Doppelganger Apparitions, A Controversial and Hot Topic….

The word Doppelganger comes from German Folklore (Double Walker) is what the word literally means, and it refers to a paranormal double of a living person.

Here is where it gets a bit muddy….Some sources say it is an evil apparition that takes on your form (and the only entities that can do that are usually demonic in nature). Other sources say it is strictly an omen of death, if you see your Doppelganger it is the ‘grim reaper’ looking back at you, and will die shortly.

I have heard of instances however where people see themselves in past form (they see themselves in a residual haunting) meaning something that happens over and over with or without anyone noticing. And that is ALWAYS attached to a horrific event in the past. This however is not a TRUE Doppelganger, because you are not seeing yourself here and now.

The only way they have enough energy to move across the room, or turn on the faucet is if the are a very in-tune sprit, or if they are demonic in nature. A really strong ghost can move things (small things) turn on lights, etc. Only a demonic spirit can move heavy objects and hurt someone.

This is supposedly done by the manipulation of energy around the spirit. They take the energy (and negative energy is very strong) and use it to manipulate things around us.

Photographing the Paranormal…..

One of our favorite “HOT” topics is catching the paranormal in photographs. I am sure many of you have taken a picture (more so in the past when you actually used FILM) and when it was developed you found odd light sources, and distorted faces. The question is; are these REALLY paranormal apparitions, or are they just defects in the film? Are they sprits, or are they just distortions of light?

The most common paranormal occurrences caught on film are;

• Orbs
• Vortexes
• Ectoplasm
• Shadow Ghosts

We have captured numerous orbs on our investigations, and I will agree some are dust, BUT I will also argue some are very debatable! Take this photo for example, taken on a calm evening with no wind… The light orb is in motion, and it appears to moving upward. Is it a bug, is it dust? Some would argue that it is…. I feel differently about this one. This orb was caught on film at the same time we cough the Edward Parr EVP.

A Haunting in Pennsylvania….Help us Decipher These EVP’s….

A really good friend of the SCGS came to us earlier this year with concern that her home may be haunted. We went back and forth on a number of possibilities and when we finally came to the conclusion that SOMETHING was going on, she decided to have her home investigated. Because she is on the other side of the country she had a local group perform the investigation.... (We would have loved to do it ourselves).

After the investigation she sent the evidence back to us so we could analyze it. We spent hours reviewing the EVP’s and felt like we came up with some good ideas of what was being said.

We would really like for YOU to listen to these EVP’s and tell us what you think is being said. We will post our response later on this month, but this is your chance to be a ghost hunter and help us processes this data.

You may need to turn the volume up to hear these.....

Edwin G. Parr EVP

We were doing an investigation at the Salt Lake Cemetery and upon asking if there was anyone around us who wanted to say anything we got this chilling EVP….

Upon further investigation, we found out that an Edwin G Parr died of pneumonia at age 13 and was buried in the Salt Lake Cemetery on June 10, 1906.   We are not decided if the EVP is saying Edward, or Edwin....(let us know what you think it says)...

Local Ghost Stories…….

This is Salt Lakes very own Jimmy Chunga’s (local DJ, Actor, and celebrity) ghost story. Those of you who live in Salt Lake may have heard this story from Chunga on 101.9 the end….and those of you who haven’t WILL want to watch this.

It takes place at the ‘This Is The Place’ monument and it is a very cool paranormal story worth watching!

HAuNTCON 2011……

For those of you thinking of starting your own Haunted House…..(Heaven knows I would love to) you NEED to check out Hauntcon. Hauntcon is an acronym for Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow and Convention. This expo is designed by Haunters, for Haunters. It is a three day convention with tours of local haunted houses, and a tradeshow floor featuring the latest gadgetry in the industry.

One key component of Hauntcon in education, workshops, demos and seminars set up to help you make the most out of your homes décor, to full fledged haunted house.

The 2011 Hauntcon is sadly over….BUT you can first in line for the 2012 Convention in Pittsburgh.

And The #1 Haunted Attraction in America is……

According to Haunted House Online (and Haunt World Magazine) the scariest haunted house in America for the 2011 haunted house season is........

Pennhurst Asylum and Bates Motel in Philadelphia PA. Both attractions are owned and operated by the same company, and are a short drive of eachother.

The Bates Motel is located deep in a 200 year old forest with overgrown trees and dark trails, this puts people on edge before they even make it to the main attraction.

The Pennhurst Asylum is on of the scariest locations in America do to the real paranormal activity that takes place within its walls. Both The Ghost Adventure Crew and the Ghost Hunters have investigated the Asylum and both teams have come up with truly haunting paranormal evidence.

Check out the 2011 commercials for each of these attractions!!!