Vision of absent person; illusion Phantasmagoria crowd of dim or unreal figures, also a device used for ghost-making as a popular entertainment in the 18th century developed by E.G. Robertson around the 1790′s for projecting convincing figures before an audience.
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Poltergeist
Polter, German word meaning to knock, Geist ( Gist ) meaning ghost (knock ghost), these disembodied souls make there presence known by being malevolent and mischievous, they are characterized by moving objects and generally cause physical disturbances, including stone throwing, objects levitating, terrible smells, raps, physical and sexual assaults, shrieks, bitings, spitting, pinchings, being punched, repeatedly dialed numbers on telephones, and moving furniture, sometimes the shutting of doors and opening of windows plus the materialization of apparitions occurring frequently, poltergeist activity usually starts and stops as suddenly as it begins,
Ouija
A board with the alphabet and other symbols on it, and a planchette that is thought when touched with the fingers, to move in such a way as to spell out spiritualistic and telepathic messages on the board.
Ghoul
A demon supposed to feed on the dead.
Ghost
The most popular term used to describe paranormal oddities parapsychologists prefer to call ghosts apparitions, ghosts may be visible though only a small percentage are seen,
Incubus/Succubus
Demon in male form that seeks to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women; the corresponding spirit in female form is called a succubus.
Electro-Magnetic Field Meter (EMF)
This is a "must" have for ghost hunters. This tool detects the changes in the Electro-Magnetic Field. This field is around everything. From TV”s to Power Boxes.
Ekimmu
The evil ghost of an individual who is denied entrance to the underworld and is doomed to walk the earth for eternity, (Ekimmu) means "that which is snatched away", one could become an ekimmu by dying a violent death such as murder, drowning, or any other unsavory death, the ekimmu is very difficult to eradicate (exorcise), it is greatly feared and can sometimes attach itself to any living person regardless of whether that person had been acquainted with the dead one or not.
Doppelgangers
Doppelgangers (Doubles) are normally the ghosts of living people or animals that are exact duplicates including dress, this could possibly be a projected out of body experience either consciously or unconsciously or a death omen,
Ectoplasm
A product of psychic energy which usually forms as a fog like mist, solid white mass, or vortexes.
Cold Spot
An area of psychic energy with a considerable amount of temperature change, can be free floating, or stationary. All other possibilities must be ruled out before this is to be considered.
Bogey
Also referred to as the bogey man in British folklore, these are classed as horrible or evil spirits which love to be mischievous, sometimes they are synonymous with the devil,