tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post8320044475167908721..comments2024-03-18T21:16:14.441-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Who You Gonna Call? Shelly and Andrew!Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35419095665258997742013-10-31T23:19:53.572-04:002013-10-31T23:19:53.572-04:00Whoa, Reine. So interesting.
Thank you, Shelly an...Whoa, Reine. So interesting.<br /><br />Thank you, Shelly and Andrew! What a terrific day....xooHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53735931661677205372013-10-31T22:50:27.113-04:002013-10-31T22:50:27.113-04:00Maybe I do have one...
A friend gave me a photo a...Maybe I do have one...<br /><br />A friend gave me a photo a number of years ago. Her husband was acting in a play at the Yale Repertory Theatre. She took his picture backstage on opening night, and when it was developed (as a slide)—yes it was that long ago—there was a cloudy figure looking over his shoulder. He looked to be in an Elizabethan era costume, but that's just a guess. There were no photos on her film that were in any way related to that type of costume. They had no friends who looked like him, and they didn't recall anyone else being in the immediate vicinity when she took the photo. <br /><br />Have you ever seen anything like that? It bothered my friend so much she gave it to me. I was interested, and she was afraid to throw it away. I put it away, but it bothered me, too. She felt like it held some kind of curse.<br /><br />She had never shown it to her son, but when he returned home from school in England he heard about it and asked if he could have it. I haven't seen it since. He died shortly after. I don't blame the photo/slide, but it adds to the mysteryMaureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46249139382983909002013-10-31T22:28:36.100-04:002013-10-31T22:28:36.100-04:00Hank, this was a lot of fun today. By the time I g...Hank, this was a lot of fun today. By the time I got here, all my questions were answered. <br /><br />Shelly, thanks for this—so interesting!Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38271511486002778362013-10-31T20:18:40.879-04:002013-10-31T20:18:40.879-04:00Great to see so many comments and stories. Thank ...Great to see so many comments and stories. Thank you all for sharing, and feel free to let us know if you have any more questions.<br /><br />AndyAndrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51636169582725821222013-10-31T18:09:12.793-04:002013-10-31T18:09:12.793-04:00Thanks for this super post!!! Thanks for this super post!!! Denise Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790883493798517829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5723956541989182082013-10-31T16:55:36.610-04:002013-10-31T16:55:36.610-04:00Hi Hank!
I have been touched by something on an i...Hi Hank!<br /><br />I have been touched by something on an investigation. This was in an old jail and I was sitting back near the cells. One of our new investigators was speaking to any ghosts that might be present, telling them maybe it'd been a while since they'd been around a woman, and he invited them to touch our hair. Right after he said that, something touched my ankle. It was a light brushing sensation and my first thought was that it was one of the cats who lived there, but we'd already chased them out of the cells. That's the most physical anything has been for me (and I'm fine with that).Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14670080650353529812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28029251515594485462013-10-31T16:51:52.054-04:002013-10-31T16:51:52.054-04:00Great article Hank
I find ghost hunting fascinati...Great article Hank<br /><br />I find ghost hunting fascinating as I have a ghost/spirit that has been following me since I was about 11, shortly after my Gramps died....<br /><br />I do believe it is Gramps watching over me - my spirit has always made it's presence known to me within a few days to a few weeks of moving to a new place (16 moves)<br /><br />My spirit has never been violent, just lets me know he's there<br /><br />... Two of my dogs have reacted to "Gramps" when he has walked down the hall or stood in doorway (black shape)<br /><br />Had a neighbor in TN who would see black orbs fly through their house, their cats hair would stand straight up and they'd arch when orbs flew by.<br /><br />Got into a conversation about hauntings, ghosts, spirits with an insurance rep when we had damage from 2 nasty storms in 4 weeks - he was from catastrophic division..<br /><br />Rick had gone to evaluate damage on a house - he asked the owner to meet him there, he refused saying it was haunted.....he thought "ya, ok" and went on to the house. Opened the door and was hit with a blast of cold, damp air, walked into kithen and all the cabinet doors and drawers started opening and closing<br /><br />Rick said it was the fastest investigation he'd done in all the years of working for insurance.<br /><br />I have several friends who have had experiences with spirits<br /><br />I think if you don't believe there is a good chance you will not see or "feel" spirits, if they are friendly<br /><br />Mean, violent spirits, I think show to everyone, whether they believe or not.....JMHO<br /><br />HAPPY HALLOWEEN<br /><br />MarRosie123https://www.blogger.com/profile/11528374618939863598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18233116698679997172013-10-31T16:50:05.419-04:002013-10-31T16:50:05.419-04:00Hi LynDee,
Clients mostly find us through word-of...Hi LynDee,<br /><br />Clients mostly find us through word-of-mouth - they hear from someone else who had us in or they meet us giving a presentation somewhere (we do talks on how to ghost hunt as well as sharing local ghost stories; we've also guested on radio programs). We do have a website (ecipi.blogspot.com) and are on Facebook as well (East Central Indiana Paranormal Investigators).Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14670080650353529812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81258193159314039782013-10-31T16:47:43.440-04:002013-10-31T16:47:43.440-04:00Viccy - folded up pjs - how neat!
I think most ...Viccy - folded up pjs - how neat! <br /><br />I think most spirits are not malevolent, and I've heard many stories of ghosts serving as guardian angels. Years ago, when Andy & I first started doing this, we had a friend who as a volunteer firefighter. He told the story of being called to a house fire. The fireman asked the homeowner what alerted her to the fire (it was an electrical fire which began inside the walls of the house). She told them that her husband had sat on the bed to wake her and tell her there was a fire. They asked to speak to the husband and she said, "You can't. He's been dead for 3 years."Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14670080650353529812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11857204821723663422013-10-31T16:44:34.488-04:002013-10-31T16:44:34.488-04:00Kathy - that experience sounds very disturbing. I...Kathy - that experience sounds very disturbing. I don't blame you for leaving.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14670080650353529812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39770638899072812192013-10-31T15:28:01.986-04:002013-10-31T15:28:01.986-04:00KAthy, that is disturbing! Good for you for follwo...KAthy, that is disturbing! Good for you for follwoing your instincts..can't hurt, right?<br /><br />Viccy, the pajamas were FOLDED? Really?<br /><br />Shelly, have you had times when the "ghosts" (or whatever) DO something physical?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61559436582975813742013-10-31T14:47:39.505-04:002013-10-31T14:47:39.505-04:00What a fabulous Halloween post! Thanks for sharing...What a fabulous Halloween post! Thanks for sharing, Hank!<br /><br />I believe in ghosts, and I think this is fascinating. <br /><br />Shelly, how do new clients find you? do you have a website, or an ad in the yellow pages, or something?LynDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14399945394854595567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79147506068024988602013-10-31T14:29:17.760-04:002013-10-31T14:29:17.760-04:00Hank, it was in Thermopolis, Wyoming this summer, ...Hank, it was in Thermopolis, Wyoming this summer, when I kept hearing, smelling, and then FEELING someone (laying a hand on my shoulder) in my room at a small hotel--when I was completely alone, with no other possible explanation for the sounds and smells. I told this story here not long ago.<br /><br />It did not feel malignant towards me, and when I asked it to leave me alone so I could sleep, it did. Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50257722803435526242013-10-31T14:27:59.630-04:002013-10-31T14:27:59.630-04:00My own experience isn't really a haunting, but...My own experience isn't really a haunting, but the night my grandfather died, I dreamed about him. I have always regarded it him visiting me on his way out of town, so to speak. It has remained a wonderful memory of him.<br />I have friends who lived in a haunted house for years. They were always full of interesting stories. They had photographs of apparitions. My favorite story is the one where guests pajamas would be folded and up away under their pillows every morning. <br />As the Cowardly Lion says, "I do believe in ghosts, I do, I do, I do."Viccyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879745193954220187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23039688873272523022013-10-31T13:56:07.908-04:002013-10-31T13:56:07.908-04:00Deb and Linda,
I think there are definitely place...Deb and Linda,<br /><br />I think there are definitely places which hold energies. One (of the many) ghost hunting theories hold that certain types of soil allow for more paranormal activity - granite and limestone in particular occur more frequently in haunted locations.<br /><br />In the case of a place like Stonehenge, you have a history of rituals and worship which would be able to leave an impression. You also have the fact that leylines are present, which are also supposed to contain energies. I'm sure that's a factor in what's felt there too.<br /><br />And did I find a fellow Whovian? :) I'd actually forgotten that icon was the one I had set up on Blogspot. Glad you like it. Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14670080650353529812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74796933804318198882013-10-31T13:53:24.505-04:002013-10-31T13:53:24.505-04:00Can't say I've ever seen a ghost, but I ca...Can't say I've ever seen a ghost, but I can say I've had a couple of paranormal experiences, one when I was in high school and my family moved into a new/old house and the second after my parents died and I (along with my husband and two kids) were spending a last night in the house before it sold. The first experience was the appearance of something very scary, not a ghost, and which I still find hard to discuss (after 40 some years). The second experience was more of a presence of evil that was threatening to me as I lie on the living room trying to go to sleep. My husband and two children were with me on the floor, as most furniture had been cleared out already in anticipation of selling house. It was a threatening feeling/force that I could not shake off and chalk up to my imagination. I knew I was not alone in my unease when I suggested to my husband that we go to a hotel (late at night) and spend the rest of the night, and my husband readily agreed. He is an extremely practical person who has a reasonable explanation for everything. We literally grabbed our belongings and fled the premises. Our children weren't aware of why we were leaving in the middle of the night. I think we made some excuse which they accepted. It's as if the house was not going to let me go, and I had no choice but to run for my life. I know this all sounds too crazy, but I have never regretted following my instincts and leaving the house that night. Now, to give my story a little more credibility, one of my sisters was there at night during this time working on something, and she heard things and felt uneasy, which caused her to vacate the premises. I should add that the noises she heard and the threatening feelings I experienced seemed to emanate from the basement. I know. Of course, the basement. However, it was what it was. I could say more, but even after almost 20 years, it still bothers me to think about it.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83580673833339759172013-10-31T13:16:21.411-04:002013-10-31T13:16:21.411-04:00Oh, yes, Debs. At Stonehenge, you can feel the ene...Oh, yes, Debs. At Stonehenge, you can feel the energy, even through all the prerecorded auido tours stuff, the hokey New Age idiots, and gift shop. Some places are repositories of so much psychic or paranormal energy that nothing much can damp it down.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37108399922395857542013-10-31T13:07:03.332-04:002013-10-31T13:07:03.332-04:00Shelly and Andy, how fascinating! And what patien...Shelly and Andy, how fascinating! And what patience you must have! (And anyone with a Tardis for their icon gets my business:-))<br /><br />I've never had an individual ghost experience--well, maybe one, but that's a different story... But I do feel that there are places that are repositories of energy. For instance, I am so sure that Glastonbury Abbey is "haunted" that I wrote a novel about it.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519514786198185277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60822058010963941392013-10-31T12:56:39.059-04:002013-10-31T12:56:39.059-04:00DO I think there are ghosts? Hmm. I hope so.DO I think there are ghosts? Hmm. I hope so.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76576926229464759342013-10-31T12:55:36.719-04:002013-10-31T12:55:36.719-04:00RUnning in...had to do tv work this AM, imagine th...RUnning in...had to do tv work this AM, imagine that!<br /><br />Karen, what happened?<br /><br />And yes, can you imagine my delight in realizing Shelly was such a wealth of interesting info?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32858392357927312002013-10-31T12:35:07.522-04:002013-10-31T12:35:07.522-04:00Hi Rhys! We'd love to hear more about your ex...Hi Rhys! We'd love to hear more about your experiences growing up in a haunted house! <br /><br />Have I ever encountered a malevolent spirit you ask. I think so. When we investigated an old jail, I wound up going to the basement alone (I know - what was I thinking?). I had a camcorder with me and I was looking at the screen on it to see my way around. I felt like if I looked up from that screen, there would be a man standing right next to me, just out of the viewfinder's line of sight. It was not a pleasant sensation and after about 5 minutes, I went back upstairs. I got Andy and another investigator and we went back down to the basement. The sensation didn't repeat. <br />I say "I think so" on this experience because I have no proof. Nothing appeared on the video I shot, no audio was picked up, and the EMF meter I had with me never spiked. It was just a personal experience.<br />We did try to test this though. The next time we returned to the jail we had a new investigator with us. We asked him to go to the basement on his own, not telling him about my experience so as not to prejudice him. He returned after a few minutes and reported that he felt so creeped out down there that he'd backed himself into a corner so that nothing could sneak up on him! <br />I've returned to that basement a few times since my first investigation but I've never had the same feeling there. I still don't know that it was anything paranormal. It is a creepy place, even with all of the lights on.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14670080650353529812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91458456852814407462013-10-31T12:26:58.030-04:002013-10-31T12:26:58.030-04:00Hi Linda! Ooh - good question! I'd say it...Hi Linda! Ooh - good question! I'd say it's probably 50/50 on the debunking versus finding. Often within the same site there are elements we can debunk and other things we can't. One of the things we look for is high-levels of Electro-Magnetic Frequency. This can be caused by something paranormal, but it can also be caused by faulty wiring or by certain appliances (water heaters, for example). High EMF can make a person feel everything from creepy-crawly sensations to physically ill. There have been many times when we could explain feelings reported by a client in a certain room as being most likely caused by high levels of EMF. <br /><br />We have never had a client try to trick us, fortunately. We are careful with who we investigate for, which is why we interview them before we agree to investigate. So far we haven't encountered anyone looking to trick us! Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14670080650353529812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79870561885521091592013-10-31T12:20:09.977-04:002013-10-31T12:20:09.977-04:00A guy in my 1969 high school class has been a TV g...A guy in my 1969 high school class has been a TV ghost hunter for about 35 years, on and off. We've never really had a good conversation about it, since he lives in California and I've only seen him two or three times in the last 45 years, but I hope to chat with him at the next reunion. He is a cameraman, too, though, and knows a jillion movie and TV stars, and it's really hard to get close to him at our reunions. Everybody wants to know about his Hollywood experiences! <br /><br />Two friends talk about ghostly presences at their centuries old places of business, and I myself witnessed an honest-to-God ghostly phenomenon this July. I'm definitely a believer after that!Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33612271997458689032013-10-31T11:32:27.815-04:002013-10-31T11:32:27.815-04:00Oh wow--what a great post, you two.
I grew up in a...Oh wow--what a great post, you two.<br />I grew up in a big old house in England that I was always sure was haunted. When I mentioned this to my brother when we were adults he replied "Of course it was." I thought it was just me being over-imaginative.<br /><br />Have you ever encountered a truly malevolent spirit?Rhys Bowennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18191973015876833782013-10-31T11:10:54.313-04:002013-10-31T11:10:54.313-04:00Hank, you've brought us a real treat for Hallo...Hank, you've brought us a real treat for Halloween. Welcome to Jungle Reds, Shelly and Andrew! <br /><br />What is the most common result of your investigations--debunking or confirming a presence?<br /><br />Have you ever had a client who tried to con you about a ghost with some of the setups that fake mediums have used for years?<br /><br />Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.com