...Or, at least, that's the conclusion I've come to. I'm having a wee bit of a problem and I've tried everything I can think of to resolve it without any luck. I really hope someone can help me out or maybe there's hope of a super uber patch incoming at some point for this issue? That issue being that I can no longer enter Haemar's Shame...

I previously completed A Daedra's Best Friend, so the zone was already cleared. I later returned with my trusty ol' pal Aela to retrieve the last totem for the quest Totems of Hircine. Unfortunately, it now seems that Haemar's Shame is on another magical planet somewhere far away because when I try to enter, all I get is a pretty loading screen. I waited upwards of fifteen to twenty minutes and still, nothing. I eventually restarted my PS3 (which I've already been told is my first problem, hardy har har) and tried again with the same results. I tried entering the zone through both entrances and again, nothing. The game doesn't actually freeze or crash, it only seems to be stuck in permanent loading limbo land and I'm left with no choice but to shut it down manually.

Honestly, not being able to complete the quest is bad enough but now that I've realized I am going to be stuck with Aela's fabulous company from here 'til doomsday since I can't finish it... I'm rather annoyed. She's not exactly a great conversationalist and she seems to think it's fun to stand right in my way when I'm trying to chop people into pieces. I'm about ready to smash my face into the controller. Repeatedly.

Any thoughts or advice or hugs would be appreciated.

((hug)) poor console user!

Sorry to be of no use at all but your post is rather funny "Aela's fabolous company" especially your last 3 sentences.
hopefully you saved before aela started bugging you?