Ghost Hunters Thread & Personal Ghost Experiences & other Paranormal Talk.

[Nancy]

I think it's on the Discovery channel. They're creepy, but I wish there were more of them. Once you start watching, it's not long before they're repeats.

My neighbor's DD12 had a friend sleep over and she brought a ouija board with her. That's something that scares me. DSs wanted to "play" with it --I told them what happened to me, and just said it's not a toy. I gave them a healthy dose of fear and told them they had to use it in the park outback if they did it. They tried once, said it gave them a name and then got scared! They weren't even sure if it was one of them pushing it, but I was glad they were frightened enough to not touch it again.

Here's their question, tho, and I didn't have an answer. They asked "why is it made by a toy company and sold as one?"

That's a good question. My thought are that Parker Bros thought to capitilize on something that was thought by some to be a bunch a garbage. Their thinking being we'll get a bunch of kids at sleepovers using it, someone will be pushing the things around and it will give some scares..but it's really harmless fun. But for those that believe it really works and given the right time, right conditions etc, it can become something you don't want to mess with. I also think that for it to work in a non-toy way there has to be someone there that really believes and is open to the experiences. If everyone goes in with the thought that its alla big joke then nothing will happen. Jut as you get those that are sensitive and can feel and see things while others don't you get one sensitive person in a room with a group that are using it as a game and it opens too many doors.

 

[TKDisneylover]

I have never seen A Haunting...what station is it on? I bet I can find it on line and scare myself to death...then again my husband is going away in a week or two so maybe I should wait b/c that seems to be the time I find something to scare the life out of me

Like Lynne said, it's on the Discovery channel, and mostly during the day. Here is a snipet I copied from Wikipedia:

"A Haunting is an American television series that airs on the Discovery Channel and Discovery Science channel. The series' episodes are comprised of narrations and dramatic reenactments based on various accounts of paranormal encounters and experiences. A Haunting originally aired in 2005, and has since produced four seasons composed of 39 episodes."

It begins at 12:00 p.m. here in the Midwest (central) time zone, and they run two 1-hour episodes back to back. Like the above states they have reenactments by actors, but the actual people who experienced things make comments during the show so it is based on actual events.

 

[danalee]

Those "Haunting Shows" are really good some more than others but I've seen them all a number of times. Hopefully they will make more soon

Most Haunted, that show is nuts but I have to say even though he was a fake that derick guy made it at least funny! and now its just dumb and boring with all the funny gone! Hopefully if they make a new season they do something different. maybe that would help!

 

[Pikester]

Good afternoon all!

I tried watching Most Haunted last night but ended up on the Dis instead. I too like watching A Haunting and wish they would make some new episodes. There was one episode that really freaked me out but I can't remember the specifics other then I think a kid saw an old man dressed up like a scary clown or something. Totally reminded me of Stephen King's It!

I just remembered another one where a woman's young son was possesed or something. The boy came into her room in the middle of the night because he was scared so the Mom pulled him to her to comfort him and the boy changed into an evil "thing"! It hadn't been the boy to begin with.
Man did that scare the bejesus out of me!

Thank goodness I'm writing about this when it's day time. I'm totally freaking myself out!

 

[DL55]

SOOO then maybe you did not ESCAPE the clutches of the OUJA then. See we can rationalize this in a paranormal way no matter what you say.

I'm so insensitive that it took 35 years for the ouiji to get me.

I am so lame in wanting paranormal stuff tonight that I turned on Most Haunted. Or is that I was wanting paranormal stuff that I turned on lame Most Haunted?

me too
The incident with the tear on the other thread was spooky. I bet it scared the bejeebers out of the family.
I've only watched "A Haunting" a couple of times. They seemed to make the event as something evil and I don't think all hauntings are evil. Maybe I should give it another try.

 

[breezy1077]

That's a good question. My thought are that Parker Bros thought to capitilize on something that was thought by some to be a bunch a garbage. Their thinking being we'll get a bunch of kids at sleepovers using it, someone will be pushing the things around and it will give some scares..but it's really harmless fun. But for those that believe it really works and given the right time, right conditions etc, it can become something you don't want to mess with. I also think that for it to work in a non-toy way there has to be someone there that really believes and is open to the experiences. If everyone goes in with the thought that its alla big joke then nothing will happen. Jut as you get those that are sensitive and can feel and see things while others don't you get one sensitive person in a room with a group that are using it as a game and it opens too many doors.

I don't know much about them, but this makes sense. And after my own experience - I can pretty much guarantee everyone that it's not just a toy!!!

It took me forever to shake the feeling that ***** was still hanging around.

 

[Bella the Ball 360]

I'm so insensitive that it took 35 years for the ouiji to get me.

me too
The incident with the tear on the other thread was spooky. I bet it scared the bejeebers out of the family.
I've only watched "A Haunting" a couple of times. They seemed to make the event as something evil and I don't think all hauntings are evil. Maybe I should give it another try.

For me when a story is a reinactment it just loses some thing. I think that is why I prefer GH. They are actually showing me to some extent what is happening. I wish there were more shows like GH then maybe Jason and Grant could have a rest and we could get more shows that provide info. YES I know GHI is around but those guys are so annoying that I just feel like a ghost is the only one that WOULD approach them so they should have MORE not less sightings than GH.

 

[Bella the Ball 360]

That's a good question. My thought are that Parker Bros thought to capitilize on something that was thought by some to be a bunch a garbage. Their thinking being we'll get a bunch of kids at sleepovers using it, someone will be pushing the things around and it will give some scares..but it's really harmless fun. But for those that believe it really works and given the right time, right conditions etc, it can become something you don't want to mess with. I also think that for it to work in a non-toy way there has to be someone there that really believes and is open to the experiences. If everyone goes in with the thought that its alla big joke then nothing will happen. Jut as you get those that are sensitive and can feel and see things while others don't you get one sensitive person in a room with a group that are using it as a game and it opens too many doors.

The theory is that your unconscious or subconscious mind is causing you to push it BUT how does that explain times when it would shoot right off the board ? How does it explain the way I could make it spin in circles?

I agree do not fool with it and even fooling with it in the park is not good.....you know how at Disney's Haunted Mansion....."....a ghost will follow you home."

 

[DL55]

For me when a story is a reinactment it just loses some thing. I think that is why I prefer GH. They are actually showing me to some extent what is happening. I wish there were more shows like GH then maybe Jason and Grant could have a rest and we could get more shows that provide info. YES I know GHI is around but those guys are so annoying that I just feel like a ghost is the only one that WOULD approach them so they should have MORE not less sightings than GH.

 

[spima3]

Anyone see the commercial with Jason and Grant and the Hellboy character? I've only seen it once or twice but I thought it was really cute!

 

[wardfamily1]

Anyone see the commercial with Jason and Grant and the Hellboy character? I've only seen it once or twice but I thought it was really cute!

I went looking for it, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv94lBG9FrU

I LOVE IT

 

[Bella the Ball 360]

I went looking for it, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv94lBG9FrU

I LOVE IT

Talk about scary....I have to take a class this week..now that is scary!

Thanks for the link.

 

[Bella the Ball 360]

I watched it and it was funny BUT what are Jason and Grant doing being on a commercial??? They should be out making new shows so we do not have to watch GHI!! Jeesh if they spent less time doing things like that and more time checking out hautings we would not have to suffer with GHI, old A Hauntings and Paranormal State!

Totally off topic but did you ever notice that the contributors to this thread are predominantly women? Do men not have these experiences or are they just afraid to post so they make up the approx.15,000 or so views ( I subtracted approx 1000 views to account for posts)? LOL!

 

[Pikester]

I went looking for it, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv94lBG9FrU

I LOVE IT

Just checked it out. That was too funny!

 

[Mermaid02]

I went looking for it, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv94lBG9FrU

I LOVE IT

Cute! Makes me actually want to see that movie!

 

[wardfamily1]

I watched it and it was funny BUT what are Jason and Grant doing being on a commercial??? They should be out making new shows so we do not have to watch GHI!! Jeesh if they spent less time doing things like that and more time checking out hautings we would not have to suffer with GHI, old A Hauntings and Paranormal State!

Totally off topic but did you ever notice that the contributors to this thread are predominantly women? Do men not have these experiences or are they just afraid to post so they make up the approx.15,000 or so views ( I subtracted approx 1000 views to account for posts)? LOL!

I think it's because the DIS is overwhelmingly comprised of women. My guess would be 85% women, I wonder if there's a way to find the real stats.

 

[Mickey&Donald]

We haven't had a good story in a few posts, so I'll share what I think is a past-life regression experience.

When I was about 13 or 14, my parents took us on a two-week vacation to Texas and Louisiana (we are from California, so this was a big trip for us). We flew to Dallas, then rented a van and drove around for two weeks, ending up in Dallas at the end.

One night, we were sleeping in Beaumont, TX, planning to head into Louisiana the next day. I had a really, really vivid dream about an old plantation home, complete with huge white columns, Spanish Moss and the low din of insects buzzing around. I dreamt that the house was mine, and I was sitting in a carriage at the end of a long dirt driveway, waiting for someone. I remembered wearing a very heavy long dress with a hoop in the skirt and lace gloves. Soon, a handsome man in a military uniform joined me in the carriage -- I recognized him as my husband (sort of unusual for a young teenager to dream about, KWIM?). Every detail of the house was so vivid, which I found unusual when I woke up, because other than pictures, I'd never been to a plantation home before. I also had a really weird feeling about me when I woke up -- like I hadn't really been asleep at all, was still exhausted and felt like I'd been doing something all night. I shook it off and got ready to leave with my family.

Later that morning, we decided to go to Lake Charles, LA, where my parents had heard about a beautiful plantation home that was open to visitors. As soon as we pulled up to the house, I felt like the wind had been knocked out of me. This was the house in my dream. We were on a guided tour, and I kept interrupting the guide, saying things like, "This was a little girl's bedroom down this hall, right?" or "The slave quarters are around that corner?" After a while, the guide was laughing, saying, "I guess this isn't your first visit here!" I knew the layout of the house as if it were my own house. In the little girl's bedroom, I got the most eerie feeling, especially when I saw a small dress lying on top of a trunk. It was an overwhelmingly sad feeling.. and the guide said that the little girl who'd worn the dress and lived in the room died at a very young age.

I have absolutely no doubt that I lived in that home during the 1860s, that I was married to a military officer and that my daughter passed away when she was still small. The connection I felt was undeniable and to this day, I remember it all so clearly.

 

[breezy1077]

I think it's because the DIS is overwhelmingly comprised of women. My guess would be 85% women, I wonder if there's a way to find the real stats.

My husband is the one who saw the ghost walk into our daughters room, but he'd be the last person to ever post something like that here. LOL

In fact, he'd probably be upset if he knew I told about the experience he had. He sometimes lurks on the boards, so...shhh, don't tell on me.

 

[DL55]

Mickey&Donald Great story! How eerie that you knew the floor plan of that mansion.
Loved the Hellboy trailer.

 

[dolphinrescuegirl]

Do you guys think this is an orb? This was taken with a digital camera a couple of years ago.