Daniel Mason's Ghosthuntertag:,2008:/1862007-10-01T10:10:23Z
I run a Southport-based business called Ghosthuntingbreaks, which organises events on a monthly basis and takes people to haunted locations. Some of these have been seen on TV's Most Haunted. We offer a full night of paranormal experiences - including vigils, ghost-walks and table-tipping - which I hope will satisfy any sceptics out there!
Movable Type 3.31People required for filiming of a new programmetag:ghosthunter.merseyblogs.co.uk,2007://186.261042007-10-01T10:08:49Z2007-10-01T10:10:23ZI am putting together a brand new programme which will be headed by Richard Felix {formerly from Most Haunted } which will be our first episode / pilot to be seen on a Discovery Network t.v. station coming soon. We...liam
danielmark.2007@yahoo.co.uk for more details.
Filming of this programme will be in the Nottingham area.
Sorry, no travel expenses can be obtained.
Many thanks
Daniel Mason]]>
The Galleries of Justicetag:ghosthunter.merseyblogs.co.uk,2007://186.240082007-09-10T08:47:37Z2007-09-10T08:49:02ZIf my readers have seen my web blog you will know that i was promoting an event on the 18th of August at The Galleries of Justice which is in Nottingham and this was an event specifically designed for Cancer...liam
If my readers have seen my web blog you will know that i was promoting an event on the 18th of August at The Galleries of Justice which is in Nottingham and this was an event specifically designed for Cancer Research uk.
My aim was to attract as many people as possible and give them a night they would not forget.
We ended up with 55 people on the night which was made up in part of guests from the Southport area but also a large percentage from the Nottingham area.
I spent 3 and a half months planning this event and i managed to attract Richard Felix "from Most Haunted" t.v. fame who himself has been affected by Cancer in his earlier days.It was a satisfying moment for me to meet Richard for the first time.
Someone involved in a programme that made me and thousands like me sit up for the first time and take a serious interest in the Para Normal.
The night began at around 7.00 pm, people of all ages {over 18}, class and religion were there waiting to be taken to the meeting room.
As soon as we had checked everyone in, i introduced myself to the group and confirmed the total amount that we had collected for this event.
After a short explanation about the night ahead, the next stage of the night was to take groups of 8/9 around the building and allow them to familiarise themselves with the building.
This building dates back to 1375 where i believe it has been a prison and a court of law since this time.
The cells are original and they show just how prisoners lived whilst held at The Galleries.There is the condemned cell and The Pits which you have to visit to believe how anyone could have survived.
The building is much bigger than i expected and it would proove impossible to investigate the whole building on this night.
To be continued
The Golden Fleece - Part 2tag:ghosthunter.merseyblogs.co.uk,2007://186.165172007-06-21T09:19:19Z2007-06-21T09:20:53ZI felt that the group needed to be taken around to all the rooms we would investigate so they could be prepared. We then as a whole group went back to the meeting room and i split the group up...Daniel Mason
I felt that the group needed to be taken around to all the rooms we would investigate so they could be prepared.
We then as a whole group went back to the meeting room and i split the group up into 2.
I took one group with me to Lady Pecketts room and James went to The Minster Room.
Ann [my associate] and myself decided that we should build up our energies before we contemplated table tipping and so we stood in the centre of the bedroom forming a circle and trying to relax and gain our collective energies to activate any spirit prescence.
I began to call out to "spirit" and asked them to make themself known. Several minutes had past by now and then we got flashes of light across one of the walls. Soon after that other people in the group heard the sound of someone breathing heavily as if through their nose. I obviously asked everybody if this came from one of them, in particular a gentleman standing by me and everyone promised me that it was not one of them!
So was this par-normal!
The room we were in is the same room where Yvette Fielding and the Radio 1 DJ appears. If anyone remembers this episode they will recall the toilet incident with the Radio 1 DJ getting locked in and the water coming on.
Well i picked myself to be the first one to go and see what happened. In short nothing did happen to me.
There were no noises, the door did not jam and there appeared to be nothing para-normal in the room.
It was then the turn of Steven. Now steven is a well built guy, builder by trade who i know from a previous event is not the type of person to react to anything unless he has good reason.
He started to call out to spirit and whilst we were in the bedroom we began to hear a loud thud that came from the wall in the bathroom.
He called out again and the bang was even louder. This went on for several minutes.
He was ready to come out but what do you think happened next! Find out next chapter coming soon.
Nottingham Galleries of Justicetag:ghosthunter.merseyblogs.co.uk,2007://186.153702007-06-12T09:38:01Z2007-06-21T09:20:53ZGhosthuntingbreaks wishes to present on behalf of Cancer Research U.K. A NIGHT WITH RICHARD FELIX {FROM MOST HAUNTED} AT THE GALLERIES OF JUSTICE {Nottingham} ON AUGUST 18TH You will experience all aspects of the para-normal and get to meet Mr.Felix...Daniel Mason
A NIGHT WITH RICHARD FELIX {FROM MOST HAUNTED} AT THE GALLERIES OF JUSTICE {Nottingham}
ON AUGUST 18TH
You will experience all aspects of the para-normal and get to meet Mr.Felix
Price per person = £55.00
Coach transport = £10.00 p.p.leaving/returning to Southport
This is strictly on a first come first served basis. All ticket sales* will be donated to Cancer Research U.K.Trafford House,Stretford, Manchester
Charity reg. number 1089464 {*less any expenses}
To book please tel; 01704/212543 or 07816555570 ]]>
The Golden Fleece - Part 1tag:ghosthunter.merseyblogs.co.uk,2007://186.144402007-06-04T10:39:32Z2007-06-21T09:20:53Z Hello to you all. I am back with another story from The Golden Fleece so please read on. The Fleece as it is better known is a public house set in York city centre dated around 1503 but could...Daniel Mason
Hello to you all. I am back with another story from The Golden Fleece so please read on.
The Fleece as it is better known is a public house set in York city centre dated around 1503 but could be even older than this.
The Fleece was so "active" a location that the Most Haunted Team took their cameras to The Fleece there twice. Several pictures hang on the walls of the bar showing Yvette and her team there.
I am sure that whoever watched the episode remembers the radio 1 DJ {was it Scot Simon or Simon Scot i cannot remember } sitting in the toilet part of bedroom 1 and getting locked in when the lock is on the inside! and the taps coming on.
I was full of excitement and anticipation as i greeted my guests at the pick up point and we made our way to York.
To make the night even more interesting, i took my group to The Punch Bowl also believed to be another very old haunted pub come restaurant in York chosen because this place has also been visited by para-normal teams.
I set off to The Fleece to meet my team who included Anne, younger James and ofcourse James Griffiths our medium for the night.
Having got the meeting room ready my guests arrived at around 8.30 pm to listen to my and then James introduction to Ghosthuntingbreaks.
James covered several aspects to the Para -normal. He talked about the different colours of orbs and what the colours mean. We spoke about the equipment we use and how it can help to determine if spirit is with us or not. We spoke about everybody's phsycic abilities.
After an hour [aprox.] we broke for some food and refreshments before we started our investigation and what an investigation we had in store.
Part 2 will follow very shortly so watch this space for my next chapter.
Eventstag:ghosthunter.merseyblogs.co.uk,2007://186.103912007-04-25T11:34:28Z2007-06-21T09:20:53ZPlaces still available on these future events Bolling Hall [BRADFORD] JUNE 9TH = £59.50 P.P. Conisborough Castle [DONCASTER] AUGUST 4TH = £52.50 P.P. Beamish Hall [DURHAM] SEPTEMBER 15TH = £52.50 P.P. Derby Gaol [DERBY] OCTOBER 13TH = £69.95 P.P. Deposits...Daniel Mason
Places still available on these future events
Bolling Hall [BRADFORD] JUNE 9TH = £59.50 P.P.
Conisborough Castle [DONCASTER] AUGUST 4TH = £52.50 P.P.
Beamish Hall [DURHAM] SEPTEMBER 15TH = £52.50 P.P.
Derby Gaol [DERBY] OCTOBER 13TH = £69.95 P.P.
Deposits required on all my events
Update - Chillingham Castletag:ghosthunter.merseyblogs.co.uk,2007://186.103902007-04-18T11:32:15Z2007-06-21T09:20:53ZI have just returned from Chillingham Castle. My group of investigators were asked to take part in a charity event for Diabetes UK. The guest speaker for the night was Davide Wells from Living TV's Most Haunted. More details on...Daniel Mason
I have just returned from Chillingham Castle. My group of investigators were asked to take part in a charity event for Diabetes UK.
The guest speaker for the night was Davide Wells from Living TV's Most Haunted.
More details on this night will follow and maybe some pictures of the night
Stanley Palace - Part 4tag:ghosthunter.merseyblogs.co.uk,2007://186.98852007-04-10T09:51:21Z2007-06-21T09:20:53ZThe group as a whole mixed well together and I had to go outside to try and understand what made me change like that. I have been transfigured many times in the past but it has never affected my character....Daniel Mason
The group as a whole mixed well together and I had to go outside to try and understand what made me change like that.
I have been transfigured many times in the past but it has never affected my character. John [our medium] came outside to see how I was and I decided to have a quick chat with him back inside. We ventured upstairs and John explained that the monk or friar had been overcome by a very negative energy that wore a mask, a mask that resembled an executioner’s mask. Now I do know that Stanley Palace was used as law courts in the past but I have no knowledge of executions taking place at Stanley Palace. John was explaining that a mask was forming around my face and his energies were so strong which was the reason why I got angry.
Daniel's conclusion.
This is my second visit to Stanley Palace now and it brought a new and different dimension to me. I was slightly disappointed with the Table Tipping but other than that there were many instances that i nor anyone in the group could explain. Having spoken to James [my medium] it had become apparent to him that there was a lot of negativity and some of the spirits at Stanley Palace just wish to be left alone and for that very reason would not interact with my group. But yes I will be back there next year.
Many thanks for reading this.
If you want to discuss a possible booking or feel you need to just enquire about it first then e-mail me at daniel.mason2@tesco.net or ring me on 07816555570.
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Pictures of Stanley Palacetag:ghosthunter.merseyblogs.co.uk,2007://186.95742007-04-04T16:06:43Z2007-06-21T09:20:53ZWe've finally managed to to add some pictures to this blog. Here are a selection of pictures that were taken at Stanley Palace, the pictures were taken using a non-digital camera. This is a picture of Stanley Palace itself, for...Daniel Mason
This is a picture of Stanley Palace itself, for those of you who have never been.
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This is a picture taken upstairs in Stanley Palace, can you see the orbs sitting at the head of the table?
Here is a close up of that section of the picture
This picture was taken in another room in Stanley Palace. There are even more clearer examples of orbs in the corner of this room. We counted 9 in this picture
Finally, and perhaps most interestingly, this picture was taken during a glass deviation session. We have no explanation for the light anomaly visible in this picture.]]>
Stanley Palace - Part 3tag:ghosthunter.merseyblogs.co.uk,2007://186.84562007-04-04T12:00:00Z2007-06-21T09:20:53ZHe would not come forward and would only watch what we were doing from a distance. We spent aprox. 25 minutes in attempting to make contact with this or any other spirit but nothing was happening. I suggested to John...Daniel Mason
He would not come forward and would only watch what we were doing from a distance.
We spent aprox. 25 minutes in attempting to make contact with this or any other spirit but nothing was happening.
I suggested to John that we move the group and the table to another position and so we re-formed several metres from the stairs.
Again nothing much was happening, i and several others could feel the table "trembling" but this was not enough. We needed more.
I had an idea. John had [several times throughout the vigil] mentioned a monk who had been standing by the stairs and did not wish to interact with us but didn't mind that we were there.
"I think we should try some Transfiguration" i said to John.
"O.K." he said and i walked to the exact position where the monk was standing. John said you are in the right place and i turned my torch up towards my face so the group would see any changes in my appearance and closed my eyes and started to relax and concentrate. The group watched and almost immediately i became transfigured. There was an evil presence in the room and he had taken the monks position.
I wanted to remain quiet and the group began to comment on the changes to my face. It appeared that a mask was forming around my face and my body was getting taller and then was becoming smaller again, almost as if two energies were jostling for the same position.
I had been standing for 5 minutes and i started to feel angry, my stomach seemed to tighten and i was beginning to breathe heavier. I did not feel in control of what i was doing. I felt that i was becoming another person. I felt it was time to end this experiment.
I opened my eyes and walked through the group swearing at them as i put my torch down and walked back to the stairs.
Immediately i apologised for my actions and left the group for several minutes and went downstairs. When i returned i felt we were all ready for a break.
Stanley Palace - Caroline's Storytag:ghosthunter.merseyblogs.co.uk,2007://186.92782007-04-02T09:05:04Z2007-06-21T09:20:53ZNOTE FROM DAN - As a special treat we also have an account of the previous visit to Stanley Palace from one of my guests Caroline. Caroline has become a regular to my Ghosthunting trips and hopefully you find her...Daniel Mason
NOTE FROM DAN - As a special treat we also have an account of the previous visit to Stanley Palace from one of my guests Caroline. Caroline has become a regular to my Ghosthunting trips and hopefully you find her tale as interesting as I do.
We arrived at Stanley Palace at 7.30 p.m. to be introduced by Daniel to James and John, our mediums for the evening. After a presentation regarding the paranormal, James then described how to use dowsing rods and crystals to communicate with spirits, and encouraged us all to try this for ourselves.
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The group of approximately twenty people were then split into two, and our group went upstairs to the long gallery, where the ghosts of a grey lady and a gentleman have been sighted on many occasions. James then set up a small table and glass to enable us to try to make contact with any astral being present. After ensuring that we were all “safe” from any malevolent spirits, James began to ask questions, following which the slight movement of the glass appeared to indicate that there was a male presence in the room with us. James was careful to ensure that he was not touching the glass, to prove to us that he was not moving it himself, however one cannot be certain that one or more of us were not subconsciously moving it ourselves. To remove this possibility, James then removed the glass, and asked us all to lightly place fingertips on the top of the table. He then continued to ask questions, as a result of which the table started to tip from side to side as an apparent “yes” answer, and remained still for “no”. However, James felt that the sprit was a little unwilling to communicate, and asked if it would prefer if only women took part, to which the answer was “yes”. This left only the four girls from my own party present, and James suggested that we turn our hand over so that only our fingernails were touching the table. This meant that we would not subconsciously move the table, and also that any pressure would be visible in our fingers to the others present. James suggested that I asked the questions, following which, what can only be described as frantic rocking of the table commenced. I honestly can’t say how the questions came into my head, but we quickly established that the presence appeared to be that of a man who had been to the building many times in his life to visit the woman he loved. He was not a noble man (presumably his lady worked there) and the sadness in the atmosphere was understandable when we ascertained that the man had been executed for a crime he had not committed. James then suspected that I had picked up the name of the individual, and asked me to say the name out loud, following which the movement of the table became even more pronounced at the mention of the name Robert – at one stage it even tipped onto two legs! I have to say, I have never experienced anything like this before, and found it quite emotional.
We then swapped places with the other group, and went downstairs to the formal drawing room. The same set up was repeated, and movement of the glass appeared to reveal that the spirit communicating with us here was that of a girl or young woman, although the movements were not as strong as upstairs, and the answers much less definite. However, it was still enough of a charged atmosphere to cause one of our party to leave the room hastily, following which she collapsed in the hallway – scary, but she quickly recovered, and wanted to continue. Interestingly, the group who had taken our place upstairs experienced very little activity.
After a break for coffee and sandwiches, our group then went back to the long gallery with John this time, to engage in transfiguration. This involves one person sitting perfectly still in dim light – it is then claimed that spirits can “take over” and become visible in the face of the individual, albeit that the person involved usually feels nothing (unless they are an experienced medium). Several people underwent this experience, during which the rest of the people were able to see the face of a young man, and older man, and even a dog (albeit that my first thought was that our eyes were playing tricks on us in the dim light). However, as the third person sat down, the atmosphere noticeably changed, and we could all immediately see the same face – that of a man with large jowls and the leather half-face mask of an executioner! John immediately sensed that this man was not only a powerful spirit, but also evil – which we had all felt from ourselves from the sneer which was visible below the mask. However the evening was to become more disturbing at this point, as every single person – young or old, male or female, thin or not – in turn took on the same face of the executioner. Unfortunately, it all seemed to build up to my turn (remind me not to go last next time), as apparently despite the fact that I knew that I was sitting perfectly still, everyone else confirmed that I had been looking around the room, virtually snarling at them! I was vaguely aware of John talking to me – asking me if I had enjoyed killing all those people, and commenting that I was obviously proud of my power over them. At this point, I started to feel myself becoming very angry, and felt an urge to start swearing, and also to punch John (sorry John – at least I didn’t!). We decided it was time for more coffee, during which John confirmed that he had already seen the executioner on the stairs earlier in the evening, and that his spirit had been powerful enough to take over the entire proceedings during transfiguration, which apparently is quite unusual.
After coffee, we decided to return to transfiguration, however the atmosphere had lightened enormously, and this time the exercise was relatively unsuccessful.
Thus ended our night at Stanley Palace, returning to the mini bus at 5.00 a.m. exhausted, and trying to make sense of what had happened. I am still trying to work out what actually went on, and so far have no real answer – I guess I’ll just have to go on more evening like this to come to any conclusion.
Stanley Palace - Part 2tag:ghosthunter.merseyblogs.co.uk,2007://186.84552007-03-27T15:20:07Z2007-06-21T09:20:53ZHis speech continued and after an entertaining 60 minutes it came to an end and i informed everyone to break off for some food and drinks. After around 20 minutes i organised the group into 2 parties. I asked a...Daniel Mason
His speech continued and after an entertaining 60 minutes it came to an end and i informed everyone to break off for some food and drinks.
After around 20 minutes i organised the group into 2 parties. I asked a group of 6 and another group of 4 to go with James and the remaining 9 guests to go with John.
As i have worked with James many times before, i wanted to oversee John.
My group [or really John's group] went to a room downstairs, a room that leads off from the hallway.
... continued in part 3, coming soon]]>
Stanley Palace - Part 1tag:ghosthunter.merseyblogs.co.uk,2007://186.84532007-03-21T15:15:34Z2007-06-21T09:20:53ZStanley Palace is quite a remarkable building set in the centre of Chester just at the bottom of Watergate Street. Stanley Palace is a 16th Century Grade 2 listed building looked after nowadays by a charitable society called "The friends...Daniel Mason
Stanley Palace is quite a remarkable building set in the centre of Chester just at the bottom of Watergate Street.
Stanley Palace is a 16th Century Grade 2 listed building looked after nowadays by a charitable society called "The friends of Stanley Palace".
I first visited this building last year and could not believe the para-normal activity that i witnessed and i always promised myself i would return.
...to be continued in part 2, coming soon]]>
A NIGHT AT SHRIEVES HOUSEtag:ghosthunter.merseyblogs.co.uk,2007://186.61022007-02-18T09:08:01Z2007-06-21T09:20:53ZShrieves House is a 16th Century Building set in the town centre of Stratford on Avon. As my group and myself arrived at the building we were greeted by the owner who was also to be our historian for the...Daniel Mason
Shrieves House is a 16th Century Building set in the town centre of Stratford on Avon.
As my group and myself arrived at the building we were greeted by the owner who was also to be our historian for the night. As soon as i entered the hallway immediately the atmosphere changed. It felt heavy and repressive but could this have been my mind playing tricks with me.
My group and myself were taken upstairs to a wating room which was actually his lounge. Luckily i had my cam corder switched on and within a minute an orb floated across my screen from left to right. At the precise moment,our medium felt the presence of a "strong minded" female spirit with us in the room. After our initial introduction i took the decision to suggest a coffee break so everyone could gather their thoughts and re-charge their batteries.
My conclusions;
I always enter a building with an open mind and i can never be sure of what to expect but i was not dissapointed with Shrieves House.
Lots of para - normal activity, many people experiencing many things and i will most definately return to Shrieves House again.IF ANYONE THAT HAS READ THIS STORY WISHES TO BOOK AN EVENT WITH ME OR TO GET MORE DETAILS THEN PLEASE RING THE NUMBERS BELOW THAT WILL FOLLOW.
I CAN CONFIRM THE FOLLOWING EVENTS AND DATES LISTED BELOW;
FEB. 24TH THE PICKERINGS HOTEL £45.00 PER PERSON
MARCH 10TH STANLEY PALACE £49.50 PER PERSON
APRIL 21ST THE STORK INN £36.95 PER PERSON
MAY 19TH THE GOLDEN FLEECE £50.00 PER PERSON
JUNE 9TH BOLLING HALL £59.50 PER PERSON
JULY 7TH ST.HELENS BARRACKS £49.50 PER PERSON
SEPTEMBER 15TH BEAMISH HALL £52.50 PER PERSON
OCTOBER 13TH DERBY GAOL £69.95 PER PERSON
WITH MORE TO FOLLOW
TEL: 01704/212543 OR 07816555570 OR
E-MAIL ME AT
daniel.mason2@tesco.net
An evening you won't forget! ]]>
Here is a close up of that section of the picture
This picture was taken in another room in Stanley Palace. There are even more clearer examples of orbs in the corner of this room. We counted 9 in this picture
Finally, and perhaps most interestingly, this picture was taken during a glass deviation session. We have no explanation for the light anomaly visible in this picture.]]>