Category: "How-To"

Faking Bigfoot: Recreating The Laziest Bigfoot Hoax Of The Year

If you’ve got an internet connection and a pulse, you’ve probably heard a lot about a certain video uploaded to YouTube last weekend that involved a couple hikers and a guest appearance by a legendary cryptid (we covered it in the Daily Weird earlier, should you need a quick look at the details). To be [...]

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Modern Grooming for Ghost Hunters

After years of extensive research into the inner workings of the paranormal investigation community (or subculture, more accurately), I’ve drawn my own conclusions on everything from the sometimes baffling stance on what qualifies as evidence, to the choosing of the perfect ghost hunting team acronym (hint: GHI is, was, and will forever be perfect; so good [...]

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If You See A Ghost: A WF How-To

From the Ghost Hunters, Inc. video archives comes this handy how-to guide for that time when, by chance, you should come into contact with a spook, specter, or ghost. Nick Foust takes you on a tour through the Church of the Damned as he guides you through the necessary DO’s and DON’T’s of ghost hunting.. [...]

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What *Not* to Get Your Ghost Hunter for Christmas

Now that ghost hunting has gone mainstream, there’s no doubt that many folks around the country, including you, have friends and relatives who fancy themselves paranormal investigators, and it’s a fair bet that they’d like some cool new equipment for Christmas. But before you rush out and get them that shiny new EMF meter, you should ask yourself, “am I wasting my money?” This week, David Francis, an independent paranormal investigator, brings us a guest piece on what you shouldn’t buy your ghost hunter, and why.

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Scott L.’s Guide To: Starting a Ghost Hunting Group

In part two of his series dealing with the how-to’s of ghost hunting culture, Ghostly Talk’s Scott L. gives an in depth guide to creating your own ghost hunting team. What should you name yourselves? How do you find members? What should everyone do? How can you publicize your existence and make people believe that you’re important? Scott L. answers all those questions and more in this handy how-to.

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Scott L.’s Guide To: Joining A Ghost Hunting Team

With the ever growing amount of ghost hunting societies popping up all over North America, each with their own nuances and opinions, how can anyone be certain of which group to join? Well you’re in luck, because Ghostly Talk’s Scott L. has condensed years worth of wisdom into a little piece designed to help you with just that problem..

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