Recent Posts Tagged With 'amateur ghost hunters'

• The TV Machine Explodes

  Posted on Monday October 26th, 2009 at 02:33 in TV Shows, television program, television shows, amateur ghost hunters

  First there was Ghost Hunters, then we expanded with Ghost Hunters International, Paranormal State and Ghost Adventures, now we have Ghost Lab and Extreme Paranormal and soon we’ll have Ghost Hunters: The College Years (or whatever they are really ...

• Social Networks and the Paranormal

  Posted on Friday September 11th, 2009 at 06:57 in social networking, television shows, amateur ghost hunters

  I used to bristle when someone would say "Everyone in the paranormal field wants to have a TV show!" Well, I didn't want a TV show so their premise had to be wrong.Unfortunately, over time, I realized that people like me are a minority. Most of the p...

• Ghosts and Grief

  Posted on Saturday August 1st, 2009 at 09:36 in Psychology, grief, amateur ghost hunters

  A little while ago I noticed an announcement from a paranormal investigator crowing about an "investigation" his group had just conducted for a recently bereaved widow. In the posting he noted that her "husband was still leaving the toilet seat up" a...

• The Age Old Science Vs. Hobby Debate

  Posted on Tuesday July 14th, 2009 at 04:43 in science, scientific research, amateur ghost hunters

  Tonight at dinner I had a chance to visit with my dear friend Sandy and another member of our former team. As we concluded the meal, Sandy and I began discussing the age old debate over ghost hunting as hobby and ghost hunting as science.The reason m...

• Zombie Road

  Posted on Friday December 19th, 2008 at 16:06 in paranormal, zombie, sci fi, violence, sci fi channel, television program, troy taylor, amateur ghost hunters

  Image via WikipediaWhen does getting on TV cause local trouble? When that exposure comes on sensational "paranormal" shows that spur a cottage industry based on completely fake stories of ghosts and monsters.Near Ellisville, MO, a wooded trail has be...

• When History and Ghost Hunting Collide

  Posted on Sunday November 2nd, 2008 at 06:20 in amateur ghost hunters

  Gettysburg, PA seems to be feeling the pinch between history and pop culture as some tourist operators in the town have begun promoting it as "America's Most Haunted Town" (funny, Tombstone claims the same thing).  Like Tombstone, tho...

• A Story from Back Home

  Posted on Sunday October 26th, 2008 at 08:57 in South Carolina, amateur ghost hunters

  The primary daily paper back in my part of the world ran an unusually lucid and complete story on the South Carolina Paranormal Research and Investigations (SCPRAI) team. A reporter tagged along with them to an historic home in Anderson, SC to obse...

• Who's Investigating Your Home?

  Posted on Friday August 15th, 2008 at 18:20 in amateur ghost hunters

  Most people wouldn't invite strangers into their homes. Yet, when someone requests an investigation of their home or business they are doing just that. How can you be sure that the people entering your home are trustworthy and professional?The first ...

• Paranormal Safety

  Posted on Sunday July 20th, 2008 at 06:45 in safety, ghost hunting, amateur ghost hunters

  It seems sometimes that Paranormal groups become so focused on the paranormal that they neglect the physical. I've read dozens of articles about how paranormal investigators should "protect" themselves from ne'er do well spirits. People have espoused...

• People Making Life Difficult

  Posted on Wednesday April 30th, 2008 at 06:57 in ghost hunting, amateur ghost hunters

  I've been helping my partner, Michael, organize a piano performance group through Meetup.com. While doing that I've looked around the site some to see what types of things people are up to in Tucson and vicinity.Of course, I had to check out the Para...