Grey Lady Haunting

Season 2, Episode 18, Aired

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At the request of Mike Dion, TAPS investigates the claims of a man's house is being haunted. He and his brother have a large collection of tapes they have tried to record EVPs on, and they're convinced it's haunted. Also, TAPS travels to Indiana to investigate the Willard Library, Indiana's oldest library, home of over 50 years of claims of seeing a grey lady.moreless
  • More hauntings debunked?

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    The first case was interesting to say the least. The homeowner made his own EVP recordings for TAPS to listen to. The bedroom scene where Grant felt heavy pressure and then felt like he was stung by something would have made me think brown recluse spider - although he would have gotten very sicl/died - over something actually attacking him. His skin was red and looked liked it was scratched. I just couldn't understand why an enity would do that. Others had been in the room and nothing happened to them.

    The second case was the most haunted library in Indiana history. Yet it didn't produce any effects for the team. Maybe they weren't looking for the right ghost. Again, ghosts don't always perform on command and the absence of one in one night doesn't mean a place isn't haunted.moreless
  • Two cases with existing evidence...which one will prove out?

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    We're approaching the mid-point of the "back nine", to coin an industry phrase, and so far the action has been pretty low-key. The same thing happened earlier in the second season; a lot of minor incidents with personal experiences, capped with something that was definitely worth talking about. This had some more interesting elements to it, but still nothing particularly substantial.

    It's interesting how each investigation is given a particular flavor, and how episodes are constructed as if a certain theme is in play. For instance, I would call this the "existing evidence review" episode, because in both cases, TAPS was shown going over the evidence submitted by others rather than generating evidence of their own. And the analysis of that evidence, however short, paralleled the experience of the TAPS team in each location. I'll give the editors credit for that nice touch.

    That said, I wonder if SFC would consider, based on the relative success of the show, adjusting the format to allow more episodes. Here's the idea: instead of cramming two investigations into one hour, focus on one investigation per episode, keeping the total number of investigations intact. Just on the basis of the second season, that would be something like 40 episodes in a given year! (OK, maybe not practical, but it would at least satisfy my desire to have more substantial investigation footage and less worry over renewals!)

    On to the first case:

    Some critics will inevitably point out that Grant wasn't on camera when he was supposedly struck by this unknown assailant. They will also point out that most of what happened was personal experience, which they will say was dramatically faked. I don't buy that, because Grant's reaction felt genuine. When these guys "act" for the staged conversations, it's pretty damned obvious, and Grant looked seriously uncomfortable leading up to that attack.

    I love EVPs (which is why I really enjoy the Haunted NJ Podcast), and considering how often Grant says they are recorded, I wish we could hear more of them. Notice how this house, with credible EVP recordings by the homeowner, had something going on. (And that's even accounting for the breath looped in so the audience would think it was recorded.)

    Second case:

    Oh, look, another famous haunted site. What are the odds that the evidence wouldn't pan out? Once again we have an example of a team that doesn't conclude "ghosts" as soon as something odd happens. Yes, they consider possibilities, but then they rule them out systematically. And here we have photographic evidence that Jason and Grant could explain away rather easily. It might be that something is happening there, but with all those windows and stacks, it's very easy to get odd shadows and the impression of movement.
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  • Nothing much on tonight's show.

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    Tonight's episode featured two cases, a home and a library. The home was far more impressive, but not by much. It's not often the home owners choose to remain anonymous, but it's completely understandable, particularly in small towns where rumors fly around quickly. The investigation didn't turn up much. The only excitement surrounded a bedroom, which made several of the investigators to feel like they're being watched. I was surprised to see that Grant got scratched by something, very similar to Jason several investigations ago.

    The investigation of the library in Indiana was a total bust. There wasn't anything found and they had to travel quite a distance for it. Brian's ranting on he and his involvement with TAPS wasn't surprising, kind of disappointing. The longer this guy remains part of TAPS, the more I dislike him. I was actually happy to see him go a while back, and it's only a matter of time until Jason and Grant regret taking him back.moreless
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