Return to the Haunted Asylum-Part Three: The Flashlight A comedy article
by Shell Belle 77,143 25 07/07/2010 10:50 AM 761 views
At the end of part two, I had just been spooked by a huge bug. I was starting to doubt if anything good would happen. I didn't have those doubts for long.
Earlier when were on a tour of the building, a particular room on the third floor had caught Brad's attention. It gave him a creepy feeling. He had expressed an interest in investigating that room, so after the bug incident, we headed there. I wanted to try a method of communicating using a flashlight. I had tried this before with some success. This method has also been used on some paranormal shows.
I could not find a short clip of this, so if you forward this video to 6:45 and watch from there, you will see what I am talking about.
Here is another video of the flashlight in action from another paranormal group:
I have two of the same kind of flashlights that the Ghost Hunters use. In fact, they say "TAPS" on the side and I bought them from Jason and Grant on one of my trips.
Grant from Ghost Hunters. I was clearly having a bad hair day.
The flashlights have a push button on the back. They make a distinctive clicking sound when turned on and off. By unscrewing the back slightly, the flashlight can be turned on and off easier, with just a tap. The premise is that a spirit can communicate by tapping the button and turning the light on and off..
I had placed the red flashlight, the one that was slightly unscrewed in the back, in the hallway with the button pointing away from us. We positioned ourselves facing the door. I turned off my other flashlight and placed it on the floor about six inches away from my left knee, that button also facing away from me. We started with the question that you hear a million times on any show involving the paranormal: "Is there anyone here with us?"
I have asked that question perhaps a thousand times, but there have only been a handful of times when I was in some way answered. This was one of those times. The flashlight in the hall immediately blinked on. I had worked with the flashlight before, and so I was aware of the fact that it did not turn off and on easily. It took a good steady tap. Even so, to confirm that it hadn't been a fluke, someone asked again, "Is there someone here?" The flashlight immediately flickered off. We were astonished.
Over the next five minutes, we asked additional questions and the flashlight would go on and off in response. It was absolutely amazing. All three of us felt that there was indeed something in the hall, and it was communicating with us. I was completely absorbed with what was going on in the hall. Which made what happened next even more startling.
We were staring into the hall and Brad was in the middle of asking another question. Then, all of a sudden, immediately to my left, there was a scraping sound followed by the unmistakable clicking sound of my flashlight being turned on. Then light was shining on my left knee.
It took me but a split second to process this occurrence. Something had just turned my flashlight on right beside me! I immediately imagined a mischievous ghost to my left saying, "You want to play with flashlights, girlie? Well, take a look at this!" It spooked me so much that I broke one of the cardinal rules of ghost hunting: never scream. I let out a short, startled yelp and before I knew what I was doing, I had grabbed onto the person next to me and was practically in their lap. It turned out to be my mom, but had Brad been there instead, I would have been just as likely to jump in his lap. I'm an equal opportunity coward. Unfortunately my outburst had scared away whatever had been in the hall. The flashlight in the hall stayed off.
Ruh Roh! The gh-gh-ghost turned on my flashlight.
It took me about five minutes to regain my composure. Okay, ten. Then we continued on our investigation. The rest of the night was fairly quiet. I am happy to report that I did not fart during this investigation. Someone else did though. I won't tell you who, because I wouldn't want to embarrass Brad that way. Oops.
All in all, it was a great night. I think Brad enjoyed his first foray into the paranormal. I am planning another private overnight hunt for next May. Are any of you up to the challenge? Then, join us. If you dare.
That's awesome! And I actually own 3 of those same flashlights. I haven't tried using them yet, but I've wanted to. That's super cool that you had it click on right beside you!
Awesome story, Shell! Thanks for the video on the flashlights. I don't think I would have understood what happened. Now you make me want to do that to my flash light. (I have one just like your red one.) Hmm... nevermind. Damn. No way I'd want to go ghost hunting, I'm an uber-wimp.
5 clickies for the magical video with the flashlight and the annoying guy.
Come on, if there REALLY were a such thing as ghosts, it'd have bitch slapped the guy for asking one more time as much as he did....That or at least slimed him or whatever "ghosts" are supposed to do.
Shell....I have seen some freaky things, but I can honestly say I have not ever gone looking for it. I really think I would scream like a 10 year old girl at a concert.
Very cool story! I have been on several paranormal investigations as a huge skeptic and have had only very minor stuff happen...things that could unfortunately be logically explained.
I have been lucky enough to have been with folks that didn't overreact and holler "Ghosts!" every time they saw dust or flying bugs in the digital camera pictures.
I have seen people like your Gigi and tend to openly humiliate them until they leave...investigators like them really piss me off.
Usually the folks I'd "hunt" with had equipment they could set up quickly and keep the investigations very mobile and entertaining.
Really the only thing that has just completely chilled me has been the occasional EVP that is unmistakable. I haven't had folks to hunt with in awhile and miss it. Most of the gang I was with have lost interest. After I get through recuperating from a torn Achilles tendon I'd love to go looking around again. Reading your story got the urge and curiosity flaring up again! Thanks for the cool story! :)
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