Friday, January 1, 2010

GHOULA Annual Report 2009

(Alhambran F.E. Ormsby holding his 13 month calendar, 1929)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

GHOULA has many great things planned for the upcoming year.

But first, let's take a last look back at 2009.

SPIRITS with SPIRITS continued its monthly meetings, visiting 12 new haunted restaurants/bars in the Los Angeles area, as well as celebrating its one year anniversary in June. There was even a special meet-up in September at Patrick's Roadhouse, which closed its doors to the public, so that GHOULA could take over for one night (about 50 GHOULA members attended). That event now seems even more special considering the recent news that Patrick's may be forced out of that historic location. (To revisit the 2009 "SPIRITS with SPIRITS" locations see below)

In 2009, GHOULA started a new feature on this site called "REAL GHOST with REEL GHOSTS." As a way to celebrate "Tinsel Town's" film history and Hollywood's haunted history, anytime a movie about ghosts was shown in a haunted local theater, the details were posted on this site. (for an example...)

Also, this last year featured, for the first ever, a GHOULA Ghost Hunt. In conjunction with KTLA News, a small group of GHOULA members led a camera crew through the the haunted movie palaces of downtown. (for more details...)

2009 was a great year for GHOULA, and judging from the surprises that are in the works, 2010 will be even better.

The SPIRITS with SPIRITS locations of 2009

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