Reporter learns what a ghost hunter does

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The stair creeks below you, something dark catches the corner of your eye, a shiver comes down your back.

Rumors haunt S.J. home

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Stockton house a hot spot for reports of the paranormal

Haunted History

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Michael Selvidge did not believe in ghosts.

A series of inexplicable events caused him to change his mind, however, after he and his family moved into a Victorian house on B Street in downtown Marysville.

The hallowed, haunted halls

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The ghosts of Queen's Park harken back to a time when it really was an asylum.

Haunted houses have day in court

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It's known as "the haunted staircase" of Old City Hall.

Some say spirit of publisher inhabits Santa Paula office

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Could it be the ghost of Chester E. Phillips, deceased publisher and editor of The Santa Paula Daily Chronicle, meeting an unearthly editorial deadline?

Spooky spots of Jacksonville

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Haunted Jacksonville, Texas.

So you want to be a paranormal investigator

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Well, do ya?

Notorious prisons offer ghostly thrills

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Looking for ghostly thrills this Halloween? Head straight to prison.

Frightening folklore

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East Williamson County has several places where the vagrant dead are reported to lurk in the shadows. Here are three of those stories.

Wampee House: A haunted place

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With a history and landscape as rich as the South, it comes as no surprise that Moncks Corner is full of ghost stories. And one of its favorite ghost stories is the old Wampee House out on Pinopolis Point.

Paranormal experts share ghost tales

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Local experts in the paranormal admittedly have a fascination with paranormal activity but say their approaches are more focused on scientific evidence than ghost fanaticism.

Ghostbusters: Are military bases haunted?

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Military bases appear to be a popular haunt for wandering spirits, with several attracting the attention of ghost hunters seeking evidence of paranormal activity.

A family’s tale of mischief and woe

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The Eckle family has been coping with paranormal activity at their home, on the corner of Urban and South Wells streets, since moving in nearly nine years ago. Becky, a Tyler County native, moved back to the area to be closer to her mother.

Via the Anomalist

A haunting history

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The structure has drawn ghost hunters from across the country, using the latest developments in paranormal research technology to catch a glimpse of a wandering soul on video, an audio recording or a photograph.

Ghosts find happy haunting grounds here

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Even if it happened in Vegas a hundred years ago, it apparently stays here.

Ghost hunters seek spirits in Staten Island's St. Andrew's Episcopal Church

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A Staten Island church with some weird vibes has thrown open its doors - to ghost busters.

Local paranormal team hunts for the haunting

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Down at a Civil War battleground in Missouri, the four-member Johnson County Paranormal Team took multiple pictures of one of the houses on site.

Inexplicably, it appears in each picture like there was a human figure in the building.

Area has ghost stories aplenty dating back hundreds of years - Framingham, MA - The MetroWest Daily News

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Forget Salem or New Orleans. If you live in MetroWest, you probably don't have to go any further than your local library, town hall, or neighborhood for a good old-fashioned haunting.

With video.

Ghosts hunting catches on

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Paranormal fans just normal folks.

Spirited ventures get in touch with city's hair-raising lore

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She has been spotted in the stairwells of the Lofts hotel: a Victorian-era woman dressed in a skirt and ruffled white blouse.

How to hunt for ghosts

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Ghosts do exist.

And with the proper patience, equipment and team, anyone who’s interested in hunting them can do so.

Unreal estate

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Ghost stories might add to the interest of a home, but not its value.

Will haunted hotel shake up the Phils?

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For decades, Vinoy guests and workers have called this place haunted. There have been many ghost sightings such as the woman in white, plus countless stories of unexplainable happenings, voices from spirits, moving objects, flickering lights, faucets turning on ... the list goes on and on. Among the skittish guests was former Phillies manager Jim Fregosi, who reported his locked door opened and slamming shut in the middle of the night during one of his stays.

Ghostly goings-on at the Lizzie Borden B&B

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The family home in Fall River, Mass., is a museum by day, a lodge by night. Which is when things can get creepy.

Two ghosts discovered in Flintshire pub

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Workers at a Flintshire pub have had to deal with more than just measures of whisky lately, after being plagued by a very different kind of spirit.

U.S. Capital Haunted By Spirits

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One has to wonder what the ghosts would think about the state of affairs in this country and around the world.

Host to ghosts: Texas capital home to LBJ, others

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Politics can be plenty spooky, especially this time of year. But in Texas, some politicians have a way of sticking around way past Election Day.

Ghostly visitor seen at Rialto church

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Kristina Dana Hendrickson died of leukemia 41 years ago when she was 11.

That is why, when sightings of her were reported decades later at the tower window of the First Christian Church in Rialto, it was so intriguing.

Ghost Hunters

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“If a place is truly haunted, things will happen year-round,” said Keith Age, president and founder of the Louisville Ghost Hunters Society.

Are these the ghosts of Denbigh?

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With ghost pic and audio.

Spookfest — four books feature N.H. ghosts

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Ghosts from the Granite State.

Bacon, eggs and a side order of ghost?

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As we get closer to Halloween, I think it would be appropriate to take a look at some of the weird happenings right in our own county. There's a lot of strange tales in McDowell and one of them concerns a local restaurant.

Wisconsin woman tells of her haunted store in new book

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A woman with Wisconsin roots has written a detailed book that delves into the fascinating true stories of her haunted second hand shop. Vicky Elsing's book was inspired by the many strange occurrences she, her husband, and several visitors have experienced since they bought the building in 2004.

Ghost hunting groups ferret out proof of the paranormal

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"I told her, just like I tell everybody, it's not like you see on TV," said Armstrong, the founder of South Carolina Paranormal Research and Investigations, a group that investigates ghosts and the paranormal. "I said, 'you don't see all the other work that goes into an investigation, you have to do the paperwork.' And she's like, 'paperwork? I ain't signing up to do no paperwork.' And she hung up."

Ghost hunting: what lurks in the dark at this 16th century hall?

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The hotel, which is near Caersws, has an interesting history. It has been on the site since the 1600s, a site which previously housed a Welsh Long House and a Roman road and fort.

Beams inside the bar, above the fireplace, were taken from the defeated Spanish Armada.

Cool!

Mystery footage leads to second Llangollen ghost hunt

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Kathleen Hughes who is a senior investigator with Spirit Quest, said: "We were looking at footage of the last investigation at The Hand and during spirit communication using a glass, we suddenly noticed that one of the arms holding the glass seems to be transparent in the sense that you can see the table through it. Its unbelievable. We just have to go back."

School spirit

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Even after a century, members of the philanthropic Ray family may still be hanging around their old haunts, according to staff at Dean College.

Ghosts of coastal Maine revealed

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Greg Munn is the kind of guy who comes to a newspaper interview armed with a Ouija board and a science textbook.

Family told of 'playful' boy haunting home

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In March about a year after the Grahams moved into their Dayton Street home, strange things started happening.

Ghosthunters capture spirit voices in Montrose

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As Halloween approaches, ghost hunters are pouring over data recorded at Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre as they try to determine whether spirits lurk at the former RAF base.

They've posted some of their efforts on You Tube.

Many ghosts haunt buildings in Mesilla

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Ghosts of Mesilla, New Mexico.

Mob slaying site has haunted past

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Young, an accused hitman for the Bonanno crime family, goes on trial this week for the gruesome March 2005 murder of Robert McKelvey, on the grounds of the historic, some say haunted, Kreischer Mansion in Charleston.

Ghost Conference Brings Witches, Ghosts and Ghouls to Cork Goal

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This unique international ghost convention, which is the first of its kind in the world, provides an ideal opportunity for many people fascinated with the supernatural to hear a colourful assortment of supernatural topics discussed by a panel of guest speakers from different backgrounds and professions.

Ghost hunting in England

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Whatever your paranormal preference, centuries of battles, betrayals and the thirst for revenge have left England littered with things that go bump in the night.

Real 'Ghost Hunters' in the Valley

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It's a crisp October night and the moonlight casts an eerie glow over the crumbling, old tombstones.

Ghost hunters look for proof Merrimack eatery is haunted

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Many people believe the Common Man restaurant in Merrimack is haunted, perhaps by the ghost of Matthew Thornton and his son. On Thursday, the amateur professionals were at the scene to see if they could prove it.

Mother, daughter explore mysteries

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Curiosity about an old Fitchburg house led Bettina L. Conklin and her 16-year-old daughter, Arabella, on an unexpected wild ghost chase last year, hunting for facts and investigating ghost stories from Fitchburg’s past.

Paranormal report: Small House is haunted

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Results from a paranormal investigation are back, and according to the report, there are ghosts present inside the 138-year old home at 709 College St.

Scare-seekers flock to ghost-hunt

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Members of the London Paranormal Society held the ghost hunt at Landguard Fort at Felixstowe, a seven-hour scientific monitoring of the ghostly goings on at the monument.

Picture Yourself Ghost Hunting by Christopher Balzano

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"Picture Yourself Ghost Hunting: Step-by-Step Instruction for Exploring Haunts and Finding Spirits, Spooks, and Specters" introduces novice paranormal explorers to the history, techniques, and equipment used in the search for proof of life after death, or simply, ghosts.

House haunted? Shore up the plumbing, get bats out of the belfry

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A good checklist of possible explanations for the would-be ghost hunter.

HAUNTED LOS ANGELES

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If you’re looking for a thrill on Halloween, you may want to visit some of these scary sights . . .

Latin America: lore, ghosts, demons and frights.

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The mythology in Latin America is quite rich: some tales have been passed onto us from the Incas, Mayas or Aztecs, and others are colonial imports from Europe. On this first part of the multinational Latin American post, we'll visit some of the most popular myths and legends like the Llorona, the Cegua, the Cadejos and the Evil Light.

Haunted? Stay at the Manresa Hotel and See for Yourself!

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Want to spend the night in a haunted castle? Well then head on over to Port Townsend.

Ghost-hunting groups explore the area's paranormal activity

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Eastern Pennsylvania ghosts and haunted spots.

Ghostly road trips

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Looking to scare up some fun this month? Consider a day trip to one of these haunted Missouri hot spots.

Too ghoul for school

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When I was at Cottey College, we had a ghost named Vera. Vera was a Cottey student in the early 1900s. She died in a tragic taffy-pulling mishap and today haunts the campus.

A tragic taffy-pulling mishap?

Malcolm’s ready to spook tourists!

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He has been commissioned by publisher, The History Press, to write about the dark secrets from Keighley’s Victorian heritage and spooky stories from Skipton’s medieval forebears.

Haunted Chicago

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Chicago is a fine destination for architecture buffs, deep-dish pizza lovers, Magnificent Mile shoppers and Cubs fans, but ghostly presences also blow through the Windy City.