Haunted Set

Shooting is now complete, but while we were in production we evidently disrupted the spirits at the Meetinghouse Cemetery where Martha Keyes is buried. These two photographs of Julie Delpy, me (John Stimpson) and our crew show some strange phenomenon. Alex Stark and Eric Shade, two local paranormal enthusiasts took these photographs and had them analyzed by Worcester ghost expert and researcher Sean Smith. Sean drew the following intriguing conclusions:

"In the picture labled "ghost" (see below), there does appear to be ectoplasmic vapor of a spirit by the wall (between the tree and the young lady in the shawl). With this type of spirit energy it is theorized that the spirit is at rest (not moving). This picture is interesting, but I have to say that the picture labeled "ghost 2" (see below) is far more interesting. This picture also shows ectoplasmic vapor, but - more fascinating - there is also evidence of a portal. A portal being a the doorway between our dimension and the world of the spirits' dimension. If you look closely, at about 11:00 above the head of the lady with the blue hat, you will see a swirling distortion of the tree, grass and headstones. The tree branches are also distorted. By contrast, the right side of the picture is sharper. The dark line across the ground is part of the ectoplasmic pattern. It is connected in kind of a spidery pattern as part of the vapor."

There were many other unexplained weather, wind and sounds that were blamed on Martha Keyes during the shoot. Nothing malevolent though. I think she was just letting her presence be known. It is my belief that she approved of the project, since we stayed so true to the story.

Ghost

Ghost 2

Memorial Day, 2005

Even more compelling is a photograph taken by Lisa Haslock on Memorial Day last year. In the photograph a spirit that appears to take the shape of a priest is seen in the same cemetery where Martha Keyes is buried.

As Lisa describes it, "I had been to the cemetery a couple times prior to that visit and had always felt welcome there, but I also sensed a distinct presence... (please, do not think I am crazy.) I was with my daughter and two of her friends and they all felt the same as I did. I was standing looking in the general direction of where I felt the presence and I began snapping pictures. I didn't visually see the apparition through my camera, but there was a mist and fog in certain area's in the graveyard on a day that was otherwise clear."

On the left side of the photo, just above the stone-wall is a compelling figure of what appears to be a man with a broad brimmed miter hat wearing a priest¹s cloak standing with a book in his hands. The blown up detail shows the image very clearly. Lisa thinks it is, "a priest blessing the dead- a spirit blessing the spirits."

Priest Ghost Detail