Upcoming 'Ghost Hunt' Signing In New Jersey with Jason & Grant

Here's an upcoming event that fans in New Jersey will definitely want to look into. Book Ends in Ridgewood, New Jersey will be hosting a special book signing with Jason Hawes & Grant Wilson on September 8th at 7:00 PM. They will be signing copies of their new young adult book, Ghost Hunt: Chilling Tales of the Unknown (which will be released the day before on the 7th). If you can't make it to New Jersey and still would like a signed copy of the book, you can call the Book Ends store via their number and ask to order a book that will be signed and sent to you. For more details about the event and information about how to obtain a book, visit their website at http://www.book-ends.com/.

First Review of 'Ghost Hunt' by Jason & Grant

Tribute Books has posted their review of Jason & Grant's newest book, Ghost Hunt, which is aimed towards young adult readers. The review describes the book as "more technical than emotional" and as a better fit on a "boy's bookshelf" [as opposed to a girl's], despite the fact that the story is told from a female point of view. Lyssa Frye is the main character, who has recently joined the TAPS team, and now must help investigate their newest case. The second chapter is a departure from the actual tactics of the TAPS team, for within the story, they call upon the help of a psychic. The last section of the book is an introduction to ghost hunting. The review also notes that Steve & Tango are replaced within the storyline with a set of twins. From the review:

For Ghost Hunters fans, the book feels like Jason and Grant just slapped their names onto the project. Only the introductory pages to the fictional stories and ghost hunting guide are attributed to the guys from T.A.P.S. When they appear as characters, their actions ring false. A weird romantic undertone is found in the lines: Grant leaned forward. His dark eyes stared into Lyssa's. Jason appears as if he is talking to a room full of kindergarten kids when he says, "Don't be afraid to admit you're scared, Lyssa. We all are sometimes." Meanwhile, Steve and Tango are replaced by an annoying set of twins. Chris Williams is M.I.A. instead the fictional team is led by female technical manager, Jen Shorewood. The producers of the book are more interested in creating formulated drama than depicting the reality behind the series.

Tribute Book Reviews is giving away the sample copy they recieved (which is partial, not complete). After hearing this review, would you still be interested in reading the book, especially after hearing about Jason & Grant's lack of invovlement?

'Chilling Tales' Reiussed to Celebate Season Premiere

Roto Rooter's Chilling Tales from the Porcelain Seat, which features commentary from Jason Hawes & Grant Wilson, is to be reissued, due to its unexpected success since its release late last year. This reissue coincides with the Ghost Hunters season premiere tomorrow night on SyFy. Chilling Tales "shares fun, interesting, creepy yet true tales of plumbing horrors and hilarity". The book can be purchased at http://www.chillytales.com/ and "as a special bonus, everyone that can identify the city the Ghost Hunters were in on the most recent episode will receive a free gift with purchase". 

Tomorrow Is The 100th Episode Live Show!

Looking at the calendar today we are reminded that the Ghost Hunters' Live 100th Episode Season Premiere (their most wordy event to date) is just one day away! The event begins at 9/8c on SyFy tomorrow night. Plus, don't forget that there is going to be a live aftershow "Alcatraz Live Extra" on SyFy.com right after the show concludes on the east coast. So if you are on the west coast, you will need to visit the site before the show actually airs on your SyFy channel (11 PM EST, 8 PM PST). Josh Gates has promised some exciting news about the franchise and the TAPS will be taking your questions from SyFy.com, so don't miss a moment of it! See you at the live show! (Well, probably in spirit!)

TAPS, GHI, GHA, Nominated for 2009 Spooktalkular Awards

Spooktalkular, a weekly paranormal centric podcast, is hosting their first annual Spooktalkular Parawards and some TAPS members, GHI members, and the Ghost Hunters show are in the running. Jason Hawes, Grant Wilson, and Barry FitzGerald have all been nominated for Paranormal Reality Series Best Male and Kris Williams and Amy Bruni have been nominated for Paranormal Reality Series Best Female. Ghost Hunters has been nominated for Best Paranormal Reality Series along with the new spin off Ghost Hunters Academy in the Best New Paranormal Reality Series category. Voting is open now until March 1, 2010 at this link.

Josh Gates to Host Live 100th Episode Investigation

The Season 6 premiere of Ghost Hunters will be a special one, since the premiere also is the 100th episode of the series. For the milestone event, TAPS is headed to Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco, CA to do "a LIVE, 2-hour interactive fan event" hosted by Destination Truth's Josh Gates. GHI's Barry FitzGerald and Dustin Pari will also join TAPS for the 100th episode live investigation.

Kris Williams will be a guest investigator on Destination Truth during its season premiere on March 17.

This March, Syfy’s winning reality duo, Ghost Hunters and Destination Truth, will return with all new episodes! First, on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9pm, celebrate a milestone as America’s favorite paranormal investigators, the Ghost Hunters, kick off their triumphant sixth season with episode 100! For this epic investigation, Jason, Grant and the rest of the team – plus guest investigators Barry FitzGerald and Dustin Pari from Ghost Hunters International – will take on their biggest case yet: Alcatraz, the former military prison known world-wide for the countless claims of paranormal activity witnessed within its walls.

The Alcatraz case will be presented on March 3rd within a LIVE, 2-hour interactive fan event hosted by Destination Truth’s Josh Gates.