Ghosts

Hosted by Haunted Rooms America, you and other courageous souls will spend the evening hours delving into the compelling history of this 140-year-old house.

Hosted by Haunted Rooms America, you and other courageous souls will spend the evening hours delving into the compelling history of this 140-year-old house.

Built in 1878 not far from downtown Palestine, the Bowers Mansion is considered one of the most historic, and infamous, places in East Texas.

I’m used to seeing homes decorated for Christmas each year, but I’ve been surprised by the number of homes I’ve seen with large scale Halloween decorations throughout the city.

This is the story (as it was told to me) of "The Sheep Lady Of Tyler"

Driving this backroad could be the spookiest perhaps dumbest thing you could do this year.

This is the time of year that we get to see a whole new side of our neighbors. The house might look serene and picturesque from the outside, but then all of a sudden you're face-to-face with a faceless lady wrapped in linens hanging from a tree, and you're wondering if you should bother them for a screwdriver.

"Well, we're standing there talking and all of a sudden something growled."

Halloween is not far off, and October will be a great time to discover some new "haunts." One haunted spot not far from Tyler is in a section of a former nursing home. Another haunted space is on the SFA campus in Nacogdoches.  And apparently, he ghost of a 10-year old girl hangs out in Mineola.

Don't ask me how they've verified this. I don't think I want to know.

There is a huge fascination with the unknown and unexplained, whether its ghost hunting, bigfoot tracking or UFO sightings, these paranormal activities have made their way into mainstream society and is part of our pop culture thanks to TV shows on Discovery, A&E, TruTV and SyFy. Tyler's first ever Paranormal Conference is scheduled to be held in the city in April.

So the whole conversation starts today because I was watching TV last night and was wondering how many people believe in mythical and wondrous creatures, aliens or even spirits or ghosts.