True Paranormal

Usually on this site, I write the ghost stuff and my sister handles the Angels, witches, and anything else outside of the ghost hunting realm. Tonight that changes, at least for this one update.

I received an e-mail from an old and dear friend of mine last week asking me to take a look at a photo she had taken recently. Her family was lighting fireworks and she was randomly snapping shots with her camera/phone. One of the photos had an image which caught her eye. Before I go into any more details about the photo itself, I want to fill everyone in on a bit of background information. My friend who sent the photo, Angie, lost her Mother last year just a couple of months after my own Mom passed away. Angie and her Mom were very close and both are some of the sweetest people you could ever meet. In fact, many of us who know Angie call her an Angel for many reasons. She was even featured on Paula Dean’s show and made ‘Queen for a Day’. Angie and her Mom both believed in Angels and made no secret of it.

Now back to the photo… In it, on the left hand side, there is what appears to be an Angel in pink. When you look closely, It appears to be an older blond woman turned facing the fireworks, but looking back over her right shoulder at the camera. Close inspection of the photo reveals wings, her right arm, even legs and feet.

My first thought before opening the photo after reading the e-mail was that it was probably just some sort of reflection on the lens, smoke, or some other trick of light caused by the bright fireworks. But when I opened it and blew the image up, it was clear that was not the case. I used several filters to enhance the area in question and I honestly believe it to be paranormal.

Angie believes the image is of her Mother. She said that her Mom has a way of making herself known whenever her children get together. She thinks that her Mom was there that night, enjoying the fireworks with her children and Grandchildren. I was worried that my agreeing with her might cause her to be upset. Some people don’t like to hear that the spirit of a loved one is in their midst. Angie assured me that she felt comforted by the possibility and that this wasn’t the first time her Mom’s presence had been felt since she passed.

I’ll let you be the judge. I am attaching the original photo as well as a cropped and enhanced version of it. I did nothing to alter what was on the original photo but clean it up. It was very fuzzy as with any phone image.

Angie would love to have some feedback on her photo, and we here at True Paranormal would love to recieve your comments and opinions as well.

In an effort to find more content for this site and to expand into posting ghost videos here, I have spent a lot of time searching the web. There are literally thousands of sites with ghost photos, ghost videos, and ghost stories. Most of these sites claim to have only authentic content. Many others simply put the material out there for the public to decide for themselves. We here at TRUE PARANORMAL try to only post material we ourselves can authenticate in some way. I am not turning my nose up to anyone else who has a site devoted to the paranormal, but rather trying to make a point.

Several of the ghost videos and photos I have found in my research come from Japan or other areas of Asia. Some are quite compelling and seem to be authentic. There is, however, a very large number of these which I simply cannot believe due to their similarities. Just as I stated in my last post regarding similar stories of hauntings coming from all over the United States, I find it hard to believe that so many ghosts in Japan look just like the girl from the movie “The Ring”.

Check for yourself. Do a google search for ‘Asian ghost videos’. You will find hundreds, if not thousands, of videos depicting a supposed ghost of a young girl with long, wet looking, stringy hair covering her face. In fact, I have been disappointed by Japanese horror movies for this same reason. Most often in these movies, the ghosts look the same from one movie to the next. Either it is the contorting young boy with huge black eyes and a pale face or it is the girl with the stringy hair that we are supposed to be afraid of. While those characters do look spooky, I believe that ghosts are as unique and individual as the living. Paranormal evidence and entertainment should follow suit.

If I posted twenty pictures here from different locations and had evidence of a full bodied apparition wearing a cowboy hat and boots and smoking a cigar in 4 of them from 4 different locations, you would smell something fishy. Right or wrong? I have a problem with things like this and I guess I am on a bit of a two week rant now about false evidence and made up ghost stories. For those of us who truly believe in the paranormal and want to see advancements in the field of paranormal research, these kinds of things can only hurt.

Non-believers in the supernatural will focus only on those pieces of evidence which can easily be dismissed as a hoax or a stretch of the imagination and ignore what may be true paranormal evidence. There are many people ‘on the fence’ between being a believer and a non-believer who need a book to fly across the room and hit them in the face or have Uncle Hal’s ghost walk up to the Thanksgiving dinner table and say hi for them to finally say that they believe in ghosts. There are others who wouldn’t be convinced even if those things happened. Either of those two groups will turn away from any faith they may have in paranormal researchers if more and more phony ‘evidence’ is put out.

Sorry, just kinda passionate about the subject and I sit here sometimes and think with my fingers on the keyboard. I hope some of you understand where I’m coming from.

Ernie

It has been WAAAY too long since this site has seen an update. I plan to re-focus my energies here in the coming weeks and months to provide you with some interesting posts. One disappointment I have to mention is that the photos from Waverly which I had promised to post were mistakenly deleted before I could get them onto the site. I am still holding out hope that someone who was with us that night can still find at least one of the ‘fireball’ photos and pass it on to me.

I have been working on a book detailing the 5 most haunted sites in each of the fifty states. That has been a huge undertaking which has required tons of research. In the process, I have discovered some awesome stories and plan to post some of them here in the near future. The book should be finished sometime this summer and will be available on Amazon when published.

One thing I have found while doing this research is that ‘paranormal’ stories are, in fact, often nothing more than urban legends which are copied from town to town and state to state. There are the stories of school buses which were hit by trains years ago, killing several children. The legends say that if you stop your car on the tracks where the accident happened, an unseen force will cause your car to roll across the tracks inexplicably. If you check your bumper, you’ll see children’s hand-prints. This is a story I believed in for years. I had seen the story featured on such TV shows as “Unsolved Mysteries”,”20/20″, and other ‘legitimate’ programs. The problem is this… While researching my book, I found supposedly ‘haunted’ sites in practically EVERY state with the exact same story. While it could be true in one or maybe even more than one place, I have a hard time believing that so many railroad crossings have the EXACT same paranormal activities going on.

Another story common to nearly every state is that of “Crybaby Hollow”. I have personally travelled to the local ‘Crybaby Hollow’ and listened for the wailing of a long lost infant. In fact, I have convinced myself that I HEARD a baby crying way down at the bottom of a steep hill in the middle of nowhere after midnight. If you’ve never heard of Crybaby Hollow, let me fill you in… The story says that many years ago a family was travelling a winding, narrow stretch of road through hills and hollows. Tragedy struck when a young couple came around a corner from the opposite direction and crashed into the family’s car, sending both cars plummeting down a steep embankment. No one survived the crash… or did they? The only body never found was that of a tiny baby which had been laying across the back seat of the family car. The legend says that if you go to the site of the terrible crash late at night and listen carefully, you’ll hear the baby somewhere down the hill, crying for it’s mother. Spooky story. And one which many believe in faithfully. Again though, this is a story repeated throughout the country.

I believe in the paranormal and, as I said, I once believed in the two stories I mentioned above. Maybe there is a basis in fact for each of the urban legends one can think of. I believe there surely must be. I have had my own true paranormal experiences and have tried to share many of them here. I will continued to research and investigate the paranormal in hopes of PROVING the existence of paranormal activity. But I feel it is the duty of any of us who are believers to also debunk any false reports of hauntings or ghostly activity. To be honest, I was a bit disappointed when I realized some of the stories which had intrigued me for years were nothing more than urban legends. But…. It is what it is. ( <<< I hate that phrase <<< )

Ernie Pack

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I think you will like this story - it was submitted by Mark Hundley - Okay, let’s get started - here’s his story, enjoy!

Coffee Anyone? – A Ghost Story

Three years ago in March of 2006, my wife and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary by spending a week in the city where we honeymooned – Santa Fe, NM! A dear friend of mine had a vacation home there. During most of the year, they leased it out through a management company so many visitors were able to experience the warm, rustic beauty of this fabulous home mere minutes from the Plaza in Santa Fe.

The home was amazing – adobe structure; five kiva fireplaces throughout; the main house was three bedrooms and three baths while the guest house (connected to the main house via one door) was two bedrooms two baths with living/dining/kitchen combination. Tile and wood floors throughout – simply amazing! The outdoor enclosed patio could be accessed from four different doorways and had two outdoor fireplaces and a hot tub. We had access to the entire home for the week!

We arrived on a Monday afternoon and commenced our enjoyment of the home and the city. On our second night there – Tuesday – we went to bed snuggled beneath the down comforter, warmed by the glowing embers of a fading fire in the fireplace. At around 2:00 am, I was awakened by an overwhelming smell of coffee – as if someone had opened a fresh can and put it under my nose. I immediately got up thinking that I might have left the coffee pot on. I fully anticipated the aroma to increase the closer I got to the kitchen; however, the opposite was true. The further away from the bedroom I walked, the more the aroma diminished. When I arrived in the kitchen, no aroma of coffee at all!

Confused, I turned back toward the hall leading to the bedroom and as I entered the bedroom, was overwhelmed by the same smell of coffee that had awakened me only moments prior. I quietly explored the room and found nothing that could explain the coffee aroma. I sat on the edge of the bed and chalked the experience up to a an unexplainable curiosity, then went back to sleep.

The next morning, I emailed my friend and laughingly mentioned that they must have a ghost in the house and relayed the story. Within two minutes, I received a return email telling me that I must not mention my experience to his wife because she was convinced they had a ghost in the house. Well, I didn’t need to mention it to her because he did! Later that day, the representative from the management company came by and said, “Well, I hear you’ve had an encounter with our ghost!” That was all I needed. I sat her down and asked for a full history of the ghost in that beautiful home.

She shared that many guests had reported strange events while staying in the home. Footsteps in various parts of the house; sounds similar to the dragging of something heavy across the floor; lights flickering from time to time; and even one story of a ghost getting in the car with one of the maids as she left the house – a tall Native American warrior. I was intrigued!

Each night from that Tuesday through Friday, around 2:00 am, either my wife or I were awakened by some small event. On Thursday night, she was awakened by the sound of heavy footsteps in another part of the house. She heard them for about ten minutes. We never felt threatened or scared – just “visited.”

After returning home, I corresponded with my friend’s wife about her experiences and we compared notes from other guests as well.

Over a period of a year, I would periodically get “impressions” about the house while either running or in dreams – how many entities were actually there; rooms of significance in the house; possible clues to be checked out on various parts of the property; partial names to research; historical time periods of significance to research; etc. We would share about those impressions and were on the trail to solve the mystery.

About a year after our visit, my friends decided to have the ghost or ghosts removed from the home. They contacted a person in Santa Fe who claimed to be able to accomplish this task and went through the procedure. Not long after that, I stopped receiving my “impressions,” other guests ceased sharing stories of strange encounters, the cleaning crews stopped feeling “watched” and my friends were convinced all entities had departed.

Just before the ritual was performed, I had a final dream in which I saw the faint outline of a tall Native American warrior standing in the entryway to the main kitchen. The expression on his face was one of satisfaction and contentment – as if he had completed a task. I sensed that he was pleased with himself and that he had accomplished his assignment – whatever it was.

All-in-all, I felt that there were actually four entities in the home – one cruel spirit, a man of Spanish origin; a young woman; a young man; and the Native American. I even consulted with a psychic about the experiences related to the house and we both concluded that the man likely had a hand in the demise of the young woman although we were unsure of the nature of the relationship.

I was completely fascinated by the series of experiences initiated by my unspoken question of, “Coffee anyone?” I’ve not had any further impressions, dreams or thoughts related to the house since the cleansing ceremony. Not long after the ceremony, they sold the property because they got “an offer they couldn’t refuse!” Alas, I will never be able to return and conduct my own investigation. Oh well! Another day, another ghost!

Submitted by Mark Hundley
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http://awakenassociates.net

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Hello again!!

Sorry about the delay in getting new posts up and approving your comments. I spent the weekend in Dayton, Ohio watching my Louisville Cardinals basketball team advance to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament. I cleared my mind of ghost hunting and the paranormal by filling it with basketball and beer.

It’s Monday morning and I just checked my e-mail and found a story from a close friend of the site. You’ve probably seen Shandee’s comments to several posts here. Not only is she a frequent visitor to the site, but also one of our biggest supporters. She leaves messages on twitter.com and other places to spread the word about our site and bring more people into our family here.

Today, Shandee is going to contribute a story of a personal experience she had with the paranormal.
Here is her story…

I’m not the kind of person who gets scared or freaked out when I see something paranormal. In my house it’s always been normal for people to see shadow people. And not just glimpses out of the corner of your eye. I don’t know how many times I’ve woken up just to see a human shaped, black mass standing over me. Or how many times I’ve had a book or some random thing come flying across the room at me.

It was about 3 am sometime last November. It was raining out something fierce. I decided to go out in the living room to ask my dad if he knew it was raining. He’d shut the heat off to all the other bedrooms except for mine. Don’t ask me why I went out there. I just felt the need to tell him it was raining. I thought I could hear him up and about. So, I get out there and I can hear somone moving around. They were saying something about the rain. Kind of mumbling under its breath. I could hear two different voices. My dad saying “any minute now,” and the ghost mumbling on about the rain. I thought he had the radio turned on low to the weather channel. I came around the corner, and it turned and looked at me. I walked forward with my arms out. I reached out, trying to feel for what I thought was my dad. He was wearing a red plaid shirt the kind like my dad wears. He looked to be middle to late 40’s maybe early 50’s, with dark, graying hair. He was always just beyond my reach. Every time I got closer he stepped back. I just assumed my dad was messing with me. When I turned back to hit the lights. I saw him smile, reach out for me and zip backwards through the door. Almost like he was being sucked back through a vortex or a black hole.
When I turned on the lights I saw my dad was still in bed. He hadn’t moved at all. There was no way it was my dad, my cats were even sleeping on top of him. There is no way he could have gotten back, and into bed and not have disturbed the cats. All before the light came on… It’s just not possible.

I’m not the only one who’s seen him. My aunt, who lives about 200 yards away, has seen him, not to mention various other uncles and cousins who live in the area. Nobody has any idea of who he could be. On rainy nights my family still jokes about him coming back to come get me.

Thanks for listening. (reading in this case.) I usually don’t tell people about my experiences.
Shandee

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Hello again,

Many of our visitors since my previous post seem anxious to see the evidence we caught Friday night at Waverly Hills Sanatorium. I am still waiting for some more photos to be sent to me from members of our group. Tonight I recieved 11 interesting pictures from Randy Redmon, who accompanied us on the tour. While each one had possible orbs or other curious features, I have decided to post only the best of that group of photos.

This photo was taken on the second floor solarium. If you look way back in the distance, you will notice something strange. This wasn't apparent in the darkness but the camera's flash brought it to life.

An enlargement of the previous picture.

In this photo you can see a couple of possible orbs. BUT... If you look closer, to the left of the column inside the room, there appears to be an apparition.

I have enlarged and lightened the area in question.

Two possible orbs here. The one that most looks like an actual orb and not moisture or dust is way down the hallway, in the lower portion of the picture.

An enlargement of the previous photo.

This photo was taken in the infamous 'Death Tunnel'. No one was in front of the two guys pictured, yet there are two lights ahead of them in the tunnel.

An enlargement of the previous photo.

AN excellent and unmistakable orb caught on camera at the bottom of Waverly Hill, at the end of the 'Death Tunnel'.

An enlargement of the previous photo.

Well, there you have it. This is just a taste of the kinds of things we caught Friday night. There is alot more to come. Some of the best ‘energy balls’ or streaks of light you will find ANYWHERE on the web were caught by members of our team and they will be posted very soon. I will also continue my narrative of the night’s activities. I hope this has been worth the wait to those of you who have been looking forward to seeing some of the evidence. Come back soon and hopefully you will be pleasantly surprised with what you find. We have some BIG news pending.

Ernie Pack
Founder, Supernatural Hunters Investigative Team
We are the S.H.I.T.

Hello again, and thanks for visiting. Friday night, we took a guided tour of Waverly Hospital. Of course, I’d rather go on an unguided investigation, but we did this as sort of a recon mission in preparation for our all night investigation at the end of April.

The tour began with a half hour video which showed historical footage of the hospital filmed at the peak of the tuberculosis outbreak in the 1920’s. Very interesting stuff for a fan of the place. The video also showed exerpts from ‘The World’s Scariest Places’ hosted by Linda Blair. If you haven’t seen the episode of that show in which Waverly was featured, it was cool. A group of girls were taken into the building and challenged to tour the entire place and stay the entire night. It ends with a scene of them running and screaming from the property. Several clips from ‘Ghost Hunters’ are included in the video. Probably the best evidence they caught there was the thermal image of a three foot apparition running across the hallway on the 2nd floor.

At the end of the video, we split into two groups of about 10 people per group. Certain rules were explained and everyone was encouraged to be as quiet as possible and stick together. The building is undergoing a renovation right now and can be a dangerous place in the dark. We entered the building on the first floor near the morgue. The kitchen area was very near there and our guide asked if anyone could smell anything. The smell of sausage was unmistakable in the hallway. Bizarre, but not overwhelming evidence. We stopped in the hallway and watched a large black mass form quite a distance away, then proceeded to the morgue. The old morgue tray looks creepy in the dark building. Having seen several TV shows in which paranormal happenings were caught on video at that very tray, I was intrigued.

We left the morgue and climbed the steps to the second floor chapel. It’s nothing more than a large, empty room at the corner of the building. Our guide, Scott Gray, showed us a photograph taken there by a visitor which shows a very clear image of a ghost behind two young ladies. I’d seen that pic before and it is a good one. If you’ve seen the episode of “Ghost Hunters” where they caught the thermal image of a figure running across the hallway, you’ll be interested to know that the room where that figure came from has a story of it’s own…

The family of a woman who had died in that room was drawn to Waverly after hearing about it’s paranormal reputation. They brought a picture of her and asked if it could be hung on the wall of the room. This was BEFORE TAPS was there. There is no direct relation between the picture and the image caught on camera other than the fact that it came from that very room, out of the hundreds of rooms in the building. I just thought it was odd.

As Scott was facing us, explaining the activities on the second floor, we saw a figure run across the floor behind him. No one was able to get a picture of it, but several of us saw it. Scott, myself and another guide were in the hallway, looking back down toward the chapel room when we saw the entire room light up almost as though someone was welding in there. The light lasted for several seconds, but unfortunately, none of us had a camera ready at the time. We have no clue what caused the illumination.

Sounds like we had a few personal experiences, but caught nothing, huh? Well, we got some of the best photos I’ve seen on the web, on TV, or anywhere else. Those will be posted, along with what happened on floors 3, 4, and 5, as well as in the death tunnel in coming days.

You didn’t think I’d give it all to ya in one little post did ya?

Ernie

We have been asking for your contributions to the site over the past few weeks. Your stories, photos, comments, or even videos will help our site grow and make this a better place for all of us to visit. Recently, we have recieved several stories from visitors and friends of the site. Today, I am posting the first legitimate appearing ghost photo that we have recieved from a friend of the site.

It is an old family photograph that Charlie Miller ran across while researching his family’s geneology. He isn’t sure exactly who is in the picture. It shows a group of people standing next to a home with a large bushy tree behind them. If you look behind the gentleman wearing the hat, you will see a clear image of a man’s face. Skeptics might suggest that it is simply the light reflecting off of the tree’s leaves or is some sort of double exposure. I don’t think so. It looks authentic to me and the face is too clear for those to be accurate explainations.

Look above the man wearing the hat. It appears to be a bearded man.

An enlargement of the previous photo.

Maybe you have a similarly intriguing photo. If so, send it to us and we will post it here for discussion. We will continue to do our own investigations and post anything we find here, but with your help we can fill the site with ghost photography and stories of the paranormal.

The Supernatural Hunters Investigative Team would like to thank Charlie for his contribution. We look forward to more material sent by friends of the site.

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Whether you are a believer or not most people have an understanding of what a séance is. Séances are usually held in a very dark room. The participants are usually seated either on the floor or at a table in a circular fashion.

In most cases there is a medium involved. A medium is a person that spirits will communicate with directly. If a medium is participating he/she will call upon the spirit world for answers or participation.

A séance is considered to be successful if there are responses from the other side – the spirit world. The goal is to get a response that is meaningful and that can be determined to be real. Séances should be recorded in order that the event can be reviewed for authentication.

A fellow blogger has supplied us with this unique séance story. Read it and see what you think. Please leave a comment and if you have a story to share we would love to put it in the spotlight. The email address is: ghosts4u@gmail.com

The following as far as I am concerned is evidence of some paranormal phenomena. Although films can be tampered with and stories can be made up I can assure you that the film and the story is genuine. It is whether you believe it or not, you will have to decide yourself.

As I have previously stated there was no trickery involved. I hope you enjoy the clip.
When it was time to leave the manager came to lock up. We told him of our findings and he said most of what we had compiled was right. Although not all of this was with the candle communication some was through mediumship etc.
HTTP://WWW.SPIRITREALMS.CO.UK

You have to admit that this is an interesting tale – please leave your comments for others. We want this site to be interactive and we need your help for that to work. Again, if you would like to share a story or a photo please send it to: ghosts4u@gmail.com

My brother Kenny is the kind of person who wouldn’t make up a ghost story. He puts on a ‘no B.S.’ front, rides a Harley, and is the eldest of the four of us siblings. I don’t necessarily believe everything he says, but things like this, he wouldn’t make up. Besides, the story was collaborated by my grandmother.

My grandparents lived in an old duplex located in Kosmosdale, Ky. In the living room of the house was a large, yellowed photograph of my great-grandfather. He wore a Derby hat and his sly smile showed a gold tooth. The front door didn’t lock all that well, so my Pa Pack would wedge a screwdriver in the jamb each night before he went to bed.

My brother was spending the night with Ma and Pa Pack one night during a hot summer in the early 60’s. He and my grandmother were sleeping in the master bedroom while my grandfather slept in the front bedroom. During the middle of the night, he was awakened by the sound of the front door rattling. He whispered to my grandmother to ask if she heard it. She said yes, and urged him to relax. He was afraid, very afraid, and covered his head with the sheets.

In a matter of seconds, he could hear the screwdriver fall to the floor. The front door opened and footsteps could be heard walking through the living room and down the hallway toward the kitchen. My brother fought the urge to scream and scooted further under the covers.

The kitchen light hung from a chain. Soon the light came on and my brother peeked out to see the shadows swaying in the hallway. Noises came from the kitchen as though someone was checking the cupboards and refrigerator. After a few moments, the light went out and footsteps approached the bedroom door. My grandmother nudged Kenny and told him to look at the doorway. He was shaking and refused at first. She persisted and he finally obliged.

There in the doorway stood a figure, a man in a derby hat. Only his silohuette could be seen in the moonlight. Then he turned his head slightly and smiled. The moonlight coming through the window glistened off his gold tooth as he turned to walk away. His footsteps faded quickly and soon the house was silent.

“Who was that?” asked Kenny.
“Your great-grandpa Pack.” Ma Pack replied.
“I thought he was dead”
“He is. He comes by to check on your Pa Pack and me from time to time.” With that, Ma Pack got out of bed and walked to the living room to wedge the screwdriver back in the door.

There are basicly two types of people in the world, believers in the paranormal and skeptics. Since you are here, I have to assume that you are a believer. Of course you could be a skeptic, reading the blogs here with a smirk and looking for evidence of our pics being “photoshopped”. Go ahead, run ‘em through any program you’d like to. They are real. We have more as well. They will be posted soon.

What makes you a believer? Was it a personal experience? Have you been convinced by evidence provided on television, in writing, or at sites like this one?
We each have our own reasons for our interest and curiosity about the subject. My own reasons stem from my childhood. Growing up the youngest of four children, I would hear stories of ghosts from my siblings and Grandparents.

My paternal Grandmother was one half Cherokee Indian. I have always heard how strong the spiritual beliefs of Native Americans has been throughout time. Ghosts are a strong part of their culture and religion. She often told of relatives visiting her… long after they had died. She never acted scared at all when discussing those encounters. That made an impression on me from a very early age.

My Dad would scoff at Ma Pack’s tales. “Mom, you must be going crazy”, he would say. It was funny that he reacted that way because he told a few ghost stories of his own from time to time. My Mom had a much different take on the whole subject. When me or my brother or two sisters would awaken frightened by a bump in the night, or even a full bodied apparition appearing next to the bed, we’d run straight to Mom, as any kid would. Mom’s words of ‘comfort’ were always the same… “That’s just the Devil trying to get you, go back to bed.” Wow… what a comfort.

She meant well, I’m sure, but having grown up during the time “The Exorcist” was making it’s run at theaters, the Devil was the LAST thing I wanted ‘trying to get me’.

As I mentioned in previous posts, I grew up virtually in the shadows of Waverly Hospital. As a child, I was not aware of the reputation which has now made the place so famous. I had my own experiences there as a teenager that I will never forget. That helped seal the deal for me as far as being a believer. But I believe in more things paranormal than simply ghosts.

I can’t rule out UFO’s, Bigfoot, Chupacabra, you name it. Until someone proves that these things don’t exist, I am wired to believe in the possibility that they do. Hopefully, as our Paranormal Team grows, we can investigate more than just hauntings.

We would love to hear your answers to the Question I posed as the title of this post. Your participation here, either with your comments, personal experiences emailed to us at ghosts4u@gmail.com, or simply spreading the word about the site is what will make this a better and better place for believers like us to visit. We look forward to your participation.

Thanks again,
Ernie

Ouija Boards as we know them today have been around since the end of the nineteenth century. The first patent for Ouija Boards was established in 1890. What are these boards?

Supernatural Hunters Investigative Team is fortunate enough to have a true story related to the use of a Ouija Board - read it and then decide for yourself if Ouija Boards are in fact a portal for communicating with the dead…

This story is from one of our readers, Karen; you can learn more about her at:

Let’s begin with Karen’s introduction to the story:

Our group is SoulSeekers out of Vallejo, CA.
One of the main reasons I told my story is twofold.
One, is to let anyone who’s dealt with the demonic forces, they can get through it, they are not alone!
Two, to warn others about Ouiji Boards, that they need to be handled with care and never use it during seances, you never know what horrors may come of it!!
I have held this in for so long, it’s time to let it go, thank you very much!

Karen (paranormal lady)

If you have any stories you would like to share please contact us. As you can see, first-hand accounts can be very interesting. We are happy to share your story and/or comments (positive, negative, or indifferent) with our audience. Let us know what you think!

The term, ‘out of body experience’ (OBE) was introduced in 1971. Prior to that the phenomena was referred to with such terms as ’spirit walking’ and ‘astral projection’. Although OBEs are not commonly discussed it is estimated that they are experienced by 1 in 10 during the course of a lifetime.

During an OBE one feels the sensation of floating outside his/her own body. In some cases the physical body can be seen or perceived from a place outside one’s body - it’s as if they are looking at themselves from another place. Out of body experiences are often associated with near-death experiences, but not always.

A fellow blogger, Robin Henry, who has the “All About Jobs” blog at http://www.e1jobs-blog.com
has provided the following accounts of his personal experiences. I think you will find them interesting to say the least.

Okay - let’s get started:

Robin’s Experiences … From His Diary

“These are the only two really different experiences I have had apart from the usual déjà vu, ESP type experiences that I believe most people have.”

25 October 1999

I had traveled to a small town north of Tennant Creek called Elliott with a work colleague and was staying at a motel. After dining with friends, I retired for the evening and had an experience which I believe was an out-of-body experience. It was much stronger than any dream I have experienced, but could of course have been a dream and not an OBE.

I was again floating, weightless with no bodily sensations. It occurred to me that I had died in my sleep and was overcome with a sense of great relief, however, I thought of how unpleasant it would be for my work colleague to find me dead and how I would miss my wife and children. I thought of returning to the motel room to see if I was dead and in a flash I was there hovering again. I could hear the air-conditioner and realized that I hadn’t died, but was lying awake on the bed.

17 August 2003

Despite my negative thoughts, I had a feeling of total well-being, almost euphoria throughout. When the “pressure attacks” ended, I had absolutely no idea what had happened. I rolled over and went to sleep.

Well - what about you? Have you ever experienced anything similar? We would love to hear about it - please post a comment or send us your story!

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Hello again,

Things have been crazy around here since early January. We’ve dealt with some tough times. My Mom lost her battle with cancer on January 13th. Then not long after that we had a devastating ice storm hit the Louisville area and were without power for over a week. In the mean time, we had a glitch on the site which caused us to lose all of the images we had posted. As you can imagine, this made it difficult to provide regular updates. We are back up and running now and hope to provide daily updates from here on out. We apologize for the delay.

As soon as Spring arrives and the temperatures allow us to do so, we plan a few ghost hunting adventures locally. Waverly Hills is very nearby and is always a place we’ll be visiting from time to time. But there are other reputed haunts within 50 miles or so which could prove interesting. We are a fledgling operation and don’t always have access to the equipment required to do a thorough investigation. Thermal imaging equipment is VERY expensive and we have to borrow one from a vender. We do have voice recorders, night vision video cameras, digital cameras, EMF meters, and most other necessary tools at our disposal. Hopefully, as our team grows, we will be able to have all necessary equipment all the time.

One other location where we will arrange an investigation is the Doe Run Inn in nearby Brandenburg. Built by relatives of both Daniel Boone and Abraham Lincoln in the late 1700’s as a mill, the building has endured many re-incarnations over two centuries. Nowadays, it serves as a restaurant and motel. The Inn sits aside scenic Doe Run Creek and has hosted weddings, picnics, and business retreats in recent years. Stories of footsteps in the empty hallways, doors slamming, voices, and even full-body apparitions make this one target for our team.

Doe Run Inn... Brandenburg, Ky.

Another location we’ll be visiting is Applegate’s Landing Bed and Breakfast in Historic West Point, Ky. The site of many previous paranormal investigations, this old building is perhaps one of the most active haunts we will encounter. Sometimes violent activity such as, items flying across the room, people being pushed or their hair pulled, and threatening EVP’s have been documented here.

Applegate's Landing... West Point, Ky.

These are just two of the many places we plan to investigate in coming months. If you have a haunted location you’d like us to investigate, tell us about it. Your comments are always appreciated as well. Don’t forget to sign up for the site and recieve your free E-Book, “Real Ghost Stories”.

Demons have been feared as evil forces since the beginning of time and religions. They are said to be supernatural forces that are malevolent spirits. These wicked entities seem to enjoy being nasty in various ways.

Christianity recognizes demons as fallen angels. These fallen angels were formerly of God. The word devils is often used in place of the word demons. It is said that demons often live and work together. Their levels of will, wickedness, and endurance vary.

Demons are said to have the ability to possess or inhabit a human body, requiring an exorcism to remove it. This opens the thought that demons can in fact be controlled and even conjured.

However, the possessed individual may become ill, paralyzed, blind, and very violent with increased strength. The possession can be total or it can be more of a periodic influence. The demon can speak and see through the use of the body it possesses.

Some belief systems say that demons can and do take the form of anything at all, including animals and even children. Other people believe that demons are a sort of spiritual force or entity that battles for the soul of individuals.

We have all heard of children who have imaginary friends. Someone whom the child talks to, plays with, and forms a genuine relationship with. Someone who seemingly only exists in the child’s mind. Often, imaginary friends are just that… imaginary. For whatever reasons, children will invent these friends to fill holes in their lives or create a playmate. Sometimes they are simply a scapegoat. Kids will blame their own wrongdoings on these imaginary friends to avoid punishment.

You may be reading this and wondering why it is being discussed on a paranormal website. The answer is this… Often these imaginary friends may be something NOT borne of a child’s imagination, but perhaps a spirit from another realm. There are countless stories of eerie coincidences and happenings between a child and their imaginary friend which almost certainly have paranormal ties.

One such story recently relayed to us goes as follows….

A teenage girl had lost her older brother to a car accident. She took the loss very hard and couldn’t bare to even see photos of her brother after he had passed. The entire family was aware of the depth of her grief and decided it was best not to mention “Bobby” in her presence. Even her mother put away all of the photographs with him in them.

The girl had a child a few years later. As the boy grew, he was never told of the Uncle Bobby he never knew. At about age 3, his mother started hearing him carrying on one-sided conversations with someone. She laughed it off and thought he had simply invented an imaginary friend. This went on until the boy was nearing his first grade of school.

The mother was watching her son playing in the back yard. Suddenly he stood up and appeared to hold hands with someone who wasn’t there and walked along the fenceline. She thought it was a bit much for him to be acting this way. She yelled to the boy and told him to come to her. He looked up and said to this invisible person,”I’ll be right back”.

When her son came to her she asked who he had been walking with. “Uncle Bobby”, he said, without hesitation. She was left speechless when he said this. All of those memories she had buried for years came flooding back into her mind. A tear rolled down her cheek and, without saying a word she quickly walked inside. She tried to take her mind off what had just happened, but couldn’t.

Her curiosity was overwhelming. She went into the attic and brought down a dusty box of pictures. There was one of Bobby and his baseball team at a picnic. She took it down and asked her son if he could find Bobby in the picture. He looked at the photo for a few seconds and smiled. He looked up at his mother and placed his finger on her deceased brother’s image. “That’s my Uncle Bobby”.

The boy had never seen a picture of his uncle, had never heard his name mentioned. Yet, somehow, he knew him.

This is just one example. Perhaps you have heard similar stories, or maybe you had an imaginary friend of your own. This amazing story is simply hearsay to many, but to those who have lived it, it is much more. Is it paranormal? In my opinion, yes. Was the imaginary friend actually the spirit of an uncle who never had a chance to meet his nephew when he was alive? Perhaps…

Angels are discussed and recognized in almost all religions. Many people believe that they have a protective angel that watches over them. In fact, some people believe that each of us have a guardian angel that is with us throughout our lifetime.

Angels are said to be a whisper away. If you think about them and whisper to them they will be in your life. Shhhhh….quietly whisper to your angel now!

It seems that all the professional paranormal investigative teams use top-notch equipment. Many of their tools are not only very expensive but the average ‘believer’ may not be able to find them at the local mall. That may cause some to feel that they cannot properly investigate paranormal activities.

If you are interested in the paranormal you probably watch some of the popular TV shows that allow us to watch as investigations take place. Undoubtedly you have heard references made to ‘cold spots’. But what exactly is a cold spot and what causes them?

How To Be A Successful Ghost Hunter

Maybe you have thought about getting involved in ghost hunting and just did not know how to start. Or maybe you feared you did not have the knowledge or resources to do a good job. Here at True Paranormal, we believe that anyone with an interest in this fascinating area should be free to enjoy it – so we want to give you a few tips about how to be a successful ghost hunter.

If you are brave enough to experience the world of the supernatural you have the key ingredient to succeed. Additionally you will need to be determined and you must be thorough.

Begin with research.
Learn all you can about a site before you even visit it. A good investigation is done in a scientific and documented manner. Talk with anyone and everyone that might have some knowledge of the site and its paranormal history. You will also want to learn about any deaths or suspicious activities that have taken place over the years.
By learning all you can before the physical investigation begins you will be much more prepared for proper set up of your equipment and other aspects of the investigation. You will be able to conduct the investigation in a professional manner and you will soon build credibility for your team.

Be prepared.
Arrive at the site with equipment you will need. Don’t forget the little things like extra batteries. Batteries often become ‘drained’ quickly and without notice during paranormal investigations.
Just having the equipment with you is not enough to leave a good impression or to do a good job. You will need to learn how to use your tools before you begin an investigation. If not you could miss a great opportunity while you are trying to figure out how to use the new equipment.

Be patient.
Apparitions do not appear simply because you want to experience them. It is wise to begin an investigation with an open timeframe. When you are attempting to capture EVPs be careful to speak slowly and allow time for a response. Record even when you are not asking questions.

Be open minded.
Begin every investigation without expectations of what you will find. Acknowledge anything unusual or out of the ordinary as just that, but don’t label it as paranormal until you are certain that it is. Debunking is just as important as validation of any supernatural activities.

Witchcraft has a very long history – in fact, it can be traced all the way back to 2000BC in Ancient Egypt.

Wiccans use plants to cure both people and animals of illnesses and injuries. They were true herbalists but unfortunately they were misunderstood. If a patient that they provided care for died or their condition worsened the Wiccan would be accused of being a dark witch. Conversely, if they happened to heal a very sick person they would then be called witches.

Probably one of the most common types of hauntings we have reported and encounter are shadow people. Unlike full body apparitions, shadow people appear at almost every reported haunt. They manifest in the shape of a person, but are transparent and have no detailed features. Often only a dark shape which moves about in the darkness, they have also been seen in well lit locations.

When we recieve reports of shadow people, our first step in the investigation is to go to the location and do everything in our power to debunk them. Often, they turn out to simply be shadows cast by the light of a passing car or airplane. Sometimes however, there is no easy explaination for their origin. In these cases, we must look at all other possibilities. We all are aware that darkness can play tricks on the eyes, and this is always a possible explaination.

At some locations, shadow people have set patterns they follow. They may follow the same path each time they are seen. The best way to confirm that they are actually there and not a trick played on the eyes is to have more than one person at a time see the same thing. This has happened to us on numerous occasions.

Shadow people have been caught on video dashing across hallways or moving from one room to another. Once, there was a large group of us in the darkened hallway of a location we were investigating. We decided to turn off all flashlights and just stand quietly and watch down the hallway for a few minutes. In mere seconds, gasps came from several of us as we all witnessed shadows peering out of a doorway, then quickly moving from one side of the hall into a room on the opposite side.

I think even non-believers will admit to seeing a figure from the corner of their eye and turning to see who it may be only to find an empty room surrounding them. Could this be the activity of shadow people? Perhaps, but there are other possibilities. When this activity persists in the same location, an investigation may be warranted.

Scientists and philosophers have debated and studied this question for ages. The best answer seems to be that life is the unseen energy force within people which allows each of us to have control of voluntary functions . Scientists have claimed that they could create all of the tissues, organs and bones necessary to build a human body in a laboratory. They could assemble all of the parts into a sort of “person” and possibly even make some of that creation’s involuntary functions operate as they would in a natural born person.

It is here that science reaches a dead end. Just as when a person is declared brain dead, doctors can still somewhat control involuntary body functions, but it is the voluntary functions that make someone ‘alive’. Functions such as thought, emotion, memory, and even feeling pain cannot be controlled by electronics or any other man-made forces. It is a natural force of the universe within each of us which makes us alive… an energy.

Science also states energy cannot be destroyed and doesn’t go away, it dissipates, or is transmitted into another form. So, if life itself comes from a source of energy within each of us, where does that energy go when we die? Without delving into the religious aspects of this question, but rather the paranormal aspects, let’s examine it further…

As paranormal investigators, we often encounter “cold spots”. Some say that this is due to spirits drawing the energy, in this case heat, from a particular area in order to manifest themselves. We have had brand new batteries drained in mere moments. We sometimes attribute this to the same sort of phenomena, only this time instead of heat, it is the energy of the battery being used by ghosts, or spirits. We have had unexplained interferrence in audio or video recording equipment. We wonder if this can be attributed to an unseen energy source nearby…

Orbs, streaks of light, EVP’s, and even full body apparitions, if they are what believers say they are, must have an energy source of somekind. Is that source derived from the lifeforce once found in a living body? If so, why are they here? What do they want to communicate to the rest of us? Are they aware of their situation? The answer to those questions are what all paranormal investigators seek. The Supernatural Hunters Investigative Team will continue to gather and present information and evidence in search of those answers as we move forward. It should be quite a ride. We hope you’ll join us…

All my life I have heard tales of ghosts and the supernatural. According to my grandmother ghosts of past family members frequently visited her home. I remember hearing real ghost stories even as a small child.

Because the presence of ghosts and the supernatural do not seem to be seen and felt by everyone the perplexity of their existence has been doubted. Common folklore told by our ancestors tells us that ghosts are the spirits or souls of a person that once lived on earth. However, the term supernatural refers to happenings that are beyond ordinary scientific understanding.

Both terms, ghosts and supernatural, are loosely related to concepts of religion, spirituality, and even metaphysics. The term ‘paranormal’ is often substituted for supernatural and both words have been used in reference to experiences of healings, sightings of angels, and communication with the dead.

Ghost encounters and supernatural experiences seem to often happen to individuals that do not have the ability to record or investigate the incident. Could this indicate that the ghosts understand who can and cannot investigate such an occurrence or could it possibly be that such individuals imagine the incident?

What can be inferred about existence after death? We have often heard that many ghosts or spirits have unfinished work here on earth. We have also heard that violent ghosts may have been violent in their human form as well.

Then there are vampires and witches. Do they really exist? If so, how do they fit in with the idea of being violent in their human form?

Ghosts and supernatural forces of all sorts are hot debate subjects. For some of us the idea of ghosts is accepted as a part of the world as we know it, but for others it is simply a ridiculous concept. Still others remain undecided. How do you feel about ghosts and the supernatural?

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• Steal some brains while you’re there, dude

Just after Halloween 2008, I took a paranormal tour of Waverly Hills Sanitorium. I took along a cheap digital camera and snapped nearly 100 pictures as we toured the building and ‘death tunnel’. Here are a few of those with brief descriptions of each…

The second floor hallway.

Also taken in the second floor hallway. Notice what seems to be a figure on the left side of the hallway? There was no one down the hall when the pic was taken.

An enlargement of the previous photo.

This is the entrance to the infamous room 502. A nurse was found hanged from the pipe at the top of this photo.

The fourth floor is regarded as the most haunted floor of Waverly. This is a door to the fourth floor. Notice the cut in the door at the top of the photo. The story behind that goes something like this… A security guard heard screams coming from this area of the hospital, along with loud banging sounds. As he climbed the steps to check on what was going on, he called out to whoever was there. It was a group of teenagers who had sneaked into the building. They yelled,” They wont let us out.” He asked “who?” Their reply was, “The shadows”…Notice there is no latch at all on the door. It swings open at the touch of a finger, yet these boys were beating on it with anything they could find, including a large fire axe they had ripped from a wall.

Probably the most interesting photo I took that night. The room was completely dark when it was taken. I have no idea what the orange light is that seems to come into the room from the window on the left.

An enlargement of the previous photo.

I am in no way claiming the image, orbs , or “dancing light” are definitely paranormal in nature. I will tell you that they are ACTUAL, UNALTERED photos. I have my opinions. You form your own.