Why not begin the Paranormal tendency blog with a post about my favorite pastime Ghost Hunting. OK maybe its not my absolute favorite pastime but I try to get out there every once in a while. The hunting would always begin with some form of information. Somebody would read an article or see something on TV or just generally know some tidbit of info about a place thats supposedly haunted in some way. Usually we’d go on some hunch that an urban legend might be correct, or just to check out some haunted place for ourselves.

Cameras And Spotlights

Being simple hobbyists we wouldn’t have the best equipment but we’d always bring cameras, video recorders and flashlights to make sure we document and capture our adventure. Not to mention in case we actually do see some strange specter, it would certainly pay to have a camera for a snapshot. We’d always get the film developed and look very closely for any sign of a ghost or apparition. Sometimes the shot would be flooded with “orbs.” Specks of moisture, or supernatural occurrences?

The best piece of equipment we had had to be I think Steve’s 2 million candle spotlight. Very handy in the woods of Pennsylvania on some spooky dark night. Even handier at shining in the eyes of any would-be chaser gaining on us on the road (this really happened once or twice). We’ve also had a one million candle spotlight which could be plugged into the car for use.

(Un)expected visitors

As always our main goal is to catch some paranormal activity in motion. This would usually be to actually witness a ghost but could also be to see a strange supernatural activity such as a colored fog cloud. Many times we’d set out to find something specific like a lady in white on a specific piece of country road or the Jersey Devil.

Being ghost hunters, amateur or not, you must have some kind of backbone. What you do is set out to see these ghosts and when you actually do you can’t run and hide. Being human, though, the first instinct is to get out of Dodge the first sign of distress. While we have yet to run into a spirit per se, some strange things have happened.

Phenomena

It is not uncommon for us to get out a fully charged digital camera and to be surprised with an unexplained full battery loss. Could this be the handy work of ghosts? I can’t explain it. When we go to urban legend type places such as “gravity hill” its difficult to deny what your own senses are experiencing. When you feel the car go up a hill while in neutral, you have little to doubt but to believe in it.

Some ghost hunting excursions have been:

• Gravity Hill
• Van Sant Covered Bridge, Bucks County, PA
• Bristol Cemetery, Bristol, PA
• The Satanic Church, Beaver Valley, PA
• An abandoned slaughterhouse, Glenn Mills, PA
• Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, PA
• Fort Mifflin, Philadelphia, PA
• Abandoned buildings

More adventures await us in the near future, as there is much to learn. I hope this blog can entertain and educate people on the fun and excitement that is searching for other worldly spirits and phenomena. I intend to make the story telling as fun as possible as well, and look forward to hearing from you about your own ghostly adventures.

Until then, happy hunting!

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