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Ghost hunting offered at Haverhill college

From Sunday’s Globe

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January 29, 2012|By Taryn Plumb
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He expects to share some of these experiences in his upcoming class, and he’ll also teach participants how to use equipment and perform different methods. They’ll investigate Veasey, then write a paper on their own conclusions.

“It’s always different,’’ he said of ghost hunting, “and you can never, ever plan on anything.’’

Soon, all is prepped, and the lights go off, one by one.

It’s 9:05 p.m.

Holding cameras, digital recorders, and electromagnetic readers, the team starts in the living room off the entry porch. Lights from their equipment shine like tiny red eyes; the floorboards creak as they walk around like moving shadows; their voices are disembodied in the dark.

“Do you feel anything?’’ Kolek asks.

“As I’m sitting here, I feel dizzy,’’ Marden replies.

Kolek gets on his walkie-talkie and reports this bit of info to the control room; they copy back.

“Definitely people were ill,’’ Ruck agrees.

Kolek and Marden then note an energy in one of the corners; Marden says she senses a man with dark hair and a mustache, then announces “flash!’’ and the room lights up for an instant as she snaps a photo.

Investigator Jim Stonier begins to take voice recordings.

“Anyone in here who would like to communicate?’’ he asks. “We just want to make contact with you; we mean you no harm. We come with the utmost respect.’’

Pause. “What is your name?’’

Pause. Kolek, this time: “Are you a male?’’

A few minutes later, they play it back; the spaces between questions are filled in by a deep rhythmic sound, like grinding teeth or humming machinery.

They move on.

In the adjacent room, off the hall, with a ticking clock and rocking chairs, Ruck notes a headache on the left side of her head, and Marden reports a “female energy.’’

They continue like this for hours, pausing in each room from anywhere for a minute or two to several, taking pictures, recording video and sound, then moving along.

By 12:30 a.m., they pack up.

As they go, the house is dark again, holding its secrets.

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