paranormal investigations
Seeking supernatural evidence
Paranormal investigations are attempts to document or verify supernatural phenomena—ghosts, hauntings, psychic activity, UFOs, and the like.
Investigators typically use recording equipment, electromagnetic sensors, and other tools to capture evidence of activity that defies conventional explanation.
The field straddles amateur ghost hunting and more systematic attempts at research: The team conducted paranormal investigations at reportedly haunted locations across New England.
- mediumsThose who contact spirits
- ghostsSpirits of the deceased
- haunted housesSpirit-occupied buildings
- urban legendsWidely circulated false stories
- psychicsClaimed mind readers
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- hauntingsghosts, apparition, apparitions, ghost sighting, phantoms
- ghost tourismghost tours, haunted tours, haunted houses, haunted hotels, haunted mansions
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Systematic investigation for knowledge
experimental science · clinical trials · academic research · hard science · controlled experiments
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Scientific study of evidence
criminal investigations · police work · physical science · routine inspections · building inspections
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Evidence-demanding examination of claims
scientific skepticism · debunking · critical analysis · mythbusting · fraud investigation
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