Ghost Hunt 2: MORE Chilling Tales of the Unknown (39 page)

a) Put the recording aside—for now

b) Try to convince Jen that it’s not just fuzz

c) Take Jen’s word for it and decide it’s nothing

d) Call the groundskeeper to see if he knows a story that will back up the voice

a) There’s not enough evidence to back up the claim that Oakwood Academy is haunted

b) The groundskeeper was probably making the whole thing up

c) Because of all the personal experiences, Oakwood Academy is probably haunted

d) Robert Miller’s spirit was trying to communicate

a) Doing research on Oakwood Academy’s history

b) Contacting the groundskeeper to visit Oakwood Academy again, now that you know where the hot spots are

c) Using audio filtering equipment to try to clean up the EVP you think you caught

d) All of the above

Answer: c)
“It sounds like something paranormal might be going on. If you think the groundskeeper is telling the truth about what he heard and saw, we should check it out.”

You shouldn’t jump to a conclusion at the beginning of an investigation. You can’t assume the place is haunted based on the groundskeeper’s story. But you can’t dismiss the whole case because something doesn’t sound right to you. A person’s spirit doesn’t necessarily stay exactly where he or she died, so you can’t predict what it will do. And as a general rule, you shouldn’t do research before an investigation. If you are thinking only about the dead student, you could miss evidence that points to a new direction.

So if everyone seems to think the groundskeeper’s story is possible and he’s not trying to fool anyone, an investigation is the next step.

Answer: a)
“Check out the hinges on the doors. Maybe a loose one is making the squeak,” Lyssa says.

Remember, the sweep is the time when you can most easily debunk something because you are in broad daylight. Always rule out the normal reasons first. Those squeaks could be coming from the door hinges. That’s why answer
a
is right.

Answer: d)
Geophone

A geophone is a piece of equipment that will pick up on very slight vibrations. Scientists use it to predict earthquakes. It’s the best choice if you’re trying to see if you can pick up on a spirit’s footsteps.

Answer: b)
“If there is a spirit present, please come closer and make the lights on the meter blink.”

Answers
a
,
c
, and
d
all ask the spirit to answer questions. But you have decided to use the K-II meter here. You want the spirit to make itself known by making the light blink. The only questions you could ask would be yes-or-no questions. For example, you could say: “Is your name Robert? If it is, make the lights blink.”

Also,
a
is not a good question, because the spirit could be Robert, but it could also be someone else. And
d
should never be the first question you ask. Would you like to answer that question first?

Answer: d)
All of the above

If a spirit appears to be communicating with you, you should definitely keep talking! Getting a response on the K-II meter is great evidence. And having the audio recorder on at the same time might result in an EVP. But at the end, you need to make sure the weird electromagnetic field that the EMF detector and K-II meter picked up isn’t from something normal, like electrical wires.

So the right answer is
d
—you need to do all of those things.

Answer: b)
Trying to re-create the shadow

Weird shadows can be made by lots of things… even in a dark room. The moving shadow you saw could be a reflection from your own flashlight. It’s important to make sure you aren’t creating something that looks like evidence with your own gear.

Answer: a)
You may have evidence that the squeaky noise was from a ghost jumping on the bed

This could be a real piece of evidence. If there is no other logical explanation, it seems to make sense that the “jumping on the bed” noise and the footprints could be related. If there was anything else there, like a full-bodied apparition or mice, you would see them. And your own body heat wouldn’t register on the camera unless it was pointed right at you.

Answer: a)
Put the recording aside—for now

You need to listen to everyone in the group. If someone doesn’t think a recording is a piece of evidence, it’s important to hear him or her out. However, you shouldn’t just throw out evidence because someone disagrees. Put it aside and go back to it later.

Answers
b
and
c
both are a waste of time. And answer
d
is bad because you shouldn’t ask someone to back you up just because you want the EVP to be real—let your evidence do that for you. By going over the rest of your footage and recordings, maybe you’ll find something that will prove the EVP is real or debunk it.

Answer: c)
Because of all the personal experiences, Oakwood Academy is probably haunted

The team experienced a lot. Weird noises, strange shadows, doors slamming—but you didn’t get a lot of recorded evidence. Does this mean there are no spirits at the school? No. Spirits are not predictable. You can’t expect to catch everything on tape.

In fact, there could very likely be some paranormal activity going on. If you have not been able to debunk those strange things you experienced, then that leaves the paranormal as an explanation. And even though you do have some evidence of spirits trying to communicate, answer
d
is not right, because you can’t be sure it was Robert Miller. To be sure, you’ll have to go back to the site and try to make contact again.