About Ghostly Activities
Ghostly Activities is a paranormal research publication specializing in ghosts and hauntings.
I’ve been studying ghosts and hauntings since 2009.
Sometimes that means spending the night in a haunted hotel with cameras, audio recorders and way too many ghost-hunting gadgets.
Sometimes it means tracking down the origins of an urban legend.
Sometimes somebody sends me a ghost story that sends me down a completely different rabbit hole.
That’s Ghostly Activities.
A Very Haunted Blog
Ghostly Activities is for ghost hunters, paranormal enthusiasts, urban legend fans and anybody who gets excited when somebody says, “You know this place is haunted, right?”
Around here, you’ll find:
- Ghost hunts and haunted places
- True ghost stories and personal encounters
- Urban legends and ghostly folklore
- Legend trips and spooky road trips
- Ghost-hunting gadgets, experiments and field tips
- Haunted history
- Paranormal media, books and shows
- The occasional very weird thing I can’t quite explain
Some stories start in old newspapers and archives. Others start with a REM pod squealing in an empty room. I like both.
How Ghostly Activities Researches Ghosts & Hauntings
Most ghost stories come with questions.
Did this really happen? Where did the story come from? Has anyone else experienced it? Does the history support the legend? What evidence has been collected? And has the story changed over time?
That’s where the fun begins.
Ghostly Activities researches ghosts and hauntings through historical records, folklore, old newspapers, books, archives, witness accounts, personal experiences, ghost hunting reports, audio, video and other paranormal evidence.
Sometimes that research takes me into an archive.
Sometimes I’m reviewing an EVP with headphones on.
Sometimes I’m tracing an urban legend back through old newspapers.
And sometimes I visit the haunted place myself.
Fieldwork is still part of Ghostly Activities, but I don’t think every haunting needs an overnight investigation with a truckload of gadgets. A visit can help me understand the location, document the setting, talk with people and experience the legend firsthand.
When there’s a good reason to break out the ghost hunting gear, though?
Oh, I’m bringing the gadgets.
A Very Haunted Podcast
Ghostly Activities also has A Very Haunted Podcast. It’s the audio side of everything happening here.
You’ll hear ghost stories, investigations, paranormal experiences, urban legends, ghost-hunting talk, evidence reviews, gadget discussions and plenty of conversations about the strange corners of the supernatural world.
Basically, if it’s something I’d talk about with another ghost hunter after an investigation, it can probably become an episode.
Meet Jake, Your Ghostly Guide
Hi. I’m Jacob Rice, but please call me Jake. I’m a paranormal researcher, specializing in ghosts and hauntings (I dabble in monsters, too).
I started Ghostly Activities as a ghost-hunting blog in 2013 after investigating haunted places for a few years. Since then, it has grown into articles, podcasts, videos, field investigations, folklore research, spooky trips and more ghost-hunting gadgets than any reasonable person probably needs.
I’ve investigated hotels, hospitals, prisons, museums, old homes and plenty of places that aren’t supposed to be haunted at all.
I’m fascinated by why certain places become haunted, how ghost stories change over time and what happens when you actually go looking for the things people say are there.
I don’t claim to know exactly what ghosts are. I’m not sure anyone does. But after all these years, I’m still excited to figure them out.
And that’s really what Ghostly Activities is about.