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Ghosts - how to hunt for them and the equipment you'll need. Plus organizations that hunt ghosts.

Ghost and Hauntings FAQs
Answers to frequently asked questions about ghosts, hauntings, poltergeists and more.

Contacting the Dead in the Electronic Age
Forget about Ouija boards, séances and spiritual mediums. The new way to communicate with the dead is through electronics. From your About.com guide.

Ghosts: What Are They?
Do you believe in ghosts? The many thousands of reports from all over the world leave little doubt that haunting experiences are quite real. But what causes them and why? From your About.com guide.

The Houdini Séance
Every Halloween since 1927, a séance has been held to see if legendary magician Harry Houdini would try to contact the living from the world beyond death. From your About.com guide.

How To Be a Ghost Hunter
The tools, techniques, information and forms you need to investigate hauntings in your area. A review of Richard Southall's book.

How To Create a Ghost
In the 1970s, a psychical research group "invented" a spirit named Philip. To their astonishment, Philip actually made contact with them through a host of incredible psychokinetic phenomena. From your About.com guide.

How To Hear and See a Ghost
Yes, they're out there... waiting to be heard and seen. And there are several ways you can make it happen, on the web or in your own home! From your About.com guide.

Interview: Loyd Auerbach on Ghosts
One of the world's foremost authorities and researchers on ghosts and hauntings offers a fascinating, often surprising view of these perplexing phenomena.

How to Know If Your House is Haunted
How do you know if that persistent rapping on your walls is bad plumbing or a mischievous spirit? Here are some of the signs of a haunting - and what you can do about it. From your About.com guide.

50 Years of Ghost Hunting
An interview with Ed and Lorraine Warren on their religious and spiritual beliefs, and how they became the world-renowned ghostbusters that they are today.

Advice for the Haunted
Strange noises rouse you from your sleep. Objects inexplicably disappear and hear phantom footsteps in the hall. Looks like you might be haunted! What do you do? Here is step-by-step advice.

All About Ghosts
Very well done site that includes all manner of information about ghosts and ghost hunting, including pictures, EVPs, stories and more.

Anatomy of an Investigation
Veteran ghost researcher Dale Kaczmarek explains in detail how a haunting should be investigated.

Another Ghost Hunter's Guide
Anyone with a smidgen of intuition and a large serving of patience can hunt down ghosts, this site says. Photographing or filming transparent or invisible entities can be tricky, so here are some tips.

The Black Forest Investigation
Author Dennis Hauck investigates strange events that took place in a haunted cabin in the dense woods of Colorado.

Catching Spirits on Film: Is It Possible?
Mike Roberge, of the Paranormal Research Center of Rhode Island, offers excellent information on "ghost photography" - what works and what doesn't.

Claims of Communicating with the Dead
The paranatural paradigm deals with other dimensions of reality beyond our own and apart from the supernatural. Philosopher Paul Kurtz examines the paradigm in the context of life after death.

Electronic Links to Other Dimensions and Entities
Some researchers are using computers, camcorders and VCRs as channels of communication with the existence of something beyond death - "transcommunications."

Earthbound
If the "other side" is so wonderful, why would any spirit remain earthbound? There is not just one answer to this. There can be any number of of combinations to the reasons for an earthbound spirit, which are explained here.

Getting Outside Help
Whether you need to get verification of activity through a paranormal investigator or need the help of a cleansing ritual, you will need some type of documentary evidence to present. Here's how, plus a list of local investigators.

Getting Rid of Ghosts: Worth the Trouble?
There are five broad categories of ghosts, according to the authors of this site, and they reveal how to exorcise each kind.

Ghost Definitions
There are several types of ghosts, and this site provides a brief explanation of each along with its basic characteristics and a photo depicting its normal appearance.

Ghost Detector Shop
Who ya gonna call? Become a ghostbuster yourself with the equipment you can purchase here.

The Ghosthunter Store
All you ghosthunters out there now have a one-stop shop for all the equipment you need, including electric and magnetic field detectors, infrared thermometers, hygrometers, sensor probes and more.

Ghost Hunting 101
Here's a quick, concise course on ghost hunting procedures and protocols, including equipment, etiquette, preventing mistaken evidence and more.

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