My Ghost Story

on-location shoot

28 January 2010

The producers contacted us and sent us to the Crescent Hotel January 28th through the 31st to shoot some reenactments to go along with our interviews for the show.

our room

Conner and Cole's room

morgue chimney

We hear Jesus loves me sung in stairwell

Backproblems whipping my ass

Cole prepares for his big shot at showbiz

We drove up Friday night arrived late.

We didn’t have time for any ghost hunting this trip.

Deer in the spotlights

Changing plans

Changing back

rethinking plans

The camera man/producer met us early Saturday morning to begin a long day of shooting reenactments of everything from driving to the hotel, all our experiences, and driving away from the Crescent.

Planning the next shot

Chloe and Kims bathroom reenactments

Chloe preps for a closeup

Chloe and Kims bathroom reenactments

Conner doubles as grip

moving outside

  He was well prepared with a huge list of shots he had to get of us to coincide with our stories. The reenactments included the kids this time so we all had plenty of fun.   We filmed for 12 -15 hours. 

Conner doubles as grip

Lights turning off and on

latenight segments outside

It turned creepy during the latenight segments outside

breaking down equipment

Dinning room reenactment

 It made for a very tedious trip. We crashed that night late and drove home Sunday morning.

Mist forms during the dinning room shoot

We did have a few unexplained events during the filming.  A mist formed in the dinning room while we were waiting for Kim and Chloe to finish shooting upstairs.  We heard Jesus loves me in the stairwell sung by a little girl's voice.  We also had some really creepy feelings outside the hotel filming with lights in vacant rooms switching on and off.

original pics Chloe recognized possible ghosts

Chloe's ghosts?

Chloe's ghosts?

Mist and face? forms during the dinning room shoot

After 15 hours of filming our entire segment titled "Bumps In The Night" Crescent Hotel, Eureka Springs, Arkansas,  only lasted for 10 minutes when it finnally aired.  However we were chosen for the season finale and it ended up being top rated MGS episode to date.

My Ghost Story Season 2 Episode 10 (Aired 11th Jun 2011)

My Ghost Story

My Ghost Story

11 December 2010

A while back I was contacted by the Biography Channel's hit TV Show "My Ghost Story" about having my family appear on the show. They had come across this blog and were intrigued. We were asked to give our accounts of the trips we had taken to the Crescent Hotel, showing evidence we had captured along with an on camera interview of Kimberly and I describing whatever paranormal experiences we had. After sending them the pics they requested we submitted a brief statement and audition tape.

                                          Conner's audition tape

All four of us were flown out to Hollywood leaving on Friday December 10th filming in studio Saturday and returning Sunday night. MGS sent us tickets and room reservations along with per diem for the weekend.

360 of plane ride to Hollywood

 

TV star looking to sign autographs at airport.

Outside hotel

Hotel view

Saturday morning, at the hotel (a mile or so from the studio) we were picked up by a driving service and arrived at make-up about an hour before we were to go on. While sitting in the "green room" I could hear the previous interview finishing up and the producer speaking with them as they walked off the set. I recognized her voice immediately as Annie Wilder, an author whose book, House of Spirits and Whispers, I had read a few years back which had perked my interest in the paranormal originally. After hearing her on a couple of radio shows promoting her books, I had befriended her on Facebook and we had messaged each other a couple of times about her books, this blog and ghostly experiences. Conner and her struck up a Facebook friendship as well. It was quite a surprise meeting her there of all people. I found her one of the nicest individuals you would care to meet.

 

 

 After meeting the producers we were ready to go on set for filming our segments. The MGS wanted to make our stories were 100% honest and our evidence 100% unedited (they were). I went first. I sat in a old wooden chair facing 3 or four camera filming from different angles.

The producer sat off camera and went through a list of prepared questions dealing with our story. We had to answer the questions in a way as to repeat the question since the only voices on the final TV show would be mine and Kim’s. My segment took an hour to shoot and Kim’s a little longer. After shooting we were driven back to the hotel and our time was our own for the rest of the weekend. MGS told us they would be in contact with us for an additional on-location shoot in Arkansas. We explored Hollywood Blvd. and checked out the Santa Monica pier. We all had a great time and were treated 1st class by the MGS staff the whole trip.

The greatness of the Queen of soul!

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