It’s that time of year again, Halloween. As a paranormal author and investigator, this is the busiest time of year for me, and as I sit here in the security booth of the USS Iowa Museum, my mind is awash thinking about all of the events I have coming up, book signings, paranormal conventions, and talks scheduled for libraries and historical groups all around the South Bay.

When the leaves crunch underfoot and pumpkins glow on porches, it’s not just humans who get to join in the Halloween fun.

As a paranormal researcher and author, this time of year is not only my busiest, but also the most fun. Halloween may not be an official holiday, but throughout the year, folks all over the country wait impatiently for October 31st, buying up decorations for their homes, haunted houses, queuing up horror films both old and new, and boosting retail sales as much, if not more so than at Christmas time.

As  usual peninsula residents have out done themselves  with some wonderful and creative decorations! When I grew up in England we did not celebrate Halloween, although it is thought to have originated from an old Celtic custom,