tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921688378634301732024-02-24T12:29:49.112-08:00John HarkerAuthor of the real-life paranormal "True Tales" series of books.John Harkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10073805633891601383noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692168837863430173.post-5872025006235317692024-02-24T12:29:00.000-08:002024-02-24T12:29:02.959-08:00Innovative Ghost-Free Certifying Service<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6cZ2EikKj1xSAhZ4EFbEFUlGjmHphS_LqOG5nc_vvOcIzraqSIi8q73S7NzafBQPjG4sMImqG82PdyEPVK8SGCzIgIY0p_yXsLde585CKFOMlPZNI1bAppPVNG0w4a3whH6sfWeDq_A756-xw0OULEiez9THqLQo-jiB3bR_VoJtVDHIqCAhFD_cAT5M/s1024/ghosts_being_banished_from_an_apartment..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6cZ2EikKj1xSAhZ4EFbEFUlGjmHphS_LqOG5nc_vvOcIzraqSIi8q73S7NzafBQPjG4sMImqG82PdyEPVK8SGCzIgIY0p_yXsLde585CKFOMlPZNI1bAppPVNG0w4a3whH6sfWeDq_A756-xw0OULEiez9THqLQo-jiB3bR_VoJtVDHIqCAhFD_cAT5M/w312-h312/ghosts_being_banished_from_an_apartment..jpg" width="312" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">
</p><p><span style="background: #f7f7f7;">Two creative college students in Chiang Mai, Thailand, have come up with a unique entrepreneurial solution for landlords and sellers dealing with "haunted" apartments. Wifei Cheng, a 21-year-old Thai-Taiwanese student at Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, and his friend Sretthawut Boonprakhong, 22, have launched a ghost-free certifying service.</span></p><p>
</p><p><span style="background: #f7f7f7;">Wifei Cheng, the brain behind the idea, is willing to spend a night in an apartment where deaths have been reported to assure potential tenants or buyers that there are no supernatural entities lurking around. After a ghost-free night, Cheng will issue a certificate to put the minds of renters at ease </span></p><p><span style="background: #f7f7f7;">Cheng's services quickly gained attention after he posted about them on social media. Although he hasn't secured a client yet, he has received numerous inquiries. He is also open to taking on similar jobs at places like funeral homes, reception halls, and other possible haunted venues. </span><span style="background: #f7f7f7;">Currently, the fee for his services is negotiable.</span></p>
<p>S<span style="background: #f7f7f7;">retthawut Boonprakhong, Cheng's associate and friend, is also ready to face the challenge, despite his own fear of ghosts. He sees this opportunity as a way to conclusively prove that ghosts do not exist. To ensure his safety on the jobs, Boonprakhong plans to arm himself with sacred amulets as an added layer of spiritual protection. </span></p><p><span style="background: #f7f7f7;"><br /></span></p>John Harkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10073805633891601383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692168837863430173.post-44279507623844173082023-10-18T11:27:00.003-07:002023-10-18T11:27:45.221-07:00Happy Halloween! Demonic Dolls Sale!<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS07l3qDKCTvq-Gq0BSuzJQvMynEJElQJLMW8NLHew5oyVH6X9JeFeOQOhCoN0-YGw1Va2NDNXW8aFRK-sxIjElGdk1DgmLQFIe7O27OXmL6Jub0ySb_SY9BMgpADaNA6oDcEZnA75cb3KgLqSWrDQ1CgeeLIoCRhtd3zeH0yR_JUC-azifLfl5GZYZwo/s900/cover_DD_epub.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS07l3qDKCTvq-Gq0BSuzJQvMynEJElQJLMW8NLHew5oyVH6X9JeFeOQOhCoN0-YGw1Va2NDNXW8aFRK-sxIjElGdk1DgmLQFIe7O27OXmL6Jub0ySb_SY9BMgpADaNA6oDcEZnA75cb3KgLqSWrDQ1CgeeLIoCRhtd3zeH0yR_JUC-azifLfl5GZYZwo/w236-h354/cover_DD_epub.jpg" width="236" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Just 99 cents on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B010S0Z8O4" target="_blank">Amazon</a>!</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Grab you copy today!</span><br /></p>John Harkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10073805633891601383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692168837863430173.post-33065133899230224152023-08-25T16:47:00.001-07:002023-08-25T16:47:58.167-07:00Monsters and Maniacs Audiobook<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivK7-kHl3Ugbuo_U95iI4TPyzDAdtq50z8FLv_T1sJw7IcnybjigwQDP-fcGLnK_X7zYgya9uk1MjT0As2V-FOrvOR8994CJitCo9ZJsBSF79AnNHvCBZQcdN9LTF_qbsz-p5KI0rm1z4FPZr3ukYi7QJzN70lMtuggYvHHOFAuCT7LUF07UA3rOaY_uA/s2400/audio_cover_google.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivK7-kHl3Ugbuo_U95iI4TPyzDAdtq50z8FLv_T1sJw7IcnybjigwQDP-fcGLnK_X7zYgya9uk1MjT0As2V-FOrvOR8994CJitCo9ZJsBSF79AnNHvCBZQcdN9LTF_qbsz-p5KI0rm1z4FPZr3ukYi7QJzN70lMtuggYvHHOFAuCT7LUF07UA3rOaY_uA/s320/audio_cover_google.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Good news! 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Monsters and Maniacs<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EbgYoZluwfrgQjYmASmUFsaOuQjzt6g-z61tYua-GQPXSMFEZmMczdyLb4GygwVJkRbJIzZq0C_sK8qmA_C9sadcAXoWdBRai0u-bbNaxhZepBSfDxlLICNHYT0z0DaXOG-dZxjuF6Wd3OPBPIRELZ_hrtunvDVmRWdNTK_UabUhAL_yLk4X39Qq/s900/fnal5_epub.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="582" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EbgYoZluwfrgQjYmASmUFsaOuQjzt6g-z61tYua-GQPXSMFEZmMczdyLb4GygwVJkRbJIzZq0C_sK8qmA_C9sadcAXoWdBRai0u-bbNaxhZepBSfDxlLICNHYT0z0DaXOG-dZxjuF6Wd3OPBPIRELZ_hrtunvDVmRWdNTK_UabUhAL_yLk4X39Qq/w282-h436/fnal5_epub.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BKYLJLBM" target="_blank">AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW</a></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>WILL BE RELEASED DECEMBER 4, 2022</b></span><br /></p>John Harkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10073805633891601383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692168837863430173.post-7569978305371199732022-08-25T14:37:00.000-07:002022-08-25T14:37:00.640-07:00Something Tries to Turn Cross Upside Down in Empty Home<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXWDAYdki7WAHfb5FQU94-QU-oKa_HTku_HMJvuo9ZDdqrHJDD897oIyscPzXn30oO5n-GWxxYIjZq0om1hLflQy6cyo2Ov8iSZ9ANjNZ00Pjkohz4gXXOIOm1Mky3yC6Av2XSl0QVCyb7TV0ep6J7Sq5C-3in3PygVNgkv7JpUrpI8X3AAvwCNQ4/s579/tiktokvideo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="326" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXWDAYdki7WAHfb5FQU94-QU-oKa_HTku_HMJvuo9ZDdqrHJDD897oIyscPzXn30oO5n-GWxxYIjZq0om1hLflQy6cyo2Ov8iSZ9ANjNZ00Pjkohz4gXXOIOm1Mky3yC6Av2XSl0QVCyb7TV0ep6J7Sq5C-3in3PygVNgkv7JpUrpI8X3AAvwCNQ4/w214-h381/tiktokvideo.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Check out this creepy video of something seemingly trying to turn this Christian cross upside down. The creator of the video claims to have been tormented by evil entities since she was twelve years old. She is currently working with an exorcist to find relief. </p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://exemplore.com/news/creepy-cross-ghost" target="_blank"><b>Watch the video and read more at exemplore.com >></b></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i>Posted August 25, 2022</i><b> </b><br /></p>John Harkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10073805633891601383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692168837863430173.post-41127943387253035022022-07-28T12:09:00.002-07:002022-07-28T12:09:49.136-07:00The Dangers of Witchcraft -- Spirits in a Witch's Home<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HHeBo8MrdSsC-Tm1cgk0AAssY0Y5p1qJ-BvkYEa775l-gsvnzG6DJ-jBMCwRFY-8vSQkjxr8MdTqcPvNwFug1Q9tK6BvkHOWrplUUj80rRgJIEmwhV92mJWRAREdQ07nqerPYTqM03Hi9lysA3MbY1wDVkKE3wuPoRuQLspOhJiRaP0OM2FLuIwu/s512/Ghost_front.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="512" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HHeBo8MrdSsC-Tm1cgk0AAssY0Y5p1qJ-BvkYEa775l-gsvnzG6DJ-jBMCwRFY-8vSQkjxr8MdTqcPvNwFug1Q9tK6BvkHOWrplUUj80rRgJIEmwhV92mJWRAREdQ07nqerPYTqM03Hi9lysA3MbY1wDVkKE3wuPoRuQLspOhJiRaP0OM2FLuIwu/s320/Ghost_front.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">"<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">In discussing various topics with her audience, she [the witch] turned to the issue of 'ghosts' or, as she clarifies, <i>strange spirit encounters</i>. . ."</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="https://www.theslayingdragonsbook.com/2022/07/the-dangers-of-witchcraft-lesson-698452.html" target="_blank"><b>Read more at theslayingdragonsbook.com >></b></a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><i>Posted July 28, 2022</i><b> </b><br /></span></p>John Harkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069646774752901555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692168837863430173.post-49184287063625015682022-07-27T12:03:00.001-07:002022-07-27T12:03:11.097-07:00Florida's Devil Tree<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakYRATWBxhsiJX5gN5KkE70KYaWDf77vLycY3nutnC__3X-_0K9Aj3rW_vM966-e4wqGslRsW7fRQyvrn9dAC99rvFaGMwhjk-LNguPcWiQaDW9CYPAoBiuFOawckM4GPnHZ8e8ClV6mGIxdsXney45UddyXE_SCV6Q7gqtY80RxIFmCt8c-ddl5y/s768/FL%20devil%20tree.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="768" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakYRATWBxhsiJX5gN5KkE70KYaWDf77vLycY3nutnC__3X-_0K9Aj3rW_vM966-e4wqGslRsW7fRQyvrn9dAC99rvFaGMwhjk-LNguPcWiQaDW9CYPAoBiuFOawckM4GPnHZ8e8ClV6mGIxdsXney45UddyXE_SCV6Q7gqtY80RxIFmCt8c-ddl5y/s320/FL%20devil%20tree.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">"In the sleepy community of Port St. Lucie on the eastern coast of Florida, in an unassuming park there grows a tree that has multiple connections to evil..."</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/people-have-tried-to-burn-cut-and-more-attempting-to-destroy-florida-devil-tree/ar-AA101W83?cvid=48a5e481815444218e5c1adbd9360673" target="_blank"><b>Read more at msn.com >></b></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"> <i>Posted July 27, 2022</i><br /></p>John Harkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069646774752901555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692168837863430173.post-83447977006816390282022-07-21T16:48:00.002-07:002022-07-27T11:56:04.319-07:00Tenants of French Apartment Building Say They Are Being Tormented by Ghosts<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuVRHCRZKR3dQ_9Gz_wFlBN9bcbbnJBGLyAWERpmELr7RQEZlOyQ5LRk1jXOFy0idDonqBLqzBwBU_-Q8xVs7in5YETOCj4bnooY31iAhLr0PZza_9-UcXEsg8cZee2EZOZZFxtonqUmedhHvD6j9dyN_L_38h4gw1Vv_UrOh5TvCobz4XHwQW16os/s728/French_apts.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="728" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuVRHCRZKR3dQ_9Gz_wFlBN9bcbbnJBGLyAWERpmELr7RQEZlOyQ5LRk1jXOFy0idDonqBLqzBwBU_-Q8xVs7in5YETOCj4bnooY31iAhLr0PZza_9-UcXEsg8cZee2EZOZZFxtonqUmedhHvD6j9dyN_L_38h4gw1Vv_UrOh5TvCobz4XHwQW16os/w320-h181/French_apts.webp" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">"In a very weird story from France, a staggering ten residents of an apartment building in a Paris suburb say that they are being tormented by ghosts. . . "</p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/tenants-of-french-apartment-building-say-they-are-being-tormented-by-ghosts/" target="_blank"><b>Read more at coasttocoastam.com >></b></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i>Posted July 21, 2022</i><b> </b><br /></p>John Harkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069646774752901555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692168837863430173.post-45116162957890853022022-07-19T16:57:00.001-07:002022-07-27T11:56:49.994-07:00The Witch Board<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lSnEAIUWXgD0e9qNVr4SzERobSymBLlk4RvWriSu02-SYo2J727iSpHfZ1iujSmvS9CcPsURfWGLAsiz5oshLSsc5Jt4hCR8SPp7KDwNtpMDykzkS3rV8JmSErobBl-GGmD-AM_p5W0IvLSMrvxCUC7n78_dOKi4Sr5ps7WTB3mq7_bzfDFfIlkk/s717/witchboard.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="717" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lSnEAIUWXgD0e9qNVr4SzERobSymBLlk4RvWriSu02-SYo2J727iSpHfZ1iujSmvS9CcPsURfWGLAsiz5oshLSsc5Jt4hCR8SPp7KDwNtpMDykzkS3rV8JmSErobBl-GGmD-AM_p5W0IvLSMrvxCUC7n78_dOKi4Sr5ps7WTB3mq7_bzfDFfIlkk/s320/witchboard.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">"<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span>Boredom<span style="white-space: normal;"> </span>generally<span style="white-space: normal;"> </span>ruled<span style="white-space: normal;"> </span>in<span style="white-space: normal;"> </span>the<span style="white-space: normal;"> </span>weekends<span style="white-space: normal;"> </span>in<span style="white-space: normal;"> </span>the<span style="white-space: normal;"> </span>late<span style="white-space: normal;"> </span>sixties<span style="white-space: normal;"> </span>at<span style="white-space: normal;"> </span>our<span style="white-space: normal;"> </span>farmhouse<span style="white-space: normal;"> </span>in<span style="white-space: normal;"> </span>the<span style="white-space: normal;"> </span>small<span style="white-space: normal;"> </span>farming<span style="white-space: normal;"> </span>community<span style="white-space: normal;"> </span>of<span style="white-space: normal;"> </span>Millersport,<span style="white-space: normal;"> </span>Ohio. . . "</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span><a href="https://www.fatemag.com/post/the-witch-board" target="_blank"><b>Read more at fatemag.com >></b></a></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span><i>Posted July 19, 2022</i><b> </b><br /></span></span></p>John Harkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069646774752901555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692168837863430173.post-2426895631968781742022-04-19T18:06:00.002-07:002022-07-27T11:57:05.662-07:00New Scientific Technique Dates Shroud of Turin to Around the Time of Christ’s Death and Resurrection<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zp7S9x5h8gwk4vNIh-6SV6di0S-xt1KOMgxH2UOGLYh4tpxn2AB3Sl-04vLyRMZFR3babKGlCf6r6H69bmTR8ktc3IP6-ptawBfLBAndjOVN-RzXfWWEdVYM-r4_pYKZfVtofPFjDiS5siPrrKNf8MDmavAk6bSVNpWeSxwDXkhuai5uOzM4qY2q/s800/Shroud_of_Turin_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="800" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zp7S9x5h8gwk4vNIh-6SV6di0S-xt1KOMgxH2UOGLYh4tpxn2AB3Sl-04vLyRMZFR3babKGlCf6r6H69bmTR8ktc3IP6-ptawBfLBAndjOVN-RzXfWWEdVYM-r4_pYKZfVtofPFjDiS5siPrrKNf8MDmavAk6bSVNpWeSxwDXkhuai5uOzM4qY2q/s320/Shroud_of_Turin_001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">"An Italian scientist is claiming a new technique using X-ray dating shows the Holy Shroud of Turin to be much older than some scientists have stated. . . "</span></span></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://www.ncregister.com/interview/new-scientific-technique-dates-shroud-of-turin-to-around-the-time-of-christ-s-death-and-resurrection" target="_blank"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Read more at ncregister.com >></span></a></b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><i>Posted April 19, 2022</i></span><b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> <br /></span></b></span></span></p></div>John Harkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069646774752901555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692168837863430173.post-47961018086676399042021-11-11T11:16:00.011-08:002022-07-21T15:39:29.411-07:00Astroworld Fallout: Exorcists And Demonologists Break Down The Satanic Influence At Travis Scott’s Deadly Concert<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5l5zn4bNw1NUksdlW8FZpKxF_RIDfmOiEziJpxxgRjWxGoH-Ai8-jCvqhImZiJMZmAc184y-_RVcU3B10IvXjR0CPo3I3SnTvRK4EnvXKY1EC4mlX58n_xUQ-P1j6XK2b-P8BarStRZ7_SJ28Iw1k4pWEEKtUGYO4E52GU_dFldBuiAvV2Wx-VOcE/s960/ASTROWORLD.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="960" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5l5zn4bNw1NUksdlW8FZpKxF_RIDfmOiEziJpxxgRjWxGoH-Ai8-jCvqhImZiJMZmAc184y-_RVcU3B10IvXjR0CPo3I3SnTvRK4EnvXKY1EC4mlX58n_xUQ-P1j6XK2b-P8BarStRZ7_SJ28Iw1k4pWEEKtUGYO4E52GU_dFldBuiAvV2Wx-VOcE/s320/ASTROWORLD.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I first heard the news of the tragic deaths at the Travis Scott Astroworld Festival, my first thought was, <i>A sacrifice has been made</i>. Apparently, I'm not the only one, as the article linked below illustrates. In this interesting and disturbing piece, several exorcists are asked about the events that took place and the demonic influence and activity that most likely was present at the venue. </div></div><p></p><p><b><a href="https://dailycaller.com/2021/11/10/astroworld-exorcist-satanic-influence-travis-scott/" target="_blank">Read more at dailycaller.com >></a></b></p><p><i>Posted November 11, 2021 by John Harker</i> <br /></p>John Harkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069646774752901555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692168837863430173.post-16437858090555260212021-08-02T17:36:00.000-07:002021-08-02T17:36:13.296-07:00Write It Down!<p> </p><p>If you’re like me, thoughts flit through your head like snowflakes in a blizzard – and then melt before you can ever appreciate or remember them. That’s why I have scratch paper, Post-It Notes, writing pads, notebooks, and journals all over my house (and on my computer as well). </p><p>I make a particular effort to jot down events that are, well, odd. A few such things occurred after my mother passed away, and I indeed scribbled them down with the date noted and such. I don’t want to ever forget, as I know they mean something, even if I haven’t figured out what yet.</p>
<p>Dark Pages Press, the imprint of my True Tales books, has come out with a cracking good journal for this very purpose: to make a permanent record of strange and eerie occurrences, thoughts, dreams, etc., that cross our days and nights. Or, as its subtitle suggests, to log “perceptions, ponderings and pursuits.” Contains some cool quotes as well.</p>
<p> Check it out <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09BGG8R4W" target="_blank">here</a>:</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09BGG8R4W" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1449" data-original-width="1087" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvXal-vVeMm7Z0J2C5iyksjAbwQEKDXePxdQj_SwcEkinlcZCmR-9rxYgIFnsmPiu7On_yYWHQ2Tx1zB3nqqRsGNPq23ItbkgUOq5dnL3Z2SL4XoU1h8a8oAOmOxOMyp0bZg3GiGN0Qws/w232-h309/Para_cover.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLx_Ne378DMNGmhDFbJ1TOM_v07qc6l8r971kSna3LvQZ_rFtcGfDi57XaEJgWk_X9XFU9vQOiuyxuZOK4E3H3NcZx4v5b_ICZshsXFEE7azQVmlIDCJnjIXJKTB_b1qx5sizhuXnqnFU/s514/journal1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="393" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLx_Ne378DMNGmhDFbJ1TOM_v07qc6l8r971kSna3LvQZ_rFtcGfDi57XaEJgWk_X9XFU9vQOiuyxuZOK4E3H3NcZx4v5b_ICZshsXFEE7azQVmlIDCJnjIXJKTB_b1qx5sizhuXnqnFU/s320/journal1.JPG" width="245" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyp67tjalKIMXWik_O4sVbPkSH7tE6HQAYnll-ObxDAXmiev_MWpVxHekwSQdB4VUOrJsMlMTKjzPAZ6_pqiaRj5Zph-moEZDlCuwj40bbLfb-Lz-f8lyt4r6nofV3dZUg1Beovg1nqk/s515/journal2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="394" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyp67tjalKIMXWik_O4sVbPkSH7tE6HQAYnll-ObxDAXmiev_MWpVxHekwSQdB4VUOrJsMlMTKjzPAZ6_pqiaRj5Zph-moEZDlCuwj40bbLfb-Lz-f8lyt4r6nofV3dZUg1Beovg1nqk/s320/journal2.JPG" width="245" /></a></div><br />John Harkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069646774752901555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692168837863430173.post-45317835108662540762021-07-23T11:37:00.007-07:002021-11-10T11:47:48.326-08:00More on Demonic Texting<p> </p><p> (From Msgr. Stephen Rossetti's blog www.catholicexorcism.org.)<br /></p><div class="_1KJEZ _1Zljb" data-hook="post-title" style="text-align: center;" tabindex="-1"><h1 class="_2zPFV _3hhFM blog-post-title-font blog-post-title-color blog-text-color post-title blog-hover-container-element-color _3DFPj blog-post-page-title-font" data-hook="post-title"><span class="post-title__text blog-post-title-font blog-post-title-color"><span class="blog-post-title-font blog-post-title-color">Exorcist Diary #147: Why Demons Text</span></span></h1></div><p class="_2aGvg _1AZWZ"><span class="time-ago" data-hook="time-ago" title="Jul 22"></span></p><div class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _1atvN _1FoOD _3M0Fe _2WrB- _1atvN public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-foo"><span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><br role="presentation" /></span></div><div class="_2vd5k _208vH" id="viewer-de3hs" style="text-align: center;"><div class="_3CWa- dhpWm dhpWm _3mymk"><div class="_2kEVY" data-hook="imageViewer" role="button" tabindex="0"><div class="_3WJnn _2Ybje"><img class="OzAYt _3xs9_" data-pin-media="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3f5c59_07702c57c1f144829290bd51d4ec446d~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000%2Ch_1000%2Cal_c%2Cq_80/file.jpeg" data-pin-url="https://www.catholicexorcism.org/post/exorcist-diary-147-why-demons-text" height="426" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3f5c59_07702c57c1f144829290bd51d4ec446d~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_740,h_592,al_c,q_90/3f5c59_07702c57c1f144829290bd51d4ec446d~mv2.webp" style="opacity: 1;" width="532" /></div></div></div></div><p class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _1atvN _1FoOD _3M0Fe _2WrB- _1atvN public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-8ruet" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr">"Checkmate," by Friedrich Moritz August Retzsch (A chess match with Satan)</span></b></span></span></p><p class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _1atvN _1FoOD _3M0Fe _2WrB- _1atvN public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-11am7"><span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> </span></p><div class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _1atvN _1FoOD _3M0Fe _2WrB- _1atvN public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-7csmh"><span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><br role="presentation" /></span></div><p class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _1atvN _1FoOD _3M0Fe _2WrB- _1atvN public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-llo3"><span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> My book, <i>Diary of An American Exorcist</i>, is out and surprisingly one of the most talked about items is demons texting. This encouraged me to dive more deeply into demonic texts we have received and to look for any insights or patterns that might help us understand their behavior. </span></p><p class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _1atvN _1FoOD _3M0Fe _2WrB- _1atvN public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-2r1fb"><span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> We have had three cases in which demons have texted the team and/or the family of the possessed person.* Two of these cases were the most difficult cases we have had so far, and the third involved a pious family with priestly and religious vocations among the children. So, all were "high value" targets with high-ranking, powerful demons involved. This suggests that it takes considerable spiritual "energy" to cross over and manipulate such items in the physical world, and thus this action "costs" them a lot. </span></p><p class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _1atvN _1FoOD _3M0Fe _2WrB- _1atvN public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-2r1fb"><span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><br /></span></p><p class="mm8Nw _1j-51 _1atvN _1FoOD _3M0Fe _2WrB- _1atvN public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-2r1fb"><span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr">To continue reading, <a href="https://www.catholicexorcism.org/post/exorcist-diary-147-why-demons-text" target="_blank">click here. </a><br /></span></p>John Harkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069646774752901555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692168837863430173.post-89802602962203474782021-07-05T11:22:00.001-07:002021-11-10T11:45:18.182-08:00And I Thought Spam Texts Were Bad<h1 class="headline headline--single" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></h1><h1 class="headline headline--single" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">(From the New York Post, July 3, 2021.</span>)</span></span> <br /></span></h1><h1 class="headline headline--single" style="text-align: center;"></h1><h1 class="headline headline--single" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></h1><h1 class="headline headline--single" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">US priest: Exorcisms on the rise as demons now haunt victims by text</span></h1><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="American exorcist, Monsignor Stephen Rossetti, claims that demons are tech savvy and send text messages to their victims." class="featured-image__img wp-image-18716797" height="278" src="https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/Messages-from-the-Dead-1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=744" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="417" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">New York Post photo composite</span><br /></b><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This was the Evil One, all right.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span></span><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As Monsignor Stephen Rossetti watched the man in front of him, he saw
his blue eyes turn yellow and the pupils shrink down to mere dots. They
looked, Rossetti said, precisely like the eyes of a hissing snake.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span></span><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But the monsignor knew what it really was: The man’s altered
appearance convinced him for a fact that the man was possessed by a
demon.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span></span><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Another time, a man’s entire eyes turned jet black, recalled
Rossetti. “This doesn’t usually happen but when it does, it is very
startling — it is obviously demonic,” he said.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span></span><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Battling demonic forces is regular duty for Msgr Rossetti, a Catholic
priest who worked in two parishes in the Diocese of Syracuse for five
years. Now based in the Washington, DC, diocese, he and his team perform
up to 20 exorcisms each week, liberating people — and homes — from what
he calls “demons and satanic evil.”</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://nypost.com/2021/07/03/dark-stories-of-catholic-priest-who-performs-20-exorcisms-a-week/?utm_source=facebook_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons" target="_blank">Click here to read</a> the rest of the story at the <i>New York Post</i>.</span></span><br /></p></div><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"></p>John Harkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069646774752901555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692168837863430173.post-83953968152745020272021-06-30T14:17:00.000-07:002021-06-30T14:17:07.135-07:00Not Snow White's Dwarfs<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwp_6LDc11ezDAd0xepMObC3RK0e6ZZXlp8g96Lgh7idFSKlO9rGA4_f6LYJW1hFRJg_wEFU0vMXNYdVA1HpG2a4Sc640-bDU0acVvLRY96URn8GDD1iS5AqreRZMckObd8TLk9dAGWNw/s450/horror_gnome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="450" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwp_6LDc11ezDAd0xepMObC3RK0e6ZZXlp8g96Lgh7idFSKlO9rGA4_f6LYJW1hFRJg_wEFU0vMXNYdVA1HpG2a4Sc640-bDU0acVvLRY96URn8GDD1iS5AqreRZMckObd8TLk9dAGWNw/w241-h241/horror_gnome.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">
</p><p>In my latest book <i>When Demons Attack</i>, I have a chapter that discusses the existence of elementals, preternatural beings who are intrinsically connected to our planet’s matter, i.e., earth, air, fire, and water. The tale I relate in the book takes place in the Philippines, so I thought it interesting when I came across another incident of elemental (demonic, in this case) oppression in that same region where superstitions and folklore are very strong, even among the upper class.</p>
<p>The case in question involves a doctor who claimed that benign dwarfs (earth elementals) appeared to her and showered her with good luck and financial rewards in return for her “friendship” and homage. But when she decided to return to the practice of her faith, they revealed themselves to be demons and set about terrorizing her and her family with frightening paranormal activity. They also took temporary possession of her body for hours at a time. </p>
<p>The family requested the help of an exorcist priest, Fr. <span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Jose Syquia</span><span style="color: #1d2228;">, who recalled: “When the time came to bless her with holy water, a voice that wasn’t hers shouted for us to stop. What really scared me was that this was the first time that I saw something very alien in her eyes. I was looking at something else. It was totally evil.” After taunting the priest with personal details of his life that no one else in the room could possibly have known, the demons then declared, “We will never leave her.” Well, after hours of exorcism prayers they eventually did leave and all remains well with the good doctor.</span></p>
<p>The moral of the story: Beware of creepy little creatures bearing gifts.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>John Harkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069646774752901555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692168837863430173.post-38170236945550642372021-06-29T11:17:00.004-07:002021-11-10T11:21:16.583-08:00Vacation Fun<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Xl4YgbrlqEF8rMxb2cIzDt0mN3GiJNGVdlT43pAJxY54pIeXqg7TOYQjKuJ1c-ZEGxLAJw7AI4AHY2dBjNU9ucgWnRsiXRxJZztmZ1kzaUfxGeA_kevQA7hkASqU_2OpDyVjhwXs3UA/s800/Manresa_Castle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Xl4YgbrlqEF8rMxb2cIzDt0mN3GiJNGVdlT43pAJxY54pIeXqg7TOYQjKuJ1c-ZEGxLAJw7AI4AHY2dBjNU9ucgWnRsiXRxJZztmZ1kzaUfxGeA_kevQA7hkASqU_2OpDyVjhwXs3UA/w462-h347/Manresa_Castle.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">My
family and I spent a couple of days in Port Townsend, WA, and stayed
at the Manresa Castle, a Victorian style historic hotel with a
reputation for being haunted. (It was featured on Ghost Adventures in
2015.) We stayed there for the sole reason it was the only hotel with a
vacancy. While the remote was not thrown at our heads as some guests
reported happening, the bathroom light, which we were going to keep on
as a nightlight, did go out inexplicably right as I turned off my Kindle
to go to sleep. Thankfully, that's all Casper had in store for us.</span></span></span></p>John Harkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069646774752901555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692168837863430173.post-77249202846048065962021-06-05T13:57:00.000-07:002021-06-05T13:57:53.412-07:00Satan's Servants<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;">A particularly disturbing post from Msgr. Stephen Rossetti's <a href="https://www.catholicexorcism.org/" target="_blank">exorcist blog</a>. Be careful out there, dear readers. The world has truly become the devil's playground.</span><br /></span></div><p> </p><h1 style="text-align: center;"> <span class="post-title__text blog-post-title-font blog-post-title-color"><span class="blog-post-title-font blog-post-title-color">Exorcist Diary #141: Servants of Satan </span></span></h1><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="XzvDs _208Ie _247b9 _2QAo- _25MYV eaHbJ _247b9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-foo"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> </span></p><div class="q2uC4 _1uEzk" id="viewer-f673s"><div class="c-Mgr _2G0dv _2G0dv _2fU6C _33mfM _33mfM"><div class="_2o-_D" data-hook="imageViewer" role="button" tabindex="0"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQ_2CXePNQk57JKCRnOiWsaYWxvU5XA9PXwBNdTjRgRYEMTLKktYXVNFvVIbGqgA8_hVUAR9CpUITAYPPD1z9bg9kM4hOvkbKWjgJD5dmSN4qwKEeCff9EE4WIMxJ-zarGKWVPdhUP_U/s744/servants_of_satan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="284" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQ_2CXePNQk57JKCRnOiWsaYWxvU5XA9PXwBNdTjRgRYEMTLKktYXVNFvVIbGqgA8_hVUAR9CpUITAYPPD1z9bg9kM4hOvkbKWjgJD5dmSN4qwKEeCff9EE4WIMxJ-zarGKWVPdhUP_U/w227-h596/servants_of_satan.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div class="_3lvoN LPH2h"></div></div></div></div><p class="XzvDs _208Ie _247b9 _2QAo- _25MYV eaHbJ _247b9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-ck9rs" style="text-align: center;"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr">Hieronymous Bosch "Death and the Miser," c. 1490-1516.</span></p><div class="XzvDs _208Ie _247b9 _2QAo- _25MYV eaHbJ _247b9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-a3jto"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"></span></div><div class="XzvDs _208Ie _247b9 _2QAo- _25MYV eaHbJ _247b9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-7hfs9"></div><div class="XzvDs _208Ie _247b9 _2QAo- _25MYV eaHbJ _247b9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-7hfs9"></div><div class="XzvDs _208Ie _247b9 _2QAo- _25MYV eaHbJ _247b9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-7hfs9"></div><div class="XzvDs _208Ie _247b9 _2QAo- _25MYV eaHbJ _247b9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-7hfs9"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"></span></div><p class="XzvDs _208Ie _247b9 _2QAo- _25MYV eaHbJ _247b9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-5bq0h"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> </span></p><p class="XzvDs _208Ie _247b9 _2QAo- _25MYV eaHbJ _247b9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-5bq0h"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr">I am always surprised when I encounter people who willingly give themselves over to Satan’s service. It is one thing to struggle with temptation and to fall into his grasp through sin. It’s another thing to willingly choose to follow him. </span></p><p class="XzvDs _208Ie _247b9 _2QAo- _25MYV eaHbJ _247b9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-8u5qv"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> The Father of Lies would like nothing better. At Satan's own defection, he sought to be god and wants people to serve him. Thus he tempted Jesus, "All of these [kingdoms of the world] I shall give to you, if you will prostrate yourself and worship me" (Mt 4:9).</span></p><p class="XzvDs _208Ie _247b9 _2QAo- _25MYV eaHbJ _247b9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-7i915"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> These past few weeks (see Diary #140), we have directly encountered a Satanic cult.* They have been recruiting followers by threats and coercion. They have been actively cursing and manipulating young women. We have been supporting one who is valiantly resisting. Several Satanists have been arrested, but there are more at large</span></p><p class="XzvDs _208Ie _247b9 _2QAo- _25MYV eaHbJ _247b9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-7i915"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><a href="https://www.catholicexorcism.org/post/exorcist-diary-141-servants-of-satan">(Read the rest of the article here.</a>)<br /></span></p><p> </p>John Harkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069646774752901555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692168837863430173.post-57640350425492390762021-03-19T00:08:00.006-07:002021-03-31T18:09:42.639-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><h1 style="text-align: center;">The Latest <span style="color: #e69138;">True Tales</span> Book is Here! </h1><h1 style="text-align: center;"> </h1><h1 style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxDfJFqlKKrSZccxN-OMfwfod2OuKqaIRtLnpJyOQKiXbo8NX5QS_eCUSL5n2j48OqR4yV1kaGgmDzVzl9h66WKc0VfUBCIJyzBJpPDgeUc_OYyj7NWrnUKJWYHFnaq7GlVwnkRV4MKM/s900/cover_newest_wda_blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="441" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxDfJFqlKKrSZccxN-OMfwfod2OuKqaIRtLnpJyOQKiXbo8NX5QS_eCUSL5n2j48OqR4yV1kaGgmDzVzl9h66WKc0VfUBCIJyzBJpPDgeUc_OYyj7NWrnUKJWYHFnaq7GlVwnkRV4MKM/w293-h441/cover_newest_wda_blog.jpg" width="293" /></a></div> <br /></h1><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Was hoping to get this out sooner, but last year was, shall we say, a bit devilish.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, better times lie ahead. And what better way to welcome warmer weather, sunny skies, and blossoming flowers than with a big dose of DEMONS!</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Yep, this True Tales book is the biggest yet with incredulous accounts of hideous manifestations, depraved assaults, and all other manner of frightening paranormal phenomena. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As with all True Tales books, <i>When Demons Attack</i> strives to inform, entertain, and enthrall. But most of all, to warn.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">These creatures are real. They walk among us. They never sleep.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After reading this book, you may not either.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">* * *<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The official release date of the ebook is April 5, 2021. (With print and audio TBA.)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Pre-orders are available now at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08ZDKCKQ5" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. Check it out!<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>John Harkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069646774752901555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692168837863430173.post-70192907136191740392021-02-26T09:30:00.003-08:002021-02-26T09:30:21.998-08:00Eyes of a Demoniac<p>Msgr. Stephen Rossetti is an exorcist as well as an associate professor at The Catholic University of America. He writes a fascinating blog called the <a href="https://www.catholicexorcism.org/" target="_blank">Exorcist Diary</a> from which the following post comes. Oh, by the way, this photo is the real deal.<br /></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Snake Eyes</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sometimes it is difficult to determine if a person is possessed or the problems are psychological only. But other times, it is obvious.</span> <a href="https://www.catholicexorcism.org/post/exorcist-diary-22-snake-eyes" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">[Click to read the rest of the post.]</span></a></span> <br /></span></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.catholicexorcism.org/post/exorcist-diary-22-snake-eyes" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="627" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8N5rWdDYHzu1lmutQov8b7oc-njHlmn_KBBs1Z8h4ZksQH1LlFv77x9VGZJJVJ_VCBX0Eo1795Bo5fJZYdjJXI69IsGfboUkTL5yC2mrlkQmPzrXTGHLpYqx_bXXI2QVlNSJYRluRhU/w388-h136/snake+eyes.webp" width="388" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>John Harkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069646774752901555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692168837863430173.post-74233063076808152142021-02-20T21:41:00.003-08:002021-02-21T09:45:36.248-08:00Video: Eerie 'Doll Altar' Found in England<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ErLaPF1PE9o1EAW6S429-cTwCoGCmM0kV356PhSf6G-wIM8IniyyMUnZ4blabtlj0s005XwFnwvtvFLLIyRTW35EMu9-XHQXyw9zLfL1tUWvlfFky8EL_tkXlrvYXqLeIDw0ByvYXd0/s621/doll_video.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="621" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ErLaPF1PE9o1EAW6S429-cTwCoGCmM0kV356PhSf6G-wIM8IniyyMUnZ4blabtlj0s005XwFnwvtvFLLIyRTW35EMu9-XHQXyw9zLfL1tUWvlfFky8EL_tkXlrvYXqLeIDw0ByvYXd0/s320/doll_video.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><a href="https://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/video-eerie-doll-altar-found-in-england/#.YDHybbpdh0o.blogger">Video: Eerie 'Doll Altar' Found in England</a>: A woman walking through a wooded area in England stumbled upon a rather unsettling scene in the form of an eerie collection of baby dolls that had been fastened to trees as part of what appeared to be a makeshift altar.</p>John Harkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069646774752901555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692168837863430173.post-82831409774886899892020-12-09T17:23:00.004-08:002020-12-09T21:39:53.409-08:00New Fiction in the Frost Zone<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRIy61ip-PgU7LwIxu3VT-Fa156KYiipZeySDjQ1q8f8vu5miXSYkuPETw5QKk3eXtxfSvQ4uJfSk96T2pBkKd7GbWluV5xkXsIgxgLo_FOWTzzRXp4mssCud76kqREi5AgXpZJh_E1g/s750/Frost_Zone.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="470" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRIy61ip-PgU7LwIxu3VT-Fa156KYiipZeySDjQ1q8f8vu5miXSYkuPETw5QKk3eXtxfSvQ4uJfSk96T2pBkKd7GbWluV5xkXsIgxgLo_FOWTzzRXp4mssCud76kqREi5AgXpZJh_E1g/s320/Frost_Zone.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Reporting something a little different in this post. Over the years, under different pseudonyms, I've written a number of short stories that have appeared in various online and print publications. I plan on actually releasing a collection of these works sometime next year. Most recently, I've had a short-short story published in the Winter issue of <a href="https://frostzonezine.com/" target="_blank">Frost Zone</a>, a relatively new journal of speculative and literary fiction. In its two issues to date, Frost Zone has featured some stellar stories and poems, and is a welcome addition to the world of dark and eerie literature.<br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So grab a cup of something warm, wrap a blanket around your shoulders, and head over to the <a href="https://frostzonezine.com/issue-2/" target="_blank">Frost Zone</a>. Consider my story, "<a href="https://frostzonezine.com/the-dinner-party/" target="_blank">The Dinner Party</a>," an appetizer for a main course of reading delights. Enjoy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><br /></div>John Harkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069646774752901555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692168837863430173.post-77832549119697321252020-10-29T19:15:00.003-07:002020-10-29T19:29:25.385-07:00American Horror Story "Murder House" is a Real Haunted House<p><span face="Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"" style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-size: 18px; word-spacing: 2.26667px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"" style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-size: 18px; word-spacing: 2.26667px;">Rosenheim Mansion in Los Angeles, aka Murder House from the first season of American Horror Story, has quite the spooky reputation apart from its spotlight role on the cinematic screen. </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji" style="color: #3f3f3f;"><span style="font-size: 18px; word-spacing: 2.26667px;">This <a href="https://toofab.com/2020/10/29/murder-house-really-haunted-owner-angela-oakenfold/">article from Toofab.com</a> explains all the devilish details. Happy Halloween.</span></span><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Noto Color Emoji" style="color: #3f3f3f;"><span style="font-size: 18px; word-spacing: 2.26667px;"><br /></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpt_JMLz1Zvs9FdmLpoF7GvoUDeT85bLDfZqecbhJVTIw_ZRfBIp9wD209Lv2cWKR5rCChUT7EEyFf23_y55n5almIh_acMIoZvoNUJWm5neqN5AyYkQefGiclz9rQfwKF6YMsUIWT7I/s1500/halloween_house.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="878" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpt_JMLz1Zvs9FdmLpoF7GvoUDeT85bLDfZqecbhJVTIw_ZRfBIp9wD209Lv2cWKR5rCChUT7EEyFf23_y55n5almIh_acMIoZvoNUJWm5neqN5AyYkQefGiclz9rQfwKF6YMsUIWT7I/s320/halloween_house.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Image courtesy of Jay Lopez, <a href="https://www.rgbstock.com/gallery/jaylopez">rgbstock.com</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-size: xxx-large; letter-spacing: -0.02em; text-align: left;">Owner Says American Horror Story: Murder House Is Really Haunted, Details Ghosts and Satanic Rituals</span></div><section class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink" id="cb-9ced80e31573aaebd6ae56a45d40fd50" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; position: relative; word-spacing: 0.141667em;"><div class="text-block-is-first" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 25px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.25; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0px;">"I know they did an exorcism here ... but I know that it didn't work."</p></div></section><section class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink" id="cb-d12f1ebbf6c4241db57ef4761c51163c" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; position: relative; word-spacing: 0.141667em;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.444; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0px;">While the Rubber Man or freaky Infantata may not be roaming the walls of the home used for <a href="https://toofab.com/tags/americanhorrorstory/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0099ff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;">"American Horror Story: Murder House,"</a> its real-life residents claim there's still plenty to be spooked about while living on the property.</p></section><section class="canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink" id="cb-e6be1bc4a9a66602e47d99854df69a51" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.125rem; position: relative; word-spacing: 0.141667em;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.444; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0px;">And this weekend, they're opening up its doors to the public for the first time -- giving a few lucky fans the chance to sleep in the basement of a house they insist is very much haunted off-screen, too.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.444; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="https://toofab.com/2020/10/29/murder-house-really-haunted-owner-angela-oakenfold/">Click to continue reading.</a></p></section>John Harkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05069646774752901555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692168837863430173.post-54327467061683350612020-10-25T22:09:00.001-07:002020-10-25T22:09:58.308-07:00Demonic Doings on the Devil's Night<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DDd2OVTxgw8nrdqTane8uUMRLc8Z3Z95rSvUdUWm0AxQokCG1ZFCj6AhANCfb6G2eym68PzK6xySoQ7MKZMUcE-FV-Q-0L_f0QD05eH6v82gzhtWnVX2BwzZzEFHGpki1dWNYZNK6iU/s1280/jack_o_lantern.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DDd2OVTxgw8nrdqTane8uUMRLc8Z3Z95rSvUdUWm0AxQokCG1ZFCj6AhANCfb6G2eym68PzK6xySoQ7MKZMUcE-FV-Q-0L_f0QD05eH6v82gzhtWnVX2BwzZzEFHGpki1dWNYZNK6iU/s320/jack_o_lantern.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p>Take a wild guess which holiday is an exorcist’s least favorite?</p>
<p>Msgr. Stephen Rossetti, chief exorcist for the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., recently wrote on his <a href="https://www.catholicexorcism.org/post/exorcist-diary-106-halloween-will-be-ugly" target="_blank">blog</a>:</p>
<p></p><blockquote><p>“I am starting to prepare spiritually for All Hallows' Eve. No bags of candy. No costumes. No pumpkins. As every year, it'll be ugly.</p>
<p>“Many of our spiritual sensitives will get pummeled by demons. One year, our team decided to pray over one of our most gifted throughout the night, trying to shield her from the demonic attacks she yearly suffered. It didn't work. She got pummeled anyway. But she said she appreciated our efforts.</p>
<p>“Several of our other sensitives will experience increased demonic harassment. Many of our clients who are possessed or severely oppressed will suffer more intensely throughout the night. The priest-exorcists themselves will typically get bombarded with demonic obsessions and an internal battle.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
<p>Msgr. Rossetti goes on to explain that what helps fuel the demons’ power on this particular night are stupid humans (my description, not his.)</p>
<p>Of this species there is, unfortunately, no shortage. There are the zealots – the witches, warlocks, and satanists – who busy themselves on this high holiday of theirs with spells, curses, black masses, and all other sorts of depraved evil behavior. And then there are the dabblers, those who think it might be fun to try out a Ouija board or go ghost hunting, since, after all, it’s Halloween. And last but not least are the unwitting. These are the poor souls who allow their children to dress as devils or other occult figures, go to absurd lengths in decorating with grotesque and horrific imagery, or perhaps themselves wear sleazy, overly-sexualized costumes to parties (the naughty nurse, etc.).</p>
<p>Now, not all exorcists are complete fuddy-duddies about Halloween. Father Vincent Lampert, an exorcist in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, believes it’s still possible to have fun without selling your soul to the devil.</p>
<p>“Ultimately I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the kids putting on a costume, dressing up as a cowboy or Cinderella, and going through the neighborhood and asking for candy; that’s all good clean fun,” Fr. Lampert says.</p>
<p>Even a sheet with some holes cut in it as a ghost is fine, Fr. Lampert says. The danger lies in costumes that deliberately glorify evil and instill fear in people, or when people dabble in magic and witchcraft, even if they think it’s just for entertainment.</p>
<p>London exorcist Fr. Jeremy Davies expands on this thought. “They [those who “celebrate” Halloween] begin by playing games, but it can lead to people disbelieving in the devil and evil spirits.” In his view, this disbelief can be just as bad as believing, and that levity about such matters could be fatal. “Playing with evil under the pretext of it being untrue is to allow evil to enter.” Evil can also enter, he explains, where there exists an unhealthy interest in the occult. Whichever way evil gains entry, Father Davies is clear that any dabbling in the occult “doesn’t have to be deep to be deadly.”</p>
<p>In short, I think the universal adage for 2020 applies particularly well for Halloween this year: Be careful and be safe.</p>
<p>And keep some holy water close by.</p>
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