Paranormal State
This has nothing to do with Lizzie Borden, but I wanted to share it with you nonetheless.
After I wrap up an issue of The Hatchet, I give myself a treat and do something totally fun and not Lizzie—goof off and play around on the computer, or read a book for pleasure, or catch up on TV shows I taped while I was working.
This go-around I surfed You-Tube and found a super fantastic show called Paranormal State. Many of the episodes, if not all, are on YouTube in parts, so you can see them all for yourself. I just completed a Paranormal State marathon and I am totally hooked. This person has them all posted in one place (plus has all the A Haunting episodes and season one of Ghost Hunters as well).
These ghost investigators are students at my alma mater Penn State, so it is soooo much fun to see them walking around campus or eating a sticky bun at the Diner.
What makes this show so good is not only the Penn State origin, but that they are so professional about what they do and actually spend days at a location doing their work, not just the overnights that GhostHunters and MostHaunted think is enough to decide if a place is haunted.
This group uses psychologists and counselors to make sure the person with the haunting is not just nuts but that their stories are taken in context with what is going on in their lives. They interview the owners of the houses, the neighbors, former owners, locals, etc., to get the whole picture. They conduct research into land ownership and try to ferret out the truth of any “someone was killed here” story. They do vigils, but only during what they call “Dead Time,” from 3 to 4:30AM, when spirits are known to be most active. They look at the evidence as they go and when they see something or hear something that needs further investigation, they do it. So it looks like they are at a location for at least 4-6 days. This is much more thorough investigation than any other ghost hunting show on TV.
They also call in Lorraine Warren to help out from time to time and use whatever psychics they employ to not only explain the problem but to send whatever poor soul who is land bound on their way. They cleanse locations and have proper funerals and give give protection whenever they can. It is like a combination of Rescue Mediums and GhostHunters, but better. And this is my first looksee at Frank’s Box, which they use in one episode. Very very cool!
If you want something fun to do this weekend, watch this series, full screen, on your computer, with the lights off. It is wicked good!
