THE INVESTIGATION

This April 09, the team visited Landguard Fort for another  big investigation. Armed with our arsenal of “ghost hunting” equipment; night vision, sound recorders, electromagnetic readers and communication devices, we explored the many dark and chilling corners of the fort.

It was already dark when we arrived at the fort and by then the warmth of the day had turned into a very cold starry night. The location was a plethora of sound effects that we could rationally debunk; the soldiers marching (the flapping flag against its post), the wind whistling through the tunnels, loose windows, flimsy sign boards and doors knocking against solid frames and walls and external sounds from the nearby dock workers carried on the icy sea breeze. We had to sift through these sounds whilst in the open to hear the more haunting sounds from immediate areas.

After a brief history lesson while the lights were still on

We asked for the lights to be switched off and split up into small teams to see what we could experience.

At regular intervals we would meet up to both warm up and update each other in the staff room and also refuel on the o-so important snacks (we can’t experience the paranormal on empty stomachs!) and on a couple occasions we would collaborate for Ouija sessions in chosen locations.

Of course, we had our moments of fun-filled terror in the darkness, however our focus was on collecting paranormal experiences and information. The visit on the whole was a great experience if not the coldest of locations to date, which could be attributed to the fact that we were surrounded by the sea on the three sides or the abundance of ghostly activity. You decide.

May 2009

Hoxton Hall left us with a bitter after taste. The place was filled with the overpowering scent of  wedding flowers  from a prior event and our patience wore thin on this investigation as the ghostly activity was at a bare minimum, with only orbs being captured and few spine-chilling revelations and personal experiences to share at the end of it all.

Unfortunately for Kyle, our guest investigator, his first paranormal investigation was not what it had been hyped up to be. However, he soldiered on and took part in all the activities.  

During the investigation, we heard from our guide a tale of a jealously which ended in someone being pushed to their death from the balcony and also, the not so suspicious passing of one of the Hall’s teachers. It didn’t really live up to the hype, but we did however, manage to gather some usual bits of evidence.

Guest Investigator Kyle  Malone with Lemarc  in the costume room