When we started ghost hunting, we trained in cemeteries. We didn’t know the kinds of graves and tombs. It’s a good idea to know the terms, so you can more easily navigate around the graveyard and find suspected haunted graves.
There are many different kinds of ghosts and spirits that haunt the human world. Here’s a reference spot for you. Sources listed at the end of the post.
Some spirits come back for revenge. They want justice so bad, they can’t rest in peace. We call these spirits ‘revengers.’ And they won’t stop their terrifying tactics until they get payback.
Mother Nature provides a cure for afflictions, including ghosts, evil spirits and demons. If you’re ever in a bind with an evil entity, go to the grocery store and get a cure with these plants and herbs.
Water spirits. They’re not your average ghosts. Well, they’re not even ghosts. Water spirits have never been human, so don’t expect them to act like it.
A ‘Woman in White’ ghost is a common ghost or spirit. Legend has it, a young woman was spurned by a lover or lost a child. She dies – usually a suicide – and returns as a ghost. Sometimes, she’s vengeful. Sometimes, she continues her sad existence. Let’s learn more about these ghostly ladies…
We’ve all seen them – white crosses, bikes or makeshift memorials on the side of the road. They mark someone’s death. Usually, it’s an accident. Sometimes, a suicide. The question ghost hunters tend to ask: Is there a spirit tied to these memorials?
A spirit locus can be a location or an object. You may find it hard to tell if it’s a haunted site or object. But, the type of haunting entity gives it away.
Not all ghostly hitchhikers are literal like Resurrection Mary. Sometimes, you bring something home with you … and things start to go bump in the night. Get the spectral scoop after the jump.
There are 4 common types of ghosts found in haunted graveyards — if you find them at all. Then, there’s the special case of the guardian spirit. Let’s take a look at them.