Millions have now seen the incredible footage of the full-size male paranormal apparition caught on thermographic videotape by the Sci-Fi Channel's “Ghost Hunters.” Thousands more have actually visited “the morgue” where it was “captured.” And during October, a few can have the opportunity to sleep in these lower-level series of rooms that are said to be one of the most active areas here in “America's Most Haunted Hotel,” The 1886 Crescent Hotel and Spa.
Some folks celebrate Halloween by hanging a cardboard skeleton on their front door with fake cobwebs or putting out a carved jack-o-lantern but the ultimate in celebrating the eve of All Saints Day is spending the night in a morgue. At least that's the idea behind the October package being offered by this now famous “sprit-filled” symbol of Arkansas hospitality.
“Well, it's not really a morgue anymore,” explained the hotel's director of marketing, Bill Ott. “In the late-1930s it was a morgue as used by the then hotel owner, the infamous and self-named doctor, Dr. Norman Baker. Today it is our maintenance area.
“However, the autopsy table is still in place as is the walk-in cooler where Baker kept bodies and body parts for experimentation in his highly advertised ‘cancer curing hospital.' In fact, the room where he kept his body parts in jars of formaldehyde is the site where a full-bodied apparition was caught on videotape by the Sci-Fi Channel's ‘Ghost Hunters' in 2005.”
This truly unique package entitled “Fall Back In Time and Dimension” was created for the “fall back in time” promotion being conducted by Historic Hotels of America (HHA), of which The Crescent is a member. The hotel has been a member of HHA since 2000.
“Our hotel has become famous for doing things a little bit different,” noted hotel manager Jack Moyer, “it is part of our ‘making lifetime memories' philosophy. And what could be more memorable than a night in a former morgue where numerous paranormal sightings have occurred.”
The three-day and two-night package is designed for a group of four and includes one night in the morgue and the other night in the hotel's luxury suites, one per couple. To add to the paranormal theme of the package, the hotel is including a Crescent Hotel Ouija board, an official “ghost meter,” and a complimentary video of the guests overnight morgue “sleep-in.” Some meals and other amenities are also included.
“Since this package is only available any October Tuesday and Wednesday night combination, there are only five of these packages available this year,” said Ott. This package is not only scary but scarce.”
Information courtesy of Crescent Hotel