Favorite Paranormal/Macabre Youtube Channels (Part 1)

Hey there, fellow Frighteners, wow, it's been a while since I've used that greeting, but hey, it feels good! Today I am going to talk about some of my favorite paranormal channels. This list will also contain channels that talk about dark things - serial killers, strange events, etc. Click on their names to be directed to their channels. 

Rob Gavagan - 

Seriously Strange, Anatomy of Murder, Twisted Tens, etc.

Rob Gavagan is the first paranormal Youtube channel I started watching and has done a pretty damn good job at keeping this guy riddled with A.D.D. entertained for many years. If you have searched paranormal, macabre material on Youtube, you have most likely bumped into one of his many videos. He has a wide variety to keep you enthralled for hours and hours on end and it's not just the paranormal he discusses. He also has series of videos directed to certain subjects, such as serial killers (Anatomy of Murder), Seriously Strange (paranormal, odd events, unexplainable), Serial Killer Files (self-explanatory). But Rob does also like to show his comedic side and has a highly recommended series called Why Would You Put That on the Internet? (or WWYPTI for short. Jesus, even the acronym is long). He also had a gaming channel called Zombie Horse that was fun to watch, but sadly it doesn't appear to be in the works for a comeback, but thankfully he's back to doing what he does best. In other words, with his longevity, his catalog will keep you entertained for hours. He did have a spell where he didn't post much of anything for like a year, year in a half, but thankfully he's starting to make a comeback. Highly recommended. 

Shrouded Hand 

"Hello everybody, Shrouded Hand here ..." 

Ever since I stumbled across Shrouded Hand's channel roughly a year ago, I've almost binged watched his entire video catalog. There's something unique about the way Hand presents his videos. Maybe it's his accent (you know us Americans, we love us a good ol' foreign accent - it's not like we have any unique accents here in the States!), maybe it's because both me and Hand have anxiety issues so I find I can relate to him, or maybe it's because we're just into weird shite. Could be all and more reasons, actually. Shrouded Hand does talk about the paranormal, but much like Mr. Gavagan above, he does venture into other interesting realms, cryptozoologist will enjoy this channel as well. One of my favorite series of videos he does is showing drawings of torture victims, those who are mentally insane, or serial killers. Although I do feel horrible for the victims, it is always intriguing to see what makes one snap or tick, and Hand illustrates this with his videos perfectly. 

Fascinating Horror

Much like the other two, Fascinating Horror talks about macabre real (unfortunately in this case) stories. However, I have yet to see him post anything on the paranormal, to what I've seen at least. Another reason why I really enjoy his videos is because he gives a detail, sometimes even graphic, account of the terrible events that have happened. There are some well known true stories in here that most of us who don't live under a rock know about, such as the story of Centralia (which Scared Sheetless' very own, Chris Chaos, has visited numerous times), Pearl Harbor, Disney World tragedies, but he also touches base on things I didn't know about, but then again, I do live a somewhat isolated lifestyle as well, so take that for what it's worth. 

But there's a few suggestions, but I definitely have more ready to go for you at a different point of time. If you have any favorite paranormal/macabre Youtube channels to suggest, please feel free to contact me. Check out my Contact page for details. Thanks for reading. 

My Science is Bigger than Your Science! by Chad Stambaugh

    Most paranormal research groups today seem to be armed with a menagerie of 'high tech ghost hunting equipment'. There's nothing wrong with this of course, groups should be out there testing theories. However, problems arise when people begin to confuse equipment with science, and when groups don't really know how their equipment works.

     I'm sure many of us have stumbled across websites which claim to be the 'most scientific' based on the sheer volume of equipment used. The argument goes something along the lines of; 'ghost hunting equipment detects ghost activity', 'using equipment is the scientific way to detect ghost', we have the most equipment, and therefore, we are the most scientific'. I hope I'm not the only one slightly nervous of this line of argument.

     The first myth is that there is any such thing as 'paranormal investigating equipment'; there is not. EMF meters are used to detect (typically) electrical fields; there's a reason the popular brand is called a 'Cell sensor'. Environmental monitoring equipment is used to measure the environment by a range of industries. Camera and audio equipment is used by enthusiasts the world over. What makes one define this equipment as paranormal? Well, sometimes these pieces are made for another purpose are sold on by 'paranormal shops'. Sometimes paranormal enthusiasts are skilled in other areas and produce more economical copies of other pieces of equipment to sell to the paranormal market.

     None of this should be taken to suggest that any of these pieces of equipment should be used for paranormal investigation. Sometimes they may even be sold specifically as the answer for 'detecting ghosts' but I think most of us know there is no scientific link between ghost and EMF, the environment and anything else. There are (often unscientific) theories to link the two, but there is typically no concrete evidence for it yet.

     So do many of us not really know what we're doing with our equipment? Anecdotally, the answer seems to be 'yes'. Ask many people why they are using EMF meters and the answer is 'because they are linked to manifestations'. Ask why someone is using a spot thermometer to measure a non-surface cold spot and they cannot see anything amiss.

     No one can really blame anyone else for not knowing exactly how and why each piece of equipment works. No one person can be expected to carry that amount of information in his or her head (although I try daily). But without knowing the science it's difficult to justify calling the use of each piece of equipment 'scientific'. The reality in some cases is that the more equipment that is used, the more it is not 'scientific' anymore.

Survey: Which (if any) do you believe exists?

Paranormal Research: Sounds Legit

Excerpt from My Upcoming Novel - Symbol of the Dead

The Afterlife Chronicles

Symbol of the Dead

Book 1

 

by James Paradie

Sample 1 

 

 

Chapter 1 – Here on Earth

The Hawkins

 

Charles and Sharron Hawkins

Sharron and Charles Hawkins are lying face-to-face, asleep in their comfy bed. The alarm clock goes off at 7:00 a.m. They wake at the same time. Sharron takes off her sleeping mask. Through heavy eyes, they stare at each other without saying anything. Their eyes then get wide as they both say at the same time, "We’re late!"

            A few minutes later, Sharron is all dressed and getting her shoes on while balancing herself on her bureau. She is thin, but not too skinny, has slightly graying red hair and is moderately attractive.

            "I can’t believe that we’re late for our first vacation in years," she says to her husband Charles.

            Charles, a retired forty-seven-year-old real estate agent, had made great money until the market bottomed out a few years back. After retirement, he moved from New York City back to his hometown of Cold Creek, New Hampshire, to get away from the city life because his nerves were shot. He’s festively plump, but not too overweight, looks kind and nice, but is nervous most of the time.

            "Do you think Sam will be all right taking care of Luke?" he says with concern.

            Sharron wryly replies, "Yeah, right. By the time we get back she probably will have gagged him, put him in a straight jacket and stashed him in the closet.      

 

          Charles thinks for a moment about that one. He then nods, shrugs and says, "Well, at least they'll be sending some quality time together." 

 

Luke Hawkins

 

            Sharron leaves the room, goes down a hallway and knocks on the doorframe of her son’s room. His room is filled with posters of his favorite metal bands and women with oversized breasts. Your typical teenage boy. She then walks over next to Luke's bed as he is lying on his stomach with his mouth wide open and is snoring louder than any other eighteen year old ever could. No blankets over him either, and she can see he's wearing the same clothes from the previous night. 

            "Luke, you got to get up and get ready to leave. We're running late." She speaks as sweet as she can, but Luke brushes her off with a swipe of his hand. She grimaces with agitation and says, “Luke!” Luke grunts and rolls over, turning his back to her. Angry now, she bends down and screams right into his ear, "Get your butt moving!"

            Luke jumps up and walks to his bathroom without saying a word. Sharron then leaves the room with a grunt of satisfaction. Meanwhile, Luke slinks into the bedroom and falls back on the bed. Sharron returns to her room to find Charles in the bathroom brushing his teeth with his own finger. She looks at him in disgust.

            "Oh, come on Charles. Use a toothbrush!"

            "I can't find it!" he says with a mouth full of toothpaste.

             She rolls her eyes, reaches into Charles' personal traveling bag and pulls a plastic bag out with his toothbrush in it. She throws it at him. He barely catches it.

            "What's got your panties in a knot?" he says, going into the bathroom to spit out the toothpaste. 

            "Luke. He's so unmotivated and he's driving me crazy with his music, his laziness, his constant sleeping, video gaming, and …"

            Charles finishes for her, "Just existing?" 

           She snaps her fingers. "Yes, that's it!"

          As she leaves the room, Charles says, “Don’t worry about it, honey. While we’re on our vacation, I'm sure we'll miss him ... a little."

            She sighs and replies, "We better be gone for more than week then."

 

Samantha Hawkins

 

All Luke knows about his older Samantha is what he has heard from his parents. “She’s odd,” they constantly say.

Luke has no memories of Sam. He was only nine when she left home, and before that she kept herself isolated in her room.

Samantha lived a happy, normal life, until tragedy struck when she was six years old.

 That was when her biological mother died.

The dimpled, light hearted, tow-headed child turned into a dark figure of her former self. Since those days of turmoil, she hasn't been the same.

She lies on the bed with her arms spread apart as if she's just been stabbed. Her skin is pale, her views on life are pretty black in most areas, and she nearly despises the sun.

            Her phone rings. Still lying with her eyes closed, she picks it up.

          "City morgue."

            Sharron is on the other line. "Ha-ha, Sam. You ready?"

            "For what?"

            "Oh, let's see, maybe the Grim Reaper, because you act like you are a part of the Night of the Living Dead all the time. Don't act stupid with me, young lady. You know what I‘m talking about. Good God woman, has that ghost hunting business made you loopy? Your little brother that you haven’t seen in a very long time. Does the name Luke ring a bell?"

            Sam lies back with the phone away from her ear as she lets out a huge sigh. She puts the phone back up to her ear. "I did have other plans."

            "Like what? Stay in the darkness and drown yourself in self-pity? Be all dark and depressed like you’ve been for the past, hmmm, twenty-seven years?"

            Sam sighs. Why did Sharron and Dad have to ask her to take care of her brother? How old was he now he anyway? He had to be at least twelve... or whatever. Who cares?

            "Twenty-six and a half." She retorts back to her stepmother. "But okay, you

get your way. I’ll look after him."

            She never called her stepmother 'Mom'. Hanging up, Sam took a deep breath. Soon she would have to face the mother from Hell and her servant named “You,” the only way she addressed Charles.

            Sure enough, soon her doorbell rings.

            Outside, Sharron and Charles stand impatiently with a bored Luke.

            "I wonder if she’s still into that gothic stuff?" Charles asks.

            Sharron shrugs. "With Sam, it's a mystery. She can drink lamb’s blood for all I care. As long as we get him out of our hair." Luke gives her a bland look and looks away, is if he expected her to say something like that. "Oh, you know mommy loves you."

            "Sure," Luke says.

            As the door opens, Sharron and Charles plaster on their best plastic like smiles. Luke turns his head in embarrassment. Sam stands there, dressed in a Lacuna Coil t-shirt, a rock band she likes, and loose, black sweat pants.

            "Why hello there, Count Dracula. Do you remember your brother?" Sharron says.

            Sam looks at Luke real quick, back at her parents, and shakes her head. Sharron and Charles look at each other with resignation, and then they look back at Sam. Their smiles fade.

            "Just get to know one another. Okay?" Sharron pushes Luke inside.

            Charles puts a hand on Luke's shoulder. "Luke, we'll call and let you know when we get there."

            Luke looks up at the ceiling as if in Divine supplication. "Please crash onto a deserted island."

            Charles, clearly ready to go, claps his hands and says, "Hope you guys have fun. Sorry, we can’t chat, but we got to go."

            He and Sharron leave quickly, slamming the door behind them. They run to the car, and drive away speedily.

 Sam walks into the living room and flops down onto a black leather recliner. She closes her eyes, as if dreadfully tired. Of course, this is what she looks like all the time. Luke sits down on the matching black leather couch.

            "So," Luke says, feeling awkward, "you’re my sister?"

            Sam doesn't open her eyes, but does give him a response. "Wow. What a brilliant ice breaker."

            "Well, sorry. Just a question."

            She barely opens her eyes and speaks to the ceiling. "Do you have another? Maybe you'd like to know if money grows on trees, or if the White House is really white, or..."

            "I get it," Luke interrupts, obviously frustrated. This will probably be the worst week of his life. "Sorry."

            "I'm just waiting for, 'How are babies made? Do they really come from a stork?'" Sam chuckles, annoyed and shakes her head.

            Luke smirks. "Nah, I'm all set on that. I do have the internet."

            "Okay, we didn't have to cross that boundary on our first meeting." Sam

says bluntly. 

            After a few seconds of silence, Luke says, "I got a question."

            She looks over at Luke through squinted eyelids. "What?" 

            "You got anything to do here? I mean, by the looks of it, I'm in like a Tim Burton nightmare." He looks around and then back at her.

            "You know what you could do?" 

            "What?"

            She leans toward him and says with a calm, cold tone, "Keep your distance from me or you'll find yourself a head minus a body the next morning. Got it? I haven't had a good week and I am truly sorry that Sharron and dad have forcibly left me to babysit a teenager. But keep your distance and you won't get hurt." She smiles smugly. "Okay?"

            "K," Luke stammers. He wouldn't be so intimidated if she hadn’t said all that with such contempt.

            Before long, Sam fell asleep ... or so he hopes. Luke sits back on the couch as he looks over to the glass coffee table and picks up a Para-X Magazine. There’s a story on the supernatural, a world called the Afterlife, where everyone goes when they die. Luke takes interest in it. He sees pictures of real ghosts, or what the magazine is calling real ghosts at least. There are multiple articles on various paranormal subjects: Electronic Voice Phenomena, Electro Magnetic Fields and Their Effect on the Spiritual Realm, just to name a few. He then looks at the bottom of the page to see that the photographer and writer for all of the pictures and articles is Sam Hawkins, his sister. He looks around the room and sees other pictures she took and articles she wrote hung tacked up all over the walls in nice frames. Ghosts, UFO sightings, Yeti, vampires -- everything of the paranormal realm. Luke puts the magazine back and gets up from the couch to look more closely. As he studies Sam’s work with obvious interest, his sister picks her up head and watches. Smiling to herself, she gets up and walks behind Luke.

            "Well, looks to me that we both at least have some interest in the same things. I took those pictures. You like them?"

            He turns to her and smiles. "They’re great! I love this stuff, but how did you get them?"

            "I’m a paranormal investigator who writes articles for various magazines. But the last one I was in was Para-X Magazine."

            "I saw. I've head of them. There like one of the biggest magazines around for the paranormal."

            "Yeah. Sharron and Dad never told you that?"

            Luke shakes his head. "No."

            She looks sad at this. She thought they knew. She sent them her articles. Did they ever read them? Then again, knowing them, they probably never bothered.

            "Got anymore?" Luke asks.

            "Sure, upstairs." Sam is pleasantly surprised at his interest.

            "Maybe this won’t be as boring as I thought it would be," he says.

            "Luke?" A question has been particularly bothering her. He has to be older than she originally thought.

"Yeah?"

            "How old are you?"

            "Eighteen. Why?"

            "You’re eighteen and you need a babysitter?"

            "Yeah, I didn't quite get that either. Dad and Mom think I’m some sort of a psycho, I guess. I got no friends and I kind of scare people away."

            “Why do they think you’re a psycho?”

            “This one time I lit the staircase on fire.”

            “Really? How old were you then?”

            “It was about two weeks ago.”  

            “Oh.” Even though she would never light a staircase on fire, she understands the impulse.

            "I can be your friend, Luke."

            "But you’re my sister."
 

            "So?" She punches Luke across the shoulder jokingly. Luke grins as they go upstairs to look at more of her work.
 

The 7 Commandments for a Spirit Seeker

 

Alright, it says Code of Ethics, but I thought commandments sounded more serious.

Q&A with Scared Sheetless

*Authors Note: So originally I was going to have this as a Facebook exclusive, however, as some of you might know, not a lot of people are Facebook zombies. Some prefer to Tweet, Tout, and whatever. Is MySpace still around? Anyways, I've just decided to post this on here. It's a Question and Answer I did on my Facebook page. I figured, since I haven't posted anything paranormal or ghost hunting on here in awhile, I would give some people that benefit. So, here it is and enjoy.

Scared Sheetles Q&A:

Hello folks! I’m going to try and start doing exclusive columns on my Facebook page to try and make the experience better. If you have any questions, please send me some and I will make sure to answer them when I do another one of these. Some of these I have been asked and others I am basically asking myself; which is creepy, because it’s like I’m doing an interview with myself almost. On with the questions!

1.       How did you come up with the name Scared Sheetless?
Answer: To some people it will be like; ‘Really?’ to my personal friends it will be like ‘typical James.’ I’m a big fan of the movie ‘Beetlejuice’, more specifically the character. And the story goes that before they came up with the name of the movie, the director Tim Burton joked to the producers saying, “We should call it Scared Sheetless.” And he was horrified when the studio, Warner Bros., actually considered it. But they went with the name they got now and so that’s why I named it Scared Sheetless as homage to the movie I basically grew up watching. I had other names planned like Haunted Manor, but they just sounded so corny. I mean, where can you go wrong with a name like Scared Sheetless?

2.       What place do you want to investigate the most?
A. Waverly Hills Sanatorium. I just feel this connection to it for some odd reason. I’m a sucker for the creepy stories. The creepier it is, the more I’ll be interested in hearing about it, so that’s why. I’ve always had a thing for places like that.

3.       What investigation do you feel the most connected to?
A. Sugar Hill Inn, hands down. It’s just so random the events that happen there, but yet whoever or whatever is constructed them makes it seem so planned. Some areas you feel peaceful, while other areas you feel like something is watching you. The last investigation was surely the most intense. I mean you had all these emotions going through you; whether it was anger, sadness, intensity, or fear. It was quite the investigation.

4.       Do you write about every investigation you go to?
A. No. Only the ones we catch evidence at; or if the client asks me not to put this in the newspaper, then I will respect their wishes.

5.       Have you ever thought about leaving NEPI (Northeastern Paranormal Investigations) and creating your own group?
A. No. I know this sounds corny, but NEPI isn’t just my fellow investigators, they’ve actually became like another family to me. I mean, we just don’t meet up for investigations and that’s it. I’ve been to their houses just to hang out or have been invited to their children’s birthdays or graduation parties. So it’s more than just investigating. It’s a pretty close bond we all share with each other.

6.       How can you afford all this expensive equipment?
A. I’m stupid with my money. Plain and simple. I should have never gotten that debit card. The rest of the crew thinks I’m Mr. Money, but actually I’m not. I’m flat out broke most of the time, but when I have the money I spend it on either stupid stuff or equipment for the team.

7.       Have you ever thought about taking Scared Sheetless to the next level: TV?
A. I’ve fiddled with the idea of possibly just reading my articles in a microphone and having pictures of the places and posting it on Youtube or something. But I do not have a TV voice; I sound like a hick and I HATE it! But you got to go with the voice you got, but I don’t want to have that voice on Youtube, simply because I can’t listen to myself on audio. I get so annoyed with how I sound, because I sound like such a dummy, but in all reality I’m not. The voice doesn’t match the mind, put it that way. I’ve always thought it would be neat to tape the investigations we do and put the evidence on that and have like a NEPI show on Youtube. I just recently bought one of those Full Spectrum video recorders, so you may see that soon.

8.       Out of all of NEPI, who’s influenced you the most?
A. Everyone pretty much has, but I usually follow Anthony’s lead due to he’s the leader, mostly. They all have an expansive knowledge of the paranormal, so I learn from each and every one of them.

9.       Have you ever been to an investigation where you thought your life is in danger? (Spirit or client wise).
A. Interesting question. I haven’t felt like I was in danger, but I did feel weird. There was this investigation in Lisbon where I thought the client was just…not right. I understand that this person lost a loved one, but this person needed help. Actually last I heard, this person was sent to a home to be taken care of, so I guess my gut feeling was right. But she (I’m getting sick of writing this person) would just snap at us. She would grab our equipment out of our hands and be like, “See! He’s right here!” And it wasn’t even doing anything. She yelled at us if we told her something she didn’t want to hear. “Don’t you guys know what you’re doing?” She would say in a manner that we didn’t. We do, thank you very much. But she just needed some help and I guess they are giving it to her.

10.   Last question: What’s your favorite Ghost hunting show?
A. Ghost Adventures is the only one I watch. Not because I’m a crazed fan or anything, it’s just I like the raw feeling of the show. I know Ghost Hunters has that feeling too, but for some reason I just don’t like that show. I just get the feeling that the Ghost Adventures crew is more serious about finding the evidence while Ghost Hunters is more into making money off of it. BUT to you Ghost Hunters fans who are fuming in your seats now, I could be wrong about them. I’m just going by what I feel, but I know I can be wrong sometimes. I could be wrong about them. That and I really don’t watch any paranormal shows, not even Ghost Adventures anymore. I have 14 unwatched episodes on my DVR, so it just goes to show my need for it. I’d rather be there seeing it for myself basically.

Well, that’s it for the first ever Scared Sheetless Q&A! Hope you enjoyed it. Like I said, if you have any questions, just shoot me a private message on here and I will make sure to answer them the next time I do this. Good day!

Reader Sent: Old Village School

Recieved an email from a reader who said she's had experiences at the Old Village School in Wells River, Vermont. NEPI, along with myself, investigated the former school and got some interesting results. Click here for the article.
 
Note that this email has not been tampred with and appears as it did when she emailed me.

When I lived at the school house it was also a radio station and an Evangilist Church on the other side of my wall. The radio station was below me. The church would come in every Sun am and pm and on Wed nights. They would play tamberines and speak in tongues. LOL. My boyfriend at the time and I would hear things all the time. We had a balloon for my birthday. It would float around the apartment by itself with no breeze. Sometimes in the kitchen and then make its way into other rooms. Our friend that was a DJ at the station said the same types of things about balloons. We’d always get really creepy feelings where you could sense someone there. One night as we had just gotten into bed, the lights were off and we were on the 3rd floor. We could hear a rhythmic banging above us. There was just the roof above us and NO way for anyone to get up there except from the room next to our apartment that just WE had access to. It would “BANG” 4 seconds, “BANG” 4 seconds” over and over again to the point where we were both almost crying and holding each other’s hands. I was so scared my legs were numb and we were literally shaking. We never found out what it was. I’d wake up in the middle of the night during the week when he wasn’t there (he lived in MA during the week) and I would be terrified. I would sleep with the tv and lights on so that I never heard any scary sounds. I’ve never been as frightened any place else in my life and there was “nothing” to technically be afraid of. I think it was just that I could really sense something. At the same time, it was one of my favorite places. I really loved living there. I loved the character of the place. There was a neighbor on the very bottom floor in the back. Her name was Janet Parks. She passed away around 93 or 94ish. I don't know if it was in the house or not so if you do ever get to go back, that may be something to focus on. She was an aide at BMU school. I have so many great memories of that place.:)

To all the readers: remember, if you have a story, please feel free to share it with me! I love hearing of other peoples experiences, so please don't be shy.

If anyone else has had an experience at the Old Village School, feel free to comment below.

Keep Calm...

Sounds like a plan...

D.I.Y. Ghost Hunting: The Dangers of Ghost Hunting

D.I.Y. Ghost Hunting

Hazardous Environment
The Dangers of Ghost Hunting

Did You Know: Scared Sheetless is a chick magnet? Yes, that’s right. More females like Scared Sheetless on Facebook than males. Scared Sheetless on Facebook just celebrated its 100^th like; with margins of female – 56.9% and male – 43.1%.

Ghost hunting is a dangerous business. It’s among the vast importance of things to learn before you decide to venture into this interesting, yet dangerous, world. There have been injuries and even death while doing an investigation. Unfortunately the accidents could be linked to the vast amount of amateurs or teens who think this is easy. It’s not. You constantly have to be on the lookout for dangers ahead. You got to remember, most of the time we do investigations in complete darkness. When you do investigations in a house, you need to mostly look out for furniture or that nice antique vase that someone could easily knock over. Stuff like that, but with abandoned houses it’s a completely different ball game.

When we went to the Cathouse in Bethlehem, there was just danger all around: broken glass everywhere; broken pieces of lumber that could leave a nice souvenir in the form of a splinter or gash; there’s only half a staircase leading to the basement before a drop. We hated that we couldn’t get down there, but the people we brought with us, “The Derps”, were ever so determined to get down there, so they made this makeshift step that was made out of a table. Still though, I wouldn’t have condone them to do it, but I’m not their father and I’m not that much older than them, so it wasn’t like I could say anything. But danger is around every single corner, whether it’s a nice house or an abandoned factory, home, and nursery, etc. You need to take precaution. 

Case in point, according to a story on the Paranormal Research Society’s website (which is down right now), a woman named Sarah Harris tragically died after she received a lung infection from an investigation she recently did. It wasn’t asbestos or chemicals, but bat droppings. The theory going around is that when they were walking, it stirred the droppings into the air and bat droppings are known to be lethal, as in the unfortunate case of Mrs. Harris.
 

There’s also another factor – obsessive behavior. This came to my attention from an Examiner.com article, “Dangers of the paranormal: a cautionary tale for ghost hunters,” written by Patricia Marin. In the article, Patricia talks about the true story of a new investigator, who was at a haunted location and caught several EVPs; this is exciting for any investigator, because you have something. I know I hold my EVPs I’ve caught near and dear to me, but this lady has gone to drastic measures. She became obsessed and started catching more EVPs at her house, but soon she was hearing the disembodied voices with her own ears. Could it be that she wanted to hear them so bad that she craved it, that it made her think she was hearing voices and thinking it was the dead? Who knows for sure, maybe because the brain works in strange matters?

The voices would start insulting her though, calling her bad names, but she wasn’t threatened by it, she was actually intrigued by it. The voices must of gotten to her in immense ways, because she stopped going out less and less, she stopped being in contact with friends and family, and eventually she would stop communicating all together. Sadly there is no ending to this story, because she is still doing this.

I’ve been doing this for years and NEPI hasn’t had any mistakes what so ever. That doesn’t mean it’s not imminent, because if it can happen, it will happen. We’ve been lucky but we all know luck can change. We’re not invincible in any way and we’re living creatures no matter what and we can be hurt. Please, I’m begging you, if you ever want to do this: don’t go by yourself, always have a cell phone (hopefully with service), flashlights (with spare batteries, of course), and a first aid kit. The most important point I want to make across to aspiring ghost hunters is to join an already established group; not one full of amateurs, not one full of teenagers. I know, it looks easy on TV, but it’s totally different when you’re there. Be safe or be sorry.