TAPS magazine spotlights ghosts, hidden animals, spirituality, Bigfoot, aliens and an ever-morphing variety of supernatural phenomena.
By MICHAEL HOLTZMAN
GateHouse News Service
FALL RIVER - The slithery, emerald green ??lady alien?? android had a parrot on her shoulder and a purple sign in her hand that read: ??Welcome to TAPS ParaMagazine. You are safe here.??
The investigators and writers of TAPS, with more than 20 monthly issues on the paranormal in the can, are ready to share their queries and stories about the strangely not-so-safe with readers and viewers.
Two years after kicking off the cable TV reality show hit ??Ghost Hunters,?? --Jason Hawes, Grant Wilson and Steve Gonsalves recently opened their magazine?s new office in Fall River?s Tower Mill complex.
Their eye-appealing, glossy magazine spotlights ghosts, hidden animals, spirituality, Bigfoot, aliens and an ever-morphing variety of supernatural adaptations falling into the category of the ??paranormal.??
The Ghost Hunters founded TAPS last year with publisher R.W. Bluestroke.
The trio recently attracted a crowd at an autograph-signing in Fall River.
??We?ve been following them for two years, going to events and watching their show,?? said Christine Audette, 26, of Woonsocket, R.I. ??We just love what they do, and they crack us up.??
While most fans used the magazines for the Ghost Hunter stars to sign, Nathan Mayer, 24, of Somerset corralled all three hunter signatures on a get-well card.
??My mom just had surgery last week, and she?s coming home today,?? he said.
The ??Ghost Hunters?? show typically airs at 9 p.m. Wednesdays on the Sci-Fi Channel. Hawes and Wilson also recently launched ??Beyond Reality?? on WPRO radio.
The TAPS founders recently leased about 2,000 square feet on the fifth floor of the Tower Mill for their magazine and contemplate expanding for a paranormal museum.
With scores of crews and freelance writers across the country, TAPS is also being mailed to readers in Canada, England, Australia and Switzerland.
??This elevates the city in terms of the unique and makes it another attraction Fall River has,?? said Ken Fiola, city director of economic development.
??As everyone knows, lots of strange things happen in Fall River for whatever reason,?? Wilson said. ??We thought we would add to the lore.??
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