Comments on: Current State of Paranormal Research?

By: Bobby Elgee

Bobby Elgee — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:57:39 +0000

This is a wonderful article and spot-on! Thanks for putting forth such commonsense. Too many ghost hunters and paranormal investigators are hacks and are simply imitating what they see on television. I’ve encountered several groups that even unintentionally–and intentionally–manufacture evidence due to their inexperience with equipment and “want of belief” in ghosts.

I would like to take the opportunity to encourage everyone to help me pay for my hobby and immediately donate money to my Paypal account. HAH! What a farce.

Being a hater and calling it like it is are two different things. I firmly believe that people should be held accountable for their statements. I found way too many times that the groups of people that are most likely to make misleading assumptions, mistakes in identifying potential paranormal phenomena, and promote themselves as paranormal experts are the least likely to engage in a open and honest dialogue about the subject.

Thanks again for a wonderful article. You are A1 in my book.

Bobby Elgee; Sights Unseen Paranormal

By: vishal saxena

vishal saxena — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 08:15:06 +0000

i want to be a member of paranormal researcher team suggest me what to do

By: Laurie Champion

Laurie Champion — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 00:13:26 +0000

My name is Laurie Champion and I have been a hostile haunts resolutionist for 32 years. I could not agree more, with everything you have said here in this post. The only paranormal field I see these days is the commercial one. I have done a lot of research and spend all of my time in the field. I have turned down 2 TV shows, as I want no part of the circus. I wish more people were as aware as you are of the current, sad state of what has become the “paranormal field.” What we are seeing these days are paranormal celebrities not real paranormal researchers. There are some people that will be upset by your post, but you are making a very valid statement here and I applaud you for the courage to tell it like it is. Laurie

By: tonyahacker

tonyahacker — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:30:51 +0000

Hey William… if anyone in the state of Oklahoma was conducting any actual research, I would have more to blog about.

There are just a couple teams in this state (including my own) that are doing research. I will not use this outlet to showboat my research projects or talk about locations I am working in so the “trolls” can call them and harass them, spread lies and convince them that “research” is not as fun as “As seen on TV” types of investigations.

Please point me in the right direction of teams that are conducting research projects, I will be happy to blog about them.

By: william

william — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:22:14 +0000

why don’t you guys ever talk about anything else but your own social problems? this blog could be used to discuss all manners of topics, but it’s the same B&M. you are squandering an opportunity to discuss in an open forum topics that are the foundation of human distinctiveness and you complain about drama in the Ghosthunters world. please, for the love of God move on or hand this blog over to someone who actually cares about the sincere, comprehensive and authentic study of the paranormal (not an eternal cat fight).

(ps: your last post was in May, and your goofy “skeptic” counterpart was Aug. 22. I happen to like the Ghost Divas, but what an irresponsible waste of a media outlet!)

By: tonyahacker

tonyahacker — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:01:23 +0000

So why is it “catty” and dramatic? Just because some folks do not like to stereotyped or clustered together does not make it not true. If they don’t like it, they probably shouldn’t do it. Also, if they get angry when someone offers a different perspective, why is it not possible that they are guilty?

Never should a paranormal researcher have an “agent” without a book or real talent.

By: pub

pub — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:53:37 +0000

It’s just silly. People like you make drama the issue instead of the paranormal. Don’t be catty.

By: William Schaub

William Schaub — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:41:13 +0000

This is great stuff! This is exactly why I’ve given up on even looking for real information on the paranormal. I have to wade through too much crap that anyone in grade school could debunk. not to mention out right hoaxes. I would Love to see some real research but there is just too much crap out there to even navigate through.

If you do have some links to real researchers I would love to see them.

By: TonyaH

TonyaH — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:33:14 +0000

Thank you Laurie

By: Laurie Champion

Laurie Champion — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:28:52 +0000

I could not agree more with your article. I long for the days when researchers were researchers and not media hounds and commercial entrepreneurs. With 32 years in this field, I am sick of the circus that the field has become. I am not now ,nor have I ever been a “ghost hunter”, I have always helped people with hostile haunts which has been my focus. I hate the ghost hunting craze, I find it to be shallow, sacrilegious, and an arena for self proclaimed experts, seeking media attention and their 15 minutes of fame. I have turned down two Tv shows because I refuse to join the dog and pony show, that has no resemblance to what really goes on in the field. Thanks for this article. I would love to post a link to it at my website, please let me know if I can. Visit my site, and let me know I hope more people read this and wise up about what is going on with the current Ghost hunting craze. thanks Laurie