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The Scranton Cultural Center

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Andy Gavin’s Eatery & Pub

Washington Ave

Scranton, PA

"Hi this is Don Surace owner of Andy Gavin’s and I’m looking for Tom……….." "Back in ’88, soon after I bought Gavin’s, a woman came up to me at a party and told me that I’d never be able to rent the upstairs apartment because it’s haunted. That’s when I first heard about it." Andy Gavin’s has been a landmark in Scranton since 1988, before that it was Kaplan’s Bar. The building itself dates back 100 years or more and it’s paranormal history may date back to a coal miner from the 1800’s. read more .....

A Few words about cemeteries and other “seemingly” public areas.

By Thomas A Fritz

Often I am asked questions about cemeteries and other creepy or reportedly haunted buildings or places. The questions are usually followed by the suggestion, “You should go there.”

Well just because there may be paranormal activity there, does not necessarily mean that SPRI will show up. more...

Cursed

by Bill Gould

"Do you know the history of this place?" He says turning to the light-eyed woman in the expensive linen business suit. She gently dabs an equally expensive linen handkerchief under her chin and each of her eyes to wipe away the perspiration, but she is careful not to smear her mascara. Her mocha skin glistens slightly as they walk through the old house; their foot falls making a loud clattering noise as they move. She isn’t an overly large woman, more curvy than anything else.

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