Ghost Hunting In Savannah, Georgia

During a recent vacation to Savannah, Georgia my wife and I spent our days seeing the sites, exploring the historic district, and sampling the wide variety of amazing food that one can get in the city's excellent restaurants. Our nights however, were spent taking in the vast amount of ghostly culture there is to learn about, and investigate in what is officially known as "America's Most Haunted City."

Since I didn't bring all of my investigative equipment on this vacation, I was limited to informal Ghost Hunts based on the stories were heard and read about. This kept our vacation atmosphere still relaxed enough to enjoy, rather than delving into a full on investigation. One of our ghost hunting experiences took us on a walking ghost tour hosted by, The Sixth Sense Ghost Tour. These tours are a great way to learn more about the haunted locations in the city you are exploring, they give you a chance to do some informal documentation, and meet others interested in the paranormal. As a matter of fact, my first ghost hunting experience was kicked off through a walking ghost tour in Boston, MA.

The picture to the top left is of a house that is known for lots of ghostly activity, so much in fact, that since the last owner died in the house years ago, only one family has lived in the home; they left within a short period of time in the middle of the night. It has been many years since any realty company has been able to sell this home. The homes to either side of this haunted location experience the same ghostly phenomena, but are lived in.

Because of my experience with ghost photography, I put very little faith in what are known as Orb Photos, but the consistancy of this particular orb is notable. I am still very skeptical of orb photos, especially since they can be recreated in so many different ways.

The picture above is one of the reasons why I put so little faith in orb photos. This shot was taken at the Colonial Cemetary, located in the heart of the Historic District. There are many orbs in the picture, but moisture in the air, especially at night, often appears in pictures as seen above. However, there are two other anomolies in the photo, indicated by the red arrows, that are worth examining.

These anomolies are sometimes referred to as Vortices. They often show motion of a spherical object, and appear as different colors. In this picture, the vortex on the right is blue, shows directional change, and motion. In the center of the picture there is a white bar-like object. It also shows motion, but more importantly this anomoly appeared in a second photo taken 2 seconds later. In the second photo, seen below, the bar-like object is more to the left.



There is no way to know for sure what these anomolies are under these conditions. Taking pictures outdoors creates many variables that make distinguishing paranormal photos difficult for investigators, and incredibly easy for skeptics to toss out as true evidence. Though I find these two photos interesting, strange, and uncommon in normal nighttime photographs, I am not claiming that these photos are genuine paranormal evidence because they are taken outdoors, and no other form of documentation was used to back up the photos.

More photos from our trip to Savannah will be posted soon!