ProParanormal's first and foremost investigation:

October 30, 2021 'Bohlandor' - The thermal imager picked up a distinct anomaly against the colder background, a clearly defined heat signature that didn’t belong. It stood roughly child height, its outline uneven but unmistakably shaped like a person, with a slightly brighter concentration where a head and upper torso can be seen.

Unlike normal heat sources, it didn’t disperse or fade naturally; it held its form for several minutes registering 27°C within the 16°C surrounding air temperature, almost suspended, before turning its head subtly as if adjusting its position.

There was no corresponding physical presence to account for it, no body, no heat-emitting object or ventilation, yet the camera continued to register it as a stable, warm figure.

As it vanished, the surrounding air seemed to react, the temperature dropping in its wake, leaving behind a cold void where the warmth had been only moments before.

'Orbs' in paranormal contexts are typically described as small, round or irregular light anomalies that appear in photos or video, often noticed at the time of capture. They're usually bright against darker backgrounds and can seem to move, streak, or even change shape depending on motion and lighting conditions.

Look at this image, the circled anomaly isn’t a classic circular orb, it appears elongated, almost like a twisting or segmented streak. That shape is important. Instead of a self-contained glowing sphere, this looks more like something that has moved during the camera’s exposure, creating a stretched, fluid trail measuring over one meter in length.

The brightness and uneven shape here strongly suggest it’s interacting with the camera’s light source rather than emitting its own light. The “structured” look can easily come from the way wings beat or how the camera processes motion frame-to-frame.

From an investigative standpoint, this would be classified as an anomalous visual artifact, but not strong standalone evidence of anything paranormal. It becomes more interesting only if paired with other data, like EMF spikes, temperature shifts, or simultaneous audio anomalies.

In short: it looks striking, but its form and behavior lean much more toward a fast-moving particle or insect caught in infrared light than a discrete, intelligent “orb.”

The ProParacube - This device was used with many spirit communication devices such as the SB7/SB11 and SBox which all rapidly scan AM/FM bands or generate white noise, a phone application or digital recorder caan also be used. On its own, the device produces a fragmented stream of phonetic sounds, static, and radio bleed, raw material rather than clear speech. The idea is that this noise provides a carrier or 'bed' of sound that can be shaped.

That signal is then fed into a noise gate. This is a key filtering stage: anything below a certain threshold is cut off, while stronger spikes pass through. In practical terms, this strips away low-level hiss and randomness, allowing only sharper, more defined bursts of audio to continue. Fine-tuning here would make a big difference, too strict and you lose detail, too loose and you keep the chaos.

Finally, everything is sent through an amplifier, where gain, EQ, and delay are applied. The gain boosts the signal, EQ shapes the frequencies (for example, enhancing mid-range tones where human speech typically sits), and delay adds another layer of repetition and spacing. This combination can make certain sounds stand out as clearer, more speech-like elements.

Put together, the system takes random, fragmented noise and passes it through stages that:

• filter (noise gate),

• stretch and layer (reverb),

• reshape (reverse loop),

• and enhance (amplifier with EQ/delay).

The end result is audio that can sound far more structured than the original input, sometimes resembling disembodied voices or EVP-like responses, especially when the brain starts recognizing patterns in the refined signal (Audio-Paredolia).

From there, the loop station records a slice of that processed audio and plays it back... reversed. Reversing the signal changes the structure of the sound, sometimes turning abrupt noise bursts into smoother, more vowel-like tones. Looping it repeatedly reinforces any patterns, making them easier for the ear to pick out over time.

Next, the signal goes through a reverb unit. Reverb simulates reflections of sound in a physical space, effectively stretching and layering the audio. This can make short, clipped sounds linger and overlap, which may help patterns or syllables feel more continuous and voice-like rather than fragmented.

Questions by Lorna put to paranormal investigator I.T. Thompson:

Q - What specifically happened at Bohlandor that made you question over two decades of scepticism?

"Well... For over two decades, I'd never seen anything that convinced me of the paranormal. Through Occam's Razor, everything had a logical explanation. I approached every case with a balance of scepticism, methodology, and respect for the unknown."

"Then in December of 2020, Bohlandor came along... And I found myself going back again... And again! Over an eighteen month period and sixteen professional investigations, my work focused primarily on controlled environments, reliable equipment, and careful analysis, capturing verifiable data such as EMF fluctuations, thermal anomalies, and direct-response audio. My methodology was changing, advancing, and I found myself not relying on assumptions or the unpredictable; every investigation was about understanding what was truly happening, documenting it with precision, and presenting clear, grounded findings to the clients."

Q - What examples of events were captured at Bohlandor?

"Whether a private residence or a historically active location, I brought both technical knowledge and calm to this haunting. I focused expertise to uncover answers where others found only questions."

"Yet... Some parts of the Bohlandor investigations simply resisted explanation, no matter how carefully they were tested. Free-floating shadows that moved independently of light sources or environmental structure defying standard debunking attempts, no heat signature, no physical origin, no environmental trigger that accounted for their motion or timing. Likewise, voices captured beneath layers of static with distinct speach inflection. Over six hundred Electronic Voice Phenomena and disembodied voices in all (not including growling) having repeatedly formed clear, structured speech patterns, responding in context rather than randomness, ruling out in most cases simple audio pareidolia or interference in several controlled recordings."

"And then there are the moments that go further still, instances that suggest something operating with intent, awareness, and continuity beyond a single event or location. Not just phenomena, but intelligence from beyond the grave, interacting, reacting, and adapting in ways that challenge conventional interpretation."

Q - A Neologism or paranormal 'Neo-word' was born during the investigations. Can you tell us about this new word?

"To describe this ghostly intelligence, a new term was formed: Paragence - meaning paranormal intelligence. Not merely presence, not random disturbance, but something that demonstrates cognition within the unexplained. It is the point where investigation stops being about proving “if” something exists, and starts confronting the possibility that something is actively aware of being observed... Even if it is dormant!"

Q - What evidence led you to conclude that spirits from different time periods can perceive one another?

"This is one of several questions that sit at the edge of theory were, over the course of repeated investigations, were answered with unsettling consistency".

"Can a spirit from an earlier period perceive a spirit from a more recent one?"

"I believe so. Cross-temporal interaction was observed in multiple sessions, where anomalous audio responses appeared to reference or react to presences by name not tied to the same historical context. For example, an elderly lady who passed over in the mid 1980s interacting with the little boy from 2015. There is no way she could have logically known of his existence, yet names and actions were clearly defined and consistently interpreted. Such as the ball rolling incident where she hollered his name with a firm NO , meaning to leave it be. These moments suggested that the “layering” of presence was not isolated by time, but instead coexisted within the same perceptual field, able to overlap, and at times, acknowledge one another."

Q - Spirit attachments. How did you determine that the activity followed you home rather than being coincidental?

"Consistent patterns indicated that certain individuals, including myself, carried transient energetic associations following exposure to active sites. 'Like changing engine oil on a car, it's unavoidable not to have a drop leak onto you!' These attachments from my own investigations were not permanent however, typically diminishing and ceasing within a two-week period, that was the clue that they were attachments. Short lived. But during that window they identified as repeated EM fluctuations, auditory phenomena, and perceptual disturbances centred around my own home rather than the haunted location. So... I used this energy, tested it, like a kind of pre-investigative assessment of my equipment before the next initial investigation. It became more of a helpful phenomena than a ghostly hinderance. I simply exhausted it of any energy."

Q - What would you say to any investigators who remain entirely sceptical of cases like this?

"Taken together, these findings contributed to a broader shift in understanding: that the phenomena under study were not static hauntings confined to place, but dynamic interactions, layered, responsive, and at times aware of both time and proximity."

"But I'll also say this! If Bohlandor had been approached as a one-time investigation, with no baseline testing, no repeat visits, and no controlled methodology within controlled environmental conditions, it would have concluded as nothing. Determination and dedication. That's the difference."

"Scepticism is essential, I don't doubt that, but so is persistence. One visit proves very little if anything. Sixteen investigations under controlled conditions, begin to tell a different story."

Q - How did the ProParanormal series begin, and how did your approach to writing the stories evolve over time?

"It all began when I was 12 years old. During a middle school English class assignment, we were asked to write a short three-page story. I ended up writing a horror tale about a phantom miner haunting the boiler room beneath our school, and by the time I finished, it had grown to six pages. To my surprise, the teacher chose to read it aloud to the entire class personally, a moment I still remember with pride to this day. Now, over 40 years later, I find myself once again writing stories born from imagination, mystery, and the unknown."

"Today, I find one of the greatest challenges is maintaining continuity within each written episode, regardless of its length. But as the series developed and more stories unfolded around David Quinn, Lorna Parker, and Trinity Jenna, something shifted, the characters began to take on lives of their own. Their voices became clearer, their actions more instinctive, and instead of forcing the narrative, it felt as though they were guiding it. From that point on, each new episode flowed naturally, as if the characters themselves were writing the story with every step forward."

"The Bohlandor Haunting, the first book, began very differently. It was originally intended as a non-fiction account, based on over 72 hours of original video footage from the real paranormal investigation, its true location and name remaining confidential. But as the material was revisited and the narrative took shape, the story evolved, laying the foundation for everything that followed."

"The Bohlandor Haunting was clearly in my own eye, a paragental haunting...! And still stands to be to this very day!"

So... Was the Bohlandor Haunting real?

It’s a fair question... but one that answers itself when you look at the weight of what unfolded. If it had all been inconclusive, there would have been no reason to return again and again... yet sixteen continuous investigations took place, each building on the last. A single unexplained moment can be dismissed, but a consistent pattern of documented events cannot be ignored.

The evidence didn’t exist in isolation either; third-party witnesses stood alongside with their own accounts, describing what they saw and experienced without influence or expectation.

And perhaps most telling of all... if there had been nothing there, no substance to it, no undeniable thread of truth, then the story would have simply ended quietly. There would have been no need to write it, no reason for a book to be born from it.

But it didn’t end there... not even close. What began at Bohlandor was only the opening chapter of something far larger. From the intensity of those investigations, the books continued, and three fictional characters emerged fully realised:

Paranormal Investigator David Quinn, grounded and methodical; Ghost Hunter Lorna Parker, intuitive and unshaken in the face of the unknown; and Psychic Trinity Jenna, whose connection to the unseen would prove deeper than anyone expected.

Together, they carried the work forward through a spin-off of ProParanormal fictional short stories, expanding beyond a single location into a continuing journey of encounters, evidence, and unanswered questions. Each new case built on what came before, pushing them further into the shadows of the unexplained, where the line between investigator and participant began to blur, and the story evolved into something far more personal, and far more dangerous.