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Brad Steiger is the author of more than 150 books on the paranormal genre, including Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted Houses; Real Monsters, Gruesome Critters, and Beasts from the Darkside; Real Vampires, Night Stalkers, and Creatures from the Darkside; Real Zombies, the Living Dead, and Creatures of the Apocalypse; and The Werewolf Book: The Encyclopedia of Shape-Shifting Beings.

Steiger’s gift for gathering paranormal research and compelling evidence and reporting on these tales for over fifty years is legendary. He’s been a guest on the Explore Your Spirit with Kala Radio show many times to discuss his work and each time it is sheer delight. His vast knowledge on the subject is only exceeded by his talent for storytelling. Want to hear the best supernatural stories from around the world? Then curl up by the fireplace with any of Steiger’s books and prepare to be both entertained and chilled to the bone. I still shudder when I read his book on Poltergeists and it didn’t help when I interviewed him on EYS Radio and we went deeper into the story!  Search for Steiger’s name in the EYS Radio archives to pull up and listen to all of the interviews with him here on the show.

On October 1, 2012, Steiger releases the second edition of Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits and Haunted Places which shares true ghost stories and first-person encounters with the supernatural. Arranged topically, it covers every sort of ghost and haunting: poltergeists, shadow beings, and phantoms alongside haunted apartments, hotels, and trains.

From ghosts that still haunt Ohio’s State Reformatory to Abe Lincoln’s regular consultation with mediums, this 29 chapter compendium delves into the stories from both historical documents and personal accounts.  The book unearths the manifestations at haunted places such as museums, churches, graveyards, restaurants, and sacred sites while also instructing how to perform a cleansing ritual to rid a home of unwanted spectral visitors. This second edition is updated to include new stories and compelling evidence of both the existence of ghosts and proof of haunted locations.

Zombies Will Walk for Food

You’ve heard of the zombie movie Shaun of the Dead, but what about an official Zombie Crawl? In San Jose, California, on August 31st, 2011, Zombies are wandering the streets in the yearly festival – Zombie-O-Rama. The event features live music by Brass Hysteria, a Zombie Fashion Show, costume contests and parades and the screening of a new Zombie movie - Fido.

Of course the main event is the Zombie Crawling itself, in which groups of Zombies are spread out across the area in fifteen minute intervals unleashed on the unsuspecting public as they crawl and writhe across the Gore Park and the downtown area in their full Zombie attire.

Zombie walks and festivals of this nature are becoming more popular and many of them are held in cities around the U.S. in connection with a fundraising event for local food bank charities. In 2006, almost one thousand zombies gathered in Pittsburgh, PA, setting a world record for the Guinness Book of Records while collecting a tremendous amount of canned food for the Community Food Bank. This festival in Pittsburgh has grown throughout the years and is now called Zombie Fest. Seattle, Denver, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Houston, Chicago, Philadelphia and other major cities have since broken this attendance record with zombie events of their own featuring over seven thousand zombies in appearance. The Zombie Fests continue to evolve each year adding new features and entertainment in each city with pub crawls, movie screenings, fashion shows and continued involvement with raising money and awareness for the food banks in each city.

For more information on Zombie Festivals, and to join in the fun while supporting a good cause in your community, check out these links:

World Zombie Day
Saturday, October 8th
Pittsburgh Zombie Fest
Pittsburgh, PA

Zombie Pub Crawl
Sat, October 8, 2011
Minneapolis, MN

Eye Heart Brains Zombie Walk
Sat, October 22, 2011
Denver, CO

Red White & Dead Zombie Walk
Seattle, WA

Philly Zombie Crawl
Philadelphia, PA

Chicago Zombie
Chicago, IL

Zombie Walk
Houston, TX

The NOLA Zombie Walk
New Orleans, LA

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More about Kala Ambrose: Kala Ambrose is an award winning author, intuitive and host of the Explore Your Spirit with Kala Show. Her thought-provoking interviews entice listeners to tune in around the globe. Described by her guests and listeners as discerning, empowering and inspiring, she speaks with world renowned authors, artists, teachers and researchers delving into metaphysical and paranormal topics.  Her new book – Ghost Hunting North Carolina hits the stores on September 13, 2011.