Ghost Over Bed

Thought I'd share this picture of a ghost hanging over a bed on the first floor of Mayflower Hall, Pennhurst Asylum during the Halloween Season. A customer took this photo and sent it to me.

GHOSTS OF MAYFLOWER: REVIEW POST

Amazon Review:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Interested in Pennhurst, December 20, 2013 By  Kim Daly - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: GHOSTS OF MAYFLOWER: A Pennhurst Haunting (Kindle Edition) I have wanted to go into Pennhurst since I saw the show "The Haunting of". Loved this book! I will definitely be going to visit Pennhurst this coming year and can't wait!     http://www.outskirtspress.com/GhostsofMayflower

MAYFLOWER, !st Weekend October 2013

An Orb that Move around by the Main Staircase, 2nd Floor

MAYFLOWER HALL BUILDING, PENNHURST PA

Another interesting weekend in Mayflower with plenty of ghoulish pics and paranormal mischief brewing. It was also great to meet so many people from other states that traveled all the way to Pennsylvania for the attractions. One family had come all the way out from Alabama and fell in love with the place. 

Pennhurst Haunt:

As the Halloween season begins, autumn attractions pop up everywhere. From parades and festivals, to hayrides and outdoor activities. But then there is the Halloween haunts that invite fear seekers to confront the dark and face their nightmares if only for a moment of fun.

But even without the added Halloween glimmer, Pennhurst Asylum, located in Spring City, Pennsylvania is one scary place. Built in 1908, Eastern Pennsylvania State Institution for the Feeble-Minded and Epileptic once housed children of all ages. These children were what society labeled as misfits, retarded or epileptic and placed in Pennhurst to shield the general public from having to accept or interact with people who were less than perfect. But not every child was mentally challenged, there were also the orphans, who were added to the mix.

Can you imagine being a child left in such a place? It must have been terrible to be taken away from your family (if you had the benefit of having one that cared) and basically dumped off at an institution that labeled and discarded you into one of their many buildings or cottages. Understaffed the ratio of care taker to residents was absurd and the institute was severely underfunded, having little ability to change anything.  Children were basically left to fend for themselves or tied into beds, becoming often the victims of neglect, beatings and even rape. Children drew into themselves, failed to progress – some became silent.  

In 1968 ,CBS10 exposed the horrific conditions at Pennhurst through a documentary entitled Suffer the Little Children reported through Bill Baldini.  And in 1987 Halderman verses Pennhurst State School and hospital became a widely publicized lawsuit over the abuse and neglect suffered by some of the residents.  

Thankfully, Pennhurst State School and Hospital closed its doors in 1987.

Currently the Pennhurst Haunt offers a haunted attraction filled with plenty of grisly scenes and action packed ghouls to evoke screams from the most brave of heart. But when the lights dim, some say the spirits of the past still lurk about, filling the tunnels and rooms of the old massive buildings with ghostly activity. Pennhurst is said to be truly haunted and often the source of paranormal investigations. But if you don’t want to temp your fate and go there in person, feel free to check out what it was like to work in the Mayflower Hall Building during a Halloween season. (Preview on Amazon.com)

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So is the Fear Is Real logo true of the Pennhurst Haunt?  Absolutely!

Note: Pennhurst Haunt opens September 20 – November 3^rd 2013. (Weekends and some Thursdays). Check their calendar for specific dates and times. For more information:  http://www.pennhurstasylum.com/

Ghosts of Mayflower: A Pennhurst haunting

New Kindle revised edition is now available.

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Available Amazon.com & Barnes & Noble : Paperback, Nook & Kindle Version

Halloween Season 2013 - opens September 20th, 2013 6:30 pm

Hope to see you there!!!!

GHOSTS OF MAYFLOWER: BOOK REVIEW

Finalist in Reader's Favorite Book Award Contest: Winner announce September 1st

Book Review Reviewed by Katelyn Hensel for Readers' Favorite A closed insane asylum lies quietly rotting in the bleak North-Atlantic sun. Yet, it seems that some of its residents, both children and adult, are still inside. The Pennhurst Asylum is one of America's most haunted residences. Its history is dark and traumatic, with most of the patients suffering painful abuse and mistreatment at the hands of the staff. Tamera Lawrence brings us into this dark world to experience this haunting past and wonder about the present residents in her book Ghosts of Mayflower. With enough facts, stories, and insights to turn even the toughest critic white with fear, this is a ghost story that is truly worthy of the name. You can tell that Tamera Lawrence spent a lot of time researching this project. The history and attention to detail is impeccable and very informative. The description of each haunting is wonderful and eerie. You feel as if you are really there, and that at any second something is going to jump out and grab you. The mysterious and scary nature of the stories have a deeper impact, knowing that this is no work of fiction, and that these experiences or many like them have been shared by real people. Any fan of ghost hunting and the like will be thrilled by this haunting book. It's up to you if you believe in the captivating stories within, or if you know that the dead stay buried. Either way, Ghosts of Mayflower is a fun read for anyone who enjoys ghost stories http://www.outskirtspress.com/GHOSTSOFMAYFLOWER Available Amazon.com & Barnes and Noble, Kindle Edition also available

GHOSTS OF MAYFLOWER: A PENNHURST HAUNTING

   

Ghosts of Mayflower: A Pennhurst Haunting 

                                     
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