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Tuesday 8 January 2019

Ghost Adventures 17.7 "Curse of the River Bend - McPike Mansion" Commentary

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I actually love these eps of mansions, although not so much the more run down ones, but they do have a certain, eerie mystery surrounding them and the more dishevelled, the more creepier and sinister they appear.  Located in Alton, Illinois.  Owned by Henry McPike and his wife, Mary.
This one was no exception.  From the outset you knew there would be quite a few paranormal goings-on here.  Even the tragic history of the McPike family and honestly these histories are getting to be commonplace.  Especially of how the baby/child always dies young and the mother is haunted by this tragedy.  Adding to the more intensity of the haunting.

This ominous investigation from the outset as the owner Sharon said they found two crypts outside and both were desecrated and vandalized and the bodies were missing.  Though how people do this is beyond belief and outrageous, but the smaller one definitely could've belonged to a child.  As Zak said, no wonder what was happening in the house was so fiercely negative and add to that the rituals that were carried out within the property itself.  As she admitted she did found ritual items such as dead animals etc.  Also Shaman Sandy being attacked and having blood stream down her arm for no reason, with no visible wound to explain it.

Whilst investigating inside, Zak thought he saw some dark figure in one of the rooms and everyone felt uneasy by this and moved, scattering in all directions.  They then spoke of the dreams/nightmares they experienced after their first time on the property.  With Aaron experiencing what just happened to them inside and Billy feeling like he was being crushed, stifled by some figure.  Of course this kind of was demonstrated by Aaron during the investigation when he felt being choked and not being able to breathe.  With Zak also feeling some kind of mass, welt on one side of Aaron's neck.
Billy on Twitter "It was definitely one of the worst. I’ll never forget it. It had a hold of me and life yes me off the ground and I was paralyzed. Scary shit. Then I woke up."

Would have been interesting to hear what Jay and Zak dreamt, also what made Jay turn around whilst at nerve centre?

Some amazing evidence such as the SLS camera stick figures which particularly appeared to Billy, in the sense of standing beside him.  He immediately thought of "mom, dad" figures and shockingly a third, child-size figure appeared in between them too.  Always love those SLS figures and Billy appears to be surrounded by them in particular.  There were also the EVPs they recorded inside and on the spirit box.  See below.

One of them, "take the path" or that's what they thought they heard, was in reference to the path outside where they found the crypt and as they investigated outside, Aaron was affected and felt he was touched, he then pulled out the Ovilus and it was sweeping, as Billy explained looking for electromagnetic energy.  It did a full sweep and found nothing there.  Though Aaron commented they were near the crypt.

Back inside and they went upstairs with Aaron heading to the third floor, the way Zak kinda forced him up there was funny, cos he was heading up there himself before Billy told him of Aaron's choking incident.  He got some EVPs one of them being "It's Sandy..." that's what I heard when he asked what was stopping them from talking.  I didn't hear "the family;" I heard more of an 'n' sound than 'm'.  The "old man" was so clear though for a change.  When Aaron was on the third floor and Billy and Zak were on the first floor they heard floorboards move upstairs on the second floor, poltergeist activity.  Clearly as a result of getting "poltergeist" come though on the Ovilus when Zak put it in the crypt.  Surprised he didn't wanna check those boards out like he usually does!! ha.  Recall when he jumped around the ones in an earlier ep.  That was a funny moment!

They then decided on another experiment, one they did before using the bluetooth function on their phone in the crypt and connecting it to another phone and asking questions from inside the house.  With a female voice coming through: " Sure when Zak asked where they wanted them to go, it said "in the house."  My sis heard that before me and it does sound like that.  The house definitely had an impact on the McPike family it seems.  Or vice versa.

They do get good results with it. Oh I also like the infra red cam and wish they would get a much more clearer spirit box version. Like the one Chris Fleming has got!  It's about time and no not that SB11, I hated that!  Zak being attacked by the bat, that was priceless, you know, right Aaron's deffo going up there.  Also almost falling backwards down the stairs which he navigated backwards instead of going the other way.  Almost got my dream coming true re the stairs.  Won't repeat here, mentioned it too many times!

EVPS:  "Take the path"  ?? It's more "80 path, passed" ??
Zak: "What's your name?"
I hear "Eugene."  Not "You hear me."

I hear "dead" before they say the voice says, "you need me."

"Gonna get hurt" the woman has a Southern accent.

Aaron's spirit box session on the third floor where he asks "who's getting hurt."
I hear "Aaron."  So did my sis.  Not "you."  There's a distinct 'n' sound in there!

Aaron: "is there something in here not making you talk?"
Reply: "it's Sandy."
Aaron: "why are they not letting you talk?"
Reply: "eepa, peeper??"

Spirit phonecall:

The first woman sounds like she's got an accent, or funny pronunciation of "ghost"???

Zak: there's a voice that's inside your crypt."
Woman: "Is there?"

Woman: "can I hear you?"  They seemed to have missed that.

Zak: "we're in a house, can you tell us where to go?"
Woman: "the house"??  It's not a growl!

What is this at around 8.47  looks like a figure of some sort????  It appears to flash on screen for a second, then vanishes and i tell ya it ain't me eyes playing tricks either!!
Curious!!

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