Sometimes called Spirit Box, Phone to the Dead, or Shack Hack; the Frank’s Box is a device that comes up again and again in discussions of studying the paranormal. So what the heck is a Frank’s Box? The Northern New York Paranormal Research Society’s Tech Council gives us the low down.

It’s no secret that I have the internet organizational equivalent of a bromance with the Northern New York Paranormal Research Society. I wrote quite the love letter to them last year in anticipation of their first expo, so I’m not going to rehash it all now. (Besides that, it’s mushy and I have a reputation to uphold.)

One of the big hits of the expo was the NNYPRS displaying and discussing the assorted tools and technology they use to investigate paranormal claims. I was lucky enough to have a corner behind their booth to rest at and while there I would watch all the people gathering around to learn about all the widgets they had out on display. I was impressed at how good they were at explaining what each thing did, how it did it, and why it mattered. I know that a lot of folks that read The Magical Buffet belong to their own paranormal investigation groups and/or have serious interests in investigating the paranormal, which is what has brought about the article you’re about to read.

Gordie Little, author of “Ghosts of Clinton County”, shares a never before published story of an Italian haunting.

In mid-September I wrote about the then upcoming Northern New York Paranormal Expo. Well, this past Saturday Jim and I hauled it up north to Plattsburgh, NY to see how the first ever paranormal expo presented by the Northern New York Paranormal Research Society and the City of Plattsburgh was going to go down.

The Ghost Hunters of the Finger Lakes share their experiences from investigating a house built in the 1800s.

This is where Rebecca announces an upcoming event she is attending.

Midwest Preternatural Research shares the actual final report of their investigation of JFK Prep School.

The actual, unedited, final reports from The Arizona Paranormal Research Society’s investigation of the RMS Queen Mary.

It’s time for all my paranormal peeps to step up their game, and Lawrence LeShan is just the man to school you.

Christopher Balzano, author of “Picture Yourself Ghost Hunting” (as well as many other books) and News Editor for GhostVillage.com, shares his insights on the Pukwudgie.