Dark World: Into the Shadows with the Lead Investigator of the Ghost Adventures Crew by Kelly Crigger, Zak Bagans Page A
Authors: Kelly Crigger, Zak Bagans
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and other family members were still asleep when she died very suddenly. So suddenly that she may not even know it. Is her mind still in 1863? Does she still see the battle, or does she see present day? Does she notice the tourists walking through her house every day? It’s a perfect recipe for a confused spirit.
In the afterlife, Jennie’s mind is probably still young and vivacious and has no idea what’s become of her physical body, the war that consumed her, what happened to her boyfriend who went off to fight, or where her relatives are. Like the history of a location, the mental state of the subject is something that has to be taken into consideration when conducting investigations. These are the spirits who need the most help and where the lines between paranormal investigation and parapsychology become fuzzy.
I went to the house in the hopes of contacting Jennie, but knew that even if I were successful, I would have to get past her confusion to make meaningful contact. The Wade House is small and mostly made of wood. Footsteps echo off the hardwood floors and the smell of dust dominates the air.
During the investigation I was dressed as a Union soldier when a disembodied voice asked if I needed something to drink. Was this Jennie? Did she think I was her boyfriend returning from the war and needed water? This EVP told me she still thought the world was the same as the time of her death—1863.
Hours later we unearthed a bombshell. “I’m pregnant,” a female voice said on the recorder. If I thought Jennie was confused before, then I was certain that she was struggling with a lot of emotions after that. If she really was pregnant at the time of her death then she was definitely someone who needed the comfort of a family to support her, which was not there. I think confused spirits like Jennie need help to be at rest. I don’t think they can close a book when so many questions are unanswered. I hope we closed a chapter in her book by listening to her.
Jennie’s case also blurs the lines between intelligent and residual hauntings. I think she is an intelligent spirit living among residual activity. Spirits like her die quickly in their surroundings, but we can’t see it. It’s like being trapped in a video game with its own world that the characters can see, but we can’t. At places like this the residual and intelligent worlds get interlaced and it takes the right combination of people and weather to make looking into their world possible.
The Human Body Is the Best Detector:
Zak’s Challenge to Science
The Stanley Hotel is inviting and honest. A magnificent Georgian revival hotel built in the gilded era of American castles, the whitewashed structure sits among the equally majestic Colorado Rockies, creating a first impression that overwhelms the approaching traveler with opulence and comfort. You expect to be greeted by a tuxedoed butler and a mimosa, even if you’ve seen Stanley Kubrick’s horror masterpiece based on Stephen King’s novel, The Shining , and know about the building’s paranormal residents who never checked out.
Rarely can someone step out of life and right into the celluloid frames of a movie, but that’s exactly what the experience is like at The Stanley. It’s somewhat tragic that The Shining misrepresented the hotel’s paranormal energy so badly. The spirits in the movie are dark and possessive and force Jack Nicholson to kill, which is the polar opposite of the truth. The permanent residents of The Stanley are harmless and more than likely confused and unaware they’re dead instead of being homicidal maniacs that say things like, “Here’s Johnny!”
I felt a connection to the history of The Stanley Hotel from the moment I stepped foot on its grounds. As I mature as a paranormal investigator, I feel myself becoming more and more aware of my surroundings everywhere I go. And not just the physical world, but the paranormal world as well. My senses have become more acute
In the afterlife, Jennie’s mind is probably still young and vivacious and has no idea what’s become of her physical body, the war that consumed her, what happened to her boyfriend who went off to fight, or where her relatives are. Like the history of a location, the mental state of the subject is something that has to be taken into consideration when conducting investigations. These are the spirits who need the most help and where the lines between paranormal investigation and parapsychology become fuzzy.
I went to the house in the hopes of contacting Jennie, but knew that even if I were successful, I would have to get past her confusion to make meaningful contact. The Wade House is small and mostly made of wood. Footsteps echo off the hardwood floors and the smell of dust dominates the air.
During the investigation I was dressed as a Union soldier when a disembodied voice asked if I needed something to drink. Was this Jennie? Did she think I was her boyfriend returning from the war and needed water? This EVP told me she still thought the world was the same as the time of her death—1863.
Hours later we unearthed a bombshell. “I’m pregnant,” a female voice said on the recorder. If I thought Jennie was confused before, then I was certain that she was struggling with a lot of emotions after that. If she really was pregnant at the time of her death then she was definitely someone who needed the comfort of a family to support her, which was not there. I think confused spirits like Jennie need help to be at rest. I don’t think they can close a book when so many questions are unanswered. I hope we closed a chapter in her book by listening to her.
Jennie’s case also blurs the lines between intelligent and residual hauntings. I think she is an intelligent spirit living among residual activity. Spirits like her die quickly in their surroundings, but we can’t see it. It’s like being trapped in a video game with its own world that the characters can see, but we can’t. At places like this the residual and intelligent worlds get interlaced and it takes the right combination of people and weather to make looking into their world possible.
The Human Body Is the Best Detector:
Zak’s Challenge to Science
The Stanley Hotel is inviting and honest. A magnificent Georgian revival hotel built in the gilded era of American castles, the whitewashed structure sits among the equally majestic Colorado Rockies, creating a first impression that overwhelms the approaching traveler with opulence and comfort. You expect to be greeted by a tuxedoed butler and a mimosa, even if you’ve seen Stanley Kubrick’s horror masterpiece based on Stephen King’s novel, The Shining , and know about the building’s paranormal residents who never checked out.
Rarely can someone step out of life and right into the celluloid frames of a movie, but that’s exactly what the experience is like at The Stanley. It’s somewhat tragic that The Shining misrepresented the hotel’s paranormal energy so badly. The spirits in the movie are dark and possessive and force Jack Nicholson to kill, which is the polar opposite of the truth. The permanent residents of The Stanley are harmless and more than likely confused and unaware they’re dead instead of being homicidal maniacs that say things like, “Here’s Johnny!”
I felt a connection to the history of The Stanley Hotel from the moment I stepped foot on its grounds. As I mature as a paranormal investigator, I feel myself becoming more and more aware of my surroundings everywhere I go. And not just the physical world, but the paranormal world as well. My senses have become more acute
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