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'''Cold spot''' may refer to:
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* [[Cold spot (paranormal)]], an area of low temperature that allegedly indicates the presence of a ghost
* [[CMB cold spot]], a vast area of space that is unusually cold in the microwave spectrum
* [[Coldspot]], a former Sears brand of refrigerators and other cooling units
* [[Ice volcano]], or more specifically a type of ice volcano that is analogous to a geological hotspot.


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'''Cold Spots'''

1. An area of psychic energy marked by an unexplainable and drastic drop in temperature. Often said to indicate the presence of something supernatural, spirits, ghosts, or other unexplainable phenomena.

2. A twice-monthly article series written by [http://www.americanhorrorwriter.com Scott A. Johnson] for [http://www.dreadcentral.com Dread Central] about real haunted places in the United States of America. First envisioned in 2004 by Steve Barton and Scott A. Johnson, Cold Spots was used with permission by The Horror Channel. When Barton and Johnson departed The Horror Channel, Cold Spots moved to Dread Central, where it continued operation. Among the places listed in the Cold Spots archive are:

- Lake Jackson, Texas<BR>
- The [[Sloss Furnaces]], Alabama<BR>
- Hammock House, North Carolina<BR>
- The 17 hundred 90 Inn, Georgia<BR>
- The [[Madame LaLaurie|LaLaurie House]], Louisiana<BR>
- Robert, The Haunted Doll, Florida<BR>
- Cheesman Park, Colorado<BR>
- The Pittsburgh Playhouse, Pennsylvania<BR>
- Resurrection Cemetery, Illinois<BR>
- The Ladd School, Rhode Island<BR>
- [[Waverly Hills Sanatorium]], Kentucky<BR>

And others.

Places are chosen for their ability to verify the hauntings. Only places with factual, verifiable histories that somehow fit into the hauntings are chosen. Of these, the most interesting places are chosen for a story.

Latest revision as of 16:48, 7 December 2021

Cold spot may refer to:

  • Cold spot (paranormal), an area of low temperature that allegedly indicates the presence of a ghost
  • CMB cold spot, a vast area of space that is unusually cold in the microwave spectrum
  • Coldspot, a former Sears brand of refrigerators and other cooling units
  • Ice volcano, or more specifically a type of ice volcano that is analogous to a geological hotspot.