A lot has happened since I last checked into "Ghost Lab". Apparently the show has been canceled, and the cable network is burning off the remaining episodes late at night. Frankly, I'm not surprised. Not only is this a casualty of the over-saturated paranormal investigation television status quo, but it is a victim of its own incompetence. The Everyday Paranormal folks, particularly the Klinge Brothers, are some of the least scientific and most credulous investigators I've ever seen. They make the folks on "Ghost Adventures" and "Paranormal State" look legitimate in comparison.
To begin this episode, the team travels to the infamous Moundsville Penitentiary, a location that has been covered by several other shows over the past few years. It has also been the site of dozens of paid paranormal events. It's the kind of location that has plenty of built-in hysteria to overcome, and the Klinge Brothers are not mentally equipped to maintain the necessary objectivity. And if Kate gets freaked out by bats flying at her head, how can she be objective about anything else?
Everyday Paranormal falls into the same trap that plagues many of paranormal investigation groups. They assume every little noise or movement is evidence of the paranormal. The fact that Brad feels the need to be a blustering, confrontational idiot when things appear to happen is just icing on the unprofessional cake.
The first EVP was buried deep in the background noise, and was visibly amplified to make it seem more prominent. The second EVP was nothing more than environmental noise. Yet the Klinge Brothers take this "evidence" and build an entire complex context around it. It's exactly what a good investigator does not want to do.
The second night's "evidence" was equally questionable. A lot of it is noise that could have been ambient, and given that none of it was caught on camera, it's hard to take seriously. And it takes a lot to interpret the remaining sounds as laughter or "yes".
The second case involves a private residence. I personally prefer such locations, because the reported activity tends to be more specific. It allows a good team to target their research and investigative techniques to test possible alternative explanations. The key, of course, is that the team has to have the right approach and mindset to make it all work. But the fact is, this smaller location gives even a team like Everyday Paranormal the chance to make good.
The problem with the claim that high EMF correlates with paranormal activity is not necessarily problematic. But there is no evidence at all that the presence of high EMF attracts paranormal entities. Rather, there is evidence that exposure to high EMF can, over time, affect perception and cause health issues that can lead to unusual mental states. My first exposure to this unfortunate business had nothing to do with the paranormal; a friend, having worked in a room close to high EMF sources for some years, had serious health issues as a result.
So it makes no sense that the Klinge brothers leap to the assumption that there is paranormal activity due to the high EMF. And the rest of the team just makes the same assumption, that activity is still a real possibility. That shadow could have been anything, given that the light source is outside. There's no evidence that it's remotely paranormal!
All things being equal, the right thing to do would be to explain the EMF problem, let them get it fixed, and then see if the client continues to experience activity. Barry mentioned that part, but then suggested that the high EMF is attracting entities. It's completely unfounded, and in my opinion, entirely irresponsible.moreless
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The team visits the former West Virginia Penitentiary, where the souls of almost a thousand former inmates are said to remain for all eternity. Then they investigate a home in Ohio whose residents report seeing apparitions and other unexplained phenomenon.
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Steve Hock |
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Also Appearing:
Investigation 1: West Virginia Penitentiary - Moundsville, West Virginia
Lori O'Neil - Tour Guide
Maggie Gray - Former Corrections OfficerInvestigation 2: Private Residence - Cleveland, Ohio
Robert "Rob" Jakubik - Director of Photography -
The investigation of the West Virginia Penitentiary took place on June 21-23, 2010. The investigation of the private residence in Cleveland, Ohio occurred on July 14-15, 2010.
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Brad: (when he hears "Red" laugh about killing someone) That's disturbing.
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Brad: (after sneezing because of an unexplained scent) Now I'm talking to the shadow guy, 'cause I got a feeling that you're wandering around this room right now. I don't think the girl is going to smell like $2 cologne!
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Brad: (doing an EVP session) Red, do you think that's funny? You think killing somebody else is funny to you?
EVP: Yes.
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The West Virginia State Penitentiary has also bee featured on the fourth season Scariest Places on Earth episode "Legendary Haunts".
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While investigating the allegedly haunted Cleveland home, the Klinge brothers learn that the rooms which have almost all of the paranormal activity are in a "pillar" of high EMF radiating from a fuse box in the basement. As the Klinge brothers note, there is a theory that high EMF fuels paranormal activity. However, there's also clinical research proving that high EMF can cause paranoia and hallucinations, making it very difficult to determine whether EMF causes activity, or just makes people believe something strange has occurred when it's only in their own minds.
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The Discovery Channel moved the airdate and time for this episode from November 4, 2010 at 10 pm to November 20, 2010 at 2 am. The series will continue to air weekly in it's new timeslot.
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The West Virginia State Penitentiary was also investigated by the Syfy Channel TV show Ghost Hunters in the third season episode "Shadow People", and the fourth season Paranormal State episode "Darkness Falls". It has also been featured on the British paranormal TV show Most Haunted in the eleventh season episode "West Virginia State Penitentiary". The Travel Channel's Ghost Adventures crew visited the prison in their first season episode "Moundsville State Penitentiary". MTV's Fear investigated the location in its first season episode "West Virginia State Penitentiary". The site was also used for the first season episode of the Travel Channel show Zak Bagan's Paranormal Challenge titled "West Virginia Penitentiary".
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