Paranormal Lockdown 3.1 "Old Sweet Springs Resort" Review

Paranormal Lockdown returned for season 3 and through some sort of twist of fate, the UK actually got to see this before the rest of the world thanks to Quest Red TV.  Since we're always the last to get shows no matter what they entail.  Great to see Nick, Katrina and Rob back on our screens.  This one was at Old Sweet Springs Resort. Virginia; situated near the Alleghenies, where there was once again plenty of activity.  (Allegheny seems to be a common name!  Re Trans Allegheny Asylum.) Again with ancient spirits of Native Americans and having their land taken from them, leading to much bloodshed.  The new owner, Ashby bought the resort in the hopes of restoring it and wanted some answers as to who or what is haunting the place.  Aside from the numerous bats they encountered, it was enough to drive anyone batty.  Let alone any spirits there.

The investigation was eventful with Nick and Katina not feeling any negativity on the first night but felt they were being watched, a feeling of being stalked as Nick described it!  And not just by the bats!  They did capture some EVPs, one warning them the pool was "not safe."  But of course Nick would investigate this; part of the entire purpose of being there, which they did on night 2.  With Nick actually taking the plunge and going shirtless!!  ha.  Being shallow (no pun!) but someone had to bare the waters.  Wonder how that felt and I don't mean that he got his energy drained when he was in there, but in terms of the mineral hot springs under it and earlier on Katrina saw something swimming in there, which I spotted too.  It must have been an animal or something.

That's Nick about to come out of the pool, nice capture I thought! 

That's Nick on the left via the thermal camera. 

Also the amazing EVP Katrina caught with the hydrophone, a gadget from Maryland Paranormal Research.  Whose name was mentioned in credits at the end, along with Elizabeth Saint's Ghostly Gadgets.  Anyway, the EVP was a girl saying "stay with me."  More like in a sing(y) voice.  That was caught when he was coming out of the pool and so most likely the girl may have drained his energy.  As opposed to having a revitalizing effect from the water.  As Katina said there were reports of a girl drowning there.  As well as people hearing voices there.  Nick also saying that the pool was the heart of this property, in more ways than one!

Left arrow shows where Nick is, the other arrow shows the figure.  And next one is zoomed in.

Amazingly I don't think it's a coincidence but taking some pics for this blog, I managed this one of Nick in the water and then I decided to zoom in and screen shot that image on the right that so very much looks like a figure and a girl at that!  No response on Twitter about it, but it does look so solid too.  I have no idea why I decided to take this particular one at this time.

Day 2 Katrina woke before Nick which made a change and on the third day they kinda woke up at the same time.  But Nick really seemed to be out of it when sleeping in the basement on the first night, still having feelings of being watched.  Whilst Katrina slept on the third floor which also had reports of activity.  Seems like they just heard noises and a wheelchair being dragged, rather than anything else throughout most of the investigation.

On the third night when they went inside, they felt a different energy and presence, like everything had changed.  Not becoming more sinister, but perhaps Nick's venture into the pool and being there for three nights probably led to more activity, maybe even curiousness on the part of any spirits there.  Katrina also caught a voice there when asking if they were alright.  I actually heard the "help me" the first time round, before it was enhanced.  If you listen carefully you can hear it with your ears.  That was played for Ashby and he said it sounded like his father's voice; as his father was also here.  So they thought it was most likely validation for him buying the property and being there giving him his support from beyond.  As Katrina said it's perhaps showing that he's really there and giving him his approval and how there is some sort of  presence of 'life' on the other side.

Nick also used a new gadget the PolterCom in place of the other gadgets, but nothing came through on that.  Though hopefully they did use it again and did manage to capture something in their other investigations, as I would love to see it in action.  The Poltercom is like a spirit/ghost box but allows the motorized sweeping of radio frequencies.  A hand-held version is available for the public.