ghost hunting
Pursuing supernatural entities
Ghost hunting is the practice of investigating locations believed to be haunted, typically using equipment like electromagnetic field detectors, thermal cameras, and audio recorders to capture evidence of paranormal activity.
Ghost hunters may work in teams, often at night, exploring reportedly haunted houses, abandoned buildings, or historic sites: The group went ghost hunting at the old asylum.
The activity ranges from serious paranormal research to recreational thrill-seeking.
- paranormal investigationStudying alleged supernatural activity
- poltergeistDisruptive supernatural entity
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- haunted houseDwelling believed spirit-inhabited
night vision goggles · cemetery · full moon · specter · cold spots · wraith · dowsing rods · sleep paralysis · haunting · banshee · revenant · confirmation bias · thermal camera · spirit · ghostly · manifestation · whispers · creaking
- paranormalghosts, paranormal, haunting, poltergeist, apparition
- hauntingsghosts, apparition, apparitions, phantoms, ghostly apparition
- Death Occultnecromancy, seance, mediumship, ghosts, channeling
- Ghost Huntinghaunting, apparition, EVP, spirit box, paranormal
- pseudosciencehomeopathy, astrology, phrenology, numerology, palmistry
- Occult PracticesOuija board, seance, tarot, tarot cards, crystal ball
ghost huntingdebunking
Proving claims false
skeptical inquiry · scientific skepticism · rationalism · mythbusting · materialism
ghost huntingwildlife tracking
Observing wild animal movements
birdwatching · forensic investigation · crime scene investigation · wildlife photography · nature observation
ghost huntingempirical research
Investigation grounded in observation
forensic science · hard science · physics research · clinical trials