Welcome To Pocono Paranormal Research
We are a husband and wife team that investigates the paranormal and legends in the Pocono and surrounding region. The page will be updated as we continue our research, so keep checking back. We're planning many excursions as time permits in 2009, so much will be updated. 2008 has been a busy time for us, and I'm still trying to recover from my illnesses throughout the year. More will be on the way! For now, feel free to check around the site and all the data including all of our previous investigations.
Our mission?
We simply want to prove that there's something beyond what we understand as "real". Isn't that all that any paranormal researcher is really after? Isn't the ultimate unanswered question "What lies beyond our physical death?" after all?
Please feel free to navagate our site and enjoy what we have accomplished so far. We normally procure our own investigations of sites that have legends attached to them to see if those tales have any substance to them, but we do take private requests for home and business investigations as well. If you have an anomaly that you'd like checked out, please feel free to e-mail us. Our services are always free.
Thank you again for coming to visit us, and again, please enjoy!
Searching for answers,
John & Liza
of
Pocono Paranormal Research
Centralia, PA Investigation
Okay, there are legends attached to this place, and some of them involve missing time incidents, ghost miners, whispers in the air all around you, amongst other things. I might also add that this was the place the original PS-one "Silent Hill" game and movie were based upon! To be truthful, I moreover wanted to get back into the swing of things after my back injury, so it was off to this "ghost town". More on Centralia can be found in this article at Wikipedia.
I shot tons of images around the town while we were there, but I also shot three short videos. They are below. I recorded some audio at the abandoned cemeteries that I'll be reviewing before too long. Don't know if I caught any EVP, but I will say, at the St. Ignatius cemetery, there was a feeling of lonliness and sadness that was almost overwhelming. While I was there, I experienced the "whispers" that others have spoken of. This was audible to the naked ear, I might add. No electronic devices were needed to hear this phenomena. I wasn't able to decipher what was being said, but I definitely heard what seemed to be a child's voice.
For now, I leave you with my three short videos. Nothing paranormal (yet). These are just shot around the "ghost" town. Pretty incredible place, really.
John had spoken with Art Bell previous to his retirement. That call is below. It had to do with the now-famous "Chad Drone photos". These pictures depict what seems to be some kind of hovering device for... well, for something. According to my research, these have been photoshopped. I personally don't believe they exist, however, I'd love to be proven wrong. You can hear my debate with Art, (God bless the man, I still miss hearing him on Coast to Coast AM since his retirement), by clicking below. One of the infamous "Chad Photos" is pictured below as well.
05-27-2007 C2CAM Chad Photos Call
Lord Vader... Rise!
I had to brag a little here to all our visitors about the newest member of our family. This, my friends, is Vader, (named so from Anakin Skywalker's totally black-clad alter-ego of Star Wars fame.) He's a purebred CKC certified black german shepherd, being that, his full certified name is "Lord Vader; the Storm of Saylorsburg". I never knew that shepherds were bred in any other color than the black/brown, but little Vader here was the first one we saw, and the little guy came home with us the next day to ghost-central. He's a terror, but we love him! He is the first male dog I've ever owned, and I'm here to tell you that they are definitely different to "raise" than females. Our other two, Holly and Mistletoe, seem to be dealing with him. Missy wants to "mother" him a little, but Holly tolerates a lot less which is proven by the *ear-shattering* barking competitions they get into on a daily basis! Either way, this is Vader and I as of tonight. He's about quadrupled in size over the past couple months we've had him, (he's not quite six months old), and he'll get bigger yet, we're told. My bragging time is now officially over.
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A word from Liza...
Meet Missy.
The Pocono Paranormal Research Society has a human interest story that, while having nothing to do with ghosts or the paranormal, has everything to do with human spirit and the will to survive. Mistletoe Louise, (Missy for short), was one of the unfortunate animals that lost everything to these horrible hurricanes. She's a fiesty Shetland Sheepdog mix with a will bigger than the entire state of Louisiana. She is an amazing little creature that has brought so much love to our home, we couldn't imagine our lives without her. She survived for three days on a piece of driftwood near where the levvies burst. The amazing part of this story? She was only three months old. The astounding part of this story? She's physically handicapped. What makes Missy "handicapped" is that she has a mal-formed front left paw. It's only about 2/3's the size that it should be and has no toes on it. We call it her "nubby". She was born with this disability and what seems to be a *very* strong will to survive. She is now almost a year old, and she manages her handicap quite well. John and I had wanted to do something to help with the disaster last year, so, aside from donating a decent sum, we adopted this little angel. She is worth her weight in gold... and then some. Aside from that, now our other pup, Holly, has a sister. Get it? Mistletoe and Holly.
If you can find it in your heart and your pocket, please give to your local Humane Society. They need so much for these animals, and still have so many that need homes. You'll never be sorry. Just look into the eyes of our little girl. You simply cannot measure love.
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