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Our hearse driver Eddie has figured out that the 74 hearse is haunted. He worked for about a month to figure out who was in the hearse. They would try names until one day they hit on the name Emma. They have figured out that it is a little girl is between the ages of 9-11. She is very active when they get near the lighthouse.  Emma does not like it when the driver of the hearse talks about the hauntings of the buildings, especially when the story is about children.

Our tour guide, Tracy (Haunted St. Augustine and Hearse Rides) was interviewed along with GhoSt Augustine founder, Jonas on the Marv Cutler radio show on January 7th. Marv is very curious about the paranormal and has had some very interesting experiences which he shared on the show. Tracy and Jonas spoke in general about GhoSt Augustine and related some of their favorite encounters from the oldest city. Listen to the broadcast by following the link below. Tracy and Jonas come in at the 9th minute of the show. http://internetradiopros.com/marvcutler/

Hot off the press — the newest book on the paranormal, “Historic Haunts Florida” by GhoSt Augustine’s Manager and Founder of Historic Haunts. Jamie Roush has studied the paranormal for years and has been an investigator for 15 years. She has managed GhoSt Augustine for almost 2.5 years and has finally completed her first book. The book features historic locations across the state that are known to be haunted. Historic Haunts Florida even features a story about the Original Hearses Rides. Books can be purchased in both our stores and from our online store www.ghosthuntersequipment.com

In the weeks surrounding Halloween, we experienced a marked increase in activity.  There were stories and photos from people who came back in to show us the day after their tours.  We are still awaiting the images.  There were stories of activity on nearly all of the tours! I wish to share one of my very own experiences with all of you.  I was at my first stop on the Pub Hearse Tour and had a sighting!!!  Now, to get the location, you’ll have to take the tour, but I will share what I saw that night. Imagine yourself here in St Augustine on a cool, clear night.  It was neither rainy nor foggy.  There was a very bright moon.  I stared off into the distance as I turned to get into the drivers seat of the hearse and saw…

Hi and welcome! I am the new store and tour manager, Jessica! I just wanted to take a moment and introduce myself and say how happy I am to be working with you all. Please feel free to send me any photos or videos that you have and they may well be posted here. Well wishes and spooky dreams! Jessica.

This interesting film was sent in by Ben M. from Austin, Tx. While on our Haunted Pub Tour Ben had his camera running and caught the ghost in resident making the water run in the women’s restroom. She is famous for turning the water on if she doesn’t like the occupant. Someone calls out to ghost to slow the water down and turn it off and SHE DOES! Pay close attention to the video. This is a faucet with handles NOT a modern automatic with sensors (which would be the explanation). Wow! this is spectacular. Thank you Ben for giving Ghost Augustine permission to use your footage. We hope to see you again….Ghost Augustine.

Hey everyone, please go to http://staugustine.com/bestof2012 and log in and vote GhoSt Augustine as the #1 ghost tour in St. Augustine. We were runner up last year and need everyone’s help to be #1 for 2012!!!!

Recently our office admin Thomasina was attempting to photograph one of our hearses to use for a postcard when she had a spooky experience. Its seems as if our hearse resident FRANKIE wanted to “hearse around” with our new employee and show her he was king of the hearse! First she couldn’t gain access to the hearse by using the set of keys; then she was not able to lock the doors after she photographed the inside of the vehicle. Each time that she attempted to photograph the loading door area (caskets) the door would slam shut on her! Its a good thing that she was pretty quick otherwise that heavy door would have had her laid out flat in the loading area (caskets). After seeing her exasperation the owner came out to see what was happening. He explained that…

Recently there was a new paranormal experience which involved a young guest on the tour while at Miss Caroline’s Inn. The guide of the evening was Maria who has been with us for one year. During Maria’s  ghostly account of past incidents at the inn, the guest who was a young woman in her 20’s was seen shivering as the group neared the entry stairway. What caused the young miss’s shivering was an entity of a young woman dressed in white and in her early 20’s. The entity was seen by the stairway. What we are guessing is that the sudden occurrence was triggered by something that the young woman had in common with the ghost. Wow — another great experience!

We are happy to welcome Valerie as our newest tour guide. Valerie has many years of experience working as an Everglades tour guide and, now that she has joined us here at GhoSt Augustine, instead of wrestling alligators she’ll be wrestling ghosts! The extra creepy thing is that she is also an attorney! You’ll soon be able to Enjoy the REHEARSAL video of Valerie using the K-II meter that was spiked by a ghost, while we were in Miss Lily’s bedroom at the St. Francis Inn. You can experience a tour with Valerie on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Attention GhoSt Augustine Fans and friends of the Paranormal! GhoSt Augustine is currently hiring for the busy season. We are looking for an enthusiastic person for our Haunted Pub Tour. Part time evening work, especially weekends to take guests around our haunted city to hear the history and ghost stories of some of the haunted pubs here in St. Augustine. Stop by our sister store Beerhammers Thursday through Monday between 11am and 4pm and fill out an application. We are needing someone asap so stop by and introduce yourself. We are located inside of Heritage Walk Mall at 162 St. George St. St. Augustine, Florida.

Recently on GhoSt Augustine’s Original Hearse Ride a guest was touched while visiting Miss Caroline’s Haunted Inn. Our tour guide Maria brought her guests inside the famously haunted inn when one of the women was touched on her arm. Needless to say the guest was a little spooked but loved the first hand experience. You never know what might happen in St. Augustine while on one of GhoSt Augustine’s Ghost Tours.