![]() ![]() He's been fascinated with the spiritual world since childhood, and even worked with Ed and Lorraine Warren - the subjects of the horror franchise The Conjuring - on paranormal investigations. Steve Gonsalves, a producer and host of that show as well as Travel Channel's Ghost Nation, is one such person who has helped usher ghost hunting into the mainstream. If ghost hunting is on your radar, that’s likely because of shows like Ghost Hunters, which premiered on SyFy in 2004 and now airs on Travel Channel. They all look at each other like - 'You heard that right?!' They all heard, very clearly, this old woman's voice whispering something into their ear. “These three women that were on the tour, who weren’t a part of the same group and didn’t know each other, all just scream and jump. “I was leading a tour once when we were using the Spirit Box, and we're just kind of standing there,” Leslie explains. Leslie, who covers the Los Angeles tour, says that there isn’t an encounter with a spirit every night, something that he thinks gives The Haunt some “credibility.” But, when there is a ghostly encounter, it’s often enough to give even the greatest skeptic pause. So I started researching more, and a lot of people see water as a portal in and out of the spirit world.” “I didn't feel like this was a spirit that was going to try to drown me or something like that. “I just didn't feel very scared,” he explains, calling his experience a “residual impression” haunting. He says a ghostly figure joined him in the pool. He first got interested in ghost hunting in New Orleans, where he had a ghostly encounter at his local swimming pool while doing laps, alone. ![]() Wes Leslie is the cofounder of The Haunt Ghost Tours, which operate out of Los Angeles and San Francisco. And then there's the "Spirit Box," which jumps through AM radio channels, creating a white noise effect that investigators claim allows spirits to come through with words and phrases. Ghost hunters also try to hear messages from beyond with simple digital recorders, which can pick up on sounds the human ear misses. Oftentimes, that means seeking out energy where energy simply shouldn’t be - which is why tools like an EMF reader, which tests for electromagnetic fields, and thermogenic cameras, which can sense heat, are used. Instead, these paranormal investigators explore places (or even objects, or people) that seem to have some supernatural entity attached to them. Though they’re called “ghost hunters,” they’re not seeking to trap or capture any spirits. There’s a good chance that the thought of having an encounter with a ghost sends a shiver down your spine - whether you’re a skeptic about the afterlife or not. Ghost hunters talk about their paranormal investigations. ![]()
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