An eye on the paranormal world in today’s popular culture.  Articles refer to news about paranormal groups, TV shows and appearances by the leading ghost hunters in the field.

Dude Run!

-- Brian Harnois


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If the dead can't rest in peace, how on Earth can the living?

-- Cheri Revai


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All a skeptic is is someone who hasn't had an experience yet.

-- Jason Hawes


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We're not trying to prove anything to the skeptics, we try to help people who think their homes are haunted.

-- Grant Wilson


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Intelligent hauntings are (when) they're trying to communicate with you, like tugging on your clothes.

-- Grant Wilson


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If your cat's speaking Latin, you might have a problem.

-- Jason Hawes


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The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness

-- Joseph Conrad


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The Supernatural is the Natural, just not yet understood.

-- Elbert Hubbard


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We aren't Ghostbusters. Though one of those backpacks would be cool.

-- Kate McClure

Until you experience something, it's one of those things where you have to show me the proof.

-- Erich Breger

The pot was on the stove burner and it was all full of water so it was heavy. And we saw it spin around like somebody was moving it.

-- Chef Juan Diaz

If you have a legitimate haunting or claim of a haunting, calling us is your first step. TV and being famous should be the far front of your mind.

-- Regan Vacknitz

Find a great supportive team that becomes your family, and know that the dead is not to feared, it is living that can change your life.

-- Julie De Stefano

We are merely here to research, prove or disprove spirits exist and enjoy our journey.

-- Julie De Stefano

Is there a God? Is there an afterlife?... I think that now, more so than ever, people are much more willing to take the time and question what’s out there.

-- Ryan Buell

So most skeptics who criticize us are really just misinformed and kind of ignorant. They’re just assuming something about us. We’re quite critical ourselves, but we’re here to help people.

-- Ryan Buell

I hope the Paranormal State series breaks down the door, the taboo, “the let’s not talk about this stuff.” There are real people having experiences. It’s OK to talk about them, even if you’re skeptical.

-- Ryan Buell

People wonder if there is something after this life. We look at that in a scientific way and take an approach based on a lot of on site research and data collection.

-- Ben Williams

We were at the North guest house and we were doing digital voice recording. The camera system recorded all night long, and we were there 12 hours. When we analyzed the recordings, we heard something say 'don't leave me'.

-- Ben Williams

Ghost hunting is kind of like fishing, you don't really know if you're going to catch anything or not, and most of the time you're just waiting.

-- Ron Thorne

When we listened to an audio recording made at that time, someone said my name, but it wasn’t me and it wasn’t others on the team. It was somebody out there. They actually said my name, Nick, in kind of raspy, whispered voice.

-- Nick Ferra

There are a number of methods that we use to help isolate the source of the activity, sometimes it is paranormal, and sometimes it isn't.

-- Martina Baker

I worked on a case in Pittsburgh that you would call a demonic haunting. Blood would materialize on the walls, crosses were bending, we'd hear sounds. Just crazy things.

-- Ryan Buell

We just try to give our clients peace of mind, whether they have activity going on in their home or not.

-- Andrea Pinigis

I want to know where we go when we leave this life. I'm just looking for answers to what happens when we move on.

-- Bonnie Knowles

Sitting around in the dark is the easy part. Going through the material is the tough part, putting together a report.

-- Susan Bove

Nine times out of ten we find reasons for everything going on that aren't paranormal.

-- Brian Robertson

We're coming in not trying to validate, but trying to disprove. We're trying to figure out what's really going on.

-- Jason Hawes


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We are firm believers of the paranormal, but we believe over 80 percent of all claims can be disproved.

-- Jason Hawes


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A Faraday cage is a copper cage that we could put our microphones in to eliminate any outside signal so radio chatter won't be misinterpreted as an EVP.

-- Jason Hawes


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We're coming in with everything from Zero Lux Cameras that can see in total darkness to Thermal Imaging Cameras which can see temperature fluctuations.

-- Jason Hawes


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When I'm asked 'Are you afraid of the dark?', my answer is 'No, I'm afraid of what is in the dark.'

-- Barry Fitzgerald


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For me, when you ask (a ghost) a question and get an intelligent response, it just blows my mind.

-- Marty Seibel

You research the area, you set up equipment. Sometimes it’s as interesting as watching paint dry.

-- Marty Seibel

You can’t be critical, analytical in your investigation if you don’t leave room for doubt. You can’t think you know everything.

-- Claudia Metz

Remember, they're dead. You're not.

-- Sara Liskey

We once installed a $1.49 trap in a woman's toilet and she never had ghost problems again.

-- Jason Hawes


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Our EMF meter was jumping off the charts. We found her alarm clock was causing crazy electro-magnetic fields around it. We spent $22.99 on a nice digital clock, and she never saw an apparition again.

-- Jason Hawes


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