The Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield will offer fifteen overnight Ghost Hunts in the old prison. The hunts, by the nonprofit Mansfield Reformatory Preservation Society, will take place on March 13 and 27; April 10 and 24; May 7; June 4, 12 and 25; July 31; Aug. 14 and 28; Sept. 3; Nov. 12 and 20; and Dec. 11.
Each self-guided hunt will be limited to a hundred participants. The hunts will run from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Pizza and soft drinks will be provided. Tickets are $65.
Additionally, the society is offering 8 Ghost Walks through dark halls and corridors in the prison house.
The dates for the guided tours are May 23, June 6 and 18, July 9 and 25, Aug. 20 and 29 and Sept. 5. These tours run from 8 to 10 p.m.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for children 12-17.
The society also offers Sunday afternoon tours from May through early September. There are three different tours and they start from 1 to 4 p.m. on a rotating basis every 15 minutes.
Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for children 7 to 17. Discounts are available for multiple tours.
The prison was built in 1886 and housed an estimated 154,000 prisoners in its 94 years.
It’s appeared in such films as The Shawshank Redemption and Air Force One.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the reformatory boasts the world’s largest free-standing steel cell block.
For those of you who keep asking me if there is going to be a Ghost Hunters Live episode this year on SciFy please watch the video below. If your wondering if you should believe this show or not this should answer your questions.
A 29-year-old Canadian woman died in an accident the police are calling “misadventure.” The unidentified woman and her male friend were exploring a building near Bloor and Spadina streets in downtown Toronto, in search of ghosts.
The unidentified building had been rumoured to be haunted, and the pair had been exploring the building in the early morning hours of September 10th. The police report stated that the couple had attempted to jleap across a portion of the building either three or four stories above the ground. The woman unfortunately fell to her death.
Her male partner made it across safely. Police believe the pair are not students at the University of Toronto.
An unconfirmed press release from two Toronto-based paranormal researchers, published on their blog, cites the building location as One Spadina Crescent. Sue Darroch and Matthew Didier issued the release in response to what they say was an overwhelming number of media queries following the news of the ghost hunter’s accidental death. The release states that Darroch and Didier are not aware of any paranormal activity at One Spadina, but state
” … the only thing that could be possibly “paranormal”(?) in nature is a rumoured curse with the building… that university departments and other elements housed there have seemingly “bad luck” in the building.”
The building is located on the University of Toronto’s downtown campus. Spadina Avenue is one of Toronto’s oldest streets, often referred to as the “heart” of Toronto. The building itself was constructed in 1875. The building has been used as a theological college, World War I military hospital, a Veteran’s hospital and a pharmaceutical laboratory. It was purchased by the University of Toronto in 1972.
In 2001, professor David Buller was found murdered in his art studio, located in One Spadina Crescent. Buller died of stab wounds, and his murder remains unsolved to this day.
It’s things like these that make me want to point out please be safe when your searching for ghosts. Also be sure to get the land owners permission and exercise common sense.
I bet you didn’t know this but US Airways Center the home of the Phoenix Suns is haunted by the ghost of former Suns head coach Cotton Fitzsimmons. He looks out for the hometown team and is actually really upset with current ownership because in his opinion they are not men of their word.
Why hasn’t Cotton past on? He’s actually waiting for the Suns to win a ring because after his 2nd stint as a Suns coach he promised he’d be with the Suns until they win a ring….
So here’s to you Cotton and maybe you can trip Kobe or maybe poke LeBron in the eye or something…
So you’ve been watching some of the popular ghost hunting shows on TV and wanted to give it a try. Below I’ve listed some great places for a novice to start with.
Abandoned Hospitals
Old Asylums
Battlefields
Haunted Woods
Old buildings (Warehouses, Mills, Factories)
Bodies of Water (Lakes, ponds)
Schools
Cemeteries
Jails
Haunted tours or walks
Make sure to have a plan before you go and try to stay safe
