I’ve always found the paranormal intriguing, and when I heard a paranormal convention was taking place in Hickory, NC, it seemed like a fun way for Tracey and I to spend a Saturday.

After some interesting presentations and lectures, we split up into groups and investigated the school buildings known as the Salt Block. It seemed a good place to do our first ghost hunt, since the buildings are well maintained and not creepy at all.

Teamed up with Shannon Sylvia from Ghost Hunters International, her husband, Patrick Burns, and Eric Singleton, our group began our investigation. There were a couple times when the building made old building noises, but things were otherwise pretty quiet. After filming a single green light on a K2 meter for 30 minutes, I began to think we were going to have an uneventful evening. When we moved to the auditorium, things did get interesting . . .

Eric had been with us all along, and his walkie-talkie had been behaving itself, but it started occassionally issuing bursts of static once we settled in the auditorium. As we did an EVP session, the static grew more frequent until it could no longer be ignored. Oddly, it rarely occurred when someone was speaking, and seemed to almost be happening in response to our questions. What ensued was an interesting and thought provoking bout of Q and A with a walkie-talkie.

If you are interested, I have posted audio I captured in the auditorium. This audio was captured on a miniDV camcorder that was placed in an empty seat. The audio is relatively quiet, so I amplified it. You may notice some spots where the audio has been quieted. These are places where I was speaking close to microphone, and I didn’t want it to blow anyone’s ears out. Other than that, this audio is pretty much straight off the DV camera.

While I can’t say this is evidence of paranormal activity at the Salt Block, it certainly was an interesting experience.

 

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