Although public ghost hunting events are becoming more popular and new paranormal investigation teams are forming all the time, there is a consensus in the paranormal community that no one is actually conducting proper paranormal investigations any more.

Although humans have been fascinated by the supernatural and life after death since ancient times, we actually know very little about ghosts and spirits. What we do know is that people report seeing, hearing, being touched by, or otherwise sensing a ghostly presence in just about any location at any time of day or night.

Yet modern ghost hunters ignore their own senses and embark on investigations in darkened buildings while arming themselves with an array of elaborate ghost hunting gadgets. Most commonly, devices like EMF meters are used.

Some believe that EM spikes can indicate the early stages of a ghostly manifestation or act as evidence of a haunting, but this isn't likely to...