Is anyone else watching VH1's Celebrity Paranormal Project?
It's a reality show where they take five C-list celebrities, put them in an historically haunted place, and have them search for paranormal activity.
The show is presented as a real paranormal investigation but it's obviously rigged. The more reluctant celebs get conviently left alone in the dark and find themselves bombarded with strange sounds and disembodied voices. Some celebs appear to be in on the joke but most seem genuinely frightened.
Anyway...
There seems to be a lot of interest in ghost hunting right now. Many paranormal groups (including the guys from T.A.P.S) are organizing ghost hunting expeditions, where they'll allow anyone to tag along and participate for a fee. Tickets cost hundreds of dollars and sell-out almost immediately. I'm sure some of these paranormal groups are "rigging" their ghost hunts as well.
It's all got me thinking.
Could a "for profit" haunted attraction be presented as a "real" ghost hunt?
I'm talking about presenting yourself as a ghost research group, charging people a fee, taking them to a remote location, and having them experience a little artificial "ghostly" phenomena.
Is anyone doing this (other then some of the shadier paranormal groups)?
Is it fraud?
Since no one can prove that ghosts even exist, aren't ALL these "for profit" expeditions promising something they may not be able to deliver?
Opinions, please!
It's a reality show where they take five C-list celebrities, put them in an historically haunted place, and have them search for paranormal activity.
The show is presented as a real paranormal investigation but it's obviously rigged. The more reluctant celebs get conviently left alone in the dark and find themselves bombarded with strange sounds and disembodied voices. Some celebs appear to be in on the joke but most seem genuinely frightened.
Anyway...
There seems to be a lot of interest in ghost hunting right now. Many paranormal groups (including the guys from T.A.P.S) are organizing ghost hunting expeditions, where they'll allow anyone to tag along and participate for a fee. Tickets cost hundreds of dollars and sell-out almost immediately. I'm sure some of these paranormal groups are "rigging" their ghost hunts as well.
It's all got me thinking.
Could a "for profit" haunted attraction be presented as a "real" ghost hunt?
I'm talking about presenting yourself as a ghost research group, charging people a fee, taking them to a remote location, and having them experience a little artificial "ghostly" phenomena.
Is anyone doing this (other then some of the shadier paranormal groups)?
Is it fraud?
Since no one can prove that ghosts even exist, aren't ALL these "for profit" expeditions promising something they may not be able to deliver?
Opinions, please!
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