Northwest Texas Paranormal Investigators

2009-11-26T16:50:00.001-08:00

WHAT IS AN EVP?

To me, an evp or
Electronic Voice Phenomena,
are anomalous, intelligible speech recorded in or produced by electronic devices, and for which no currently understood physical explanations can account.

However, after watching and basically laughing at many of the current Ghost Chaser TV shows, it seems to me that these people catch almost any type of sound on a recorder and attempt to convince people that it was some phrase said by a spirit.

Personally, I an EVP to me is one that you don't have to suggest or tell someone else what was said. Everyone who listens to it hears the same thing WITHOUT being coached or words appearing on the screen telling you what it is.

These jokers I have watched on the Discovery Channel, Travel Channel and even Sci Fi Channel have a knack for catching some sound, which might even be one of there own stomachs growling and then attempt to make some kind of spooky paranormal phrase out of it.

Now I am not saying that these people are faking it. But logic would tell us that those TV Channels are not paying for these "teams" to go out on a ghost hunt and come back with nothing. Who would want to watch that?

Ratings for these shows keep going up and they are in competition with each other. Remember the old Most Haunted TV show that used to be on the travel channel, which might still be on in the UK? That show cracked me up by Derek the so called medium calling names out that other team members and producers coached him on. Then running through dark buildings with a infra-red camera pointed at their faces while they screamed. Come on, really? That was for ratings!

As the demand increases for more activity being caught on ghost hunts by these networks, we will be hearing more of these non sense garbage EVPS, by these "teams" claiming it is a spirit.

I do believe in EVP'S and frankly have heard some very clear chilling voices on recordings and even have heard some from these "teams" on TV. But to just keep offering up junk EVP'S in order to satisfy these networks, makes the whole paranormal field look bad, and gives all paranormal "teams" a bad image.

So the next time you watch one of these shows and they try to convince you that the scrambled junk they just played was a spirit telling them to leave, just have a good laugh and know they are just trying to make their producers happy. After all anyone can record a dog growling and claim it was a voice saying "get out".

What you believe is true, and if they can get you to believe it , then they win!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND MERRY CHRISTMAS

FROM ALL OF US AT

NORTHWEST TEXAS PARANORMAL INVESTIGATORS

CRAPPY HALLOWEEN?

2009-10-31T16:06:00.001-07:00

Ah, halloween is here again. Time when children and some goofy adults dress up in costume and attempt to extort various residents for candy, treats, money, or more.

For those who give, they are spared, for those who don't, they get toilet paper in their trees, eggs on their cars and a flaming bag of dog poop on their porch.

Seems to me it is easier to give a piece of candy to one of these oompa loompas in training then to have to clean up a mess.

Do spirits really become more active on halloween.

Simply the answer is no.

Don't believe the myths.

Some nights we investigate and catch nothing, the next night we catch something at the location. Ghost hunting can be kind of a crap shoot.
But beats cleaning burning crap off your porch!

Happy Halloween

WHY DOES NEW MEXICO SUCK IT !??

2009-06-19T05:33:00.001-07:00

WHY DOES NEW MEXICO SUCK?In my opinion, New Mexico is a nice state. However, when it comes to trying to investigate places there, they seem to not want anything to do with Texas paranormal teams.There are some fly by night paranormal groups out there that do such a crappy job, that it ruins it for other legit teams as ourselves.This apparently is the case for New Mexico.Damn shame too as there are alot of cool places there.Now our problem in Amarillo, is being in the Bible Belt. Though many folks have a hunch something might be going on in their home or business, they refuse to allow a team to come in and check it out, as their religion seems to keep them from doing so.

A WEIRD AND WONDERFUL PLACE

2009-03-10T15:08:00.001-07:00

Recently I had the great satisfaction of visiting the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, Ca.What a wild place. I am not going to go into the history of the Mansion, but if you do not know about it, look it up. I had read some reviews that cameras were not allowed , however, this was not the case. Not only did they encourage cameras, but invited us to use emf meters and any other items we wanted. We experienced some cold spots and battery drainage in the basement, however, never got that weird feeling of being watched. Took some digital photos until those batteries drained, and switched to 35mm film camera, still waiting on film developing on that.Incredible place to go to . There were several tours going on , so evp was of no regard. Nothing on digital, so we will see when the film comes in, in any event, if you ever get the chance, check it out. More reviews to come on Alcatraz Island, the old Goldfield hotel in Nevada, and some other interesting points of note.

2009-01-27T07:03:00.000-08:00

UFO 's in Great Britian

A former Great Britian UFO minister announced today on Fox News,

that for years they have been trying to shoot down UFO's in England.

In fact , he says, there have even been dog fights between UFO's and England's military pilots.

The mininsty of defense in Great Britian is in the process of releasing classified documents.

For more information, google Great Britian UFO's and

follow the links to the ministry of defenses archival web site.

Very interesting news....

THE GHOST OF SANTA CLAUS

2008-12-20T07:51:00.000-08:00

For over 100 years ago, the big jolly old fat man in a red suite, aka, Santa Claus, has been flying over the world every December 24th, dumping toys and other goodies on homes everywhere.

Since no one lives much over 100 years anymore, especially back in those days, then Santa must actually be a ghost. No wonder I never see him ! I stay up late at night, waiting in anticipation for this mystical magic man to show up, but somehow, I always miss him.

Occasionally every year during my all nighter on Christmas eve, I dose off. Seems that in this short period of time , the man called Saint Nick seems to know that and has made a fast dash in and out of my home.

This guy is truly paranormal!!!!! How can he do this? Kids wait for him, but no one ever sees him.

This year I'm setting up my infra red cameras, turning on all my recorders, using my emf meters, etc,, I am going to see if I can solve the mystery once and for all of how this guy manages to sneak in and out un-noticed.

Until my next report on the results of this investigation, Please have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the entire team at North West Texas Paranormal Investigators !

TAPS

2008-12-07T09:28:00.001-08:00

OK, is it just me or has the TAPS team been using what I call the "Predator cam" a little too much recently? It seems their becoming more focused on using the K2 meter and the Predator cam as evidence instead of the more reliable tape recorders and regular night vision cameras. We know the Predator cam is one of the must unreliable pieces of equipment to use...they spoke of this the first couple of times they used it. Now, you never see them without it. OK, I won't hate on them too much. Some groups are lucky enough to have their picture taken with them. Maybe I'm just jealous? ;D

-Michael

WELCOME HOME Tim!

2008-12-07T09:24:00.000-08:00

I wanna be the first to welcome our dear team member (hell, maybe more like our co-co-founder?) Tim back! I'm glad you had a safe trip and look forward to catching up with you. Did you happen to go on any ghost tours while you were gone? We certainly have missed your smart ass ways...we should be having a meeting soon. Let's get together and talk about Roswell as well as some haunted places in New Mexico. Have a great weekend and welcome back my friend!

-Michael and Tracey

ROSWELL the Graceland of UFO Lovers

2008-12-05T11:10:00.000-08:00

Roswell, the Graceland for all UFO enthusiasts, is definitely someplace everyone should check out once. But once is not enough. It is like Disneyland. One day just wont do. The whole town from light posts on main street shaped like alien heads, to grocery stores and more support the UFO theme. Truly a delight to go into the museum and spend hours reading all the discoveries and subsequent government attempts to cover up.

If you haven't been there but would like to go, perhaps we can work up a group trip.

Get in touch with us. Its only a few hours away Michael.

KING OF THE SQUIRRELS

2008-12-01T11:59:00.000-08:00

If I were a squirrel , I would be king of them all with all the nut jobs I have came across in the paranormal world.

Now, I am not saying clients are nuts, but rather idiots like the fools on the travel channels "MOST HAUNTED" show . You gotta be kidding me right? Grab a night vision camera , run thru a dark building with the camera in your face, let off a few screams for effect and then get a bogus Medium to come in and point out spots where spirits like to "hang out".

These fools obviously hang out at the local pub drinking stale ale and eating old fish and chips before going on their so called "investigations".

It is amazing to me that this show gets ratings. I can only hope it does for its comedy and not that someone out there thinks this is real.

We have a few of those kind of investigators here. I suppose every town has a few wackos. They just seem to run wild in some points of the world.

Apparently the Travel Channel is the specialist in coming up with bogus ghost hunting shows to attract some viewers since their shows on Cruise Ships and Beaches are worn the hell out.

Nuts, Nuts Nuts.

Someone get me a nut cracker for Christmas.

Ghost Adventures

2008-11-22T10:59:00.000-08:00

This show is complete and utter bullshit. Not only does it offend the living, it also offends those that have passed on. The "genius" idea the Travel Channel came up with is to get a couple of jocks together, armed with night vision cameras, send them to a haunted location and have them provoke spirits in a lame attempt to get something on tape. It's lame. The host and his cronies seem to still be living in their former high school football days.

Provoking spirits is NEVER recommended by any legit paranormal investigation team. Would you walk into a dentist's office asking the first person you see to hit you? How often do you provoke people in public? Same goes for the spiritual world around you. Sadly, even TAPS has had a few episodes where they provoke spirits, which the general public sees and copies. It's disrespectful to taunt someone that has passed on and this show is practically pissing on their graves. I recommend you stay clear of it and don't give it any ratings....they don't deserve it.

-Tracey Fuller

Founder of NWTXPI

Archbishop James Long

2008-11-22T10:48:00.000-08:00

Rick Wood is one of my most favorite interviewers in the world of paranormal radio. Rick has a weekly podcast called Audiomartini He recently interviewed James Long, an exorcist that to me, seems pretty knowledgeable about the subject. I encourage all members and fans of our blog to listen to the interview here (click on the circle next to the word "Podcast"...they need to have a "Play" button!).

-Michael S.

Twitter!

2008-11-16T08:12:00.000-08:00

Greetings! I wanted to let you guys know that we're now on Twitter. It's basically a "one sentence" blog to let you know what we're doing at the moment. All of our members have access to the Twitter account so you'll be hearing from ALL of us....this should be interesting :) Our name is "NWTXPI" and we hope you'll follow us!

Sincerely,

Michael

Nerds

2008-11-12T17:04:00.000-08:00

I noticed this afternoon while driving around that ALL (present company included) paranormal investigators, or people interested in the paranormal, are NERDS! Dorks! Weirdos! Whatever you wanna call it...people interested in "paranormal" matters are (most often) introverted people most would consider dorks. Most people would avoid talking to a person interested in this field at any social engagement. Why is this? On the other side of the coin, most people interested in the paranormal have an "above average" knowledge of the world around them. They think outside the box most of the time. They read books and study when left to their own nerdy little world. Sure, they know little about how to act at dinner parties, but get them alone and they can't SHUT UP when talking! Think about this!! A good piece of evidence to my stated opinion here, is Facebook. Many people join our group via Facebook but we seldom hear from them. When one of us says, "hello" we never get a reception. Now, I'm not making fun of anyone here, before I start stepping on toes. I simply find it funny, and thought inspiring, how shy and quiet people involved in the paranormal are. Is there something deeper in their minds that troubles them? Maybe seeing something beyond the normal can humble a human being? I don't know. If YOU understand all of this psychology and personal behavior please, let me know. (get it? ;) )

Sincerely and humorously,

Michael

Austin is great

2008-11-12T06:04:00.001-08:00

Austin turned out to be a wonderful trip. I had a really great time and met some awesome people. They're MUCH more into "paranormal meet ups" than around here. I'll comment more during our meeting. I assume we'll have one this month or early next month. Also, if you're following this blog via blogger checkout our websites!!

Here: NWTXPI and Here: NWTXPI2

We'd love to hear from you so, shoot us an email!!

Poltergeist

2008-11-08T09:12:00.000-08:00

Greetings Team! I'm currently in Austin visiting my brother. Getting out of Amarillo is, as always, an eye opening experience. I have met many people here that are above and beyond your average entrepreneur. And they're all YOUNGER than me?!! Last night in particular I met a young man that told me all about Austin's "paranormal" side. Many of them get together as an entire group (not investigating group) and talk about local haunts and "cases" they have experienced. I don't really have the time to go over all of this, but I'll post more soon. I wanted to let you know that this afternoon I am going to meet with a film crew that is interested in filming and making a television show/documentary similar to the ones we see on TV (I assume). Exciting times!! I'll write more soon. Hope you're all doing great and having a wonderful weekend!!

Take care,

Michael

2008-11-05T07:15:00.000-08:00

On November 4th, the United States elected

the first African American President,

the 44th President of the United States,

Barack Obama.

Congratulations to him and good luck.

God Bless America

Meeting

2008-11-02T10:23:00.000-08:00

We're having another meeting this afternoon. I have to work, unfortunately so I may be running a little late. If you guys would like, meet at my place around 4PM and we'll go to the coffee shop together OR just stick around the house. Email/call me if you have any questions. See you soon!!

Dammit, Tim...get your butt back in town soon!! We have at least 14 cases coming up ;)

-Michael

IN SEARCH OF CASPER THE FRIENDLY GHOST

2008-11-01T20:07:00.000-07:00

IN SEARCH OF CASPER THE FRIENDLY GHOST?

On October 31, 2008 a local paranormal group held a contest in which winners got to spend the night in a local seldom used dance hall. This group is of no affiliation with us or any professional paranormal group.

These people make a mockery of paranormal investigating when they associate this with local halloween haunted houses run by different organizations. This is nothing short of some people trying to get their pictures in the paper or maybe on tv.

These are they same type of people who think that if they have their photo taken with paranormal television celebrities that they get instant credibility.

What a Joke!

Now supposedly the building they investigate has a rumor of being haunted. But I am sure that they would know since it is one of the only places I have ever heard of them investigating. But seriously, claiming this place to be haunted is like claiming your bathroom toilet to be haunted.

If you think you may have a problem with some kind of paranormal occurance in your home , etc, it would be real scary to happen to get ahold of these people to help you.

This is not the first time these so called investigators have done this on halloween, nor do I imagine it will be the last.

Frankly the whole thing sounds like a freakin carnival attraction. But who knows, maybe they set up enough fishing string, soundtracks and smoke to make it seem like they found Casper the friendly Ghost.

AN ORB IS AN ORB IS AN ORB

2008-10-31T19:34:00.000-07:00

As I surf the internet, I come across paranormal websites with many photos of a little thing called an ORB. A round ball of light. It is amazing to me how many people declare this as the presence of paranormal activity or that of a ghost. I have had people send photos to me of the ORB's in their home.
Are there really that many ghosts out there? If so, I wish they would make themselves known in more than a round ball of light. ORB's are usually caused by dust coming up off of a carpet, out of an air conditioning or heating duct, or by a small insect that managed to fly into your viewfinder just as you flashed the camera.
I have personally taken video footage of an ORB that appeared to be coming out of a doorway, across a room, and into a wall. Of course someone walked across the carpet about 20 seconds prior to that event happening. When I ask people if their air conditioning was on when they took the photo or were you walking around when you took the photo, the answer is usually ,, "Well Yes".
(Some folks even send photos of ghosts they took while having a cigarette hanging out of their mouth, but that is a blog for another day)
If there were truly as many ghosts all over the place as the ORB's I have gotten photos of, you would think there would be more documented proof of hauntings. Fact is, an ORB is just dust, bugs, or even rain. Yes, Rain. So the next time you think about sending that special photo of that ORB to a paranormal group and ask them to come investigate your home because of it, think about what you just read and don't do it. Find more evidence other than some simple dust your camera managed to capture. All paranormal groups want to help those in need. Just make sure you're really in need and not falling victim to your cameras trick or treats.

Happy Halloween!!

2008-10-31T06:19:00.000-07:00

Happy All Hallows Eve!!! Halloween is FINALLY here...WOOHOO!! This was (and is) one of my most favorite holidays. I would literally count down the days, from October 1st to this glorious day growing up as a kid. Picking out a costume was one of the most complicated and tedious acts I would spend countless hours pursuing. Unfortunately, we decided against a Halloween party this evening but it will still be fun giving out candy to unprofessional little bastards that simply wear a hat and call it a costume...pricks. For the record: I was GOING to go as Heath Ledger's Joker but with a TWIST! I was going to dress as he did in the nurses uniform. Remember that scene? This costume would have been great...do me a favor and see if anyone else takes my idea. You know they'll all go as The Joker...but how many are as smart as me? Any other members have fond memories of this wonderful holiday?

Stephenville Sightings...AGAIN!

2008-10-30T17:01:00.000-07:00

Stephenville, TX saw more UFO's fly over this past weekend. This time they caught it on tape. In summary, lights were seen and jets were scrambled shortly after. This is the second time this year they have seen UFO's fly over their town at night. Fascinating but in my opinion, it seems more like a military training program. I don't know...think for yourself, question authority as a wise man once said ;)

Edit: Here's some links. And here.

UFO's

2008-10-28T21:27:00.000-07:00

As all of you know, UFO's are my favorite of all the paranormal topics. I came across this just a few minutes ago while killing time before going to bed. What if it's true? The man being interviewed mentions a book by the late Corso which I believe, made up most of his story (good read but sorta falls apart the deeper you go). So maybe all that he says could be based on his own opinion and not actual fact. But does it make sense that we would prepare for a war against beings that are not from here? Why do "they" most often show up during times of war? Interesting thoughts...

A little more about us

2008-10-27T16:32:00.000-07:00

Though previously mentioned, we would like to tell you more about us. At the moment we currently have two excellent websites that help those interested in the paranormal and perhaps future clients better understand our goal as a team. Please visit us here and here, where you can find information regarding our members, our work ethics and how to get in touch with us if you feel your home/business may be experiencing paranormal issues. We are always glad to help and look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Tracey Fuller

Founder of NWTXPI

Greetings From Northwest Texas Paranormal Investigators

2008-10-25T12:32:00.000-07:00

Welcome to our blog! We're not necessarily new to town, but we're new to blogging. This is a great opportunity for us to better keep in touch with those we help. We hope to post more information regarding who we are and what we do in the near future. Please check back often to better understand our team and read the current events that surround our lives. Also, please visit our website when you have the time (or one of our future websites that is currently under construction).

Sincerely,

Tracey Fuller

Founder of NWTXPI