Friday, April 29, 2016

Friday, April 22, 2016

Episode 14, Featuring the Celtic Rock Band Tempest!

For episode 14 I had the pleasure of seeing the amazing Celtic Rock band Tempest for the third or fourth year in a row. I take you all into the concert venue, make a few clips from the performance available, and give you a little run down of the show!

Check out Tempest and their musical releases at the website, http://tempestmusic.com And here is a review I did last year at my blog of their latest album, The Tracks We Leave: http://tiffanyapanwritingproject.blogspot.com/2015/05/music-review-tempests-new-album-tracks.html In next week's episode, I will be reviewing their album, The Gravel Walk. Thank you to William Max Miller for the thumbnail art! http://tiffanyapan.com http://tiffanyapanwritingproject.blogspot.com

Friday, April 15, 2016

Episode 13: Vampires and Asylums (Part 2)

Greetings! In this episode, I continue my travels to a couple little towns in West Virginia, home of horror author, Gary Lee Vincent (of the Darkened Hills book series). I visit Clarksburg, Weston, and Salem. All three of these areas inspired Gary's books in the Darkened series.
Because there is so much footage, I divided this expedition into two episodes. In this one, we journey into Salem and Clarksburg in West Virginia, the very places and landmarks that inspired Gary's Darkened Hills series.



There are also a lot more photos of last week's asylum tour, bonus footage, and photos of the areas we are exploring in this episode coming soon...


Check out Gary Lee Vincent's work:
http://www.garyleevincent.com/
http://darkenedhills.com/tag/gary-lee-vincent



Parting of Veils thumbnail art by William Max Miller.


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Friday, April 8, 2016

Episode 12: Vampires and Asylums (Part 1)

Greetings! In this episode, I travel to a couple little towns in West Virginia, home of horror author, Gary Lee Vincent (of the Darkened Hills book series). I visit Clarksburg, Weston, and Salem. All three of these areas inspired Gary's books in the Darkened series.
Because there is so much footage, I divided this expedition into two episodes. In this one, we discuss some of the historical inspiration behind Gary's books and visit an old asylum. The Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum was built during the Civil War and closed in 1994. It now serves as a museum to tour and get a little history on!




Next week, we will travel to the areas of Clarksburg and Salem, and the places that inspired Darkened Hills...

http://trans-alleghenylunaticasylum.com/


Check out Gary Lee Vincent's work:
http://www.garyleevincent.com/
http://darkenedhills.com/tag/gary-lee-vincent

CORRECTION: Gary Lee Vincent is actually from Clarksburg...Salem is a town near Clarksburg and was merely an inspiration for Darkened Hills.

Parting of Veils thumbnail art by William Max Miller.

And here are some more photos I took on the asylum tour:












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Thursday, April 7, 2016

Photos from the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum Tour

Greetings...

Part of making episodes 12 and 13 involved a visit to the Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, which opened during the Civil War and closed in 1994. Episode 12 will be posted tomorrow, but for the time being, here are photos from the asylum tour. More photos will come too. Enjoy! :)

And check out the Trans Allegney Lunatic Asylum website. Maybe book your own tour!