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Ooh have you seen the movie A Haunting in Venice yet?
WE DID! and we must say it is a Cinematic BEAUTY!!  Visually Glorious. Hear what we have to say about it. WARNING, there will be SPOILERS!

AND Roni* shares here experience attending "A SEANCE" at The Olde World Emporium with Adela Lavine and Ghost Watch Paranormal.

Cocktail the Yellowjacket by  *moodymixologist.com

*The Yellowjacket takes those flavors to the next level by replacing some of the honey syrup with the herbal punch of yellow Chartreuse.

• 2 oz gin 
• ½ oz Yellow Chartreuse
• 1 oz lemon juice
• ½ oz honey syrup (recipe in Notes below)

INSTRUCTIONS 

• Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and fill it 3/4 with ice.
• Shake until chilled, then strain into a cocktail glass.
• Garnish with a lemon twist.

*Honey syrup is nothing more than a mix of honey and water. There are variations on how much water to use, but a simple honey syrup is just one part honey stirred together with one part water until the honey dissolves. 

Once the honey has been ‘loosened’ by the water, it mixes effortlessly into drinks of all kinds, hot or cold.

NBP podcast A Haunting in Venice episode
The Act Gypsy Rose The Vulture article about the show The Act
Sharp Objects Hbo show starring Amy Adams
Parentification Kids learn their own feelings and needs are a threat leads to negative mental and emotional  effects

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It's not quite Fall, in fact we have about 3.5  more weeks of SUMMER.
Although, if you're part of the SPOOKY COMMUNITY it starts after JULY 4th. Interestingly enough we attended the Midsummer Scream 2023 Halloween Convention the same weekend The Haunted Mansion movie opened in theaters.

We FINALLY both watched the movie after attending the Midsummer Scream 2023 The Haunted Mansion panel a couple weekends ago in Long Beach, CA.

We were pleasantly surprised by some of the Behind The Scenes facts and the respect NOLA (New Orleans, LA) received in the new movie. But did we both like the film? Did it resonate as a family FALL classic for the rest of Eternity? Have you watched the Eddie Murphy 2003 movie? TBH we haven't watched the Muppet Movie one yet.

Jonathan Eirich PRODUCER, "HAUNTED MANSION"

Phillip Bartell EDITOR, "HAUNTED MANSION"

We also revisit our Empress Leota cocktail we made a couple years ago on our @ParanormalCocktails TikTok channel.

Courtesy of the HAUNTED MANSION FAN CLUB on FACEBOOK
Ada Roberts post.

Empress Leota:
1 1/2oz Empress gin (purple)
1/2 oz Lemon Juice
1/4 oz Orange Juice
1/2 oz Honey simple syrup
Soda or Sparkling water

Rim a half ball glass with your favorite sugar crystals.
Mix gin, juices and syrup over ice. Pour over ice and top off with soda or sparkling water. Garnish with an orange peel and Luxardo cherry.

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HAPPY HAUNTS!!

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Did you attend Midsummer Scream?! We were so excited we were approved for PRESS PASSES this year and funny enough some of our favorite moments line up while others don't.

Tune in to HEAR what made our TOP 13 memorable moments of Midsummer Scream 2023 in Long Beach, California.

Did you go this year? What were your favorites? Comment below and let us know.

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Grimm Life Collective
Dancing w/ Bob Gurr
Wicker Manor Haunt

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Welcome to Rancho Cucamonga, CA where we spent our teenage years. For our Season 3 FINALE episode we decided that we needed to pay a nod to our hometown.
We had some bust on this tour but also we had some of the most FUN we've ever had.

We talk about the proper annunciation "CUCA" like in cucumber and reminisce about the old vineyards we would walk through.  So much has changed but the haunts are still the same.

1st stop Wine Tasting Joseph Fillipi Winery
2nd Red Hill Park picnic (after shopping at Trader Joe's)
3rd The Sycamore Inn

Manhattan Cocktail Recipe
Ingredients

• Ice
• 2 ounces rye whiskey
• 1 ounce Carpano Antica Formula or other sweet vermouth
• 2 dashes of Angostura bitters
• 1 maraschino cherry, for garnish

Directions

1. Fill a pint glass with ice. Add rye, vermouth, and bitters and stir well.
2. Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with maraschino cherry.

Recipe courtesy of Food & Wine.com

YouTube Rancho Cucamonga History
YouTube Vice Route 66
YouTube Cask'n Cleaver and The Sycamore Inn
YouTube The Sycamore Inn Inland Empire's Most Haunted

All background music was found on youtube we do not own the copyright. Using under free use reviews comments. Information for upcoming fan appreciation shows. This is a FREE EPISODE. We do not collect monies from this episode.

Nick Joyce This is my Town 2019 Epic Dark Vengeful Western Orchestra
Succession S3 Official "Amen" Soundtrack Nicholas Britell
Wild Wild West Will Smith West ft Dru Hill Kool Mo Dee
Mel Blanc Cucamonga
God is in his Holy Temple from Poltergeist 2
Stranger Things (4) P1 Original Score
Danny Elfman Introduction
Dracula Bram Stokers Orignal Score Film 1992
I wanna be loved by you Marilyn Monroe
The Good The Bad The Ugly

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VIVA LAS VEGAS!
Remember that time California had a blizzard? It was the end of February 2023 and it just so happened to be the weekend we planned to investigate The Pioneer Saloon with our friend Paul Roberts from Ghost Watch Paranormal.

We made our way safely through the CAJON PASS i15 fwy North by leaving a few hours early. Anyway~ we stayed at the South Point Casino hotel and booked a flash light tour at Zak Bagans Haunted Museum.

Our biggest tip is BE FLEXIBLE because our weekend turned out to be different than we thought. Find out our thoughts on  Zak Bagan's Haunted Museum in Las Vegas, NV.   Did we like it? We have FEELINGS! You can actually see our IRL conversation by becoming a PATRON of ours. And WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT the PARANORMAL DRAMA on TWITTER? INSTAGRAM? YOUTUBE? We get into it!!

We decided to sip on a Tom Collins cocktail because that's our Vegas drink.
Ingredients

• 2 ounces London dry gin
• 1 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
• 1/2 ounce simple syrup
• Club soda, to top
• Garnish: lemon wheel
• Garnish: maraschino cherry

Steps

1. Add the gin, lemon juice and simple syrup to a Collins glass.
2. Fill with ice, top with club soda and stir.
3. Garnish with a lemon wheel and maraschino cherry (optional).

Recipe found at liquor.com
Let me tell you a Scary Story Ana's podcast
Grayons Projects YouTube

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A chilly book to movie to real life drama.
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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane by Henry Farrell
We finally finished our second book of the 2023 and we're excited to discuss this haunting novel that became our MOST FAVORITE horror movie.

Have you seen the movie? It's an old black and white starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. It's FABULOUS! The behind the scenes drama also led to another book Bette & Joan Feud by Shaun Considine
This book led to the FX series FEUD, a must watch after watching the movie.

It feels like forever since we finished reading the book and we will explain why we took a while longer to record this episode during the podcast.
Did we like the book as much as the movie? What led to Jane Hudson being caught?
Do you agree with Tamantha about the social etiquette were missing?

WHISKEY SODA COCKTAIL (cocktail in the now streaming Glass Onion)

Whiskey (as much as you damn well please)
Soda (as much as you damn well please)

Fill an old-fashioned glass a handful of ice. Add whiskey, then club soda.
Recipe courtesy of The Boozy Bungalow

The Collider Article
FEUD
Horton Grand Hotel
Glass Onion Movie

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There will be SPOILERS and conflicting opinions.

Trigger Alert: This episode talks about suicide briefly in relation to the show.
If you need help please reach out and dial 988
Suicide Prevention Hotline 988lifeline.org

Can we just talk about all things The Last of Us? Have you been watching this HBO MAX series?  It is based on the action-adventure video game from 2013 by Naughty Dog. We admit we've never played the video games. However, our SPECIAL GUEST has.  In fact they're  the reason we anticipated this show coming out.

Welcome Sophia Bowman, YES they are Tamantha's daughter and just happens to be a GAMER! Like the best and biggest  gamer of our children. 

There are many reasons we enjoyed TLOU such as the  Diversity, LGBTQIA+ inclusion and the intense action story telling. Every episode hit a LOVE note and made us question what  would we do if we were in the story.

Roni and I's pronouns are She/her/hers we kinda skipped over the pronoun introduction as we got right into our discussion with Sophia.  Thank you again Sophia for being our guest and expanding our knowledge on TLOU.

Our cocktail is a Strawberry Fizz by BucketListTummy.com

• strawberries
• mint leaves
• sugar
• crushed ice
• vodka (we used gin and Sophia went w/o the booze)
• club soda
• prosecco
• lime juice
• muddler 

Instructions

1. Slice and smash or muddle strawberries in a cup or bowl. Add the mint leaves and sugar. 
2. Add ice, vodka, club soda, prosecco and lime juice to a cocktail mixer and shake. 
3. Garnish with strawberry slices and more mint. Enjoy!

Note: For the episode I muddled fruit and mint in each glass. However, I didn't love mine during the recording of the episode. Was it the gin? or that I left out the LIME by accident. It's what happens when I'm focused on too many things at once i.e. family dinner, podcast set-up and not using recipe or note cards. I ended up re-making the cocktail after we were done recording w/vodka and exactly how recipe said to prepare. It was MAGNIFICENT! - T*

We are NEW fans to the TLOU fandom. 

referenced in this episode
PODCAST
HBO's The Last of Us
Rooster Teeth Always Open

ARTICLES
Inverse.com
Polygon.com
LA TIMES (Bruce Stratley co-director of the original game)

The Last of  Us theme written & performed by Gustavo Santaollalla
On the Nature of  Daylight The Blue Notebooks  Max Richter
The Last of Us video game by Naughty Dog
The Last of Us series by HBO Max

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YES! We finally got to explore and investigate a haunted ghost ship. Thank you to Rhonda and Elizabeth for asking us to join the crew.  It's located in San Diego, CA and we definitely had some activity. 

This ship really brought us back to our early Coast Guard seaman days.  It also brings to life a lot of 20,000 leagues Under the Sea by Jules Vern vibes.  You should make a day trip at the very least to explore this maritime museum.  It is historic, grand and all together a sailor's dream.  It has been well kept under the watchful eye of Jim and his staff.

For this episode any RUM drink will do.  We recorded this episode in room 216 of the Horton Grand hotel located in San Diego's Gas Lamp district just before checking out. So no cocktails for us, just a lot of water to stay hydrated.  As our valet said "Always get the LATE checkout." or was it "Happiness is a LATE checkout." We don't disagree, especially for an overnight stay and being up late ghost hunting around the hotel until 2 AM.

So let's get right into it.  What did we hear? What did we see? Who were we with?
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Special THANKS!! to our impromptu guest hosts: Rob Hansen and Elizabeth Toller "Aunt Betsy". Super enjoyed investigating with you! 

Star of India
Horton Grand
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 

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