Saturday 6 March 2010

Intermezzo: Haunting Performances





What the average man calls Death,
I believe to be merely the beginning of Life itself.
We simply live beyond the shell.
We emerge from out of it's
[sic!] narrow confines like a chrysalis.
Why call it Death?
Or, if we call it Death,
why surround it with dark fears and sick imaginings?

I'm not afraid of the Unknown.

From an entry in Rudolph Valentino's diary
(or so I am told, I haven't read it)



As has been explained in another entry or two, we don't "do" ghost stories here. Well... in principle.


Tonight, in honour of the upcoming Oscar night - an event that means absolutely nothing to me or to anyone in our team (with the possible exception of Lynx, who'll be watching the event for its fashion value) - I decided to make an exception and offer you a link to a brand new compilation of (sometimes first-hand) accounts about the "ghosts" that purportedly roam the hallowed halls of Hollywood and its water holes. Not because we don't have any "time slippage" stories to tell (one, especially, has our collective fingertips itching!), but because those that we do have deserve more time and attention than any of us have at this moment.

Besides, it's a very good excuse to point you to the very interesting and entertaining website that hosts it.

So, grab your favourite snack and click away!




If you liked the stories above, then there is a good chance you'll like the book (by the same author, Laurie Jacobson), too:


If not, you can try another book on the same subject (by Tom Ogden):




And if you like reading about theatre "ghosts", don't miss this story, featuring none other than Ingmar Bergman: CURTAIN, PLEASE!

I wish the Olympic games - another event that rates 0,00 on my scale of interest (and it's because I like sports) - had such an entertaining collection of otherworldly stories.
Then again, after this year's tragically eventful edition, they might see the need to create one...



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