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T.B.T.W.

terrorbehindthewalls

About Me


The massive Eastern State Penitentiary may be the best location in the United States for a haunted house.
But, don't take our word for it:
“perfect for Halloween”
The New York Times
“5th Best Haunted House in the United States”
AOL City Guide.
"One of America's Scariest Halloween Attractions"
Travel Channel
"9th Best Haunted House in the United States"
HauntWorld Magazine
With towering, Gothic walls, lined with towers and arrow-slit windows, the Eastern State Penitentiary was built to intimidate. It was the most expensive building in the United States and the most famous prison in the world when it opened in 1829. It remained open for 142 years, housing some of America’s most notorious criminals. Al Capone and the flamboyant bank robber, “Slick” Willie Sutton once called it home.
The prison was abandoned in 1971, and stands today in a state of profound, eerie ruin. It’s been declared haunted by dozens of professional paranormal investigation teams, and featured Fox Television’s “Scariest Places on Earth” and Sci-Fi channel’s “Ghost Hunters.”
Terror Behind the Walls, one of the nation’s largest and most ambitious haunted houses, takes over the cellblocks each fall. Over the past fifteen years it has grown to become one of the nation’s most recognized haunted attractions.
Our 2007 season (September 21st through November 3rd) of Terror Behind the Walls will feature five haunted attractions within the 11-acre Penitentiary complex, including LOCK DOWN -- New for 2007!
For more information visit www.EasternState.org.
All proceeds benefit preservation efforts at Eastern State Penitentiary, A National Historic Landmark.
Watch TBTW on the Travel Channel's America's Scariest Halloween Attractions:
Check out the Sci-Fi Channel's controversial paranormal investigation of Eastern State here:
For more information about Real Ghost Sightings at Eastern State Penitenitary visit www.EasternState.org/ghosts.
And, by popular demand - Punk Rock Girl by the Dead Milkmen, which was filmed at ESP:

My Interests

Scaring people!

Music:

Sting - All This Time (CD Cover Photo)

Dead Milkmen - Punk Rock Girl (video set)

Movies:

I'm no Brad Pitt, but I have been his co-star.

Here's where you may have seen me on the big screen:
12 Monkeys (1995)
Return to Paradise (1998)

Television:


Travel Channel's Most Haunted Live!

History Channel's The Big House

PBS's History Detectives

Travel Channel's America's Scariest Halloween Attractions

MTV's FEAR!

TLC's America's Ghost Hunters

Sci-Fi's Ghost Hunters

Night Visitors

Emril Live! Halloween Special (2003)

Books:

If you want to know more about me, here are a few books you might want to check out:

Crucible of Good Intentions, by Norman Johnston

Eastern State Penitentiary, by Francis X. Dolan

Outta Here: Escapes from Eastern Stae Penitentiary, by Norman Johnston

CHOW: Food & Drink at Eastern State Penitentiary

Ghostly Tales from America's Jails, by Joan Upton Hall

Philadelphia Ghost Stories, by Charles Adams III

Ghost Stories of Pennsylvania, by Dan Asfar

Haunted Pennsylvania, by Mark Nesbitt and Patty A. Wilson

All books are available for purchase at www.EasternState.org.

My Blog

Check out ESP Tech Director Jason Ohlsen on Rachael Ray

Eastern State Penitentiary Tech Director Jason Ohlsen gave the crew from Rachael Ray's Daytime Talk Show a "Behind the Scenes" look at Terror Behind the Walls. The segment aired on Halloween morning ...
Posted by T.B.T.W. on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:54:00 PST

Our myspace friends get free FREEK!

The hottest new energy drink is now in Philadelphia and we have it! Have you tried FREEK yet?Our myspace friends get a free can of Freek when they print out this blog and bring it to the museum store...
Posted by T.B.T.W. on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:26:00 PST

All tickets BUY ONE GET ONE FREE this weekend!

Buy One Get One Free NightsSeptember 21, 22, 28 & 29 ************************** ..> Come early and receive huge discounts on your Terror Behind the Walls tickets. For the first two weekends (Sep...
Posted by T.B.T.W. on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:15:00 PST

Terror Behind The Walls Introduces New Attraction For 2007

Construction is well under weigh for the 2007 season of Terror Behind the Walls, presented by Lukoil. The creative team is currently building out ambitious plans for a new attraction inside the histor...
Posted by T.B.T.W. on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 07:14:00 PST

2007 Audition/Interview Dates Announced

We're Hiring All Kinds of People for Halloween Halloween isn't just one night at Eastern State Penitentiary. Our acclaimed event, Terror Behind the Walls, runs 26 nights from September 21 t...
Posted by T.B.T.W. on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 06:59:00 PST

E.S.P. Included in New Ghost Book About Americas Jails

Author Joan Upton Hall has put together a collection of spooky tales that will be thoroughly enjoyed by fans of the paranormal, especially by those readers with a particular interest in old jails and ...
Posted by T.B.T.W. on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 08:25:00 PST

British Ghost Hunters to Explore E.S.P. On Live, Nationwide TV for Seven Hours!

Travel Channel Brings the UK's Most Popular Paranormal Investigation Team to the US with Seven-Hour Live Broadcast from Eastern State Penitentiary.(May, 2007) Eastern State Penitentiary, considered by...
Posted by T.B.T.W. on Thu, 24 May 2007 12:47:00 PST

We're Back on Myspace!

Add us as a friend for the latest updates. about Terror Behind the Walls.  
Posted by T.B.T.W. on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 03:32:00 PST