Intro Post -- Paranormal Studies

For centuries people have have intense fear of ghosts and spirits, along with an equally intense fascination. They are portrayed in pop culture as terrifying villains with missions to torture the living through endless horror films. They can be seen as romantic lost souls fighting to help a loved one, like Patrick Swayze in "Ghost." Their claimed presence in homes, hotels, and graveyards has been shown on TV shows, written about in books, and made into a business through "ghost tours." (Usually not worth your money.) People who find themselves being able to communicate with those on the other side make livings as Mediums. John Edward was so successful as a Medium he even landed a television show called "Crossing Over." Real life ghostbusters enter the homes of those who are being "haunted by a ghost" in an attempt to expel it on Paranormal State. 


After my best friends mother contacted a Medium after her mother died, she found answers she never dreamed of finding. This got me thinking about these ghosts and spirits on the "other side." Do Mediums truely have the ability to communicate with the dead, or are they simply preying on greiving families willing to believe anyone who has so-called answers. Are the ghost stories we hear true? Do these "ghostbusters" fabricate stories to make for an entertaining (and successful) TV show? Through this blog I'm going to research Paranormal Studies and figure out if there's truth behind the claims.