I am sure, I am not the only person out there who is hooked on the reality television series called – “Ghost Hunters.” (Well I know for certain I am not the only person, for my wife is just as hooked on this show as me). Jason and Grant (the founders of “T.A.P.S.” short for The Atlantic Paranormal Society”) are definitely the only two people that do this gig on reality t.v., that never panic or run scared from things that go bump in the night. This is why I do give Jason and Grant credit, they stare down the shadow, mist, moving object, breaking object and unexplained noises/voices in the dark of night. Plus, Jason and Grant always try to debunk whatever ghostly situation they get themselves into. That is so key, that is what separates the truths from the myths. It is so great, when Wednesday nights come around, my wife and I will plant ourselves down and watch the reruns of “Ghost Hunters” that air right before the new episode. (Just in case you are unfamiliar with this show, it is on the Sci-Fi Channel). Just to give credit where it is due, the lead investigator for the “Ghost Hunters International” team, Brian, he as well does not back down from any spooky situations either. “Ghost Hunters International” is a welcomed spinoff from “Ghost Hunters”, us ghost show buffs cannot get enough spooky time.
I am so drawn into this show, (plus any other ghostly reality show that is out there – but “Ghost Hunters” is my/our favorite), probably due to the fact that I have had numerous – and I mean numerous – ghostly/paranormal experiences in my life. I really do not care in the least if anyone thinks I am pulling their leg – or if anyone does not believe in ghosts or the paranormal. Like they always say on “Ghost Hunters” – personal experiences are just that, personal. Unless I have actual recorded evidence through audio and visual media, my stories will always be accepted as such – stories. However, I do know there are quite a few people out there who do believe in ghosts and the paranormal. These people embrace stories of personal ghostly experiences – it is then up to the individual to separate fact from fiction. (I am like that, heck, I have heard and read tons of stories about ghostly haunts and the paranormal, half of these I dismiss within seconds).
I will end my article of praise for “Ghost Hunters” with a small story involving one of my ghostly encounters: The year was 1985. It was a bitter cold, Winter day and I am all alone in my parents house. It was a weekday morning, fresh snow covered the ground everywhere. A heavy door knocker was located on the outside, of the side door, to the house, in which I distinctly heard this door knocker get put to good use. The door knocker sounded loud as it rapped against the door, at least eight to ten times. The speed and force of the door knocker hitting this side door appeared to be of frantic nature. I hurried to this door to see who it may be… no one was there. My debunking at this moment of time went like this: 1. There were NO fresh or old foot tracks in the snow leading up to the house from any angle. (Again, there was freshly laid snow of about two inches which fell that morning). 2. The door knocker was heavy, it would take a human being to actually put this door knocker into use, I therefore dismissed wind or a wind gust for causing this to happen. 3. I was fully awake, preparing to go to work, no television was on at this time nor was any cool Metal music being played on my stereo. 4. This house was set in a rural area, the nearby neighbors were a good walk to get to, I dismissed it as being any sound coming from the neighbors house. During the ten years I lived in this house, I never experienced this door knocker acting strange either before or after this said incident. I made the call – has to be paranormal, right? If it was the only incident to ever happen at this address, I probably would have tossed it aside as just plain strange. (Way too many interesting & creepy incidents had happened at this particular house – I will share these in later posts). I feel it was paranormal. Feel free to make up your own mind on this – personal ghostly experience I once had.
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