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6 days ago
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Haunted doll tour turns tragic as paranormal investigator Dan Rivera dies at 54
Paranormal investigator Dan Rivera died just hours after wrapping up a sold-out event featuring the infamous Annabelle doll in Gettysburg, News Digital confirmed Rivera's "sudden and heartbreaking" passing with the New England Society for Psychic Research (NESPR). He died after being found unresponsive in his hotel room on Sunday. He was 54. First responders attempted CPR, but were unable to revive Rivera, according to reporting from the Evening Gettysburg event was the final stop of the "Devils on the Run" tour, which showcased haunted artifacts from NESPR's collection. Ghostly Images of Gettysburg, that hosted the stop, said in a Facebook post, "Dan was a great man and a good friend of ours. He will be missed by all who knew him."Vatican Releases Guidance On Investigating 'Supernatural Phenomena' Rivera, a U.S. Army veteran, a husband and father of four, was the lead investigator for NESPR. He appeared on Travel Channel's "Most Haunted Places" and consulted on Netflix's "28 Days Haunted." NESPR said his work was driven by "a genuine desire to educate, help, and connect with others," calling him "a deeply compassionate, loyal, and dedicated friend." At the center of Rivera's final tour was Annabelle, the Raggedy Ann doll believed to be demonically possessed. Annabelle inspired "The Conjuring" series of films beginning in 2013 and became a global horror icon in the In A Restaurant? Man Says Coffee Shop Haunted By Civil War Soldier In 1970, a Connecticut nurse reported that the doll moved on its own, left disturbing notes, and physically attacked her the time, a psychic claimed the spirit of a 7-year-old child named Annabelle Higgins was inside the doll, but Ed and Lorraine Warren didn't buy it. The Warrens, seasoned paranormal investigators and founders of NESPR, concluded the presence wasn't a lost child at all, but a "malevolent entity" using the guise of innocence to manipulate and ultimately harm. According to their case files, the spirit's activity escalated from movements to disturbing notes, then to physical attacks. The Warrens had the doll removed from the home into their the museum closed in 2019, the doll has traveled across the country only under strict NESPR supervision. "She is never out of our control," NESPR director Tony Spera told Newsweek back in May. "[Rivera] cared for Lorraine towards the end of her life," said Paranormal State's Ryan Buell in a tribute posted online. "When I got clean, Dan believed in me. He wanted me to come back home. He believed in me when I struggled to believe in myself." Buell also shared some of Rivera's work behind-the-scenes, writing "He helped haunted families. He carried the Warrens' mission forward. I also mourn his unfinished dreams and ideas for the future." Read On The Fox News App Officials say Rivera's death is not considered suspicious. The Adams County Coroner has confirmed there are no signs of foul play. An autopsy is pending, which is standard for deaths outside a said the tour will continue in his honor. NESPR shared Rivera's own words in its statement: "In life we leave a piece of ourselves with loved ones and friends. So, I say I will never die. My journey has only begun."Original article source: Haunted doll tour turns tragic as paranormal investigator Dan Rivera dies at 54 Solve the daily Crossword
Fox News
7 days ago
- Fox News
Haunted doll tour turns tragic as paranormal investigator Dan Rivera dies at 54
Print Close By Jasmine Baehr Published July 16, 2025 Paranormal investigator Dan Rivera died just hours after wrapping up a sold-out event featuring the infamous Annabelle doll in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Fox News Digital confirmed Rivera's "sudden and heartbreaking" passing with the New England Society for Psychic Research (NESPR). He died after being found unresponsive in his hotel room on Sunday. He was 54. First responders attempted CPR, but were unable to revive Rivera, according to reporting from the Evening Sun. The Gettysburg event was the final stop of the "Devils on the Run" tour, which showcased haunted artifacts from NESPR's collection. Ghostly Images of Gettysburg, that hosted the stop, said in a Facebook post, "Dan was a great man and a good friend of ours. He will be missed by all who knew him." VATICAN RELEASES GUIDANCE ON INVESTIGATING 'SUPERNATURAL PHENOMENA' Rivera, a U.S. Army veteran, a husband and father of four, was the lead investigator for NESPR. He appeared on Travel Channel's "Most Haunted Places" and consulted on Netflix's "28 Days Haunted." NESPR said his work was driven by "a genuine desire to educate, help, and connect with others," calling him "a deeply compassionate, loyal, and dedicated friend." At the center of Rivera's final tour was Annabelle, the Raggedy Ann doll believed to be demonically possessed. Annabelle inspired "The Conjuring" series of films beginning in 2013 and became a global horror icon in the process. GHOST IN A RESTAURANT? MAN SAYS COFFEE SHOP HAUNTED BY CIVIL WAR SOLDIER In 1970, a Connecticut nurse reported that the doll moved on its own, left disturbing notes, and physically attacked her friend. At the time, a psychic claimed the spirit of a 7-year-old child named Annabelle Higgins was inside the doll, but Ed and Lorraine Warren didn't buy it. The Warrens, seasoned paranormal investigators and founders of NESPR, concluded the presence wasn't a lost child at all, but a "malevolent entity" using the guise of innocence to manipulate and ultimately harm. According to their case files, the spirit's activity escalated from movements to disturbing notes, then to physical attacks. The Warrens had the doll removed from the home into their museum. Since the museum closed in 2019, the doll has traveled across the country only under strict NESPR supervision. "She is never out of our control," NESPR director Tony Spera told Newsweek back in May. "[Rivera] cared for Lorraine towards the end of her life," said Paranormal State's Ryan Buell in a tribute posted online. "When I got clean, Dan believed in me. He wanted me to come back home. He believed in me when I struggled to believe in myself." Buell also shared some of Rivera's work behind-the-scenes, writing "He helped haunted families. He carried the Warrens' mission forward. I also mourn his unfinished dreams and ideas for the future." CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Officials say Rivera's death is not considered suspicious. The Adams County Coroner has confirmed there are no signs of foul play. An autopsy is pending, which is standard for deaths outside a hospital. NESPR said the tour will continue in his honor. NESPR shared Rivera's own words in its statement: "In life we leave a piece of ourselves with loved ones and friends. So, I say I will never die. My journey has only begun." Print Close URL
Miami Herald
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
‘Paranormal Activity's Terrifying New Stage Show Sets Opening Date
If Paranormal Activity proves anything, it's that the enigmatic ghosts and demons at the heart of the series don't stay dormant for very long. Four years after the seventh and most recent entry in the long-running horror series (2021's Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin), the famed supernatural horror series is set to return in grand fashion. Only this time, it'll be through a wildly different medium. (And no, we're not talking about spiritual mediums.) In an interesting new development for the popular horror franchise, Paranormal Activity is set to make its pulse-pounding debut in the theatrical world with their new stage play. Scheduled to arrive in London's West End theatre district later this year, Paranormal Activity: A New Story Live on Stage will offer a suspenseful new take on the series' supernatural universe, introducing a new story based on its cinematic precursor. The play will follow a young couple, James and Lou, who move from Chicago to London only to discover a mysterious, otherworldly entity is haunting their new home. Directed by Sleep No More's Felix Barrett and penned by Levi Holloway of Grey House fame, the show will offer up a bold new spin on the traditional ghost story, featuring an "unsettling intimacy only theater can provide." "I'm so thrilled that Paranormal will have a chance to ensnare and unnerve audiences in London later this year," said Barrett. "From seeing the advertising campaign of the film 20 years ago, where you watched cinema audiences leap out of their chairs in horror, I have long wondered how you could recreate that visceral reaction in a theater setting." "How do you bring one of the most frightening films to life?" How do you break the inherent safety that a plush West End theater offers?" the director continued. "It's been an incredible challenge, and we cannot wait to see how London audiences respond." Paranormal Activity: A New Story Live on Stage will open at London's Ambassadors Theatre on December 5, with a scheduled run of 12 weeks into 2026. Copyright 2025 The Arena Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Perth Now
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Paranormal Activity stage show is coming to London's West End
The stage adaptation of Paranormal Activity is coming to London's West End. The critically acclaimed production will run at The Ambassadors Theatre for a 12-week season and the new story inspired by the supernatural horror film franchise will be directed by immersive theatre pioneer and Punchdrunk's Founder and Artistic Director Felix Barrett. It has been written by playwright Levi Holloway, whose previous work includes Broadway play Grey House. The show's story follows James and Lou who move from Chicago to London to escape their past, but they soon discover that places aren't haunted, people are. Director Barrett cannot wait to bring the show to London following its run at Leeds Playhouse last summer. Barrett said: "I'm so thrilled that Paranormal will have a chance to ensnare and unnerve audiences in London later this year. From seeing the advertising campaign of the film 20 years ago, where you watched cinema audiences leap out of their chairs in horror, I have long wondered how you could recreate that visceral reaction in a theatre setting. How do you bring one of the most frightening films to life? How do you break the inherent safety that a plush West End theatre offers? It's been an incredible challenge, and we cannot wait to see how London audiences respond!" Playwright Holloway added: 'Collaborating with Felix Barrett to create an actual nightmare has been nothing short of a dream. Relishing in a shared language of dread, we've conspired to create something impossible, mixing the familiar with the uncanny, heart with horror. London audiences have a nose for honesty on stage and little patience for anything else. They'll find it here, right alongside all the mischief we've made to trouble their sleep.' The Paranormal Activity stage show will also undertake a North American tour this autumn, visiting the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre; Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles; Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington DC and American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, ahead of opening in London this December. Barrett is the founder and Artistic Director of Punchdrunk. He has conceived all of Punchdrunk's shows, including Viola's Room, which has just opened at The Shed in New York, The Burnt City, The Drowned Man: A Hollywood Fable, The Borough (Aldeburgh Music), The Crash Of The Elysium (MIF and 2012 Cultural Olympiad), The Duchess Of Malfi (English National Opera), It Felt Like A Kiss - a collaboration with Adam Curtis, Damon Albarn for Manchester International Festival - The Masque Of The Red Death, Faust and The Firebird Ball. Felix also directed the company's award-winning Sleep No More. First experienced by audiences in London in 2003, it has since travelled to Boston, New York, where it ran for 14 years, Shanghai, where it has become the longest running show in the city's history, and will open in Seoul in Summer 2025. In 2020, Felix worked with writer Dennis Kelly to create The Third Day. The series included The Third Day: Autumn - a 12-hour episode, recorded as-live in one continuous take, which received the 2021 RTS Award for a Live Event, and was nominated for a BAFTA in the Live Event category. Levi Holloway is a Chicago-based artist. As a playwright, world premieres include Pinocchio at Chicago Children's Theatre, Haven Place, Grey House and most recently, Turret at A Red Orchid Theatre, with which he is an ensemble member. His play Grey House ran on Broadway in 2023. Levi is the co-founder of Neverbird Project, a youth-based Deaf and hearing theatre company. He spent a decade devising theatre with the Sign/Voice theatre program at Chicago's Bell Elementary, one of the country's oldest and most prolific Deaf and hearing integrated schools, founded in 1917. The creative team behind the Paranormal Activity stage show also includes Fly Davis as Set and Costume Designer, Illusions by Chris Fisher, Anna Watson as Lighting Designer, Gareth Fry as Sound Designer, Video Design by Luke Halls and Casting Direction by Stuart Burt CDG and Ginny Schiller CDG. Released by Paramount Pictures in 2009, the original Paranormal Activity has been praised as a master class in psychological terror. Reimagining the found footage genre for a new generation, the film became a global sensation, grossing nearly $200 million worldwide and kicking off a blockbuster franchise spanning seven feature films. Performances will begin on Friday 5 December, 2025. Tickets go on sale Wednesday 9 July at noon at
Egypt Independent
21-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Egypt Independent
Netflix original series ‘Catalog' starring Mohamed Farag to premiere on July 17
Actor Mohamed Farag is awaiting the premiere of his latest Netflix original series 'Catalog,' co-starring Reham Abdel-Ghafour. The series is scheduled to premiere on Netflix on July 17. It also stars Tara Emad, Khaled Kamal, Bayoumi Fouad, Samah Anwar, Sedky Sakhr, Donia Sami, Ali el-Bili, Retal Abdel-Aziz, and Ahmed Essam al-Sayed. It is written by Ayman Wattar, and directed by Walid el-Halfawy. Catalog tells the story of Youssef, a father who finds himself with the heavy responsibility of raising his two children alone after his wife, Amina, passes away. Having been separated from his children's daily lives for some time, he struggles to connect with them. Youssef is lost and confused until he finds a series of videos Amina recorded before her death, which include advice on raising children. These videos become his daily guide, helping him overcome the pain of loss, reconnecting him with his children, and revealing a side of himself he hadn't known before. Catalog was preceded by five Egyptian series produced by Netflix, including 'Paranormal,' which premiered in 2020; 'Drama Queen,' which premiered in 2021; and 'Echoes of the Past,' which premiered in late 2024. Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
