Welcome!
Is your house haunted?
Unfortunately, the field of paranormal research and investigation is is a field of uncertainties. However, as a homeowner with a problem, you deserve a straight answer. This page is designed to try to give you those straight answers.
The facts are:
- Paranormal investigators won’t be able to agree among themselves on that answer
- ‘Proof’ is often offered based on unfounded assumptions, untestable theories, and (often) improper use of investigative equipment
- There is no basic standard for an investigation
- There is no scientific description of what it is that is being investigated
- It is difficult to identify the joyriders from actual scientists
- Even if undeniable proof is discovered, that doesn’t mean anyone will believe you
To find your answer, you will either need to arm yourself with some information, or ask somebody to investigate things for you.
I’m going to try to answer these questions for you:
- How do you know you’re getting an investigation group that is reliable and honest?
- What can you expect from an investigation?
- How do you know you can trust the evidence of a ‘haunting’ they present, if they find any in your home?
- What is the equipment they will use on an investigation, and how do you know they are using it correctly?
- Aren’t you glad I’m asking these questions for you?
And who am I, exactly?
- I am a writer, thinker, technical junkie, minister, and … well it’s a long story.
- I’m not here to merely take your money.
- I am not here to broker investigative groups – though we may suggest some in the future that you may wish to explore further. I cannot guarantee your results with any group.
- I want to present a balanced, honest, and scientific explanation where I can. I suspect I may not be popular with many investigative groups (or TV shows), but I really don’t care about that.
I’m focused on getting real information out to homeowners like you who believe they may have a haunt of some sort.
I’m part of an informal collection of technical people with a scientific frame of mind, people who believe that the paranormal field is a fascinating study, and people who have either investigated haunts or have been ‘haunted’ themselves.
The Haunted Homeowner’s Survival Guide is now online, and is designed to offer a realistic view of the paranormal phenomena – neither from a highly technical and skeptical point of view, nor from a paranormal enthusiast point of view. There are excesses on both sides of this fence, and I try to point out the rational middle ground.
If you’d like to support this effort, please consider buying an ebook or audiobook on my eStore page. Thank you!!
December 7, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Just got into investigating paranormal and was stunned to discover EVPs on a tape we made at Mansfield Reformatory. Still, my brain nagged, is there a scientific explanation? Searching on the web led me to this very interesting and objective site. Thanks for the objectivity!
December 7, 2009 at 7:45 pm
I’m glad it made a difference for you.