There are a lot of things that can give folks the idea that a location could be haunted. By doing this report it should help you all understand what to look for and to eliminate the natural elements that cause these mistakes. 1. Once folks get the idea that a location could be haunted, then natural events become paranormal, such as misplacing objects and blaming the ghost. Normal property-settling noises become ghostly phenomena. 2. Folks may be unaware of their own psychic abilities. They walk into a location and pick up energies that may give them the idea that the location is haunted when, in fact, its just them picking up on residual energy of current or past events.

3. Very commonly the over-active imagination will be a cause for mistaking a location for being haunted. Some folks have a hard time separating fact from fiction.

4. Just because the property is old, rundown, or even has traumatic history, it does not mean that it's haunted.

5. Rumors. Someone has been passing on a story for years and we all know how stories can be turned around through the years to support a thrilling tale. One little event becomes something much larger then it was.

6. Fakes. Be aware that there are folks out there that seek attention. That's why its good to do your interviews over and over to see if their stories change and do your research . Unfortunately, this is also why it's so hard for us to prove that the afterlife exists, due to the many fraudulent cases we have to overcome to prove our own theories.

7. Hollywood. Due to Hollywood's portrayal of ghosts, it's commonly thought that ghost are mean, horrible creatures that are out to get us. They also falsify the facts just to make it scary. When in fact, in most cases, ghosts are just trying to pass on a message or just want to be left alone. Remember that it's hardly evident that ghosts will harm you.

8. Faces. Is that a face I see looking back at me?

There seems to be lots of folks out there desperately looking to find faces in their photos. I've looked at a lot of these pictures and really have a hard time finding them. I'm not trying to discredit any photos out here. My feeling is that if a ghost really wants to make him or herself known I don't think you need to spend a half hour studying a photo to find a face or an image. It's true to what they say if you look at something long enough your bound to find a face in it. This is called "Subjective Apparitions" or hallucinations created by our thoughts. (seeing a face in the picture) and there is nothing paranormal about this at all.

Our imaginations can really get the better of us when we are so desperately wanting to believe in the spirit world. Believe me, I would love to be able to find a ghostly face in all my pictures but we have to be reasonable here. In trying to provide scientific proof of spirits and ghosts, we need to focus on the more concrete photos such as ecto, strange light formations, and full body apparitions. I'm not saying that faces don't show up in pictures and I'm not trying to discredit any photos that may have a hard-to-find-face in it. I personally will not be focusing on hidden faces in the shadows or in orbs. Our main focus is to produce more concrete evidence for our viewers and even to the skeptics. For those of you who like looking for the faces you are more then welcome to look through our photos and tell us what you see. For all we know we might have missed something.

When pursuing a hobby of paranormal investigating or just trying to live with them, try to keep an open mind with a fair amount of skepticism. You want to do your research to rule out the norm to help support any paranormal activity.