Spirit Stick | New Ghost Hunting Gadget Detects Movement and EVP

January 13, 2025 Jacob Rice Comments 0 Comment

Coming all the way from Great Britain, the Spirit Stick is a flashy ghost hunting gadget that may detect ghostly movements and spectral voices. Get the review and demonstration video after the jump.

Spirit Stick Demonstration

^{Jake bought the Spirit Stick with his own money, so there’s no expectation of a good review for the manufacturer (GEC ParaTech)}.

Product Buying Experience

*^{Dang! The priced dropped by a buck from when I ordered it.}*

To buy the Spirit Stick, I went to Etsy and the GEC ParaTech storefront. Normally, I’m hesitant to buy 3D printed gear because it tends to break easily. But my documentary partner, Mike Merle, has a couple of GEC’s gadgets. Those gadgets are pretty solid.

The checkout process was easy enough, and the prices were in US dollars. GEC is a British company so I thought the prices would be higher after currency conversion. I didn’t think it was so bad at $39. With tax and shipping (and shipping costs more because its an overseas maker), the bill came to $71.

*^{The tax was added to the subtotal, not the item total, which is weird since we don’t pay tax on shipping in the US.}* *^{In the video, I said it was $53. As you can tell from the receipt, it’s pricier.}*

The shipping time took about 10 calendar days, and the Spirit Stick sat in customs for about 3 days of that total. GEC ParaTech shipped it through airmail, which helped speed things up.

Spirit Stick Product Description

For a 3D printed gadget, it’s pretty solid. It doesn’t feel as flimsy as some of the bought from US companies >>cough..cough … Ghost Stop … cough..cough<<.

Now, the products stands about 7-inches high, 1-inch wide, and 1-inch deep. It’s also pretty light weight. It comes with a little stand, USB-C charging cable, and a cute, little ghost holding a heart. The how-to manual is all of 2 pages, and it just tells you how to turn it on, adjust modes and brightness.

What Comes In The Box

I don’t know why I use my desk for photo shoots, I just do

Spirit Stick User Guide

GEC ParaTech also provides some tips for using the gadget with other devices, which I plan to do.

Product Quality

*^{The Spirit Stick I received is missing 2 buttons, but I can use a pencil to activate the settings}*

Well, I have a gripe. It’s missing 2 buttons on the back, the power button and the brightness button. They must’ve broken/fell off during shipping, but I didn’t find anything in the package. Luckily, I can use a mechanical pencil button to press down on the activators. Still, not a good look for GEC ParaTech and build quality. It also wobbles a bit in its stand, which could throw a false positive during a ghost hunt.

Will I return it for repair? No, with shipping times and using my own dime, it’s not worth it when I can use a pencil to turn it on/off.

As for measuring vibration and sound, it worked just fine and as described. You can watch the video at the beginning for the full demonstration.

Running Tests With The Spirit Stick

For me, I plan to use this during any EVP session. But I also want to use it with gadgets that pick up sound, engagement, environmental factors, and more. Plus, I like to move around, so I’ll set up a camera on the Spirit Stick and other gadgets to record while I do some adventuring in other parts of a haunt.

Here’s my list:

Boo Buddy (a kid spirit will like a teddy bear and a colorful, blinking light)
Tracerwire (to double verify phantom footsteps in a hallway)
Onvoy Ghost Box (to double verify something is actually tapping on the Onvoy)
360 Motion Puck (similar to the Tracerwire, to detect if footsteps are happening)
Tripwire (to double verify phantom footsteps)
Audio recorders (to indicate an EVP may have happened)