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The Ghost Hunt 

Searching for spirits in our own back yard

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"It was such a realistic experience that I became obsessed with finding out more," he says. "I'm not doing this to capture proof; I want to see for myself." Jason joined another paranormal group, but they weren't as ethical; the goal wasn't to first try and rule out the paranormal explanation. A healthier balance of believers and skeptics exists at N.C. Paranormal, he says.

Much of Julie's motivation is to help people not feel crazy. She doesn't ever charge for private investigations and takes just as much pleasure when she can rule out a paranormal explanation, and conclude, for example, that a window is opening and shutting because of poor construction.

Still, she admits, witnessing the supernatural is what drives her. "I'm the kind of person that if something's happening and I can't explain what it is, it will drive me crazy until I see it," says Julie. "I've got to go after it. I've got to see what this is. I've got to see what else there is out there."

See also Charlotte's Most Haunted Places.

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