Tag: Paranormal Investigation
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Calling Out – What Would Count as an Answer?
Introducing Experimental Discipline to Call‑Out Sessions I was recently approached by an investigator from a paranormal team operating in Lancashire, England, who asked for my opinion on a series of video‑recorded call‑out sessions. In these sessions, participants sat around a table and reported apparently “intelligent” responses to direct questions, typically in the form of audible
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“Real” Ghost Hunting Without Ghosts (But Plenty of Clickbait)
When I was a kid, there was a house visible from the back of our school – a proper local legend. Dilapidated, half-swallowed by brambles, broken windows, the whole cliché. We called it the haunted house. Not because anyone ever saw anything there, or because it had a tragic history, but simply because it looked
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Urban Exploration or “Real” Paranormal Investigation?
There’s a particular kind of ghost hunting channel that perhaps irritates me more than the over-the-top scream-and-run crowd. Not the Sam & Colbys of the world – but the ones that wander through derelict houses and half-collapsed factories with no reported activity, no folklore, and no witness accounts or claims of poltergeist activity – nothing
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EMF Case Study: Why Debunking is Often More Complicated Than It Looks
Every investigator eventually comes across an incident that refuses to fit neatly into any category. One of those moments happened recently during a routine field session. It wasn’t a dramatic event, but it was an interesting one, because it illustrated something that doesn’t get said enough in paranormal investigation: not every anomaly has a tidy
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EMF: The Millstone Around the Neck of Paranormal Research
From ghost hunting TV shows to YouTube channels and even formal parapsychology studies, few tools are as omnipresent – or as misunderstood – as the humble EMF meter. Flashing LEDs showing sudden spikes have become staples of ghost-hunting TV shows and late-night urban explorations alike, and devices of all different form factors and feature sets
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Attention Ghost Hunters: Stop Trying to Prove that Ghosts Exist
Every weekend, in abandoned hospitals, decrepit mansions, imposing castles or solemn graveyards around the world, groups of dedicated paranormal investigators gather in the dark armed with audio recorders, cameras and various pieces of dubious technology. Their mission? To make their name as the ones that finally prove that ghosts exist. It’s a mission that, on
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Exploring My Haunted Pendle Hill: A Comprehensive Review
Introduction Hidden deep in the Pendle Hill area of Lancashire, England, lies a 400-year-old farmhouse steeped in mystery. Not much is known about its history – just that the previous occupants abruptly left, abandoning many of their possessions without explanation. It has sat empty for most of the last five years, until the My Haunted
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Evaluating the Role of Mediums in Ghost Hunting
During my almost twenty-five-year career as an engineer, I have come to embrace one guiding principle when it comes to data gathering: never trust the output of any instrument without understanding its inner workings—what it measures, how it works, its parameters, tolerances, or calibration. Just as investigators must understand the mechanics and reliability of their
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Why Investigate the Paranormal in the Dark?
When we investigate the paranormal, we often find ourselves stepping into the darkness, both figuratively and literally. Entering a location, after hours, with nobody else around except for perhaps your team members, the surrounding darkness heightens your senses, alerting you to the possibilities hidden within the shadows. For many investigators- particularly those motivated more by
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How Important is Historical Research When Investigating Paranormal Claims?
Nestled in the South Devon countryside, hidden from view down narrow country lanes, stand the imposing ruins of Berry Pomeroy Castle. Not only is this a captivating historical site, but it is also an infamous hotspot for reported paranormal activity. Most famous among the various inhabitant ghosts is the White Lady, believed to be the
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