Dr. Mark Farley's Personal Blog

A lot of ghost hunters think the county courthouse is the best place for information. In our modern, more transient society, people are...

When performing EVP sessions, it is always a good idea to set your recorder down on something soft. Sound waves can travel through solid...

Humans have a natural ability to see on the dark, but it takes about thirty minutes for the rods and cones in our eyes to adjust. The...

When reviewing photographs that you suspect may have a captured something paranormal, the first thing you should do is block out the...

It is common knowledge among paranormal investigators that ghosts drain batteries. In reality, it's more likely that I placed a weak...

For the beginning ghost hunter, the cost of equipping yourself can be staggering. My advice is to be frugal. You don’t need to buy...

I get asked this question a lot from my tour guests: “What should I do if I see a ghost?” The first thing is not to panic. I know it’s...

As a paranormal investigator, a poltergeist is any haunting that shows a level of cognizance. In short, any spirit that can interact in...

Long ago I realized that it was a futile effort to prove the existence of the paranormal.

The Jarrot Mansion in Cahokia, Illinois, was completed by Nicholas Jarrot in 1807. Built by slaves, the Jarrot Mansion is the oldest...