I recorded a program about a week ago called "World's Scariest Places".
I just watched it, and I got a good laugh! Linda Blair, who starred in "The Exorcist", and the little woman who played the psychic in the movie
"Poltergeist" hosted the show. I'll explain why I laughed, and why I would wholeheartedly
advise people to be wary of what you see or hear on TV, radio and the web.
A healthy skepticism is a good thing!
Here's the story: One of the "world's scariest places" was the "Murder House"
in Villisca, Iowa, USA. There actually was a horrible ax murder that took place in the house in 1912. That's a fact.
On the TV show, the woman narrating, speaking in spooky, hushed tones, told of all the bizarre paranormal happenings there. A psychic claimed the evil
spirit of the murderer haunted the house. The owner thinks that the
remodeling of the house a few years ago "stirred up the ghosts". I visited a web site after watching the show, and found story after story of all
the ghostly phenomena that supposedly happens there.
Here's why I say it's *snip*: The construction company I work for had some projects going in SW Iowa last year, and I spent 4 months in Villisca.
I met 2 women who grew up in the 'Murder House" and lived there for over 20 years. They said they never once heard or saw anything out of the
ordinary. They said they knew the people who lived there before they did, and they never witnessed anything spooky either. Furthermore, we talked to
some guys who worked on the house. Nothing. No spooks or spirits.
I think the owners are trying to make a buck off the notoriety of the place.
I think a couple writers are trying to sell a book.
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[edit on 9-2-2008 by lw2525]
[edit on 2/10/2008 by JacKatMtn]