Ghost Hunting and Haunted Places
Let’s say you’re ghost hunting. Suddenly, you feel uncomfortable, ill, or emotional. Are you sure that it’s something paranormal? A simple, baseline check can help you decide what’s really going on. That’s why I created a worksheet of emotions, with some instructions. It’s a free download, linked at the foot of this article. The worksheet…
Ghost hunters often rely on their research tools. (See my article, Basic tools every ghost hunter must have.) With enough experience, a professional researcher can walk into a room and accurately guess if it might be haunted. (However, most true professionals will admit that their guesswork is not 100% accurate. They’ll keep an open mind…
Since I’ve been a resource for TV and movie producers since the late 1990s, people ask me if ghost hunting TV shows are real. The simple answer is no, they’re not. Those shows may represent what we do, as ghost hunters. But even the most authentic shows are edited to make them more entertaining. They…
Many people have asked me about finding and joining a local ghost hunting group. THE BASICS First, be sure to read the articles in my free ghost hunting course, Introduction to Ghost Hunting. From the second lesson: Locate at least one ghost hunting group in your area. Search at Google, Yahoo, etc., using the name…
Ghost hunting equipment can be useful in any haunted setting. Some researchers confirm anomalies using cameras, EVP recorders, digital thermometers, compasses, EMF devices, and so on. Others focus on psychic readings with Tarot cards or other divinatory tools. Some people use dowsing rods and pendulums, which some claim are psychic tools, while other point to…
Sometimes, people are understandably eager for something to be a ghost. A haunted house or graveyard can seem so exciting. A “real” ghost experience grants instant celebrity to the storyteller. I wrote this article back in the 1990s, and it’s still valid today, though our research techniques — and cameras — have changed. Sometimes the…