Every Halloween – or whenever ghost hunting is trending – people ask, “Where can I find ghosts?” They’re not just looking for places to find ghosts. Most are looking for places guaranteed to be haunted. Unfortunately, there are no guarantees, but some locations are more haunted than others. The top 10 places to look for…
Category: Ghost Hunting
How to be a ghost hunter – advice from professionals.
Reality and Romanticism in Ghost Hunting
Many people dearly want to have a true, ghostly encounter… something they can be sure is genuine. They’re hoping to see or sense “a real ghost,” perhaps just once. After all, that’s why most people attend ghost hunting events, and why some go on ghost tours. But then, the reality of encountering a ghost… it…
FEAR – Why It’s Important in Ghost Hunting
Do you jump when a light flickers in an empty room? Many of us do that. But others can dismiss a clearly outlined shadow person as if it’s just ho-hum. (I hope you NEVER become that jaded about ghost hunting.) Fear depends on context. When you’re investigating a haunted site, your experiences are your own….
Do All Ghosts Want to Be Heard? Maybe.
Some ghosts want our attention as much as we want evidence that they’re real. We may want to hear (or see) them, as much as the ghosts want to be heard. Listening – and I don’t mean recording them with EVP devices, but actually listening to the ghosts – can transform your ghost hunting experience….
Not Every “Haunted” Site Has Ghosts, But…
Peter Underwood, one of the early, leading ghost researchers of the 20th century, claimed that 98% of hauntings weren’t ghostly. My own estimate is closer to 80%, but his estimate may be more correct. The point is: Many apparent anomalies have very normal – but perhaps odd – explanations. Too often, when I decide to…
How to Stay Safe – For New Ghost Hunters
Every Halloween, people visit haunted places to see what ghost hunting is really like. Maybe a ghost will appear or do something weird, just like on TV. But then, starting the day after Halloween, I hear about people who regretted going out that night. That’s not because they actually encountered a ghost. The problem was:…