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Halloween!
What sights and sounds fill your mind when you hear that word?
The October
holiday, long a children's favorite, is Chuck Goves' too!
So, in the autumn
of 1999 when president and owner Chuck Gove was looking for an adult venue to
celebrate his favorite holiday he scoured the Plain Dealer's Friday Magazine and
realized that only commercial haunted houses were available. Many geared for teenagers
and young adults. Cleveland was in need of a tour company to take you to an actual
haunted location, to hear its history and its stories -ghost stories of course!
So out of his personal love and vision Haunted Cleveland Ghost Tour TM was born.
Haunted Cleveland TM hires the very best guides in the field, whose knowledge and
sense of fun give guests the feeling that they are part of the family. Our top
priority is to have every guest leave the evening feeling in the know, as well
as entertained. Many of the guests return year after year bringing friends and
family members, new to the tours, making word of mouth the number one reason Haunted
Cleveland TM continues to grow each year.
Haunted Cleveland TM has
grown considerably since its' first tour five years ago, today offering a variety
of tours; Ghost Tours, Murder Tours, Cemetery Tours ...and their upcoming one-of-a-kind
Christmas tour;
Haunted
Cleveland, In Search of the Christmas Spirit.
This unique tour follows the indomitable spirit of the Dickens Christmas
Carol, searching Cleveland for the ghosts of Cleveland's past, present and future.
A great family event to build memories, impart knowledge and truly celebrate the
spirit of Christmas in Cleveland!
On a Personal Note:
Haunted Cleveland's TM owner and President Chuck Gove say: "I am blessed with
the greatest staff. They are untiring, knowledgeable, and eager to have and provide
fun for all our guests. The long hours developing and managing tours make us a
one of a kind experience and bring our customers back again and again with friends
and family. No matter how long we work into the night we always have a great time
together. "
| Guests
tour the infamous Franklin Castle |
Unexplained
Experiences:
The night the staff of Haunted Cleveland Ghost Tours TM and the current owner and developer of
Franklin Castle spent the night inside the castle is one of the most memorable
business moments for owner/president Chuck Gove. It was the first night that the
owner stayed the entire night inside his castle and honored Haunted Cleveland TM
by inviting them to stay overnight too. Maybe he was less scared with company.
It was a little scary knowing that Franklin Castle is the most haunted place
in the state of Ohio and all were a little concerned. After a few hours in the
castle we managed to overcome our fear and actually catch some zzzzs.
Radio station Q104 scheduled their morning show live from the castle the following
day and Haunted Cleveland was to be part of the show. At approximately 4:15AM
Chuck was awakened by the voices of a man and a woman talking in the hallway.
Thinking he had overslept and the radio show had begun he jumped up and ran into
the hallway to greet the radio personalities of the Wilde and Fee Show. When he
arrived in the hallway the voices were gone. Chuck swallowed hard realizing there
was nobody else in the castle, at least no living body.
Thinking
that he had dreamed the voices Chuck returned to the living room where the owner
asked him; who is the woman you were you talking to in the hallway? He
felt the hair on the back of his neck stand on end realizing that they both had
heard the same voices. Franklin Castle is truly a Haunted Castle.
There
are many unexplained events that occur on the ghost tours and many guests have
captured what they believe to be a ghost on film. On every tour someone seems
to yell out: "I have a ghost in this picture!" and sometimes
a guest will not return because they felt or saw something logic could not explain.
Chuck cautions his guests to be careful when they wish to see a ghost, because
it seems theses tours provide entertainment for the registered guests and those
ghost spirits who just come along for the ride!
Make early reservations so you don't miss out on the fun! |
