“Touching” occurs at some ghost investigations.  The sensation of touch is among our five (or six) senses, and it’s one way that spirits may attempt to make contact… literally.
Normal touching
During a ghost investigation, you may feel:

A ghostly hand touch or brush your face or neck.
A gentle brush, as if you’re walking through spiderwebs, even when [...]

Look for Fiona Broome (the founder of HollowHill.com, and our lead investigator) at the following events.
Special note:  Through 2010, Fiona is working on her writing projects, including her two upcoming regional books, The Ghosts of Salem, Massachusetts and The Ghosts of New Orleans’ French Quarter.
During this time, she’ll be making very few personal and media [...]

You can download Fiona’s own worksheet for evaluating haunted cemeteries.  It’s free, and you can copy it (without changes) for your own use or for your team.
This worksheet is explained in Fiona’s book, Ghost Hunting in Haunted Cemeteries, but most experienced ghost hunters will be able to use the worksheet right away.  (The worksheet includes [...]

Ghost Hunting in Haunted Cemeteries: A How-to Guide is Fiona Broome’s detailed guide to finding, evaluating, and exploring haunted cemeteries.
In this book, you’ll learn…

How to find haunted cemeteries, no matter where you are.
What makes a cemetery worth investigating.
Where to begin cemetery investigations when you don’t know where to start.
The four main reasons why graves might [...]

Scams and con artists can be in any field.
Unfortunately, ghost hunting is especially vulnerable to people whose primary interests are financial gain, celebrity status, or power.
I’m not talking about people who mistakenly think they’re more skilled than they really are.
I mean the people who look you straight in the eye and tell you lies for [...]

Patterns emerge when I study profoundly haunted (or “active”) areas. They help me identify overlooked ghosts and paranormal phenomena.
In my previous book, The Ghosts of Austin, Texas, I described two major paranormal patterns connecting almost all hauntings in downtown Austin.  With that information, ghost hunters can find dozens of unreported and overlooked  hauntings to investigate.
In [...]

Armchair Reader: Weird, Scary and Unusual is a huge book filled with eerie tales and strange trivia, including stories by Fiona Broome.
If you like ghost stories, you’ll like this book.
However, only some of the stories are about ghosts.  Most of the ghost stories in this book are true and located in America.  Others are from [...]

The Fall 2008 issue of Haunted Times magazine recognized Fiona Broome in its elite list of “respected members of the paranormal community.”
Fiona was delighted and surprised to see her name on the list in this glossy, high-quality publication.
Fiona was mentioned in connection with her research at The Falstaff’s Experience in Stratford-upon-Avon, England.  She confirms [...]

Brandywine Valley Ghosts by Laurie Hull is a fun book to read whether you’re a ghost hunter or someone who enjoys real ghost stories.
Ms. Hull is the kind of ghost hunter — and author — I admire. In this book, she mixes well-researched history, chilling ghost stories, amusing anecdotes, and first-person encounters with ghosts. [...]

Hollow Hill’s founder, Fiona Broome, has created a free, four-part course, Introduction to Ghost Hunting.
This free course is for beginners who want to learn the basics.  It will prepare you to join a ghost hunting team and conduct your own paranormal research.
Sign up using the form below. Your first lesson will be sent to [...]