Ghost Hunting and Haunted Places
How to be a ghost hunter – advice from professionals.
In this 5-minute podcast, you’ll learn what’s (probably) real – and what isn’t – on ghost hunting TV shows. For my related 2019 article – with a LOT more insights, and links to dig deeper – see Ghost Hunting TV Shows – Are They Real? For an even earlier article with additional details, especially for…
If you’ve wondered whether “Living for the Dead” is worth watching, I understand. A lot of ghost-related TV shows aren’t impressive. In fact, they’re almost parodies of what genuine researchers do. (Can you hear my exasperation as I write that? Probably.) However, “Living for the Dead” is different… on many levels. In this 18-minute, unscripted…
Looking for haunted places near you? Almost every community has a “haunted” cemetery. Some of the best are from the late 18th and 19th centuries, when grave markers and headstones conveyed a rich sense of history. To have a ghostly encounter in cemeteries – even if you’re not sure they’re actually haunted – here’s what…
As I’m writing this, I’m in coastal Maine (USA) and it’s November. Recently, the weather has been rainy and rather miserable. At night, some roads are dangerously icy, too. So, I’m unlikely to go outside for ghost hunting, but I’m still looking for “haunted” places. This is what I do every winter: I do deep…
If you’re like me, you’re always looking for fresh, undiscovered haunts. Not mild, “well, I suppose that might be a ghost” sites, but locations where ghost-like anomalies are rampant. Here’s something ghost hunters can use to find those kinds of haunted places… if they have the stomach for it, that is. The gruesome article –…
Here’s an interesting (and geeky) study about how we perceive time, and it may affect ghost hunting. Studies show that time seems to go faster (and faster, and faster) as we get older. Could that affect how we understand ghosts? Here’s the article that made me question this: Physics Explains Why Time Passes Faster As…