As Promised...EVPs!

People often ask us what "special equipment" we use to capture our EVPs.  I always shrug and say, just a basic digital voice recorder.  We use the type pictured above.  We originally bought the cheapest one we could find (ahem! Wal-Mart), but ended up returning it for two reasons: 1) it was NOT easy to use; everything had sooo many steps and it wasn't doing the basic things that we wanted and 2) the quality of the recording was pretty crappy.  When you listen for "ghost whispers" or EVPs, less interference and background humming or scratchiness is best!  So returned it and stepped up a few notches to this make and model and have been using it happily for over a year!  It is so easy to use, never has had a technical issue and creates some pretty clear recordings.  Maybe someday we'll upgrade again...or maybe not!

Okay, so as promised, here are some of the best recordings that we captured on September 18, 2012.  We recorded a long EVP session in the living room where my husband took the picture of the little girl.  The children were all out of the house, so my husband and I thought it would be a perfect time to do an EVP session.  They had been ACTIVE leading up to this, and we like to do recordings when they are active because 1) they are trying to get our attention, so let's give it to them in a constructive way and 2) they use a lot of energy communicating to us through the recorder, so activity "dies" down some afterwards.  I usually list the EVPs in chronological order, but today, I thought I would group them by ratings - CLASS A EVPs, CLASS B EVPs and OBJECT MANIPULATION.  OF course, the teacher in me still put them in chronological order within the subgroups... All doors & windows were closed, no TVs or radios were on, and we were the only ones home.  While doing the longer EVP session in the living room, my husband and I spent a lot of time in other rooms and even working outside.  One of them flung a pen off the table while I was in the kitchen and I tried to get them to go into the living room to use their energy more productively.  I returned to the kitchen and almost to say, "Hey, we want to be in here and you're not listening" they then dropped a pan into another pan, causing a loud clatter.  I took the hint and did a short session in by me in the kitchen after that.  Here are the best of the best from that day...

Class A EVPs

I am walking around in the kitchen which is a few rooms away from the recorder.  There are whispers in this clip, but a very clear man loudly whispers, "I could've..." at :08.
I Could've

In this next clip, I am calling back a member of the paranormal group to change the time.  The woman talking is me.  I am in the kitchen 3-4 rooms away and when I discuss changing the times, at :11 a male whispers, "Crap!  They're coming!"  Hmmm...not fans of paranormal groups? Or are they talking about one of them coming?  You never know...
Crap! They're Coming!

In this clip, I am talking to my husband about the phone call and while I am talking, a man loudly whispers, "Curls."  I don't know why.  I thought it might have been girls - at least that would make more sense, but no. At :13, a quiet whisper of "April" can be heard with headphones and at :21 the tin-man voice speaks along with the door that opens, "Let me help..." Oh, and did they ever help!  That is, if they are referring to the investigation (again, a teaser of what is to come!)
Curls

Just tested this next one and yes, you can hear it with just the speakers turned up.  My husband and I are no longer in the house.  You can hear our dog walk in and out.  They like to play with him when we are not around.  So you hear them play with him, but then at :15 a man loudly whispers, "that's Courageous..."
Courageous

Class B EVPs

I would give this one a solid B+ rating.  I just stumbled across it as I have to go back and re-listen to EVERY EVP since we began (over 5,000!).  This wasn't in the original posting for this date; however, as I was looking for the ones selected for the site, I heard this one and almost spit out my coffee!  A man is whispering during this clip - it is NOT my husband (whom is in the garage).  About three seconds in he begins with a loudly whispered question, "You like to buy a couch and leave?" and then, "I'll give you three bucks for it."  A few things strike me about this clip - they can go to the bathroom, fornicate and BUY THINGS?  Wild!  Also, three bucks for a couch?  What would that date this gentleman around? Forties or fifties? I guess it depends on the condition of the couch.  Still, pretty cool!
Buying a Couch

This one is pretty loud, I feel it is only a B due to the fact that I am not certain about what is being said.  You can hear me walking around in another room, even clear my throat towards the end.  At :05 there is a loud whisper into the recorder that sounds like, "Secret."  At :13, I swear they again whisper loudly, "Like Nicorette."  Who knows?  I just share what we capture...
Secret. Like Nicorette.

This next one, I am walking through our kitchen and right away, as I walk, a woman says something with my footsteps, something that sounds like, "She's coming." At :11, there is a whisper and then I walk into the bathroom, closing the door making a bell sound.  Immediately following that is a whisper of my name, "April" at :23.
Whispers & April

In this next one, the house is STILL empty.  The clicking noise in the beginning of the clip I believe is my dog (he bites his nails, no lie!).  At around :09 the whispering begins.  At :16 a child whispers, "Much better..." At :19, a man orders, "April, watch me."
April, Watch Me

In this next one, the house is STILL empty.  In fact, it is so similar to the previous one that I had to listen and re-listen to make sure I had them correct.  This one is pretty much the same EXCEPT that a child loudly whispers/orders... Again, the clicking noise in the beginning of the clip I believe is my dog (he bites his nails, no lie!).  At around :09 the whispering begins.  At :15 the man says something to the child and the child replies, "Much..." At :19, the child orders, "Watch me."
Child - Watch Me!

This one is captured in the kitchen.  And for all of the people who think ghosts are so scary, all they need to hear is this guy's message!  A man whispers throughout, so make sure those headphones are on!  At :02, he whispers, "Love you, Bro."  At :04 a woman softly whispers, "Is it?"  At :06, HE then whispers, "I love you..."  At :08, he says, "Come on."  At :10, he sings his whisper and it sounds something like, "I love April" or people, but after the Tigger remark up top, I'm gonna take it as "April!"  At :16 he get quieter, but you can still hear, "love you..." and at :20 a woman says, "Who cares?"
Loving Words

Not EVPs, but OBJECT MANIPULATION

This first one is when I was taping in the living room, but was in the kitchen 3-4 rooms away.  You can here something fall, then I say, "You're in the wrong room, go in the living room."  I then walk them into the living room (you can hear whispers during this clip as well - those ARE EVPs) and I inform the recorder that a pen flew off the table - a pen that had been in the middle of the table.
Flying Pen

This next one is long, so if you do decide to listen to it be prepared for a few things.  One thing is that it is a little over a minute long, so depending on your computer it will be slower to download.  The second thing is that you MAY want to remove hearing devices as it involves pans hitting each other.  Now back to the clip.  People often ask us what it's like to live in a "haunted" house.  This clip is a nice idea of what we go through. Again, the recorder is in the living room, I am in the kitchen 3-4 rooms away.  My husband is actually in the garage.  At the beginning of the clip, you will hear pans clang loudly.  A few seconds later I say, "You guys are in the wrong room."  I was nowhere near the pans that made the loud noise.  When my husband comes in from the garage I tell him what happened and he then goes about trying to re-create the sound I heard (more clangs).  The only way we were able to replicate the sound was by dropping a pan into another pan from 6 inches above!  I then tell them again that they are in the wrong room.  That is what it's like living here. Hearing noises & voices, seeing objects move and seeing apparitions and then trying to disprove it as paranormal.  Just a typical afternoon in our household!  Oh, and yes, for you with the trained ears - there certainly are whispers, and quite a few shout-outs for me...
Pans Dropping

Whew!  That was quite a haul!  I hope that keeps you busy as I listen to and cut the recording from the paranormal investigation.  I can't WAIT to tell you all about it!  Talk to you again real soon!

A Photo of a Woman in Our Kitchen

Oh my goodness!  So sorry that it has taken me so long to post; however, we have some EXCITING events happen.  We were contacted by a very reputable paranormal investigative group regarding our home.  The week before they arrived (after my last post), we spent cleaning EVERY nook and cranny as I was terrified that on the one camera they catch an apparition that it would also reveal a mess of dust.  well, guess what, after cleaning EVERY room from top to bottom as though we were preparing it for sale (which we are NOT), dust still showed in the cameras!  And they put a camera in a cabinet that we had not been in ages and OF COURSE, everyone gather around as we noticed a strange, stringy substance appear.  Paranormal?  Nope, just a spider, spinning a web in front of the camera.  Lesson?  You will NEVER have your house prepared to be filmed.  EVER.  So what did they catch?  Any great stories?  YES!  They had numerous of things happen and are reviewing video and sound recordings this week & next.  Plus, my blog is in chronological order, so I must catch up to that date before i can share stories...

Last I wrote, I we had seen the little girl in the photo and I did an EVP session the next day.  The following day (9/11/12), I came home to an empty house and went directly into the living room to turn on the computer.  While I stood there waiting for it to boot up, I heard a door slam.  I immediately though - oh, front door must not have been closed.  I went to see and as I passed the basement door and it was WIDE OPEN!  Just a refresher for you, hubby won't go in basement.  Creeps him out.  Seriously, has not been down there since February.  Odd basement, sunken in area where water used to come in (?), collapsing sand/concrete walls, a door that is attached in the middle of a wall.  Odd.  My sister, just a few months ago,heard someone, "Trying to get out."  In fact, she hasn't returned since.  I am the only one who goes down there, but it has been a few weeks.  The door does not have a handle, so you have to use a hook & eye latch to close it.  Needless to say, it is ALWAYS closed.  Well, until that day.  And I , whom is RARELY EVER creeped out in my house had to muster all of my inner power to reach into the darkeness and grab the door.  Later, while I was working on EVPs at the computer, I noticed a marker rolling back and forth on the computer desk.  I tried to get it to roll by moving my chair, jumping around and shaking the desk (NONE of which I was doing at the time, by the way).  The only way I could get it to roll was by touching it, but even then, it only rolled one way - not back and forth.  Around 6 pm that evening, my hubby and I were sitting on the porch, discussing our day when I saw my phone light up.  It was sitting, untouched on the small table between us.  I told Jon to look, and we watched as it chose my contacts, then scrolled to physical therapy, chosing "TEXT" and began typing, "XXXXXXXXXXCXXXXXXXXXXX..."I couldn't get it to stop!  I tried pushing the back button, the home button - I couldn't get it to stop!  My husband saw this and was flabbergasted.  Then, just as suddenly as it started, the phone shut off.

On September 13, 2012, my hubby was so intrigued by the little girl int he photo that he went around the house taking pictures with his LG phone Virgin Mobile LG Optimus Elite VML696LGKIT476 (Google Affiliate Ad).  Nothing was out of the ordinary until he got to the kitchen.  He took a picture of the table, facing the window overlooking our porch.  He noticed something off in the picture.

Can you spot it?  I couldn't until he expanded it for me.  Middle on far left, something "off."  When he expanded it, you could clearly see a brunette woman, with her hands behind her, looking at the kitchen.  She is small, though, so we were confused...until my sister realized - it's her reflection from inside the kitchen!  Her torso is in front of the blue and white checkered pot on the railing; in fact, it is even in front of the railing!

And no, it's not my husband, as he doesn't not have breasts like this woman CLEARLY does!

We spent the next few days without any recordable incidents.  On Sunday, the 16th, however, my husband was in the bathroom when he heard a hissing sound coming from the vent.  No air conditioning was on and no heat was on.  What should have been a quiet vent, was not!

The next day, I was bummed out again regarding my daughter's sudden move out.  As I was writing our weekly schedule, teary-eyed from the lack of her events on the calendar, a man LOUDLY and HARSHLY whispered in my ear, "Go get the GIRL!"  I decided at that point that I w ould do an EVP session the very next day...Check back soon as I share the BEST captures from the two sessions that we did the next day, as well as updates on the ghost hunt!  Also, feel free to follow us on Twitter under Daily Ghost Whispers for updates from our house as they happen!

Picture of Young Girl & EVPs

After the last recording on the 4th of September, things didn't stay quiet for long.  On Thursday, September 6, 2012, my husband came downstairs in the morning and as he approached the bottom, he clearly saw a young girl standing in our living room, facing the staircase.  He didn't recall the face, but vividly described the brown, plaid, floor-length dress she was wearing.  By the time he realized what he saw, she was gone.

Sunday, September 6, he took an innocent picture of our son sharing headphones with his friend while they listened to the computer in the living room.  He didn't use an special camera, just his camera on his phone.  When he looked at the picture, he noticed something odd in the picture.  Behind them, the French doors were open, as well as the front door - but the shadows looked "off."  A little back ground info, he spent years playing a video game in the bars where you look for differences between two pictures.  The faster you did it, the more points you earned.  I think this improved his to detail - especially in pictures.  Alright, back to the picture.  Once he realized the door's shadow wasn't a straight vertical line, he looked closer and immediately recognized the girl in the picture.  It was the same girl he had seen in the same room just a few days ago.  She is clearly watching and enjoying the boys playing on the computer.  Here is the completely unedited picture...

She is standing behind the French door.  I couldn't see her right away, but when I looked for the straight vertical line, I could instantly pick out the shoulder, then the smiling face with curls, and a dark jumper over a high-necked  white shirt.  My husband then took numerous more pictures, trying to recreate it, to see if it was just an optical illusion or visual matrixing.  He couldn't reproduce it. Below, I used the "shadows" edit tool on Windows Photo Gallery and cropped it.  That is basically all the editing I know how to do, but even when I increased the shadows, they went right around the girl's shape.

The VERY next day, I did a recording in the living room.  I even left toys out for the girl if she wanted to play with them.  I left the recording going, while I worked on the computer.  I was the only one home.  No TVs or radios were on.  All of the doors and windows were shut.  

In the first clip I will share with you, I am tagging the recording, stating facts about the setup.  I then take a picture and then leave to get a flashlight as my phone doesn't have a flash.  I then come back and state that I will use a different one (camera).  I take a picture.  All of that I account for, the other voices, I don't; like the one at :03, a man, who says, "Let's just cool it."  Or the woman who calls to me after I leave the room at :13.  Or the one who talks between my words at :20 that says, "Michelle is the shower."

Three EVPs

This next one I would classify as an "A" recording.  I am finishing my opening prayer - you can hear me three rooms away, and as I pause at :03, a voice whispers INTO the recorder, "Crap!"  If I would have made that noise you would have heard me walk through the rooms, as we have creaky old wood floors.  I then move around in the kitchen, even prepare to go outside.  At :07, two of them speak together  so it is not clear.  The man says something like, "Grab some" in a whisper and a girl also says something, but I can't make it out, even though she is more clear.

CRAP!

This next clip is while I am, in fact, outside.  NO ONE is in the house.  It should be quiet, like it is for much of this clip.  EXCEPT, however, at :04, when a menacing voice says, "They took it."

They Took It

This next clip is not an EVP.  Oh, sure, there are whispers in this clip, but since they aren't clear, I am not counting it.  I come in from outside and say something like "anything you heard before now wasn't me."  I then stay in the kitchen, still THREE rooms away.  They interesting thing about this clip is that the camera turns on - right next to the recorder! 

Camera Turns On

I did want to take a second and explain why some of the clips are so long when I am only looking at one or two seconds as paranormal.  The reason I do that is that when we first started recording, we made short, right to the point clips.  The problem with them was that they were hard to hear if you didn't know what to listen for.  I try to have some time before and after so you are used to the "normal" sounds of that location at that time.  Sometimes, though, I cut them short due to events before or after - like if my dog barks...WOW! It is loud!  Especially when you have headphones on and the volume up.  I usually cut clips before that happens.  Okay, back to the evidence...

Here is the perfect example.  This one is SHORT.  I set down my coffee cup on the glass computer table and it sounds like knocks.  A man SAYS (Class A EVP, Mom!), "Think someone's at the door."  I had to cut it right after because my little papillion barks after that.

Think Someone's at the Door

I believe this one is my favorite of all the ones captured that day.  At :12 a woman whispers, "April...Can you...help me? Can you?"  at :18, she sounds frustrated and more loudly says, "Hey!" and follows that with a soft, "dammit..." A man hushes her at :24 with a loud, "Enough!"

Can You Help Me?

Talk about a clear voice - at :23, there is a loud exhale that also sounds like a name we have gotten before, "Heff...moved."  In fact, Heff gets blamed for most of the things that get thrown or moved!

Heff...Moved

I wasn't going to put this next one on, as there are already SO many that I shared.  Also, the "It's always something..." right away at :01 is a B as a man whispers it.  The "It won't" at :18 changed my mind as it is so loud and clear...

It Won't

Okay, I HAVE to share this one.  It is my new favorite of the day.  well, tied for favorite.  A woman whispers in the beginning, then clearly says, "Carmen" at :05.  At :08, the tin voice says, "Get out of here."  There are numerous other whispers afterwards and it ends with a tinkle noise that I cannot place.  There is nothing that makes that noise near the computer and our dog doesn't wear a collar.

Carmen

NOPE!  This one receives an A+ rating.  WOW.  I think it may even make our all time favorite clips on the right side...At :03 a man LOUDLY whispers, "Help me!"  At :11 a woman CLEARLY says, "I bet you do."

WOW

This isn't as good as the previous one, but it still makes the cut.  It is the "Tin" sounding voice and I think it's important to share so that you all can hear that it is not house sounds making that voice, but it IS an actual voice.  At :02, it says, "If you ask me...perfect butt."  At :07, it sounds like, "A childs..."  At :11 it says, "They're not here."  At :16, a man whispers, "What?"

Perfect Butt?

Phew!  That should keep you busy for a few days!  Check back again SOON, we caught ANOTHER apparition on camera and I can't wait to share it with you! 

School's Back in Session!

September began relatively quiet, until Monday, September 3.  When I came home from work, my daughter said, Your 'friends' want your attention."  After a LOT of prodding, I got her to tall me what she meant.  She said that the night before, she was lying upstairs in bed and everyone else was asleep.  She heard someone come up the stairs and stop at the landing, but did not go into any room.  She then heard the footsteps go down the stairs and then her brother's door slam shut.  She slept downstairs after that event.

The next day, Tuesday, school FINALLY began.  Once I arrived home from work, I did an EVP session, while I worked on my site.  I recorded in the family room, and made sure all TVs and anything else that might interfere were off.  All the doors and windows were shut as the air conditioning was on.  I was home alone.

In the picture above, you can clearly see where I left the recorder and I spent most of the time in the next room, on the computer.  There is not any apparition in this picture, I just like to add a picture so that you can get a feel for where it was being recorded.  After I began the recording, I always follow it with the prayer to St. Micheal.  People often ask me what prayer I use and I will share that with you now:

St. Micheal the Archangel, defend us in battle.

Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.

May God rebuke him, we humbly pray.

An do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God,

thrust into hell satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world fro the ruin of souls.

Amen

As I have stated before, we also have blessed St. Micheal medals that we wear.  My husband is the only one of us who NEVER takes it off.  This is quite humorous as he is Lutheran and does not believe in Saints (or at least he didn't, until we moved here).  My son wore his for about 3 months, but feels comfortable enough now not to wear it.  I wear mine occasionally; I WOULD wear it more, except every chain I try gets tangled in my hair.  There is a closing prayer to the one above, but I will admit that I often forget to say it.  The closing prayer is as follows:

In the name of Jesus Christ, I command all human spirits to be bound to the confines of the cemetery.

I command all inhuman spirits to go where Jesus Christ tells you to go,

for it is He who commands you.

Amen

Back to the recording...I left it recording for about 40 minutes and cut over 50 clips containing EVPs.  There were SO many that for most of them, I was just cutting the large recording into 30 second sessions to make it easier to download.  I will share the "A" & "B" (see the EVP ratings on the right to better understand the universal rating scale) recordings with you now.

The first clip is from the very beginning as I am instructing them to speak into the orange light.  As I am talking  a man talks with me at :02, but it is not easy to decipher.  When I stop talking, you can hear my dog barking and I walk past the recorder to go let him in.  After I leave the area, you ca again, hear the man say loudly, "Corn," at :07.  Then a different voice whispers, "Are you gonna..."  I don't even PRETEND to know what he is talking about, I just share the evidence.  Rating: A

Corn

This next one contains a Grade A EVP.  I am walking past the recorder again - going into the kitchen.  At :03 and :05, a voice commands, "Sit!  Sit!" and a few seconds later says my name at :08, "April!"  I then tag a noise in the recording by saying, "That was me" as I am getting something to drink.  I listened to this without headphones and could hear it perfectly with just the speakers.

Sit! Sit! April

In this clip I walk into the bathroom and close the door (that is the jingle sound you hear) and then my dog drinks from his dog dish.  Right after these regular events, the voices begin.  A female says something like, 'She can't...She can't hear it," and a man responds to her.
She Can't Hear It

This next one is considered a "B" recording.  I am typing on the computer in the living room and am ALONE.  At :06 you can hear a muffled child followed by a whole bunch of whispering.  At :27, the child loudly says something that sounds like, "Search."  Since I am not 100% sure that the child says, "Search." it is considered a "B" recording.  Remember that we have again captured the child - a few days later, we capture a child in a picture!

Child

This next clip validates what I mean by I hear hear my name being called numerous times a day.  This is pretty much what I hear with my own ears, without even the recorder.  I quit documenting this as it is so frequent.  I would probably categorize this a "B" recording, as my name is whispered, but it is certainly clear what they are saying.  The loudest "April"s are heard at :01, :10, :15, :17, and :18, but there are more throughout.  At the beginning, they actually say, "Don't tell April," and at the end they whisper loudly, "She loves this place." Huh? You know what, don't tell me - I probably don't want to know!

Aprils

This next clip contains lots of whispers (as usual).  It also has me clearing my throat, then tagging it.  I then comment that I am drinking coffee and that clank you hear is me putting down my cup.  As soon as I finish saying that, a little girl whispers, "Really? That's me..."  It is clear what she says, but since she whispers it, I consider it a Class B recording.

Really? That's Me

This next one begins with an odd sound or voice at :01 that I haven't heard before or after this clip.  It is not a part of the normal house sounds.  At :04, a graveling-voiced man whispers, "How cute."  The metallic sounding man responds to him at :06 with, "I don't see that."  After they talk, I let the clip run long to give you a comparison of the normal sounds versus voices.  The two sentences can be heard without headphones, so this would be an "A" EVP.

How Cute! I Don't See That

In this next clip, there are MANY whispers going on, with the most clear being around 23 seconds in, when a man whispers, "Let's get April to stop it."
Let's Get April to Stop It

Right after that, I found that they were STILL talking about me.  Right at the beginning it sounds like someone aggressively whispers, "April fucked this place up." They continue talking about me, but the rest are pretty quiet.
April F-ed This Place Up

This one features a man and a child.  Still talking about me.  A few seconds in a man whispers, "April's coming."  A few seconds after that, a girl replies with something like, "She did...move around."
April's Coming

I was on the fence about sharing this one, as it is not super loud & clear; however, when I hear that little voice in the beginning, I can't resist.  It sounds like a child says, "IT's what they do..." in the beginning followed by a man saying, "April" in a husky voice a few seconds afterwards.
It's What They DO

Following closely to the previous clip is this one...Oh, sure, plenty of whispers throughout, but the best and clearest for you will be at the beginning.  A man whispers something about guilt, but then at :03 he LOUDLY whispers, 'You are guilty!" This is followed by a menacing voice even louder still responding, "I don't care!"
You are Guilty!

Wow. So I was reviewing this clip and I thought, you, I hear whispers.  If I listen hard enough, I can even hear a child in on the conversation.  They seem to be asking for and discussing help.  Just as I was about to move the file into permanent storage, I heard the LOUD response to the child around 23, "Helped you!"  It's now a keeper!
Help

Here's one where they are again calling for my ghost hunting sister...

Tigger

The last clip is right towards the end.  I have stepped outside to take a call - I walked far, far away.  The only one in the house is our dog.  I couldn't believe it whne I heard the "Shave and a Haircut" knock.  My dog even hears it because you can hear him get up and walk away.  Then a man whispers, "On;y if you really love me..."
Shave & a Haircut

As I stated above, we will be sharing 2 more pictures that we have caught them in - so make sure to check back soon!  Before I leave you, though, I wanted to share one more important prayer with you.  This is a prayer that the Bishop's office shared with us to say every day as a family.  We often run out of time to say it altogether - we probably only do it once a week,  but my son and husband say it every night in their personal prayers and I believe it truly has helped some of them!

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,

And let perpetual light shine upon them.

May they rest in peace.

Amen

Summer's Heat

During the month of August, we were dealing with some family issues, so I wasn't able to make to many recordings. That didn't mean the activity wasn't here, though...

August 1, 2012 My husband had been hearing them at night throughout the week.  This night, though, they weren't whispering...He always falls asleep with the TV on.  He had the Olympics on and during the night, he was awakened to a voice in his ear yelling, "Go! Go!"

August 2, 2012 I had been hearing my named called MORE than usual this week.  This day, it was especially crazy with calling my name.  I took a shower in the afternoon and while I was in there, a man whispered a loud, "H" word in my ear.  It was loud, and I could feel the breath as he spoke.  At 7:30 that evening, I was in the kitchen when I noticed a woman with thick, dark, curly hair walk through my laundry room.  Big barrel curls is what I remember the most.  When I told my husband, we decided to do an EVP session outside, as my son was having a friend sleep over inside.  we were especially diligent to tag all sounds we heard outside, and when I listened to the recording, I only kept the EVPs that had the voice close to the microphone. We recorded on the porch and while we were recording, I saw the tall, thin blonde man in the kitchen!
This clip contains what sounds like a child's voice.  This child seems to be answering my questions...I ask what the man said while I was in the the shower and at :09 she responds with, "Hit" or "Hate."  I then ask who it was that I saw in the laundry room and the child responds with a hard "T" or "D" sound.  I originally heard "RiTa" but am now thinking Dennis or Denise.
Child's Voice

August 3, 2012 I kept seeing movement out of the corner of my eye throughout the day.  When my husband arrived home, he put his phone on the table like he always does.  a few minutes later, he told me to look; I watched with him as it flipped through the screens, finally stopping on Bing search, then type "SEN."  Later, I was laying on the couch and I heard and felt someone walk from the kitchen and into the family room, stopping behind me on the couch.  I thought for sure it was my husband as he often does this while walking through and stops when he sees something interesting on the TV.  After about a minute, I turned and said, "Jon?" and no one was there.  He was on the computer in the living room and had been the whole time.  I persuaded him to take our son to the gas station on a walk so I could do an EVP session.  He did, and I did.
 I made sure there were no TVs on in the house - I was alone with our dog.  I left it recording while I tried to sleep on the couch (I slept here for most of the summer due to the heat of the upstairs).  I did ask a few questions, one of which you will hear on this clip.  After I ask a question, our dog chews/rips a sock and the a male voice whispers his name, "Prancer..."
Prancer
This next one, I have finished asking questions and am trying to sleep.  At :07, a voice whispers something like "Is a SLEEPer."  Sleep is the one clear word that can be heard.  Then my dog does something and at :14 a voice whispers, "Is she conscious?"
Sleep and Conscious
Again, I am still trying to sleep in an empty house.  I think I actually am at this point.  At :02, a male whispers (yep, make sure you have ear buds in!), "James is right here."  Again, for those new to our site, or who might need a quick refresher.  James was one of our "original" ghosts, a kind and protective one whom I was able to find in our home's history in the late 1800's and early 1900's.  We believe he "crossed over" a while back, after we worked with the Church, completing daily prayers and offering up masses.  Some of the newer ones often tell me he is here or coming, but we have yet to hear him since...
James is Right Here
While trying to re-connect the EVPs, I found a few more from that day to share.  A few that actually trump the James one above.
In this one I am still trying to sleep, and there is a knock around 3 seconds in followed by a voice (a woman or a child?) saying, "My house."
My House
This one is from before my husband left.  He says, "Let me go to the bathroom," and another man whispers right after him, "I've had enough."
I've Had Enough
The last one I am going to share is when I am sleeping, but a conversation begins between a man and a woman around 5 seconds in.  They talk quietly until the man loudly whispers at 11 seconds, "So fuck him" or "So fuck you."  Sorry about the curse word, but I just share them - I didn't say it!
So Fuck Him
August 8, 2012 A mirror that had been hanging in the laundry room for over 7 months fell and shattered - when we were all in the family room.

August 10, 2012 I was resting on the couch in the family room.  My son was the only other person home and was plugging away at the computer in the living room.  I heard heavy footsteps thud through the kitchen into the family room and stand behind me AGAIN.

August 15, 2012 My husband was sleeping alone upstairs when he was awakened to a man yelling, "KEVIN!" in his ear.  His name is not Kevin.

August 19, 2012 My husband was sleeping upstairs, all the rest of us were downstairs sleeping in the cooler air.  He could hear "them" talking throughout the night.

August 21, 2012 My husband was home alone in the morning, with all doors and windows shut, when he heard humming in the kitchen.  No radios or TVs made the musical sound.

August 22, 2012 I saw a dark, fuzzy shadow standing about 7 feet tall in the front corner of our family room.  After a second, it vanished.

August 23, 2012 While I was resting on the couch for most of the afternoon.  During this time, I kept feeling  an ice-cold spider web feeling on  various parts of my body - ankles, shoulders, face.  It felt so real that I continuously checked myself the even pulled the cushions from the couch to look for bugs.  There were none.  Another curious item - I didn't have a single bug or spider bite anywhere.  Nope.  I truly KNOW these events were paranormal.

August 24, 2012 I could men talking one room away from whichever room I would enter.  There were no men home, none outside (that I cold see), besides, the air was on and all windows were cold.  I desperately wanted to tape the voices, but I have the rule of NOT doing that with the children home if possible.

August 26, 2012 Around 2 pm, I was in kitchen and saw a teenage, blonde girl's face in the window looking int o Mackenzie's room.  No one was around except for me (and Prancer).

August 27, 2012 At 3 am, I heard a muffled scream - like someone was trying to scream but someone else was covering her mouth.  This occurred while I was in the kitchen.  It sounded like it came from that room or the bathroom (which was dark an empty).  With the lights off, I looked out the bathroom windows and kitchen window only to find no one in distress.

And that, my dear people, was a summation of August.  The children began school on September 4, and I did a LONG recording for them that day.  I have already cut the EVPs and have over fifty that I just need to choose from before I will share them with you!!  Check back soon...

A Month of Ghost Stories

EVPs BELOW!!!

July 5, 2012 Daughter's boyfriend came in the house and asked if we had been lighting sparklers in the house. We said - no, not even outside.  He said the kitchen smelled of sulfur - but only the kitchen.  All the doors & windows were shut for days due to the heat.
After they went out for the evening, I lay sleeping on the couch in the family room, while my son was on the computer in the living room with headphones on.  My husband closed the doors between the two rooms and went into the kitchen.  When went into the living room to check on our son, everyone was still in the same positions, but the doors were standing wide open.

July 6, 2012 I sent my husband a text at 6:07 am.  When he finally checked it around 7 am, a response of, "I'm sorry, I'm a little busy" had already been typed but not sent!  He searched through all of my texts, but not one of them would have caused him to type that for a response.  He NEVER typed it.
Later that night, everyone left for the evening - I had the house to myself.  It wasn't peaceful, though.  I kept hearing knocks, bangs and voices.  Our dog hid, shaking under my legs for most of the evening. At one point that night, I went outside and was looking in as I saw the kitchen light turn on by itself.  I went in calling for my husband and son, but they were still not home and NONE of our lights are on timers.

July 7, 2012 Our son came into the kitchen and asked why the house smelled "smokey." Again, there was no reason.

July 9 & 10, 2012 This whole month, the kids and I have been sleeping downstairs where it is cool.  My husband, a heat lover, sleeps upstairs alone.  Both of these nights, he was kept awake and awakened by voices in and near the bedroom.

July 12, 2012 My phone had been sitting on the coffee table all afternoon.  When I went to use it, it was gone!

July 14, 2012 Still no phone so I did two short EVP sessions asking if any of them knew where it was.  Each session was short, less than 2 minutes each, but of course I caught voices.  The closest thing I got to help, though was a comment of "It's right near you."
This clip contains the girl's voice.  You can hear me talking and then I walk into the kitchen.  At :05, a girl whispers into the microphone, "You're not talking to me, " followed by a "What?"  There aren't any TVs on, and I am the only one awake.
You're Not Talking to Me
This next one contains  voices, the loudest is a male that seems to say "Power," and well, and me pleading to get my phone back.
Voices
I found one more to share with you as I was reconnecting links.  This one, I walk around (more like shuffle) and close a door then say morning to my daughter.  The interesting thing is the creepy male voice talking throughout.  His voice is low and raspy.  At :01, he begins, with "April's not..." and at :05,  "...not happy."
April's Not...Not Happy
Later that day, we saw my husband's quiet phone suddenly turn on and it chose the alarm and scrolled through them, setting new ones, erasing old ones.

July 16, 2012 It was warm during the night, REALLY warm.  My husband and I have a deal...My illness causes me to over heat quickly and get physically ill; because of this, it has been agreed that I am the only one to adjust the thermostat during the summer.  Back to this night, I woke up, sweating and sick to my stomach.  The air was on when I went to bed - so I couldn't understand what was going on.  I stumbled to the thermostat and the heat was on and it was set at 84!!!  I was LIVID!  After checking with everyone in the family, all denied touching it, I chose to NOT believe my husband.  We had a HUGE, multi-day fight over it, but he still swears he NEVER touched the thermostat.  After a few days, I chose to believe him.  There is no reason why he would turn on the heat and crank it up to 84.

July 18, 2012 My husband and I watched as they once again, scrolled through his phone and turned all of the alarms off.

July 20, 2012 I went down into the basement and while I was down there, the lights slowly dimmed to off, and then slowly came back on.  I hurried up the stairs and watched it happen two more times.  It could have been a brown out, but it didn't happen in any other place (the kids swear everything upstairs was fine).  It could have been the bulb, but it hasn't happened again to this day.

July 26, 2012 We had a lovely day celebrating my son's birthday.  My sister had her children over and my son had friends over.  My parents also were there, and we were having a lovely time.  Until, that is, when my sister scooped up her kids and said, "We're leaving."  Just like that, she hurried out the door, leaving toys and other possessions.  I followed her out to the car and said, "What happened?"  She said, "Fine. I'll tell you.  We were sitting in the family room when the basement door started shaking."  I said, "It's probably the bat I had seen last night."  She said, "No, a person was trying to get OUT."  With that, she drove away.  That night, my daughter, her boyfriend and I went down to look for bats and of course, I brought my recorder.  I only recorded for less than five minutes, but of course we caught EVPs.
This one contains my daughter's boyfriend talking about the bats.  He is the only male down there with us.  At :04 a different male whispers into the recording, "How should we know?"
How Should We Know
The next link contains a part of a discussion between the boyfriend and I over how to catch the bats.  While the only male is talking, a different male can be heard chuckling at the suggestion.
Male Chuckle
The next clip again has us looking for bats.  All three of us are very loud - no one is whispering. Noone, except for the woman or child that whispers, "Tina" at :07 and then whispers again later.  I wasn't going to put this one on the blog due to all of us being so loud, but she speaks RIGHT into the recorder and obviously wants to be heard.
Tina
This last clip contains some loud, alive human voices, so be prepared.  The boyfriend finally gives up the bat chase, and right after he yells, a child-like female voice says into the microphone, "Don't...do it" or "Noone's...stupid," at :11 I'm not sure what it says, but I KNOW it is a child responding to the loud boyfriend.  Then at 15 a man whispers my name and just as I am turning off the recorder, he says "April" VERY LOUDLY.
Child & Man

July 30, 2012 My husband heard a door slam shut upstairs.  When he went up to bed, all of the doors were open.