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Have you taken the ghost tour in Old Town Albuquerque? Were you taken into the small chapel there and told the story of the "Lady in Black"? Were the names of Cody Polston and SGHA dropped abit excessively by the tour guide? Perhaps you were even referred to this site? Well, the Vice President of SGHA … Read moreThe chapel in Old Town Albuquerque that actually isn’t haunted.
While we normally do not cross post thing from Ecto Radio we are this time because we were involved with it. Can there be an honest peer review of research done by ghost hunters? We placed ourselves into the middle of a Facebook group circus known as Worst paranormal to shown the controversy and unprofessional … Read moreWorst Paranormal Peer Review
SGHA has conducted eight investigations of Old Main from 2002 to 2010. Here is the updated and condensed report from everything that we have done there. http://www.sgha.net/nm/NM_State_Pen.pdf
Some of you may have been wondering about the XMic research project that has shown up at a couple of the ghost hunts over the last year or so. This research project is designed to look into the possible origin of EVP’s from electromagnetic (EM) fields hitting the microphone and converting into an audio signal. … Read moreEVP Experiment
We have a new page on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/southwestghosthunters There are allot of photos and other information in there that we do not regularly post on our website. Check it out!
The ever-present video camera is creating a new form of “paranormal” news. Anytime anything even slightly strange occurs on a video surveillance camera someone is likely to cry “ghost.” The local news media will swarm all over it and before you can say “WTF” they have chosen the most sensational nonsense to air. The video … Read moreHow to analyze ghost videos using critical thinking in 5 easy steps
As Inigo Montoya (of The Princess Bride, for you non-movie-geeks) might say, “Full Spectrum? You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” So, I will explain it. Full-spectrum photography is a subset of full spectral imaging, defined currently among photography enthusiasts as imaging with consumer cameras the … Read moreWhy it is easy to FAIL with Full Spectrum cameras.
The concept of Battery Drain phenomena comes from a belief that is based solely in anecdotal statements by investigators in the paranormal community. It is thought that equipment such as audio recorders, flashlights and other electronics will exhibit a rapid drain in battery strength prior to the onset of paranormal activity. Although it has also … Read moreBattery Drainage Phenomena…..BULLSHIT!!!!
We have had allot of requests for shirts and the like with our mascot Grim on it. So we have set up a store that has all kinds of goodies. Everything from mousepads, drinkware and bags to bumper stickers and license plates. Click the link below to check it out! SGHA Gear Page
Our site was down yesterday. It should be fixed now. Some hackers in Russia managed to force a 404 redirect from dreamhost sites to their site in Russia. They messed it up though. None of their code actually executed so while annoying, no one was actually in danger.
It has been ten years since the 94 Rock morning show contacted SGHA to help do their annual Halloween show. To commemorate this we have a special line of products featuring 94 Rock’s logo along with the SGHA mascot, Grim. Click the photo below to see what all is there. Shirts, coffee mugs, Stadium Blankets… … Read moreSGHA celebrates its 10th Anniversary with 94 Rock!
There have been several sighting of "shadow-like" figures and apparitions near the ruins of the mine and near the church. Also strange noises, including disembodied footsteps have been heard by visitors touring the mine ruins. Several ghost lights have also been reported around the old town site and its cemetery. To view the full report, … Read moreKelly Ghost Town, Investigation Report
All of our reports are going through some format changes. For those of you who are familiar with our site, we file reports on every ghost hunt and investigation that we do. This often results in multiple reports on a particular location as we go through the investigative process. We did this to keep a … Read moreWebsite Changes, formats of reports
The majority of paranormal investigators would readily agree that ghosts must be some form of energy. As such, it is important to understand many of the laws that govern energy. Energy exists in many forms, such as heat, light, chemical energy, and electrical energy. Energy is the ability to bring about change or to do … Read moreApplied Science: Laws of Thermodynamics
