| Ghost Hunting can be very fun and yet at times it can | | | | noise from the recorder |
| be one of the most | | | | when they are in record mode. A recorder is a |
| terrifying things you will probably ever do in your | | | | necessity for recording EVP's. EVP's |
| life.The following are just a few of the things folks | | | | also called (electronic voice phenomenom) are a very |
| have encountered during | | | | unique and sometimes frightening |
| ghost hunting or paranormal investigations:1. Smells: | | | | thing that is often encountered in a haunted area. |
| These smells can seem to come from no where, and | | | | What an EVP is, is a voice or |
| develop | | | | other communication that is heard on a tape or digital |
| instantly and disappear just as fast. The smells are | | | | recorder during playback, |
| often putrid like | | | | that was not heard when the recorder was |
| rotted meat, or like fresh bowel movements, and are | | | | recording.2. Film Camera: Do NOT use a digital camera |
| very overpowering at | | | | because the photo will always be |
| times.2. Apparitions: Some spirits appear as barely | | | | questioned as being fake, no matter how good it is, |
| visible forms, while some | | | | where if you use a film camera, |
| become as solid and normal looking as a living | | | | you at least have the negatives as some proof. And |
| person.3. Clouds - Mists - Masses: Often fleeting | | | | unless you buy a high mega-pixel |
| shadows, things seen out of the | | | | digital camera, the photo quality will be less than a nice |
| corners of the eyes are encountered. Or a rolling | | | | cheap 35mm film camera.3. Camcorder: A camera is |
| black mass may appear, | | | | good, but a camcorder is even better. Get one that |
| sometimes a whispy form like smoke is seen.4. | | | | uses |
| Disembodied voices: These are often heard and at | | | | a tape, either the small cassettes or one of the older |
| times they can be very | | | | models that use the full |
| scary. Imagine being in a darkened room, and having | | | | sized VHS tapes. I bought two of these older |
| something invisible | | | | camcorders for under $75 each recently.4. Thermal |
| whisper or even shout in your ear. These are not | | | | Imaging scopes or goggles: These capture the upper |
| EVP's, but normal sounding | | | | portion of the |
| speech.5. Physical Sensations - Some ghost hunters | | | | infrared light spectrum, which is emitted as heat by |
| have been touched, pinched, | | | | objects instead of simply |
| slapped, had their hair pulled, been scratched or even | | | | reflected as light. Hotter objects, such as warm |
| bitten by invisible | | | | bodies, emit more of this light |
| entities.6. Rappings - Scratching - and Knockings: In | | | | than cooler objects like trees or buildings. Often spirits |
| walls, ceilings and floors. | | | | that manifest have a |
| Strange sounds and noises are often heard in | | | | temperature in their form that stands out in this |
| haunted locations, as well as | | | | spectrum, especially if a spirit |
| hearing what sounds like objects being dropped, or | | | | is present in a cold location.5. Night Vision scopes or |
| moved in nearby rooms.7. Cold spots: Sometimes just | | | | goggles: These little devices have become very cheap, |
| before a spirit manifests they draw energy | | | | a |
| from the surroundings. Often a spot in one area of a | | | | nice night vision scope can now be purchased easily |
| room will suddenly | | | | for under $200. They work by |
| become very cold. For example the temperature | | | | collecting the tiny amounts of light, including the lower |
| thoughout a room may average | | | | portion of the infrared |
| 75 degrees but in one corner or area, the | | | | light spectrum, that are present but may be |
| temperature will suddenly plummet | | | | imperceptible to our eyes, and amplifying |
| to 50 degrees or even colder. This is a sure sign of a | | | | it to the point that we can easily observe the image.6. |
| spirits presence or | | | | Flashlight: Take along two small pocket ones for each |
| a soon manifestation.8. Power drains and equipment | | | | team member. What can be |
| malfunctions: Like cold spots, when a spirit | | | | worse then exploring a dark cellar or underground |
| is drawing energy needed to become solid or more | | | | area, and having the lights or |
| visible, they will often | | | | another flashlight fail.7. Walkie Talkies: If you have a |
| draw-in nearby energy, this energy can also come | | | | group of team members, and you are investigating a |
| from batteries in video | | | | large location, walkie talkies are not just a good thing |
| camers, and other devices. Often cameras, tape | | | | to have, but they can be a |
| recorders, even lights will | | | | life saver at times.8. Notebook and pencils: Often any |
| suddenly go haywire or stop working all together | | | | electronic, electrical or other devices may fail |
| when a spirit is present.Almost everyone that does | | | | in a haunted location, so it's very wise to carry along a |
| ghost hunting believes that there are two types of | | | | small notebook and some |
| spirits, human and in-human, the latter are also called | | | | pencils in case you need to keep some valuable |
| demons. I am a born | | | | notes.9. Thermal Scanner: A hand held thermal |
| again christian and believe the bible 100%. From my | | | | scanner (thermometer) uses infrared |
| beliefs in the bible as | | | | technology to measure the surface temperature of |
| factual. I believe there is only one type of spirit | | | | material without touching it. You |
| involved in any haunting, | | | | simply point at your target, pull the trigger and read the |
| and these are in-human or demons.According to the | | | | temperature on the lit |
| bible, when we are dead our spirits or souls are | | | | LCD display.One of the best tools I recommend, is |
| present | | | | also the cheapest, under $10 U.S. It is a |
| with God, from there we are either granted a life of | | | | computer software program that is made just for |
| love and peace in heaven | | | | Ghost Hunting and Paranormal |
| with the creator and the other believers, or we are | | | | Investigations. It's called 'Ghost Hunter'. The software |
| cast into hell forever, | | | | is for anyone who explores |
| with no chance of escape. The bible also says there | | | | haunted houses or locations where any type of |
| is a huge chasm or void | | | | paranormal activity is occurring. |
| that separates the living from the dead, they cannot | | | | Whether you are trying to gather evidence of the |
| cross over or communicate | | | | haunting or other proof, this |
| with each other. There are other statements in the | | | | software can help make the job more organized and |
| bible that clearly says that | | | | easier.Ghost Hunter software was made as a |
| ghosts can not be the spirits or souls of people who | | | | scientific tool, for paranormal researchers that |
| have died.Whether the creatures involved in a haunting | | | | believe in spirits, demons, or ghosts. Researchers can |
| are spirits of dead humans or | | | | easily keep track of vital |
| whether they are demons, if one is trying to prove | | | | data gathered at the haunted locations. With this |
| that they truly exist or if | | | | software you can know at a glance |
| you are trying to disprove a haunting, then you must | | | | such vital information as; the date and times of the |
| do paranormal investigations | | | | activity, location info, GPS |
| as a professional.A professional Ghost Hunter or | | | | data, telephone numbers, notes, sounds heard, odors |
| paranormal investigator needs to have the right | | | | detected, temperature anomalies, |
| tools. Here I will explain devices that every ghost | | | | and more.You can use the software on location |
| hunter or paranormal | | | | during the investigation with any WINDOWS based |
| investigator MUST have, if he or she is truly taking the | | | | notebook Computer or back at home or in the office |
| phenomenon as real or | | | | after the investigation.For more information and the |
| as a business, and not as a joke.1. Voice Recorder: It | | | | ability to download and try a free demo version of the |
| doesn't matter if you use a standard tape recorder or | | | | 'Ghost Hunter' software, please visit the publishers |
| one | | | | website: |
| of the new digital recorders, what does matter is the | | | | Robert W. BenjaminCopyright © 2005You may |
| quality and the ability to | | | | publish this article in your ezine, newsletter on your |
| use an external microphone. Try to get one that is of | | | | web site as long as it |
| good quality, but make sure | | | | is reprinted in its entirety and without modification |
| you get one that has a plug in microphone with a | | | | except for formatting needs.Robert W. Benjamin has |
| cable or cord so the end of the | | | | been in the software business on the internet for over |
| microphone is away from the recorder. The small | | | | 5 years, |
| all-in-one recorders that have the | | | | and has been producing low-cost software for the |
| built in microphones, pick up a lot of the hiss and gear | | | | past 25+ years. |