Sci Fi

I know, I know — I can hear all of you naysayers groan just from reading the title. “It’s all faked, moron!” If that’s you, well then, there’s not much reason to read on, is there? Unless you want to hear what Grant Wilson himself said to me during our phone conversation today ….

This past Halloween night, Sci Fi aired their annual Ghost Hunters live show. Kudos to you if you have the patience to sit through the entire thing, though that still was only a fraction of a typical investigation’s length for these guys.

One piece of evidence caught on camera during the event was what people are calling the “coat pull” or “jacket tug.” Debunkers are coming out of the woodwork to call this a fake, with some impressive analysis.

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Keith McDuffee/CliqueClack

I think at this point it’s safe to say that Sci Fi’s Ghost Hunters is no longer a guilty pleasure of mine. I mention it so often that it seems pretty silly for me to feel “guilty” for watching it, but the “pleasure” is still there.

Earlier this month I was extremely lucky enough to have the chance to tag along with the Ghost Hunters on one of their investigations in New England. Being a New Englander myself, and seeing as the team is headquartered in nearby Rhode Island (isn’t everything within New England considered “nearby?”), I knew that I’d eventually get my chance to see them in action. And what better time than two crisp, autumn October nights?

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