On October 14th I went on a ghost hunt with a bunch of fellow Utah Horror Writers (Utah Regional Chapter of the Horror Writers Association) led by the Pod Goblins (a local Utah paranormal investigation group) at the Benson Grist Mill: http://bensonmill.org/. It was an event that the Utah Horror Writers set up, hopefully the first of many.
The Pod Goblins started the evening off by educating us on the different kinds of equipment they use, and the best methods they found for using them. They then shared past experiences with the mill, telling us about noises, shadowy shapes, apparitions and EVP. After that, they let us loose to go on our own adventures.
My wife and I explored all the different buildings and didn't find much until we hit the smaller mill. While we were sitting in that building, we experienced something knocking on the window behind us with three distinct knocks. Granted, the wind was blowing so I was a bit skeptical at first. However, I turned on my voice recorder and asked it to knock again, and it did. I've included the audio below in a YouTube video (the knocking occurs at about second 14). It ended up knocking a few more times after that, always after we asked it and always with three distinct knocks. I figure if it were the wind, then it would be more erratic.
The Pod Goblins started the evening off by educating us on the different kinds of equipment they use, and the best methods they found for using them. They then shared past experiences with the mill, telling us about noises, shadowy shapes, apparitions and EVP. After that, they let us loose to go on our own adventures.
My wife and I explored all the different buildings and didn't find much until we hit the smaller mill. While we were sitting in that building, we experienced something knocking on the window behind us with three distinct knocks. Granted, the wind was blowing so I was a bit skeptical at first. However, I turned on my voice recorder and asked it to knock again, and it did. I've included the audio below in a YouTube video (the knocking occurs at about second 14). It ended up knocking a few more times after that, always after we asked it and always with three distinct knocks. I figure if it were the wind, then it would be more erratic.
Other than the knocking, we didn't experience anything else. Some of the other members on the hunt had other experiences to include strange sounds, spikes on the K2 meter, and some decent photos. All in all, it was a great time and I can't wait to go on another hunt!
RSS Feed