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Haunted House in Parkdale
I just walked in the door after a beautiful (except the weather) weekend in Montreal when I heard a loud bang in the kitchen.
I walked over to see that a shelf had collapsed, shattering all of my bottles. Vinegars, Oils, and even Fish Sauce all mixed together on the floor, making the room smell like a really disgusting salad. Spending an hour wiping up the gross mixture and picking glass from under the fridge was about the least enjoyable thing to do after a 6 hour drive.
After complaining about it to Beth when I came in this morning, she joked, “Maybe it was a ghost.”
Actually….
I live in an old victorian house in Parkdale. After we’d been living there for a few months, my landlord stopped in and casually asked me if I’d met Edith yet. I assumed it was a neighbor and said that I hadn’t.
She then went on to explain to me that Edith was the ghost of a woman who used to live in the building. She told me about a few of her own encounters, which was enough to creep out a skeptic like myself.
So, my question is? What would it take to convince you that your house was haunted? Do any of you have your own ghost stories?
Richard Palmisano, How do I know if I have a ghost or not?
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How do you know you have a ghost?
Good question.
If you suspect your home to be haunted, it is either because someone has told you that it was when you moved in or you have started to notice strange occurrences like sounds, voices, things moving, unexplainable odors and waking up at odd times without reason. If you are experiencing strange phenomena the first thing you need to do is to start a occurrence diary and write down every thing that you notice in as much detail as you can including dates and times when they happen. It is also important to note where they occur, i.e. kitchen, bedroom, bathroom. Start an investigation, talk to people in your neighborhood and see if they have heard anything about your home. Find out who lived there previously and search their names to see if and when they died and if anything out of the ordinary has happened in the home. Speak to your landlord if renting or your realtor about the history of the place. Get a second opinion, have a friend stay over and see if they notice anything strange. Use a tape recorder with a new tape. Load the tape, turn the volume to maximum and push record, once it starts to record it is important that everyone is out of the house, which includes you for the duration of the recording session. This ensures that no one is influencing the tape recorder and allows whatever might be there the opportunity to move around freely. If you have pets this becomes difficult as when you later review the tape you will not know if the sounds are paranormal or pet normal. If you can take them with you for the 30 minutes or the hour depending on the duration of the tape then all the better. Make sure prior to starting tape that all radios, televisions are off, all windows are closed and try to locate the tape recorder in a central location like on your stairs to either the basement or to the second floor or in a hallway. When you review the tape you will have to listen very carefully as you will have a great deal of static on the tape, this is called white noise produced by the value of being turned to the max when recording, white noise allows spirits to communicate easier. Listen for whispers or voices and odd sounds.
Ask for a formal investigation by a local paranormal investigation group. Check their background to ensure they are reputable and trustworthy. You if have concerns over media attention or any publicity request a non disclosure agreement first. And remember reputable groups will not charge money to do an investigation.
Richard Palmisano
wow…that is some story. beautiful house though even if possibly haunted. can i ask you this…do you know Sonny Fong?
-sondee
Thanks for the tips, Richard!
The picture isn’t my house, just found that one on flickr of a “haunted house”. Nope, sorry, don’t know a Sonny.