
From The Ironton Tribune:
LaSha Cremeans can recall what made her become interested in the supernatural.
“I lived in a haunted house,” she said matter-of-factly. “I kept hearing noises and things moved (on their own). Out of the blue I grabbed a camera and a recorder to see if I could tape anything.”
When the tapes were played, Cremeans and friends heard voices telling them to get out of the house. Cremeans vacated her North Fifth Street abode after that but she remained fascinated by the paranormal.
Now, she, her cousin, Kenneth Miller, his wife, Jennifer Miller and friends Corey Bare and Luke Aldridge have formed the Ironton Paranormal Society. On request, they will investigate reports of ghosts and other extraordinary phenomenon.
“We want to give people peace of mind,” Kenneth Miller said. “We go in, ask people what’s been going on, what they’re experiencing and look for hot spots (areas in the site that may be most affected by the paranormal event).”
Like the investigators on television, the IPS has a variety of electronic equipment aimed at detecting visual and audio manifestations. The intent is to provoke the entity and find out what it is and why it is there.
They have taken part in several investigations in the past couple of years and sometimes work with a similar group from the eastern end of the county, the Proctorville Paranormal Investigative Team.
Earlier this month IPS members investigated supernatural activity at a house on Hog Run Road; the people moving out of the house claimed to have seen the apparition of a nun, saw water faucets turn on and off and heard footsteps.
“When we went through the door I had an uneasy feeling,” Kenneth Miller said. He said they found evidence of a haunting there.
They investigated paranormal activity at a North Fifth Street house in Ironton over the weekend, just a few doors down from where Cremeans once lived and experienced her haunting. The woman who lives there claims to have seen shadows, seen doors open and shut and heard dishes rattling in cabinets.
The IPS members stress they do not bless homes. They only investigate the presence of the supernatural.
To contact the Ironton Paranormal Society, prospective clients may call (740) 523-0135. The group also has a website: www.irontonps.webs.com.
Slow news day, Ironton Tribune?
Zoinks!
With the success of such ghostbusting shows like “Ghost Hunters”, “Paranormal State” and “The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries”, alot of people have been taking up the arms and have called themselves ghost…busters…solvers….mystery….ROOBY-DOO!!!
Personally, I do believe there are more things in this world than just us and Spencer Pratt. However, I don’t need someone with a homemade proton pack trying to investigate my house Macgyver-style with some KY Jelly, a used diaper, and an empty box of Sugar Smacks to find out if there’s a spooky ghost roaming about.
So…if I hear a noise, or if the telephone rings and I’m not expecting a call, or if my dog farts mysteriously, these jackasses with their “high tech” equipment (a See ‘n Say, an Etcha-Sketch, a CB radio, a Mr. Microphone, and glue) will come and solve the mystery of whatever ghoul is terrorizing me? Will there be special guest appearances by Don Knotts? Sonny and Cher? The Addams Family? Speed Buggy?
Jinkies!
Some people need to quit watching “The Amityville Horror” and “Poltergeist.” No one is going to go into a TV, or I don’t think one’s face is going to start peeling off when they look in the mirror.
These “ghostbusters” are as phony (and stupid) as John Edwards, I can understand wanting to talk or see a long-lost loved one, to paraphrase a line from a “South Park” episode: “People are scared of death and people like this offers you some kind of understanding. People want to believe in it so much, I know you all do. You find comfort in the thought that your loved ones are floating around trying to talk to you, but think about it: Is that really what you want? To just be floating around after you die, having to talk to these assholes? We need to recognize this stuff for what it is – magic tricks, slight of hand, and special effects. Because whatever is really going on in life and in death is much more amazing than what these douchebags do with their show and tell parlor tricks!”
And they would have gotten away with it if it wasn’t for this meddling fat kid!
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