The Top Ten Best And Most Haunted Ghost Tours: Haunted Parkersburg Ghost Tours

October 12, 2009 / 802

Join us, as we stroll over the quaint streets of downtown Parkersburg, West Virginia covering its haunted history and famous paranormal tales. Listen as the tour guides tell you stories of the Banshee of Marrtown, the East End Ghoul, tales of the West Virginia Mothman, the Men in Black and the November 2nd, 1966 appearance of the alien Indrid Cold (featured in “The Mothman Prophecies” book and movie) one mile south of the city limits of Parkersburg.

See actual places possessed by spirits, and haunted houses along the route, and pass by a haunted graveyard to hear to tales from within. Listen to famous accounts of railroad ghosts, Civil War spirits, Island haunts, and various supernatural stories unique to Parkersburg only. Read more …

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Top 50 Scariest Movies Of All Time (30-21)

October 27, 2008 / 3943

30. ‘Altered States’ (1980)

Synopsis: William Hurt plays a scientist who woofs down hallucinogenic drugs and floats in an isolation chamber to … do something. We’re not entirely sure why. What we do know is that when the experiment goes awry (and don’t they all?), his body begins to transform into some sort of howling blob. Yuck. Somebody should have told him to just say no to drugs.

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29. ‘Mothman Prophecies’ (2002)

Synopsis: Strange things are happening in Point Pleasant, W.Va. For one, Richard Gere can’t figure out how he got there. Then there are the shadowy winged figures lurking around. And finally, the phone calls from someone (or something) with a creepy insect-like voice. Did we mention the phone wasn’t plugged in?

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28. ‘The Mist’ (2007)

Synopsis: “There’s something in the mist. Shut the doors!” screams a bleeding man stumbling into a small town grocery store. Behind him, an impenetrable wall of mist descends. And thus begins a tale of survival. Monsters in the mist you ask? For sure! But the real horror show takes place when the trapped super market shoppers turn on each other. Thank you Mr. King for another sleepless night.

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27. ‘Videodrome’ (1983)

Synopsis: Everyone loves TV, but not as much as the hero in this story. In typical David Cronenberg fashion, the protagonist melds with his television. Symbolic? Sure. Hallucinatory? Of course. Creepy? Extremely. What follows is a big splattery mess chock full of blood, violence, and some sort of human VCR hybrid. Don’t ask, just sit back and enjoy the ride.

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26. ‘Seven’ (1995)

Synopsis: It may be the cast (Kevin Spacey, Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow) that does it for “Seven,” or it may just be the outrageous amount of visual profanity on display: blood, guts, and severed heads. Not to mention a really fat dead dude and a corpse who’s not quite kicked the bucket. Plus, the sun didn’t shine for the whole movie. Sweet.

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25. ‘War of the Worlds’ (1953)

Synopsis: This is without a doubt the best, and scariest, sci-fi flick from the ’50s. Based loosely on H.G. Wells’s classic cautionary tale, the film follows the world’s failed efforts to stem an invasion from Mars. The film offers plenty of scares, but the biggest has to be the encounter with a Martian in the abandoned farm house.

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24. ‘Saw’ (2004)

Synopsis: Initially rated NC-17 before being re-edited, “Saw” follows the travails of two men held captive by Jigsaw, a serial killer who presents his victims with a terrible choice. Avoiding the slasher flick clichés (teens being pursued by ax-wielding maniac), the film delves into darker psychological territory while still maintaining an unhealthy level of gore.

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23. ‘Janghwa, Hongryeon (A Tale of Two Sisters)’ (2003)

Synopsis: Never has a menstrual cycle been presented as more terrifying or as, well, a harbinger for doom, death, and ghosts. This Korean masterpiece, directed and written by Ji-woon Kim, is elusive, subtle and horribly, horribly frightening. It centers on two deranged sisters, one deranged step-mother, one deranged father, and one deranged phantom. Oh, and some birds. Scary ones.

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22. ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ (1991)

Synopsis: Jodie Foster never signed back onto the “Lecter” franchise, and that’s all the more reason to watch the original as many times as you can stomach it. Lecter versus Starling. Hopkins versus Foster. Buffalo Bill, in night-vision goggles and a human-skin suit, versus the world. All that psychological suspense aside, we know you jumped 35 feet in the air when Lecter snapped suddenly at the glass… Go on, fess up.

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21. ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ (1974)

Synopsis: What sets this movie apart from other slasher films? Perhaps it was Leatherface’s human skin mask, or maybe it was the roar of the chainsaw, or it could have been the “based on a true story” line at the beginning. Who can say? What is certain is that this is an extremely scary movie — especially Leather’s happy-dance at the end of the movie. Jason could learn a few things.

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