Questions tagged [ghosts]
In traditional belief and fiction, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear, in visible form or other manifestation, to the living.
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Did the US government classify the Whaley House as haunted?
I noticed in Lonely Planet's book on Los Angeles, San Diego, & Southern California, page 400, the description for the Whaley House says that it is "officially certified as haunted by the US ...
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Does low frequency sound cause people to see apparitions?
There are claims like this and this that low frequency sounds can cause people to see apparitions. In certain individuals, low-frequency sound is claimed to induce feelings such as fear, dreadfulness ...
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Was the "Irish ghost video" staged? If so, how?
This video shows stuff moving around in a kitchen independently and has been called a video of a "poltergeist". It has 12 million views and even CBS shared it suggesting it as possibly true, ...
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Did a poltergeist move furniture around in this CCTV footage?
I found this article on The Mirror web-site.
Terrifying CCTV footage has emerged online of the moment an 'evil ghost' appears to attack a hotel by throwing around furniture in front of horrified ...
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Does the Charlie Charlie Challenge demon exist?
A strange new game is taking over Twitter, fuelled by speculation that its players can connect with a dead Mexican spirit known as Charlie.
I was surfing the internet and came across this, the ...
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Is this CCTV video about a chair moving by itself in Essex theatre fake?
from various sources around the internet
Daily Mail
Is this theatre haunted? CCTV footage captures the spooky moment a chair moves all on its own... hours after a medium's show
Get ready to feel ...
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Do a high number of human deaths in a given location correlate to an increase in reported ghost sitings in later years? [closed]
Among the various locations for "haunted" places (old houses/mansions, graveyards, etc), battlefields rank as fairly common. I suppose the logic being that since lots of humans die in these locations, ...
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Is this "Ghost Detector App" photographing paranormal phenomena?
I have Ghost Detector Pro on my iPhone.
It claims there is a ghost detected, and it can take a photo.
When a photo is taken, there are always strange, orbs, globs, and things in it.
I've ...
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Can the dead speak via Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP)?
I have seen various EVPs on ghost hunters shows. Some are very feeble and can be only heard through a recorder, others can be picked up live and are clear as day.
I know science does not believe in ...
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Has anyone done a scientific analysis of the "Ghost Radar" app for ios/android? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can smartphone Apps detect EMF?
Hard to find anything scientific regarding this app on the interwebs... Almost seems like search results have been manipulated to lower the ...
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Is this ghost video fake?
There are a lot of videos posted by mellowb1rd user on youtube about poltergeist activity in his home. This is one of them. He has good good rating on almost all of his videos? Are his videos real, if ...
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Validity of GhostHunters and other ghost shows on cable [duplicate]
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Is there any scientific evidence at all that suggests ghosts exist?
My wife often watches Ghost Hunters on SyFy. What explanations are there for some of the shows where the '...
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What is the nature of ghost lights like Naga Fireballs, Will-o'-the-Wisp, Min Min Light, Hessdalen lights, Chir Batti, et. al
The phenomenon of ghost lights, or Will-o'-the-Wisp, occurs all over the world with each region having its own local name and folklore about them.
The folklore causes of the lights include fairies, ...
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Can any EMF detector detect ghosts?
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EMF detectors are used for a wide
variety of applications. For example,
EMF detectors can be used to measure
electrical leaks in microwave ovens as
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Can psychics like John Edward contact the dead?
He offers both public and private readings and has been featured on many television shows, but is there any evidence that he can contact the dead as he says?
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Do ghosts exist?
Ghost themed shows and ghost tours in some cities probably make ghost-related entertainment products a multi-million dollar industry.
A ghost is supposedly the spirit of a deceased person who rises ...
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Does this photo of the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall show a ghost?
Are there any ghosts that are captured on photos?
More specifically, I'm referring to this famous ghost picture of the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall:
I've never heard anyone debunking the myth of this ...
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How do Ouija boards work?
Have Ouija boards been explained by science? And have they been shown to work under controlled conditions?
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