Ghost Hunt 2007
During every ghost hunt ever performed in the history of the Wren’s Nest, I have blogged live updates.
Tonight, friends, is no exception.
(That’s me in the glasses)
8:04 pm – The Gulf States Paranormal Society is here and they appear to be ready. These guys have some serious equipment too. There are cameras in every room hooked up to a computer in the kitchen. Man, I hope the ghosts don’t hack the firewall, bypass the mainframe, and–enough.
It feels a little like we’re in a heist movie and we’re the bad guys and we’re kicking some serious intelligence. It’s like Ronin meets Resident Evil meets Joel Chandler Harris meets me meets the Gulf States Paranormal Society.
Actually, it’s more like your typical guy meets girl, girl comes over with her ghost society friends, ghost society friends bring computers and black lights and ask if you want to party and you say “party?” and they say “I mean hunt ghosts” and you say “okay” kind of story. Classic.
Anyway, the Wren’s Nest has never been so high tech as it is this very moment.
Current status = terrified, but drinking coffee. Can you tell?
8:23 pm – I thought we were about ready to start now that everything has been set up, but I was wrong.
Dead wrong.
No, apparently it’s time to head over to Wendy’s to “let the house settle down” while “we grab a bite to eat.” This is followed up with, “Hey Lain, why don’t you watch the house and the equipment? Do you want anything from Wendy’s?”
Never in my life have I heard more thinly veiled euphamisms for, “Hey Lain, we’re going to leave while the ghosts devour you. Do you want anything from Wendy’s?”
Current status = omg omg omg omg.
9:01 pm – The ghost hunters have returned, thank goodness.
Other good news: docent extraordinaire / other young person who works here Star is on her way to the Wren’s Nest to help me not get eaten by ghosts. Bad news: it’s starting to rain.
Current status = huddled in the corner, at least until Star gets here.
10:10 pm – Star is here, finally. No serious activity yet, and I’m feeling a little better.
Our leader, Cinnamon, has stressed that this team is very scientific and not prone to hasty ghost judgement. In other words, if it’s a ghost, they need definite proof.
Right now we’ve got some knocking going on upstairs, and the team is going to investigate. I’ll keep you posted.
Current status = curious, trembling a little.
11:42 pm – So there are a total of eight cameras set up in different rooms throughout the house. The team is currently reviewing a couple of them to look at a flash of light that both Star and Cinnamon saw.
This orb moves very quickly across the screen of the camera from the hallway, going diagonally to the left from the doorway to the dining room to the area above the door to the office. The time is 20:55:51-53.
Then, on the camera in the attic, an orb of very similar size and luminescence appears at 20:55:55-57.
Now, orbs are tricky because they can be anything from bugs to dust to compressed balls of paranormal energies–probably your dead cat or great-great-great grandfather trying to communicate with you, durr. Most orbs fall into the first two camps. This one, however, is interesting because it moves from one room and then, apparently, appears in another in an appropriate and timely manner.
Still figuring this one out.
Current status = intrigued!
1:02 am – Sorry folks, you caught me power napping. The life of a ghost hunter is tough! Alternately shrieking and hiding, shrieking and hiding. It gets to you after a couple hours. Keep it locked.
Current status = refreshed, re-scared.
1:17 am – Touch and go in the attic.
After some intense rustling and potential paranormal action, our leader left feeling dizzy, like something “came up from behind her.”
I don’t know if that constitutes any kind of proof whatsoever, but it does constitute game over, for now. Everything is cool, but there’s no sense in continuing when not everyone is feeling up to task.
Moral: ghosts tonight? I can’t say for sure. Certainly nothing like last time. Regardless, the GSPS is on top of things, and they’ll burn me a DVD of the evidence in a few weeks.
Thanks GSPS, y’all were incredibly professional and remarkably well-equipped. If you ever want to come back, I’d be happy to unlock the door for you.
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Amelia Trace Lerner
Program Director
Lain Shakespeare
Executive Director
8 Comments to Ghost Hunt 2007
Be strong, Shuper Pastry! And hi Star. You’ll have to be brave for the both of you.
I could be wrong, but doesn’t the one with glasses look like a girl?
I think ghosts are pretty cool. Imagine feeling so strongly about a place or an issue that you’d hang around after you don’t have to anymore! I don’t think all ghosts are haunting a place for negative reasons.
I had a ghost in my last house – we got along fine after setting some ground rules. The ghost has even visited my present house – but just once.
I am extremely happy to to offer “orbs ” an opportunity to be on our advisory committee. If only because of their unique character that they would not consider regular board membership. We are in need of their metaphysical fund raising abilities.
Executive Order of Board Chairman
Marshall and Ronni, I’m glad y’all are so open minded! I am too, but I also happen to be not very brave…which is, I guess, the difference between you and me. I’ll keep you posted on any orb reoccurances.
If the ghost busters ever come back, I’d like to be there. I spoke to (not with) my ghost on several occasions – and I believe that I saw it on one. If I had not already had some interaction with the ghose earlier, it would have been a really frightening experience – as it was, it was really disconcerting.
I agree with Marshall – a potential advisory board member – but only if it (they) know where money is buried on the property, or are good fundraisers as well as hair raisers!
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