Haunted Books

I do love a good ghost story, even better yet- a haunted book! Perhaps you haven’t yet heard about the haunted book in the DePauw University’s Library Archives in Greencastle, IL. Hoosier State Paranormal investigated the archives on January 20. This particular ghost story is about a book- one particular book: The Poems of Ossian, The Son of Fingal. This book is in former Governor James Whitcomb’s collection that he donated in the early 1800′s.

As legend has it, one student was really enjoying reading this book to the point he couldn’t put it down. Instead of leaving it in the library, he snuck out of the library with it and took it home with him to read. That night, he felt a presence in his room. When he strained in the darkness to see who could be in his room, he saw a spectral finger pointing at him and a voice that asked “Who stole Ossian?”

The student was scared half to death and promptly returned the book the next day. This particular story was what prompted Hoosier State Paranormal to investigate this book. The night of the investigation they recorded two EVP’s. You can listen to them here: EVP Evidence.

If you’d like to learn more about their investigation, check out their website: Hoosier State Paranormal.

Paranormal Investigator Dwayne Claud

Have you ever wanted to learn more about ghost hunting, but were afraid to ask? I recently had the pleasure of interviewing paranormal investigator, Dwayne Claud on LoveToKnow’s Paranormal channel.

Dwayne shared information on his books, Rochester Haunts: A Ghost Hunter’s Guide and Baptism By Fire (real life accounts on demonology).

Mr. Claud gives advice on things that you can do to have a successful ghost hunting experience, as well as things you should NEVER do (hint: provoking ghosts doesn’t always get you the desired results!).

Check out my interview here – Interview: Ghost Hunting Tips from Dwayne Claud.

Where are Your Favorite Haunting Grounds?

Since I can’t really do a formal poll to include every haunted place in the world, I thought I’d ask my readers to tell me about their favorite ghost tours that they have ever been on – and I’ll share the results, assuming some of you let me in on your faves.

My personal favorite has been the Savannah Ghost Tours (I’ve been on the walking ones and the Trolley ones).  My guides have always been pretty good, and they were willing to answer questions afterwards.  Some tours I’ve been on have hustled us on because they had scheduled another one directly after.

I’d also have to give a thumbs up to the Haunted Trolley Tour in Gettysburg as one of the more interesting tours I’ve been on.  I got some excellent photos on that particular tour.  I also had to stay on the trolley when my son fell asleep on my lap, so the driver told me quite a few stories of his own since he had grown up there.  I think those stories were creepier than any I had ever heard from the actual tour guides!

So please, tell me about your experiences and ones that I should definitely go on.  I’m gearing up for another summer of travel up and down the Eastern seaboard and the mid-Atlantic states.  I’m all ears!

Ghost Hunting Equipment

Most people do not realize how much of the ghost hunting equipment that is used is already at their fingertips. Much of what is needed can be found in your home. If you think you have a haunting you would like to investigate, whether it is your own home, that of a friend or relative, or a site you are simply curious about, look around and see all the equipment you have. Some things may require a trip to the electronics store, but even those items will likely not cost you much more than twenty dollars and they will definitely be worth adding to your collection of ghost hunting gear.

~~Joy

Find more ghost hunting information on Ghosts4You.com

Haunted Breast Implants

Okay, on the humorous side, this headline definitely caught my eye.  I had to think about how breast implants could become haunted in the first place.  Did surgeons re-use breast implants from dead people?  Did an evil spirit take up residence in silicone?  Just how exactly does one discover they have haunted breast implants to begin with?  Do  they start doing things independent of normal movement?  Do they twirl like a stripper’s pasties?

If you are tittering hopelessly by now, you aren’t alone.  As it turns out, this was a telephone prank pulled by Crank Yankers (Comedy Central) on a paranormal investigator.

Want to learn more about this (assuming you can stop laughing long enough to click this link)?  Check out Rochester Paranormal (New York) here.

The Atlantic Paranormal Society

Check out our new article on The Atlantic Paranormal Society.  Joy J. Fine takes us through the history of this paranormal investigation/ghost hunter group to their current fame on television.

Central New York Ghost Hunters

Today’s shout out goes to Central New York Ghost Hunters and Paranormal Research- “Got Ghosts?”

This paranormal investigation group takes their job seriously!  They are skeptics first; they take nothing at face value.  Don’t call these people “ghost groupies,” as professionalism in the field of paranormal investigation is one of their top priorities.

If you have ghosts or would simply like to know more about Central New York Ghost Hunters, stop by their site.  They don’t share your personal information with anyone, will never give your address out and they don’t charge for their services.  Bravo!