has Satan, a personification of pure evil who was once God’s most favored angel but fell out of that favor when he rebelled against God and attempted to stage a coup where he planned to set himself up as the most high and ruler of the universe. As we all know God did not take to kindly to this angelic upstart and took away Satan’s glory and cast him out of heaven. The Jewish texts speak of “The terror which comes at night.” This terror is most likely some kind of evil entity much like the Christian concept of satan. In Buddhism as Buddha sat under the Bodhi tree to receive enlightment he was attacked day and night by demonic entities who slung arrows and evil thoughts into his head. And Islam has Shaitan, an evil entity much like Satan in the Christian and Jewish tradition.

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“In fourteen hundred and ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” Do you remember that little ditty? You should, if you are an American and you went to public, private or home schooled that rhyme was drilled into your skull until it became a mantra. It is an excepted historical fact that Christopher Columbus, the gentlemen businessman from Genoa, Italy had a burning desire to open up a quicker and easier trade route to India to get his hands on the beautiful and exotic wares they had to offer. For years he shopped around at practically every royal court in Europe searching for Kings and Queens who would want to invest in his venture, let’s face it this shit ain’t cheap. Finally he found a captive audience in Queen Isabella, of Spain who was all to willing to give him the funds he needed to make his historic trip. And off he sailed in the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria but instead of finding India, Chris stumbled upon a whole new world, a continent he had not anticipated and the rest is history. Or is it?

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Here is your chance to pick up a paranormal calendar for 2009 with your favorite paranormal friends! Two versions to choose from, all male and all female.

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We just added a polling system to Ghostlycast. We will try to have fun new topics to vote on monthly.

This months topic: Paranormal TV!

Stop by and get your vote in today.

-Ghostlycast staff