Paranormal Reason

30 East Drive, Pontefract (Kester Lee) In the United Kingdom at least, many elements of a reported haunting fail when historical research is undertaken. In spite of claims to the contrary, in depth research rarely occurs. This allows for an alleged haunting to provide numerous witnesses prepared to vouch for its authenticity, witnesses to a haunting based upon an absolute lie, often propagated by those with a vested interest for doing so and other, not so innocent purposes. To this end, we have found that the amount of time engaged in historical research far outweighs the time we spend upon paranormal research itself. Fortunately, there are others that also recognise this, although they tend to be few and far between. One such researcher that we’ve worked closely with over the past couple of years, Kester Lee, recounted to his disappointment with a paranormal investigation at Leicester Guildhall that he attended back in 2015 and, his subsequent dealings with the organisers. More recent...

As we’ve written previously ( The search for the answers... ), we have an attachment to a mysterious location that is possibly far more than just an ancient redundant church in the wilds of Essex. Whilst our ongoing research relating to the site is currently on hiatus, during an attempt to make sense of a pile of loose notes from Laura tucked away in a box recently, I came across a sketch with comments which, with hindsight, has clearly added to the puzzle surrounding the church. However, before I discuss the sketch itself, it would be worth placing it in some form of context, to provide further insight. Having moved away from the area following our initial visits to the church, we found ourselves living back in the area again, after a gap of seven years, although we had no motivation to revisit the location. However, this was about to change. The Missing Notes In March of 2015, I was looking forward to the release of the updated Andrew Collins’ seminal work, The Black Alch...

Beeleigh Locks, Essex Not all researchers follow the common model In the world of the paranormal, the standard model in relation to suitable locations with a haunting to investigate is usually to identify such a location or, on rare occasions, be approached by someone affected by a haunting or some other form of alleged paranormal occurrence at their property. Clearly, whilst this model works well for most, it is far removed from the one that we follow, where locations, often obscure and with no previous history of paranormal phenomena, are usually identified, via Laura’s ability to tap into the atmosphere there. This approach has continued to work well for us, although admittedly it is a stretch to call it a model. In the general course of everyday life, many such locations, be they buildings or outdoor areas, are identified but often never progressed any further by us. We simply note what we’ve observed and move on. The majority of what we’ve written to date tak...