Parkersburg, West Virgina chapter pictures

There are quite a few haunted hotspots in Parkersburg, a city in West Virginia famously known as the home of  the mysterious Mothman. While investigating Trans Allegheny Books, a bookstore with a lot of paranormal activity and ghostly sightings, the group, Mountain State Spirit Seekers, captured a ghostly image in one of their video clips.

Shadow ghost in the bookstore captured on film. 
Photo credit Jason Gerrard.

Richmond, VA chapter pictures

Anyone familiar with the Civil War knows that part of the war took place in Richmond. One particular bloody area where hundreds died is the Old Cold Harbor Battlefield. Today, this location is a public park. Author and paranormal investigator Pamela K. Kinney, who has written extensively about the paranormal in Richmond, has investigated this site with a group. These are photos taken while they were on one of the trails.

Photo by Pamela K. Kinney at the Cold Harbor Battlefield in July 2011. “You see something by tree in middle in back – follow eye line between two branches, bottom of picture (see a bit of white on your right--that I think is Carol's sleeve [head of group]). Second one you don't see until scroll until [you] find [the] first one is to dark figure's left (your right on screen) – second tree from dark figure. Dark figure looks stick-like, but other has clothing. That day, we were [the] only people on the trails, as it was 100 degrees.”

Jefferson, TX chapter pictures

During her investigation of the Urquhart House in Jefferson, investigator Paula Hayes captured some very interesting photos. One picture shows an area of the ceiling where there hangs a chandelier. When they developed the picture, it showed a ceiling fan that was not there.

Another photo taken in another part of the house shows a strange mist where Paula had an encounter.

Jonesborough, TN chapter pictures

While investigating a home reported to have paranormal activity, Robb Phillips & Kathy Shephard of the Paranormal Technology and East TN Ghost Tours captured this photo of what appears to be a ghost next to a sleeping child.

Another investigation was done at the Cranberry Thistle, a local diner where plenty of ghostly activity has taken place. At one point, Kathy noted she felt very cold at her left shoulder. A team member immediately took a photo, and this was the result.

Says Robb, "After the investigation, the next day, while we were analyzing the evidence, we discovered in one of the pictures that were taken at the moment when Kathy made the statement she was cold, we discovered a transparent apparition of what appears to be an older male dressed in early 1800s clothing with white hair, a handlebar mustache, wearing a skinny necktie, standing over Kathy's left shoulder."

Gettysburg, PA chapter pictures

While investigating the battlefield, Pat McCormack of Ghost Soldiers came upon the grave of Captain Jedidiah Chapman, Jr., of the 27th Connecticut Infantry. Pat had an interesting experience. It seemed the ghostly captain ended up following him home! But it had not been for any negative reasons; the ghostly captain just wanted to thank Pat for crossing him over into the light and reuniting him with his sweetheart.

Here is a picture of Captain Jedidiah Chapman Jr.

And here is a picture of his grave.

Portland, OR chapter pictures

At the time of the writing of this book, I interviewed Kurt Page, who at the time was founder of the group, Portland Ghosts. (Kurt has since moved on to another group with other interests.) One of the Portland locations Kurt and his team investigated was the Historic Columbian Cemetery. There was quite a bit of ghostly activity on this particular night, and Kurt picked up quite a few EVPs. One ghostly conversation happened at the grave of Mary White.

In fact, he actually had a conversation with the ghost of a young boy buried there named Jimmie Hudson (part of this conversation is in the book).  Jimmie's grave has eluded many visitors until this investigation, in which Jimmie himself led Kurt to his burial site.

As Kurt explained in the book, “Interesting story about the grave of Jimmie Hudson. He was an 8-year-old boy who was struck and killed by a car in the 1970s. Several people had combed the cemetery to locate his grave (we had seen a photo of it on a web site), but nobody could find it, even in the daytime. One night, I was there, and I just asked Jimmie to show me his grave. I started walking around and stopped under a very odd-looking tree branch. I looked at my feet and there was Jimmie's grave. I started doing EVPs right then and there and got at least two of him answering my questions.”

Kurt spent some time learning about the people buried at the cemetery. This came in handy when he encountered the very bitter and angry spirit of Bion H. Darling (1857-1910), who was very nasty towards him. After Kurt researched this person's life and learned more about him, he had a conversation with this ghost. "I looked into his life and found out he had a very good reason to be upset. I explained to him what I learned and how sorry I was, and ever since then, he’s been pretty pleasant to be around.”

Sleepy Hollow, NY chapter pictures

Rob Feinberg is a member of the group, New Jersey Paranormal Research.

Some years back, before he and his wife (at the time, his girlfriend) were married, they decided to head out to Sleepy Hollow on a whim. Rob enjoyed his visit so much that he knew that one day, he would have to go back. Later, he joined the group, New Jersey Paranormal Research. When the opportunity arose to investigate the Old Dutch Burial Ground in Sleepy Hollow, he jumped at it. They got very interesting EVPs during the investigation, as well as an interesting photo.

An orb was captured near one of the headstones at the Old Dutch Burial Ground. Photo credit Rob Feinberg.

Atchison, KS chapter picture

One of THE most haunted houses in Atchison, Kansas, if not one of the most popular, is the Sallie House. The Kansas Paranormal Group has done many investigations at the Sallie House. They have physical evidence of this location being a haunted house. Members have also been physically attacked by a violent entity.

During one particular investigation, team member, Danny, was searching for his car keys inside the Sallie House. He happened to find a coin -- a British penny dated 1862!

Photo credit Jerry Talbert.

Galena, IL chapter pictures

An investigation was conducted in the home of Kathy Gereau, a resident of Galena who is a sensitive and has experienced paranormal activity in her home. The consensus is that it is indeed a haunted house. At one point during the investigation, they learned there is a spirit named William attached to a picture of a Civil War soldier that hangs in the home. Kathy explains in the book that "it is a photograph of a man dressed in a Civil War uniform of some important rank. I also have his bayonet in its leather case.  I was told that the gentleman [William] had lived in the house where I bought it."


William's spirit has also been reported to visit the house where the picture was bought from.

During an investigation at Casper Bluff, a geological tourist attraction popular to birdwatchers in Galena, Kathy Gereau and her team caught some very interesting pictures.

Says Kathy, "When I heard about this place in Illinois that was newly opened to the public, I couldn’t wait to take MVP," she explains. "Our group went out just before sunset, taking rattles, drums and cameras along with lawn chairs and blankets."

The drums were an essential part of the investigation, especially given that the site was known to be inhabited by Native American spirits. "We have learned when trying to connect with native energy, a drumming circle seems to work well.  If there are any native spirits at the site, they are usually curious enough to come close, as if to see what we are up to. Drums were used in shamanic work to connect with spirit in many Native American cultures and it is part of the spiritual and healing work we do.  Some of our group are Reiki practitioners and use the drums to help move energy through a person as well as breaking up energy blockages.  This really does not have anything to do with our investigations usually, but we like to use the drums when we are outside. The beat of a drum helps the brain produce the kind of brain wave pattern that is that same as a deep meditative state so it helps sensitives get into a place where they are receptive to spirit. Any kind of drum will work, but we use a handheld drum and a beater."


The following are the pictures, in sequence, that seemed to have attracted a spiritual entity during their drumming ceremony. (Photo credit: Kathy Gereau.)

Hollywood, CA chapter pictures

While paranormal investigator Richard Senate and his wife, Debbie, were investigating the Mary Astor Mansion, one of the tall French windows, which had been locked, flew open then closed themselves again and locked itself! This is a picture of those windows.

While investigating in the mausoleum at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, paranormal investigator Marissa Sims walked through what felt like "spider webs." She recalled hearing that this was what it felt like when a spirit is touching you. There was also a strong perfume scent around her. She looked down at the grave she had just walked past, noticing it wasthe grave of Marie Smoot, who died in 1977. Was it possible Marie was trying to make contact with Marissa?

Paranormal investigator Mike Loop has visited the Queen Mary several times. Here is his first "ghost photo" he captured on board the ship, in which he describes it as a "black shadow figure and white energy rod, and a woman in a dress coming down the pool stairs."

Mike Loop has communicated with several spirits on board the Queen Mary. He seems to have connected with the spirit of a young girl who tragically drowned in the ship's swimming pool. He has picked up the sound of her voice saying that she wants her daddy. Here is a picture he captured of what appears to be the little girl ghost near the pool.

Here is another picture of an apparition Mike Loop saw while investigating the Queen Mary.

The group Golden State Paranormal has also investigated the Queen Mary. In one area of the ship, investigator Jen Mauricio captured a picture of what appears to be a ghostly figure standing in the doorway. There was no one standing in the doorway at the time this photo was taken.