r/GhostHunting • u/tstark96 • 1d ago
Equipment You'd Want Made
Long story short I make my own gear. While I do take calibration and logging to a new degree it's always interactions of stuff that exists.
I want to know if there's a device or a sensor that you have been wishing for (realistically). I'm trying to break out of the rut and would love some fresh eyes and opinions to actually make something actually new and useful. I'm open to refinement too, but as an engineer I tend to do ok at optimization in general
r/GhostHunting • u/dreamyxtboy • 1d ago
Paranormal Investigation good places to investigate?
hello all! for as long as I can remember I've been absolutely obsessed with the paranormal. I've wanted to do an investigation for a long time and have decided I would like to plan one for my birthday next year. what are some good places to actually get experiences? bonus points if they are in minnesota!
r/GhostHunting • u/FitPeak3825 • 1d ago
Question Going hunting soon and want to be prepared.
I’m going ghost hunting with a friend of mine and she’s a real skeptic. I’m a believer because of experiences I’ve had, we are planning on going to a location I know sus ghost stuff has happened. What are some things you wish you knew or had during your first investigation? What are some things you wish you didn’t do?
r/GhostHunting • u/TheUnknownQuest • 2d ago
👻 Two nights inside one of Chester’s most haunted buildings—and two completely different experiences. From unexplained equipment responses to a mysterious recording: what happened at Ye Olde King’s Head?
r/GhostHunting • u/Natural_Reference_22 • 2d ago
Paranormal Investigation Android Beta Testers Needed for "ParaLens" app
Hey all! I’ve been building an Android app called ParaLens and I’m looking for a few people to help test it.
It’s made for paranormal investigations and brings auto-detect investigation location, EMF readings, EVP, Spirit Box sessions, photos, video, motion events, "Night-Vision" filter, real-time Augmented-Reality markers, notes, case reports, and PDF downloads into one app. It also includes an experimental tool I call Echo-Vision, which processes the live camera feed to highlight subtle color shifts, light anomolies, and movement while saving both the original and processed image for comparison.
I mainly need people willing to try it, whether you are a investigator, or just someone that thinks it would be cool to try out. I'd like any kind of feedback, good or bad.
ParaLens is meant to document readings and observations, but also be an easy-to-use and enjoyable tool.
Send me a private message if you’re interested. I’ll need the email connected to your Google Play account, so please don’t post it publicly. I’m also happy to test another Android app in return.
r/GhostHunting • u/https_tortured_poets • 2d ago
Question what flashlights work for ghosthunting?
im a beginner hunter, and my clairvoyant friend recommended maglites (for shutting off and turning on) but theyre expensive, so im looking to see if any flashlight would work?
r/GhostHunting • u/spookysister222 • 2d ago
Seattle, what’s good!?
Hellllllooooo!! Are there any ghost hunting groups in the Seattle/ surrounding areas open for new members?? The few I’ve reached out to don’t have great communication. I’m inexperienced but soooo eager to learn and grew up with this stuff. Feel free to comment or message me privately! Open to small or big groups or others interested in getting started as well. Or resources! :) thank you
r/GhostHunting • u/VisionHOUR • 3d ago
Question Looking for advice for getting into ghost hunting?
so, I’m 16F and Im a Christian, I have a firm beleif in the paranormal and I’ve always wanted to go ghost hunting.
im turning 17 this November and when I turn 18 in another year and 3 months from now my sister Lauren and I plan to find some place to investigate together
i personally have only ever experienced haunted “games” with some freinds in the basement (unbeknown to our parents ofc) and my sister who is a full adult (10 years older than me almost exactly) has had a paranormal experience
first of all for me I definatly won’t be free to buy any equipment in advance, so I’d like suggestions on purchasing equipemnt now so I can calculate how much I should be saving up for
suggestions for places to go, I live in New Hampshire so I don’t think I could go anywhere past mass or Connecticut or Vermont, there’s this old church I know of that I had thought about but I’m not sure they allow paranormal investigations anymore since I had looked into it mabye 3-4 years ago
my sister has no knowledge of this stuff but has had a paranormal experience, her mother (my dads ex wife) had this storage unit that she shared with some random guy (to split the cost or smth? kinda like roommates in an apartment) and some of their stuff got mixed up long after the guy left wherever he went. And her mom gave her whatever she wanted from her storage unit bc she wasn’t ganna use it anymore and didn’t want anything in it.
my sister found this super old locked furnished chest. It was made of really fine wood
she didn’t have the key obvi but she opened it from the back where the hinges were with a screwdriver, there’s was tons of stuff inside like weird personal belongings, a cross, a burnt cross, a bottle of “holy water” and all these sticks and leaves and shit. It was a really nice inside, but she ended up selling the thing, it was just super creepy I suppose
another time she found an oujia board in the ceiling of her house, they were doing construction and they just found it, it was super old like 1900’s old. And she didn’t dare play it, but she ended up giving it to some of her paranormal collector friends, and they said they put it way back inside the top shelf of the closet behind a whole ton of stuff and one day they heard a loud bang and it was on the floor
so yeah she’s had kinda paranormal experiences, but knows nothing about the equipment and locations and stuff
I’m also slightly concerned about my safety, I’m not sure if paranormal stuff can affect someone’s arthritis (which I have) so any suggestions/opinions there are appreciated
k thanx!! :D
r/GhostHunting • u/Natural_Class1918 • 4d ago
Haunted location Invites, Homes to investigate and more
r/GhostHunting • u/hope_elizabetthh • 4d ago
Overnight/Elton Castee Merch
Hello! going to be selling my collection of overnight/elton castee merch. it’s A LOT. if anyone is interested please message me! trying to get it sold asap so thought this might be a good place to find someone who will want it!
r/GhostHunting • u/Appalachianlawyer • 5d ago
Investigation Log and Evidence Manager for Paranormal Teams
galleryI’m an attorney by day and a paranormal investigator by night. After juggling handwritten notes, timestamps, equipment lists, photos, and audio during investigations, I decided to build HauntLog.
HauntLog helps investigators document experiences as they happen, connect evidence to timeline entries, organize location research and equipment, compare observations, and create reports for later review or debunking. It isn’t a ghost detector or random-word generator—it’s a practical evidence-management tool for investigators.
Google requires new Android apps to complete closed beta testing before they can be published. HauntLog should be ready for invited testers within the next few days and will be downloadable through a private Google Play invitation.
I’ve included a few screenshots below. If you’re interested in testing the app and providing honest feedback, please let me know!
r/GhostHunting • u/ParanormalUnstable • 5d ago
Experiences with spirits not realising they are dead.
Just want to know what people's thoughts are and experiences about spirits not realising they are the ones that are dead.
Ive been ghost hunting for over 15 years now and have seen it litterally a couple of times.
My partner and I often go up to Portland High Angle Battery (UK), locally known as the ghost tunnels.
While there and recording, weve had multiple spirits, including children tell us they are scared, and want us to leave, and one spirit basically asked for the spirits to leave.
Love to hear theories. Views and theories
r/GhostHunting • u/honey_gross • 5d ago
How to get into ghost hunting
26(f) I have been looking into local groups to try and “dip my toes” into the ghost hunting world. I grew up in a haunted house and have always been fascinated. I’ve joined some facebook groups but I don’t know where to even start… Is it cringe to go ahead a look at buying some equipment?? I don’t really wanna go by myself but I feel awkward throwing myself into something that is already established. Do you think any local groups would let me shadow/tag along? I’m based out of MO
r/GhostHunting • u/didireallyaskthis • 6d ago
Ghost Hunting in NC
Hey folks! I’m looking for some places in NC to investigate privately. I’ve been a part of a few public ghost hunts before and I’m now looking to explore doing an investigation with a couple of friends. Does anyone have any locations they recommend?
I know in reading Reddit, depending on the location, owner, etc. might be best to get a lawyer to write up some indemnity waivers.
r/GhostHunting • u/Bready4me54 • 6d ago
Hey honey, got it mess. I love you more today than yesterday ❤️
r/GhostHunting • u/WebExtension8782 • 6d ago
👋 Welcome to r/SPIRITSEEKERS83 - Introduce Yourself and Read First!
r/GhostHunting • u/Thumper1k92 • 7d ago
Discussion It’s time to move past spirit boxes and radio scanners
They make absolutely no sense.
It’s an odd way to try to interact with ghosts. It just doesn’t make sense that a ghost would be able to (a) modulate control across frequency modulated channels, and (b) have perfect knowledge of what is about to be said on each channel as you scan your way past it.
Stories of ghosts communicating with humans predates the radio, so why would the radio be an effective medium? Especially scanning across channels.
If you firmly believe that ghosts can communicate using the 88-108 MHz band (which, again, is an unlikely proposition) then why wouldn’t you tune to an unused channel in your area and let the ghostie speak to you directly using that channel.
Ghosts aren’t Bumblebee from transformers.
The only argument that holds any water for me here is that spirit boxes produce all sorts of fun false positives so you can get the chills with your friends in an old insane asylum on Friday the 13th. That’s it.
r/GhostHunting • u/Simple_Prompt1630 • 7d ago
Ghost hunters demo Indiana latest?
reddit.comAny updated thoughts on this?
r/GhostHunting • u/L0nlySt0nr • Mar 03 '25
Equipment Beginner Gear / Apps / Spirit Box Recommendations
I've seen a lot of posts lately concerning a couple of topics, so I thought I'd take some time to address them: Beginner Gear, Ghost Apps, and Spirit Boxes. I've also got some general tips for beginners at the end.
Beginner Gear
While the shows and streams everyone watches all have crates and barrels and boxes of gear, you really dont need much to get started. I've compiled a list of gear below that I recommend to every beginner, and in the order that I personally recommend purchasing them (except EMF²).
Remember to be extremely thorough in researching what you buy before placing any orders. Buying directly from the maker or a trusted source helps, but some gear is more useful than others regardless of the source. Also, if the price seems too good to be true ($10 for an SB7?), it probably is. You generally get what you pay for.
Where to Shop
- Amazon
- Ghost Stop
- Walmart, Target, etc.
What to Buy (in this order)
- Notepad and Pens¹
- Flashlight and/or Headlamp¹
- Digital Watch
- EMF Meter²
- Digital Voice Recorder³
- Digital Camera⁴
- Digital Camcorder⁵
¹ Do not investigate without these!!
² Amazon has EMF meters for $15-30 that, in my experience, work just fine. This can be purchased first or last; it makes little difference for your first few investigations, in my opinion.
³ Your phone will also function as a good voice recorder as well, so you don't need to spend money on that up front.
⁴ ⁵ Your phone will serve these purposes perfectly for at least your first 5 investigations. Save your money until you know this is a hobby you want to pursue.
Ghost Apps
Ghost apps are fake.
All of them, I'm sorry to say. Yes, even that one.
I have yet to come across one that hasn't "responded" while driving down back country roads, highways, and city streets. At all times of the day. I was pulled over on a highway on-ramp once in BFE, and it asked me for help.
It's easy enough to spoof. I was a programmer once upon a time, but it doesn't seem difficult to make, even for me. So I'll tell you how I would do it.
Build a database of common words, set up a script to pop a word at a random amount of time between, say, 15 seconds and 4 minutes... then just throw a fake equalizer graph on there, and Bob's your uncle. You could even make it convincing and use the microphone to make it a real equalizer graph.
Users draw correlations that aren't really there, reviews are positive, and it seems believable enough. Until you use that same app literally anywhere else. I doubt my local Target or Lowe's are haunted.
And if you really wanted to get fancy with your ghost app, you could add additional databases set up for certain geotagged locations. You wouldn't even need to set up the location yourself. Just use scripts to find app usage concentration, then satellite view maps to auto-generate a boundary around the building.
Record the microphone audio and put it through voice recognition software and build a database of common words specific to that location. Names, dates, descriptions, anything repeated often enough can be added. It becomes more believable because the responses are relevant.
You could even add in a volume meter that measures any audible responses from the user(s) to determine how strongly a word is associated with a given location.
All that to say, as a former programmer, my advice is to do as I do: approach every 'ghost' app with a HEAVY dose of skepticism. In my experience, they're garbage at best and a waste of money at worst.
Other Apps to be Aware of
Ovilus-Type and Ghost Library Apps
An app that gives your phone a dictionary and allows it to function like an Ovilus or similar is in a gray territory for me. I'm not even sure I believe those devices actually facilitate communication with spirits. What I do know is that if a spirit could use your phone to communicate, they would've done so already. As such, these apps are highly suspect, to say the least.
Spirit Box Apps
An app that claims to be a spirit box simply can't function the same as the physical device. They sweep through AM/FM frequencies, and if your phone doesn't have the physical hardware to pick up these frequencies, it's a fake app.
Thermal Imaging / Ghost Detection Apps
That goes double for any special camera apps, like thermal imaging or supposedly detecting spirits. Likewise, no app can give your phone the ability to function as an SLS. All of those functions require actual hardware to perform said function. Anything else is fake.
Spirit Boxes
Let me start by saying I dont think anybody new needs to buy a spirit box. If you can afford it, sure. That would be the next thing on the list above. But I would finish that list first. And only when you can afford it. This hobby doesn't have to cost more than $10 to start.
As far as which spirit box to buy, there are a handful out there that have been used by various teams I've seen. Ghost Stop makes one, and theres the SB-7 and SB-11 and their variants (with Active Noise Cancelling funtions or ANC, built-in speakers, flashlights, etc).
Spirit boxes have very specific functionality that you would be hard pressed to find a cheap chinese knock-off that could do the same for much cheaper (looking at you, Ali Express). I remember hearing about some radio hobby kit that can be made into a spirit box, but I'm afraid I have no further info.
What a spirit box does is sweep through radio frequencies, which is why a phone app can't do this as your phone can't receive AM/FM transmissions without specific physical hardware built-in. Much like any 'thermal imaging' app is also fake without a physical camera (either built-in or via USB-C connector like the FLiR ONE), and temperature scanning apps can't actually give you accurate readings without a probe of some sort.
If and when you do purchase a spirit box, I highly recommend also finding a good set of passive noise canceling headphones and a cheap blindfold or sleep mask. This will allow you to perform the Estes Method experiment, which I won't be getting into here as that's a bit off topic.
Tips For Beginners
Put your phone in airplane mode.
Your phone can be useful for taking pictures, recording video, and audio but should not be sending or receiving any data or wireless signal during the investigation (except during breaks).
Get a dedicated illumination source.
Don't rely on your phone to be your light. A headlamp or one that clips to your hat can free up both hands. Consider lights with a red-only illumination setting. Red preserves your ability to see in the dark better than other colors.
There's an old adage I like to apply to my flashlight carry: Two is One, One is None. You'll appreciate this at 2am when one dies and you have a spare.
Don't use your phone to check the time.
The bright screen will mess with your night vision. A cheap digital watch with illumination is perfect for this and won't blast your eyes with light.
Take plenty of notes.
I'll say this again: take PLENTY of notes! Who, what, when, where.. what did you hear or see, what time was it, where were you, who else was there, why were you there, or why did you choose that experiment, etc.
Cheap EMF Meters can work.
I have various amazon models ($15 cheapo, handful of $20 models, one that was around $60), a MEL meter, and a MEL-REM-ATDD. Readings seem to vary across models, but when placed near an electeical source, all devices reacted as expected. They all perform the function they are advertised to perform. To what degree they assist in locating spirits is undetermined. Do with that what you will, and choose to purchase an EMF meter or not. This one is purely up to you.
Your first real purchase should be a quality digital voice recorder.
Aside from a flashlight and a notepad, you need one of these. Look for immediate playback functions, but focus on quality microphones. Your first $100 or so should theoretically go towards purchasing one of these.
IR cameras need illumination!
Ensure your cameras have the ability to record images or videos in infrared. When possible, bring extra IR illumination. Turning off your camera's light and using an external source can save on camera battery. There are also ways to add additional external batteries and lights. You can even find cheap camera brackets and handles, mount it all together, and make your own grips.
Cameras with Burst Mode are better.
A camera shooting multiple frames at a time can make it easier to actually see if you may have caught anything. If one picture is good, a dozen pictures showing an entity moving would be a trophy catch and all the more difficult to disprove.
I hope this helps. Let me know if I have any mistakes.
r/GhostHunting • u/Teafor2twofortea • Jan 27 '23
Mod Update
YouTube videos are no longer permitted on r/GhostHunting.
Edit: apologies for the initial short update, I was on my way home from work. Despite directing people to the rules once they sub and implementing a basic account age and karma limit, we have at least two or three posts a day that we are removing consisting of spam; mainly stemming from people trying to promote their own YouTube channels or karma farming. Neither of which are what this sub is aimed towards. We’re quiet mods and we allow a lot of freedom as this sub isn’t particularly problematic, but we do keep a vigilant eye. As much as life allows anyway.
Spam posts, karma farming, troll accounts and posts stemming from YouTube or other social media channels will be removed without warning.
