Paranormal State, “Hide & Seek”
Now that Ghost Hunters has gone on its mid-season break, I was casting around for some more entertainment. Having never watched Paranormal State, I picked an episode at random and sat down to see what it had to offer.
May 2010
Ghost Hunters, "Norwich State"
This episode marks the end of the first half of the sixth season. Ghost Hunters is going on that mid-season break that seems to take foreeeeeeeever, which makes me sad every year. Chrissy's comment reminded me that I hadn't reviewed this episode yet (slacker!) partly because it took a while to digest.
EVP: Electronic Voice Phenomena
Every paranormal show worth its snuff eventually whips out the EVP sessions. What is EVP? Is EVP a real thing? Well… it depends!
The term stands for "Electronic Voice Phenomena," and describes sounds - usually voices - which can be heard on electronic recording media, but which were not heard at the time.
Celebrity Paranormal Project: "The First Warden"
I have to say, Celebrity Haunted House Paranormal Project (watch it on Hulu) makes a great summer night popcorn show. I guess there were only six episodes that aired back in 2006, which is kind of a shame.
This episode featured Olympic ski racer Picabo Street, Baywatch star and supermodel Michael Bergin, actress Mariel Hemingway, actor Joe Piscopo, and Real World: Chicago start Tonya Cooley. Of these, Picabo Street turned out to be the hard-core believer, while Joe Piscopo was the laid back skeptic. In fact, Piscopo seemed actively bored at several points during the show.
Orbs!
I love orbs. They glow, they fly, they are completely mysterious - what's not to like?
Admittedly there is ONE thing not to like about orbs, and that is their tendency to be mimicked by floating bits of dust or flying insects. One reason I really like "Ghost Hunters" out of all the paranormal investigations out there is that Jason and Grant almost always rule out "evidence" of orbs for this reason.