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Monday, October 26, 2009 10:41 PM

Please Sign This Petition
Current mood:

angry
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities

In typical Hollywood fashion, the A&E show "Extreme Paranormal" has portrayed the paranormal community in a very false light, effectively diluting the credibility that many of us have worked years to achieve. The public is very impressionable when such "paranormal" shows air, even to the point that they try to imitate what they saw on TV. A secondary problem is that people often think such "investigators" are the "real deal" simply because they are on TV. In reality, it only means that they "look good on camera," and nothing else. Many of the best researchers and investigators -- the real ones -- have never even been approached about a TV show, and probably never will be.

In "Extreme Paranormal," the investigators are shown performing an occult ritual that included slitting their wrists and lighting something on fire. Their approach seems to be, "Hey ghosts, get out of the way or I'll kick you tail!"

The show is a disgrace and it does severe harm to the paranormal community. The public sees the show, and they assume that the paranormal community, including legitimate researchers and investigators, are really like that.

The following link is an online petition for the show's removal. Please show your support for the paranormal community and serious researchers by signing it.

The Petition

Thanks so much,

Pat Fitzhugh, Author / Researcher

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 9:11 PM

Bell Witch author shares more ghostly tales | tennessean.com | The Tennessean

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091021/MTCN010...

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Recent news article about the release of "Ghostly Cries From Dixie."

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Sunday, October 18, 2009 3:04 AM

Upcoming Events
Current mood:

cheerful

Here are some upcoming Bell Witch and ghost-related events...

Thursday October 22 -- Lecture and book signing at Cheatham County Public Library in Ashland City, Tennessee from 7 - 8P.M.
Will be signing "The Bell Witch: The Full Account" and "Ghostly Cries From Dixie." Admission to the event is free. Event sponsored by the Cheatham County Historical and Genealogical Association. The doors open @ 6:30. For map/directions, see: www.bellwitch.org/events.htm

Thursday October 29 - Radio Interview on the "Gator and Styckman Show"
WGSQ - 94.7 FM in Cookeville, TN, at approx. 07:15 A.M. Can be heard live at http://www.countrygiant.com/

Thursday October 29 -- Lecture and book signing at White County Public Library in Sparta, Tennessee from 6 - 8P.M.
Will be signing "The Bell Witch: The Full Account" and "Ghostly Cries From Dixie." Admission to the event is free. For map/directions, see www.bellwitch.org/events.htm

Saturday October 31 -- Blog radio interview with Craig Anderson of "Our History Project." Discussion will include the Bell Witch and several stories from "Ghostly Cries From Dixie." Listen any time at www.ourhistoryproject.com

Saturday October 31 -- Pat Fitzhugh joins Beth and Henry for a lively, informative discussion about Halloween myths and legends.
Does the "Bloody Mary Ritual" really work? Do most people really put razor blades in candy on Halloween, or is that mainly an urban legend? Tune in and find out! Listen here! 7 CENTRAL / 8 EASTERN.

Friday November 6 -- Radio interview and discussion about the Bell Witch and Southern Hauntings on the Paranormal Chattanooga Radio Show.
Listen here ! 8 CENTRAL / 9 EASTERN

Saturday November 7 -- Will be lecturing and signing books at the "Journey Into the Unknown" Paranormal Conference in Gadsden, Alabama.
9 A.M. till 9 P.M. Admission to the conference is $10 at the door. For map/directions, see www.bellwitch.org/events.htm

Saturday November 21 -- Two-hour radio interview and discussion about the Bell Witch on the Dr. William Lester Show.
Listen at www.gameconradio.com 9 CENTRAL / 10 EASTERN

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Friday, October 16, 2009 5:12 AM

The Book is Out!
Current mood:

creative
Category: Dreams and the Supernatural

Ghostly Cries From Dixie is now complete and available for purchase from the website (signed copies!), as well as most bookstores and online book retailers.

Here are the stories it contains:

   Waverly Hills TB Sanatorium
   The Sultana Disaster
   Sloss Furnace
   The Bell Witch
   Ghost at the Orpheum Theater
   Chapel Hill Railroad Ghost Light
   The Nolichucky River
   The Greenbrier Ghost
   Moundsville Prison
   The Brown Mountain Lights
   The Devil's Tramping Ground
   The Bragg/Saratoga Ghost Light
   Marie Laveau the Voodoo Queen
   The LaLaurie Mansion
   The Cavalier Hotel
   Woodlawn Plantation
   Cedarhurst Mansion
   The MRraven House
   The St. Augustine Lighthouse
   The Waving Girl of Savannah
   The Curse of Lorenzo Dow
   The Battery at Charleston
   The Gray Man of Pawley's Island

Ghostly Cries From Dixie also contains: 19 photos, an appendix that lists web links and driving directions to each location, a comprehensive bibliography, and an index.

The book is 5.5" x 8.5" and 176 pages long. The retail price is $15.95 + S&H.

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Saturday, September 19, 2009 4:50 PM

Upcoming Radio Discussions
Current mood:

adventurous
Category: Dreams and the Supernatural

These are radio discussions about the Bell Witch and the upcoming book, "Ghostly Cries From Dixie."

October 3rd -- 6:00 PM CENTRAL
The Paranormal Pirate
Listen at: http://www.freetimeradio.com

October 13th -- 7:00 PM CENTRAL
ParaChallenged Radio
Listen at: http://www.asprn.com

October 29th -- 7:15 AM CENTRAL
The Gator & Styckman Morning Program
94.7 FM WGSQ -- Cookeville, TN
Listen at: http://www.countrygiant.com

Lots more to come -- stay tuned!

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Friday, September 11, 2009 6:28 PM

Front Cover for New Book
Current mood:

adventurous
Category: Dreams and the Supernatural

The days are counting down, and October 9th will be here before we know it -- and so will Ghostly Cries From Dixie!

Below is a sample of what the front cover will look like. It's not exact, as I have a little more designing to do, but it's close.

More information about the book can be found here.

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Tuesday, September 08, 2009 9:46 AM

Downloadable Book Excerpts, New Information
Current mood:

energetic
Category: Dreams and the Supernatural

Ghostly Cries From Dixie is still on target for release October 9th.

Downloadable, final-draft excerpts, as well as new information about the book, may be found here . You may also use that page to order your own personalized, signed, and numbered copy of the book.

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Saturday, August 29, 2009 3:29 AM

Signed and Numbered Copies Running Out!
Current mood:

awake

Signed and numbered copies of "Ghostly Cries From Dixie" (first printing) are about to run out. Only the first 50 copies will be signed and numbered, and we've almost reached that number!

If you've thought about pre-ordering a signed and numbered copy, now is the time to do it! Once these 50 copies are gone, there will be no more. The web site might offer signed copies from later printings, but there will be no more signed AND numbered copies.

Pre-order your signed and numbered copy from the book's web page at:

http://www.bellwitch.org/ghostlycries.htm

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Thursday, August 06, 2009 9:48 AM

Book Release Date
Current mood:

anxious
Category: Dreams and the Supernatural

"Ghostly Cries From Dixie" will be released on October 9, 2009! Pre-ordering for signed and numbered copies has already begun at http://www.bellwitch.org/ghostlycries.htm

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Friday, July 24, 2009 6:20 AM

A Few Upcoming Radio Interviews
Current mood:

sleepy

* September 8, 2009 (Tuesday) -- Radio Interview 7 Central / 8 Eastern
Radio interview and discussion about the Bell Witch and my upcoming book about
Southern Hauntings, "Ghostly Cries From Dixie," on ParaChallenged Radio.
Listen: --> http://asprn.com

* August 25, 2009 (Tuesday) -- Radio Interview 9 Central / 10 Eastern
Radio interview and discussion about the Bell Witch and the upcoming book,
"Ghostly Cries From Dixie," on Moebanshee's Lair Para-Radio.
Listen:--> http://www.gameconradio.com

* September 19, 2009 (Saturday) -- Radio Interview 8 Central / 9 Eastern
Radio interview and discussion about Tennessee hauntings and the new book,
"Ghostly Cries From Dixie," on The Paranormal View Radio Show.
Listen:--> http://www.para-x.com/view.html

See ya there!

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Tuesday, July 14, 2009 1:47 AM

Upcoming Radio Discussion
Current mood:

calm
Category: Dreams and the Supernatural

Saturday July 18th -- 9:00 Eastern / 8:00 Central

Author Pat Fitzhugh joins hosts Beth Brown and Henry Foister of "The Paranormal View" for an exciting, in-depth discussion about the Bell Witch and other Tennessee legends.

To listen, visit http://www.para-x.com/view.html or just click here!

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Sunday, July 12, 2009 6:32 AM

Call for Photos
Current mood:

busy
Category: Art and Photography

I have finished all the writing for my new book, "Ghostly Cries From Dixie," which will be released in October.

Pictures are needed to finish out the book. I've already taken many pictures myself, but I'd like pictures from other people as well. Only the top pictures will make the book.

If one of your pictures is chosen for the book, you will be asked to sign a photo release that certifies you are the owner of the picture and that you give me non-exclusive permission to publish it in the book. In turn, I will compensate you by including your name in the photo credits at the back of the book and by giving you a free copy of the book when it is released. That is the standard mode of compensation in the book publishing business.

The photo must be digital and of good quality, and may not be altered. Post-processing techniques, such as color-balancing and making adjustments to the exposure, are okay.

I am interested in photos of the places listed below:

Alabama -- Sloss Furnaces (Birmingham); Cedarhurst Mansion (Huntsville)
Florida -- St. Augustine Lighthouse (St. Augustine)
Georgia -- Florence Martus statue (Savannah); Jacksonboro state historical marker OR the Seaborn Goodall home (Jacksonboro).
Kentucky -- Waverly Hills TB Sanatorium (Louisville); Mammoth Cave (north of Bowling Green)
Louisiana -- Tomb of Marie Laveau; the LaLaurie House (New Orleans)
Mississippi -- Ravenwood Mansion (Vicksburg)
North Carolina -- Brown Mountain Lights (Western N.C.); The Devil's Tramping Ground (Siler City)
South Carolina -- Pawley's Island (25 mi. south of Myrtle Beach); The Battery (Charleston)
Tennessee -- Orpheum Theatre (Memphis); Nolichucky River (East TN)
Texas -- The Bragg Ghost Light (Kountze / Beaumont area)
Virginia -- Woodlawn Plantation (Fairfax); Cavalier Hotel (Virginia Beach)
West Virginia -- Moundsville Prison (Moundsville)

If you have photos of any location listed above and would like to have them considered for publication in my upcoming book, please e-mail them to me at pat@bellwitch.org by July 25th.

Thanks!

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Saturday, July 11, 2009 7:28 AM

Just Checking In
Current mood:

awake
Category: Dreams and the Supernatural

This is a really busy time; not only am I gearing up for the busy fall season, but I'm also finishing up "Ghostly Cries From Dixie," which is scheduled for release in October. All of the writing and most of the editing is done, so it won't be long now! One chapter is devoted to the Bell Witch, and the other chapters cover ghost stories from around the Southeastern U.S. If you haven't checked out the Myspace page for "Ghostly Cries From Dixie" yet, check it out! (i.e., add it!)

It dawned on me earlier tonight that every time I have to enter an upcoming event (lecture, signing, interview, etc.), I have to visit a total of about 30 different places and enter about 29 different passwords. It would be nice to enter the information in one place, only once, and then let it propagate to all the other sites, event listings, etc. Dream on. But look, I found the next best thing -- BookTour.Com! Their widgets don't do a whole lot along the lines of propagation, and their RSS setup isn't user friendly just yet, but the site has a lot of potential and I'm expecting many good, nifty things from them in the future.

So, from this point forward, I am going to use BookTour as my master entry page for upcoming events. Does this mean I'm going to stop entering events on Myspace? No way! But it means that I might not be able to enter EVERY single event here on Myspace. If you're interested in learning of events coming to your area, just visit my BookTour page and subscribe to automatic updates via e-mail or RSS feed. YES -- Automatic updates delivered right to your e-mail box!

A situation on the homefront (illness in family) has forced me to cancel an appearance at a paranormal conference later this month (Eastern Regional, on the weekend of July 17th), so I'm pretty bummed out about that. I had been planning to do the conference for over a year now!

There are four, possibly five radio interviews in the works for July and August so far; I'll post something definite once things get ironed out. In addition to the Bell Witch, I'll be discussing many other Southern ghost stories and my upcoming book, "Ghostly Cries From Dixie."

I've also been asked to speak at the first annual "Journey Into the Unknown With S.P.I.R.I.T." paranormal conference in Alabama on November 7th. For more details, including directions, check my BookTour page.

That's all for now. Take care, and talk to you soon!

...........pf

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Sunday, June 07, 2009 9:12 PM

Upcoming Radio Interviews and Discussions
Current mood:injured
Category: Dreams and the Supernatural

These interviews and discussions cover both the Bell Witch legend and my upcoming book, "Ghostly Cries From Dixie." If you haven't already added the Myspace page for "Ghostly Cries From Dixie," please click here! You'll get to read exclusive, sneak preview excerpts from the book and news about the book's progress as it enters the final stages.

Moebanshee's Lair Paranormal Radio
Tuesday June 9th @ 10P EASTERN / 9P CENTRAL
www.gameconradio.com

Encounters Paranormal Radio
WBZT AM-1230, South Florida
Sunday June 21st @ 9 EASTERN / 8 CENTRAL
The show may also be heard on the internet, at:
http://www.encounterslive.com

See you there!

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Sunday, May 24, 2009 10:54 AM

New Myspace Page for Ghostly Cries From Dixie
Current mood:

anxious
Category: Dreams and the Supernatural

The new Myspace page for "Ghostly Cries From Dixie" is now up and running!

Click here to check it out!

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