The Ultimate Ghostbusters Paranormal Extravaganza is coming to Knoxville
By Phillip Space

Ghostbusters extravaganza coming July 15-16.

Attention Ghostbusters fans! Now is the time to strap on your packs for an exhilarating weekend of Ghostly Fun. The dead will be rising from their graves on July 15th and 16th in Knoxville and who ya’ gonna call? No need to worry. The city’s paranormal activity will be investigated by a crack team of paranormal experts in anticipation of Ghostbusters III which is premiering at Regal Cinemas. Fans of the popular movie franchise can purchase VIP tickets which will make them honorary members of the Ghostbusters team for the weekend.

The fun kicks off on Friday night, the 15th, when participants will be treated like royalty with VIP access and seating at Regal Theater. The East Tennessee Ghostbusters and their Ecto1 vehicle will be on hand for photo ops and a filming event.

"The Tennessee Ghostbusters East Division raises money for children's charities," said Jonathan Scott deputy chief of the Tennessee Ghostbusters. "We are all a bunch of ghostbusters fans and we built an Ecto I that we use at special events. It's all to raise money for charity. We will pose for pictures with guest and all we ask is that they make a donation for the cause."

After the VIP movie engagement participants will be granted access to an after party at Scruffy City Hall & Preservation Pub, a local historic and popular entertainment venue. Scruffy City Hall & Preservation Pub offers six floors of live music and a unique rooftop which will be projecting Ghostbusters sentiments for the VIP party. VIP guests will enjoy loads of activities, raffles, and mixed drinks will be available at the bar.

Like New York City, where the three Ghostbusters movies are set, Knoxville has been receiving national attention as one of the nation’s most haunted cities. Knoxville was deemed “The Hidden Gem of Haunted America” by the Atlantic Paranormal Society. (TAPS paraMagazine October 2015).

Friday night is only the precursor for the big events scheduled for Saturday, when the VIPs discover for themselves what it’s like to be a real Ghost Buster.

On Saturday the iconic Scene of Ecto1, driven by members of the East Tennessee Ghostbusters, will cruise down Gay Street for photo ops for the fans of the movie franchise. This will be the first time this has happened in Knoxville and will be a historic event.

Saturday’s day time activities are filled with tributes, trivia, costumes, special guests, paranormal investigation 101, and even an opportunity to watch an award winning documentary inside the Historic Scruffy City Hall. Other activities on Saturday include a Ghostbusters trivia contest, a Harold Ramis tribute (Ramis being the late, lamented star who played Egon Spengler in the original films), a Ghost Hunting 101 lecture/panel discussion featuring a handful of visiting paranormal experts, and a special viewing of the Knoxville-based documentary film “Historic Haunting: A paranormal study of Ramsey House.”

Special Guests include: Brand Kreitzer “The Paranormal road warrior”, Amy Farley “Voices Carry Radio”, & J-Adam Smith “The Paranormal Historian”.

But the fun continues on Saturday night as darkness shrouds the city and the spirits emerge with the rising moon. VIPs will find out what it’s like to become a real Ghostbuster With the help of Nationally recognized Haunted Knoxville Ghost Tours and famed ghost hunter, J-Adam Smith known as “The Paranormal Historian”, East Tennessee Ghostbusters and special guests will take the VIP’s on a spine tingling, pulse-pounding tour through Knoxville’s haunted city armed with tools that will make them feel like real Ghostbusters. Haunted Knoxville Ghost Tours provide real experts, real paranormal investigation tools and real history. These fun filled events will offer a rare opportunity for fledgling film makers to portray and recreate icon scenes from the ghostbusters movie franchise. Fans and film makers should be sure to bring out your cameras and take advantage of a rare opportunity to film ghostbusters from all around the region.

For more information visit the web site ghostbustersday.com for ticket package information. VIP seating at the movie premiere, and a spot on the Saturday evening Paranormal Adventure Tour — are in short supply, so make your reservations early.

Haunted Knoxville Ghost Tours provides a paranormal adventure that is unique in the industry. Ranked one of the Top tours in the southeast, Haunted Knoxville Ghost Tours have been bringing real paranormal investigation to the Scruffy City of Knoxville TN since its inception in 2010.

The Ultimate Ghostbuster Paranormal Extravaganza is sponsored by Regal Cinemas, River 106.FM, Scruffy City Hall, Preservation Pub, Haunted Knoxville Ghost Tours, Ghostbusters Day, Borderland Tees and the East Tennessee Ghostbusters.

Published July 9, 2016