Think, Ghost Hunter. Think.

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Paranormal investigators need to change tactics.

Imagine you’re a 19th century female ghost and you’re sitting looking out the window sipping a nice cup of tea from pretty china and in walks a guy in a tattoo art shirt with a giant baseball cap on sporting a demon skull necklace randomly shouting into the air “What’s your name?”

You’d be confused. You’d think he was a nutter. You might not answer this callous rake that hasn’t the decency to address you in a polite manner. You might fear that the images on his shirt and pendant on his necklace mean that he is an agent of the devil whom you’ve been trying to avoid as you figure out what heaven is and why you can’t get there.

What if you’re the ghost of a male train yard worker from the 20’s and a female investigator in pants comes through with digital recorder and K2 meter asking why you haven’t crossed over? You might be cursing her under your breath thinking about how they should have never given these broads the vote, now they’re hanging around where they shouldn’t be, messing in your business.

Paranormal investigators might need to consider the language, knowledge of technology, and societal considerations of the subjects they are trying to interview through EVP.