HAUNTED HOUSE
Is your house or work place haunted, have you ever wondered what are the symptoms of a haunted location?
We have compiled a list of phenomena of hauntings that give an indication that paranormal activity is taking place. It is important to stress that not all symptoms point to a haunting, more times than not there is a natural explanation. The list below is phenomena experienced by team members and reports by witnesses experiencing such symptoms.
Hearing strange sounds and noises such as footsteps, bangs, whispers, voices, door movement, music, moaning, growling, scratching, laughter or the sounds of light switches being turned on/off when there is nobody in the area that the noise is coming from or in the absence of any known source.
A SCEPTICS EXPLANATION FOR THE ABOVE SYMPTOMS WOULD BE THAT THERE COULD BE DRAFTS RUNNING THROUGH THE DWELLING DUE TO WINDOWS AND DOORS BEING OPEN CAUSING VARIOUS NOISES OUTLINED ABOVE OR CRACKS IN WALLS OR WINDOW FRAMES ALLOWING DRAFTS TO RUN THROUGH THE DWELLING, OR EVEN RODENTS.
Experiencing sudden odd smells and odours usually unpleasant but can sometimes be sweet or fragrant. This has also been reported to experience such aromas when entering a dwelling when nobody has been present.
A SCEPTICS EXPLANATION FOR THE ABOVE SYMPTOMS WOULD BE AGAIN THAT THERE ARE DOORS OR WINDOWS OPEN, OPENED BINS, POT POURRI AND HOUSE FRESHENERS, FLOWERS OR EVEN OLD FRUIT.
Unexplained discord and animosity, financial problems, frequent illnesses and arguments in the house. Reported hauntings often have large amounts of negativity taking place which again, have not explanation as to the causes.
A SCEPTICS EXPLANATION FOR THE ABOVE WOULD BE A COINCIDENCE AND POSSIBLE MOOD ISSUES WITH MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD AND THAT NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WAS TAKING PLACE.
Peculiar feelings around the house like you are being watched, somebody is in your personal space, static build up, cold spots and being touched by unseen things.
A SCEPTICS EXPLANATION FOR THE ABOVE WOULD BE THAT THE HOUSE MEMBER WAS PICKING UP STATIC FROM ELECTRICAL OBJECTS LIKE TELEVISIONS AND FLOORING IE CARPETS. ANOTHER EXPLANATION FOR COLD SPOTS WOULD BE THAT WINDOWS AND DOORS BEING OPEN CAUSING DRAFTS AND IT IS BELIEVED THAT LOW FREQUENCY NOISE ( LFN ) CAN CAUSE A PERSON TO FEEL UNEASE WHICH WOULD EXPLAIN THE FEELING OF SOMEBODY WATCHING THEM.
Strange object movements ie pictures and ornaments, cd's and books moving on their own for no apparent reason. Doors, taps and light switches found open or on, objects lost then rediscovered in weird unexplained places. It has also been reported that people experiencing such phenomena have found unexplained objects within the house such as broken stones.
A SCEPTICS EXPLANATION FOR THE ABOVE WOULD BE THAT OBJECTS AROUND THE HOUSE HAVE BEEN PLACED UNEVEN RESULTING IN THEM FALLING OR TILTING. IT WOULD BE SAID THAT THE HOUSEHOLD MAY HAVE LOOSE TAPS CAUSING WATER TO FLOW ON ITS OWN OR THAT SOMEBODY LEFT THE LIGHT ON AND FORGOT TO TURN OFF CAUSING ALARM WHEN IT IS DISCOVERED THAT THE LIGHT IS ON FOR NO REASON. A SCEPTIC WOULD POINT TO THE OBJECTS THAT GO MISSING HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN MISPLACED AND FORGOTTEN. UNEXPLAINED OBJECTS COULD BE TRANSPORTED INTO THE HOUSEHOLD BY THE SOLES OF SHOES.
Cats or dogs whining or barking unnecessarily.
A SCEPTIC EXPLANATION FOR THE ABOVE WOULD BE THAT THE PET HAS HEARD SOMETHING OUTSIDE WHICH HAS CAUGHT ITS ATTENTION OR A FLY OR INSECT AS BEEN NEARBY CAUSING IRRITATION TO THE PET. ANOTHER EXPLANATION WOULD BE THAT THIS WAS NORMAL PET BEHAVIOUR.
Orbs captured by the naked eye or on a photograph taken by a digital camera or a video camera recording. GhostlyDetectives believe that it is very rare to capture an orb with the naked eye but some people have reported such sightings.
A SCEPTIC EXPLANATION FOR THE ABOVE WOULD PRIMARILY BE DUST, WATER DROPLETS OR INSECTS, ANOTHER EXPLANATION WOULD BE STAINS OR DUST ON THE CAMERA LENS.
There you have it, a brief Ghostly Detectives overview with a sceptics logical answer to each scenario, we are leaving the decision to you as to whether your dwelling or work place is indeed haunted or not.
