2nd WRP Summer Picnic

Western Reserve Paranormal will be doing it's second picnic of the summer this Sunday at Squire's Castle in the Chagrin Valley Reservation.

The time is noon to whenever we get pooped out!

Contact us at Western Reserve Paranormal dot com and we'll have directions for you.

A grill will be provided, but please bring your own food and snacks!

Happy Haunting

Public Apology for Last Ghost Walk

This past saturday on our Indigo Lake ghost walk, we had a new team member who behaved in a manner that we do not endorse.

That member has since been removed from the group, and we wish to apologize to anyone who attended the walk and may have been offended by their actions.

We pride ourselves on our public events being family friendly and hope that those who enjoy the rich paranormal history of the Cuyahoga Valley will continue to join us on future events.

Happy Haunting!

Western Reserve Paranormal Getting The Press

Our most recent ghost hunting class at Heavenly Hardware brought out a local author!

Casey Daniels writes the Pepper Martin mysteries, a series of paranormal themed books.

Here's what she had to say about us!

So it's great that we're making a difference out there in the world.

Don't forget our next class is July 11th from 4 to 6 again at Heavenly Hardware.

After that we have our ghost walk at Indigo Lake from 8 to 10.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

Happy Haunting!

New Upcoming Investigation: Bissman Building Mansfield

We are now booked for an investigation at the Bissman Building in Mansfield on August 8th.

Fee for this investigation is $55 per person.

I spoke to the man who runs the building, and he confirmed it is EXTREMELY haunted.

Here's a brief history of the building....

The Bissman Building was the site of the Brewer Hotel where Brooks, actor James Whitmore, went to stay and hung himself soon after being paroled from The Shawshank Prison.
The building was also utilized in the film as the front office of the building for the set of the Portland Daily Bugle.

The structure was built in 1886 where Peter Bissman's expanded wholesale grocery still stands today, but not in operation. In the early 1930s the twenty smokestacks on the north and south sides of the Bissman's filled the early morning air with the rich aroma of coffee, as its own brands Red Ban Java Blend, Steel Cut and Acme were prepared fresh each day. Downtown residents would wake to the scent of roasting coffee beans and return home at workday's end to the fragrance of roasting peanuts.

The building has an early Romantic Gothic styling and shares a haunting similarity with the Historic Ohio State Reformatory since they were both built in the same year by the same architect.

In 2007 the building was leased to a major film production company, the Midnight Syndicate, for the production of The Dead Matter, a vampire movie to be released in October of 2008.

The Bissman building, nicknamed as Dead Souls Studio, has a long history of haunted activities and has hosted ghost hunters from all directions including a recent visit from English ghost hunter Ellis Byrd of Gussethunters Paranormal.

This building is on private property and is not available for tours. Visitors can take photos of the outside of the building. * borrowed from Mansfield website

Updates Galore!

Hello fellow ghost hunters!

Sorry for the lack of updating to this blog. As every two weeks there are state of the group messages going out, so shall this blog now be updated every two weeks as well.

The Rider's Inn investigation and dinner was a HUGE success. I suspect we'll be going back to this spirited location in the not to distant future!

Our first ghost walk of the season was also well received. We had so many people come along we had to break up into two separate groups. Alot of neat pictures and EVP's were captured.

To those who are attending the Moundsville Investigation this coming friday, it should be a GREAT time! If you missed it this time, never fear we are likely going to be making this an annual trip.

Upcoming, on June 14th we'll have our second annual Western Reserve Paranormal Picnic at Squire's Castle in the Chagrin Reservation. Squire's Castle Picnic Area is located off Chagrin River Road in North Chagrin Reservation, south of Chardon Road/Route 6 in Willoughby Hills.

Our second ghost walk of the season will be on July 11th and will take place at Indigo Lake. Will be making arrangements with Hale Farm and Village to allow us to use their parking lot for this investigation.

As always, happy haunting!

Mistress Suzanne Awaits Us All!

The Rider's Inn has a long and varied history. Join us on April 18th at 9 PM for dinner and a telling of that dark past, and stories of how it continues to reach into today!

Here's a link to the Inn's website.

Western Reserve Paranormal and Mistress Suzanne will be waiting!

Dinner and Scary Movie Night!

On Saturday March 28th Western Reserve Paranormal will be having a dinner and movie night in the Cuyahoga Valley.

First up is dinner at the Bob's Big Boy at the corner of Granger and Valley View Roads at 6 PM, then we'll be heading down the street to the Cinemark movie theatre for an evening showing of The Haunting in Connecticut.

The film is rated PG-13

We look forward to seeing all those who can attend!