Q. do you know any words that starts with a "x" or "y" that is related to ghosts. Please reply if you do, thank you.   Jack the genius

A. Xenoglossy....That's when someone is channeling a spirit that speaks a different language than they do, and they start to speak in the foreign language.  Yakut men...These are men who live in Siberia and believe they have 8 souls...so they can become 8 different ghosts.


Q. My best friend has been complaining about hearing things and seeing things. For example, the mirror. She has seen stuff in it. She has also been seeing things out of the corner of her eye. One time, her aunt was staying at her house. Whitney's aunt had to sleep in her room and Whitney slept on the couch. In the morning her aunt came out screaming. A bat followed her. There was absolutely no way that the bat could have gotten into the bedroom. Do you think it is a spirit? Also, my other friend, Missy, was getting a ride home from school with me. When she got home, she took her backpack out of the trunk of our car and set it on the table inside of her house. Then she took her binder out and showed me something she had made. When I got home, she called me and said that she couldn't find her back pack or binder any where. I told her to look on her table, because that was where she had put it. It wasn't there. Later that day, I went to get something out of the trunk, and ! there was her back pack, and her binder. What was Going on? Could these happenings have been done by ghosts? Please write me back ASAP!!!!!!!
                                                                                                                                                         THANX,   James

A. First of all, bats have nothing to do with ghosts. if you look closely at a bat's face, they are pretty ugly...and they only come out at night. That's why they usually use bats in scary movies. Lot's of people are afraid of  bats because of the stories about vampires being able to turn into them. If a bat was in the beroom and the windows and door were closed maybe there was a hole somewhere else in the house. Once it was in the house it could have squeezed into the bedroom through a crack. So...the bat has nothing to do with ghosts. The backpack is a different story. Ghosts can move things around like that. it the backpack is the only thing that ever moved in the house maybe someone else in the family put it back in the car. If other things start to move around too then I would start thinking about ghosts! Seeing ghosts in a mirror is called crystalmancy. I have read about it many times. It is possible, but I have never heard of anyone actually seeing anything in a mirror myself. Seeing shadows could be associated with ghosts.  If you add all these things together...the shadows, the mirror and the backpack, it's quite possible that there may be a spirit present.


Q. Anne, my question for you is why do I see dead people?
Why do I see my dead Grandfather? I have seen dead people since as long as I can remember. Infact one was named Ken and a man named Ken had died in that house and I saw him before I knew that I was only 3 years old. I am afraid of what I may see next. How can I help myself calm down?    Please help me get information!

A. It is true that kids have an easier time seeing ghosts than grown ups do. It must be nice to see your grandfather. He probably is visitung you cuz he misses you or he wants to watch over you. There is some information about kids seeing ghosts on this webpage: http://www.helpforsensitives.com



Q. hi! has anyone ever tried to contact ghosts of anyone who died in the bermuda triangle? Gessi

A. The Bermuda triangle is a  mysterious area in the Atlantic Ocean where paranormal events and unexplained disappearances are alleged to occur. It is bounded by Florida, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico. It is also called the Devil's Triangle, Limbo of the Lost, Hoodoo Sea and the Twilight Zone. I have never heard of anyone contacting someone who was lost in the Bermuda Triangle but there are some superstitions about ghosts being present there.

Specifically, there is a large area of very little wind that in the days of sailing ships this area was feared with good reason. Ships often were stuck in this area for long periods. Drinking water supplies got lower and lower as the crews waited for a wind to allow them to sail away. As the sailors ran out of drinking water, ships carrying horses sometimes had to throw them overboard as they died of thirst, sometimes while the horses were still alive. Superstitious sailors used to believe that the ghosts of sailors who died of thirst even the ghosts of horses haunted these waters.

Some people believe that the islands of the region were used by pirates and haunted by the ghosts of their victims.  Still others believe that it is the ghosts of pirates and pirate ships are the cause of the disappearance of ships and planes in the area. there are many theories such as UFO's and storms.



 Q. Hi!(again)
my name is gessi, and one more thing you guys said that ghosts can't hurt us but what about zombies, are they real and can they hurt us? thanks!oh! and i love ghosts too!and your website...;}

A. Don't worry....There is no such thing as a zombie.



Q. hi my name is sam im from northen ireland. me and my friends want 2 do a ghost haunt and we were thinking of doing it down a small forest outside the front of our houses is this a good place? oh yeah in my old house some freaky things happened i was like 5 or sumthin and i can remember things like my mums maturnity dress (i think thats how u spell it its the dresses women wear wen they r pregnant) anyway my uncle seen it move and 1 night my mum took it off all buttoned up so she wouldnt have do do all the buttons up the next mornin or sumthin and the nxt mornin it was all unbuttoned and moved and no1 was in the house but me my dad and my mum.         oh yeah this site rocks  from sam

A. It's funny that you mention the maternity dress. Sometimes ghosts become more active when someone is expecting a baby or when there is a new baby in the house. As for ghosthunting in the forest, it's a good idea only if your parents know about it and you don't stray too far away!


Q. Hi my name is Deanna I know you probably are going to ask for money for you to answer me but just hear me out.
Okay my grown up friend got into this meditating thing were you r supose to become one with god and all that stuff.
Well she got us in it take mind i am only 12. Well i though that it was pretty cool cause you sit cross legged and do that ummmmmmmmm thing over and over agian.
Okay well there was somthing that my mom just didnt like about her ( the lady who did the meditating) and there was somthing she didnt like about my mom. so any ways she took all of the people in her meditating group to this thing to be one with nature and god and stuff. My mom wouldnt let me go because she didnt trust Her ( the meditating lady)( ill just call her jana) Well my grown up friend went because she is grown up and she can do what ever she wants to do. Well when she went to that camp thing they saw angels (suposely) Thats what Jana said. Well my mom said that i couldnt go any more because she said that somthing she didnt like about jana. but my grown up friend still went. one day while they were meditating ( there was no wind out side) the door flew open ( and it was locked!) and then she said that there were times when you would here all these bangs and clashing of pots and pan in the kitchen. Well one day while i went to go eat dinner at my grown up friends house my mom started to see these things in the corner of the dinning room. and then my grown up friend and her husband started seeing them too. Well all of a sudden when i turned my head i saw this white fog sort of thing underneath my chin. ( i hate to say this but i started to cry) i was soo scared. well when we got in the car to go home  my mom smelled cigarrette smoke and felt this cold feeling. She thinks that it was my grand father that i never met. Well any ways the last time my grown up friend went to the meeting Jana the meditating lady started saying that she was god and that u have to put her in front of god. Well after that we new that she was a bad person. But what was the scary thing about it was that we saw all those shadows and stuff what r they ?
My mom said that they were coming to protect us.
okay now i have another story to tell u
Okay when i was little i used to have a fake grandma since i never had one ( dont laugh)
Well any ways when i was telling my mom about my grandma when i grew up she said that i never had one. then i said that i did and that she lived in my house and that i was the one that always feed her and she mostly stayed in my room. i also some how knew that i couldnt feed her eggs because she was allergic. ( no one told me this i was only 2) i told her about it when i was 5. Well any ways my mom said that my grand ma had died 3 years before i was born i could have sworn that i would always see my grand ma was she a ghost?
Okay last story i promise
One day while i was coming home from that meditating thing u know what i am talking about.
Well one day while i was coming home from that meditaing thing all of a sudden i started cussing out my mom ( now i am not a goodie goodie but i would never cuss out my mom i swear! ) Well any ways the next morning i woke up like normal and like nothing happened and my mom was up set at me and i didnt know why then she told me the hole story i didnt remember anythig. I talked to this other web site that was dealing with ghosts and demons and they said that it was a demon that possesed me. Is that true?
Okay so i know you probably wont write me back and if you do u will ask for money but i thought you probably would like to hear it i mean i had to tell some one but if you can just write me back as a friend and not as a customer that would be great!
well i luv you web site!!!
Sincerly,
Star ( not my real name but my mom wont let me put my real name on the computer)
Ps. Me and my friends love your web site my friends and into this kinda stuff.

A. First of all, a paranormal investigator who really wants to help...especially a kid...will never ask for money...so NEVER give them any!
From what you have told me I tend to agree with your mom, Stay away from that lady and from the house where you saw stuff. You don't know those people that well and that may be doing things besides juust meditation that cauld call spirits to the area. Your mom is richt in thinking that the spirits may have been there to protect you, btu I would stay away anyway. A spirit protecting you from something should make you feel happy, not really scared. Stay away just in case! As for the cursing, it is very very very rare that a demon will possess anyone. Sometimes we are aounnd people who are not so nice and it can affect our mood. Sometimes people are around a person like that and then start to argue with people for no reason. It's just the negative energy effecting you.
It is quite possible that you saw your grandmom. Lots of kids see ghosts...the younger they are the more they can see. Maybe your grandmom just wanted to meet you since she crossed over before you were born.
One more piece of advice...listen to your mom!! Sometimes you may think she is nuts or being unfair about letting you do something , (like my kids think I am...I have a son your age and he thinks I am looney sometimes). You won't see it now, but when you grow up you will understand why she did the things she did.



Q. every time i go to sleep i feel as thoug i cant wake up i can hear everything but cant wake up. heres the tricky part when i am touching somebody and i fall asleep it doesnt happen but when i am not it happens. and when i wake up i sometimes see green things around when i look at the walls it be very dark.I am only 13 years old . please answer my quuestions.

A. What happened to you is called "Sleep Paralysis". (Paralysis meant you can't move.) Sometimes people call it "Old Hag Syndrome" because in the old days people used to think that this happened because a witch was holding you down or sitting on you. Of course this is not true:-) Old Hag Syndrome can happen men, women or kids. In fact, it happens to about 15 percent of the population at least once in a lifetime. It can occur while the person is sleeping during the day or night. It occurs all over the world and has been happening to people since ancient times! Doctors have studied old hag syndrome and have found a way to explain it. When you are in a deep sleep, your brain turns off your body's muscle function so we can't move around too much (paralysis). It does this to keep us from sleep-walking or trying to do the things we are dreaming about. When we are somewhere between a deep sleey and waking up our muscles we will be able to move our muscles again. Sometimes the body takes a bit too long to turn off the paralysis, so we wake up before we can start to move, so for a a few seconds or up to a minute, we are still paralyzed. Sometimes we even see things like colors or people in the room when there is nobody there. it's part of our dream. This would explaine why you felt like you were frozen in your bed! Doctors say there are a few things you can do to prevent this from happening. They are:


Q. My name is Tiffany  and I am eleven years old. Do you guys charge for an investigation? Cause orbs came out in some of my pictures.Were are you guys located?Are you guys somewhere in Riverside California? Please write back.

A. No, we don't charge anything, but we are in New Jersey. I sent your email to a friend who has a group in California.  If you have some photos that you think have orbs in them I would be happy to take a look if you send them to me.


Q. hello. I was wondering if you could tell me if my place is haunted. During the night I will look in the kitchen from the living room and see a black shadow moving across the kitchen and when I in bed with the lights off I will see a black shadow move from my closet door to my bed and just stand there. Is there anyway you could possibly tell me if my house is haunted? By the way my place is dated from back when the civil war.

   Sincerely: Needs to know.

A. It's possible that you may have a ghost there. Write back and tell me if anything else is happening there:-)


Q. are school is over 100 years old and its huanted by a ghost she lives in the girls bath rooms we think she got stuffed in the pipes what should we do?   from vicky age 10 england

A. You don't have to do anything at all.  There is no need to do anything because the ghost will not cause you or your schoolmates any harm.  It's pretty common for schools to have ghosts in them, especially one as old as yours is. It may be a good idea to take a camera to school and try to get some pictures of her.