So You Want to Be a Ghost Hunter?

Ghosts have been a subject of inquiry since the beginning of civilization, but ghost hunting is a fairly new field that has only existed for a few decades in it's modern form. A lot of credit has to go to Harry Price, a pioneer in the field of paranormal investigation, whose studies of the infamous Borley Rectory In England in the 30'3 and 40's are stuff of paranormal legend. He created a basic guidebook and utilized a number of tools that are still used by investigators today.

In a Gallup poll conduct in 2005, moe than 30% of Americans claimed to believe in ghosts which would account for the current rise in interest and popularity in the invesigation field. This interest has also been peaked by such shows as "Ghost Hunters" and "Most Haunted". There is even a show now where "D"list celebrities go to allegedly haunted locations and investigate but this only adds fuel to the fire of the skeptics who believe that such practices are positiviely insane. People may laugh, but the idea of ghosts is one that, even though cannot be proven by any scientific method, will just not go away. The overwhelming amount of anecdotal, viedo, and photographic evidence should lead us all to believe that anything is possible.