Intelligent haunting
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In the terminology of ghost hunting
Ghost hunting
Ghost Hunting is the process of investigating locations that are reported to be haunted by ghosts.Typically, a ghost hunting team will attempt to collect evidence claimed to be supportive of paranormal activity...
, an intelligent haunting (also known as a classic or traditional haunting) differs from a residual haunting
Residual haunting
In the terminology of ghost hunting, residual hauntings, also known as restligeists , are repeated playbacks of auditory, visual, olfactory, and other sensory phenomena that are attributed to a traumatic event, life-altering event, or a routine event of a person or place, like an echo or a replay...
, being a haunting in which a spiritual entity is aware of the living world and interacts with or responds to it. Ghost hunters and paranormal
Paranormal
Paranormal is a general term that designates experiences that lie outside "the range of normal experience or scientific explanation" or that indicates phenomena understood to be outside of science's current ability to explain or measure...
writers believe that such a ghost
Ghost
In traditional belief and fiction, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a deceased person or animal that can appear, in visible form or other manifestation, to the living. Descriptions of the apparition of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to...
or spirit
Spirit
The English word spirit has many differing meanings and connotations, most of them relating to a non-corporeal substance contrasted with the material body.The spirit of a living thing usually refers to or explains its consciousness.The notions of a person's "spirit" and "soul" often also overlap,...
may be able to communicate with the living, not just by talking, but by moving inanimate objects such as furniture or toys. Study and classification of ghosts and poltergeists is regarded as pseudoscience
Pseudoscience
Pseudoscience is a claim, belief, or practice which is presented as scientific, but which does not adhere to a valid scientific method, lacks supporting evidence or plausibility, cannot be reliably tested, or otherwise lacks scientific status...
because it does not use a system of controlled experimentation or scientific method
Scientific method
Scientific method refers to a body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge. To be termed scientific, a method of inquiry must be based on gathering empirical and measurable evidence subject to specific principles of...
.
Borley Rectory
Borley RectoryBorley Rectory
Borley Rectory was a Victorian era mansion located in the village of Borley, Essex, England. It was constructed in 1863, on the site of a previous rectory, and destroyed by fire in 1939....
is a Victorian mansion. Built in 1863, it was located in Essex County in England and was described by Harry Price
Harry Price
Harry Price was a British psychic researcher and author.-Early life:Although Price claimed his birth was in Shropshire, he was actually born in London in Red Lion Square on the site of the South Place Ethical Society's Conway Hall. He was educated in New Cross, first at Waller Road Infants School...
in the 1930's as the "most haunted house in England". Incidents of intelligent haunting have been reported at the site. In particular, a nun was said to have been buried alive, but is claimed to have been seen gliding along the dark path, and tramping footsteps and ringing bells are claimed to have been heard at night. In 1930, when the Foysters moved in, they reported that objects flew in the air and fire randomly broke out around the mansion. They described being attacked by the forces with hot stones and vlaimed to have been spat at and levitated.
In 1944, a life magazine photographer was at the sight and took a photo of the Borley Rectory. The photo seems to show specks of white dust.
Shutter (2004)
The story plot of Shutter includes Jane, the main character, involving in a car accident that severely injured and killed a girl. Jane’s boyfriend, Tun, suggested that they kept driving, leaving the girl behind. Tun was a photographer. Mysterious shadow figures of the girl appeared on his work. The spirit of the girl was malevolently trying to communicate with both of the main characters.Sixth Sense
In Sixth SenseSixth sense
Sixth sense may refer to:* Extrasensory perception , commonly called the sixth sense* Equilibrioception , the commonly accepted sixth physiological sense* SixthSense, a wearable gestural interface...
, the boy, Cole, was able to see dead people and was contacted by the ghost of a girl who was murdered, Kyra. Kyra wanted to reveal the truth about her murder, but needed Cole’s help. Cole showed the videotape of the murder to Kyra’s father. The videotape revealed that Kyra’s mother put floor cleaner fluid into her food.