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 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.
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.
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.
Do you believe in ghosts? Well, bring up the subject of ghosts and Marshall, Texas and there’s a lot of people who will admit, if only in confidence, that they’ve seen, felt or heard something that can’t be explained – a woman’s face in the window of the historic courthouse late at night, an empty rocking chair rocking back and forth, a house where the lights go on and off at random, and no electr