Sylvia Shults's Blog, page 54
April 8, 2019
Today I Learned …
Donnie Dunagan joined the Marines when he was 18, did three tours of duty in Vietnam, won a Bronze Star and three Purple Hearts, and finally returned as a major. Yet in his 20-plus year military career, he never told anyone about his connection to one of Hollywood’s quintessential tearjerkers. When he was six years old, Dunagan was the voice of Disney’s young Bambi. (from theguardian.com)
April 1, 2019
Big News!
So you know how I’ve been teasing you guys for the past several weeks with pictures of word counts-in-progress? Well, I’m happy to say there’s a reason for that.
Fractured Souls: More Hauntings at the Peoria State Hospital, is finished! And it’s great! Just like Fractured Spirits, it will have links to fun audio and video evidence. And there’s more: Fractured Souls includes a tour of the hilltop, so you can drive around (or walk, it’s small enough) and see where these haunted buildings are, or where they used to be back in the day.
I don’t yet have a release date, but as soon as I do, I’ll let you all know. And no, this isn’t an April Fool’s joke, I promise! There’s another book about the spirits of the Peoria State Hospital, coming soon!
Today I Learned …
There’s a reason paper cuts are so freaking painful. A knife makes a straight cut, but at a microscopic level, paper is quite rough. It acts like a saw blade, doing more damage to nerve endings. Also, paper leaves behind tiny fibers and chemical residues, which just irritate the cut even more.
Today I Learned …
In 1907, an ad campaign for Kellogg’s Corn Flakes offered a free box of cereal to any woman who would wink at her grocer. (from Mental Floss)
March 27, 2019
Haunted Grocery Store?
What does your shopping list look like? Tomato soup, milk, eggs, Twizzlers … ghosts?
A grocery store in Massachusetts seems to have something extra on offer next to the piles of oranges and the deli counter. Shoppers at Market Basket in Wilmington have seen a young woman with light skin, dark hair, and blue eyes wandering the aisles. And oh yeah … she’s wearing Victorian clothing. And another oh yeah … sometimes she simply disappears.
Here’s the whole story: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/shoppers-report-seeing-ghost-roaming-aisles-massachusetts-grocery-store-182254175.html
March 25, 2019
Today I Learned …
In 1996, Mister Rogers poured the wax that formed the 100 billionth Crayola crayon. (from Mental Floss)
March 24, 2019
Road Trip!
You guys know I have a soft spot for abandoned mental hospitals. Well, here’s one in Michigan that seems to be a bit spookier than my beloved Peoria State Hospital.
Apparently, the basement of Eloise Psychiatric Hospital in Westland, Michigan, has recently been drained after being flooded for years. (I can’t even imagine what that has done to the foundation. Yeesh.) Anyway, this hospital is considered one of the most haunted places in Michigan. Jeff Adkins, of Detroit Paranormal Expeditions, got to explore the basement, and he calls it the most eerily quiet place he’s ever been.
But he still heard footsteps. 
March 23, 2019
March 18, 2019
Today I Learned …
Forty is the only number whose letters are in alphabetical order. (from Mental Floss)
March 14, 2019
Lights Out: Haunted Naperville
Here’s a brand-new episode of Lights Out for your entertainment! I take a stroll around historic Naperville, looking for ghosts with tour guide Kevin Frantz. Naperville, a western suburb of Chicago, is home to decades of history — and where you have history, you’re likely to have ghost stories as well. Join me and Kevin Frantz, host of Naperville Ghost Tour, for a peek into the past. And by the way, Lights Out is now available on Stitcher, so there’s one more way to find your hostess with the mostest ghosties! https://youtu.be/7UcGQy4PpuA
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