TV-Reviewed

Could Fort Delaware get any creepier? TAPS’ first investigation of this Civil War era fort I thought was impressive enough. Well, the Live investigation yielded only more (and further) evidence that there’s definitely something paranormal going on there. In fact, I’ll go so far as to say that this Ghost Hunters investigation is now one of my favorites–at least, the results part of it.

The Live part was definitely, well, boring. I could only stand a few hours of it before I had to call it quits and go to bed. Apparently, there were some good parts that I simply missed. Like when Jason and Grant first went into the so-called dungeons and a louder than loud disembodied voice called out, “You’re not supposed to be here.” And that happened not just once but twice!

OK. OK. The skeptic part of me wants to say it was just a recording. But, the want-to-be-believer says it was the real deal, and I think TAPS is beyond deception tactics–I hope, anyway. But, the disembodied voice was just so clear and loud that I’m sure detractors of the paranormal field are already saying, “Oh come on! That had to be a recording!” Maybe. But, I’m going to say to the contrary until it can be proved otherwise.

Another bit of evidence that caught me off guard was Grant’s hood being tugged, and it being caught on camera in multiple different angles. That was pretty darned incredible. The FLIR, though, was definitely the clearest view. It was something seeing him reacting to it and then seeing what was going on: His hood was literally being ‘tugged’ by…what? Obviously something unseen. Again, the skeptic in me says, “It has to have been attached to a hook and some fishing line.”

Of course, I’m again going to give TAPS the benefit of doubt on that one; meaning, I believe things were on the up and up. Anyway. There were plenty of other pieces of paranormal evidence as well. Footsteps, knocks, etc. So, Fort Delaware was definitely worth the second visit for TAPS and the Ghost Hunters‘ crew.

Steve Gonsalves, Donna La Croix, Brian Harnois, Grant Wilson, Jason Hawes

Then, after the live show results we were presented with the winner of the Great American Ghost Hunt: the creepy private island. Though, I’ve got to say, I think all the properties that made it into the final selection process looked awesome. Like Jason said, they’ll probably end up investigating them all, but first is the haunted private isle. I’m definitely stoked about seeing that place.

If the results from the Live show weren’t enough, there was a bonus investigation of what has to be one of the most haunted houses in America. Wow! The McKeehan House was something else. I’d say we have an intelligent haunting going on here. Whatever was there was definitely interacting with the guys. I mean, as soon as Grant taunted, “You can’t scare us. You can do better than that.” Bam! The door slammed in the cameraman’s face. That was impressive.

Then, there was the coat hanger. And that happened after Jay asked, “Can you make a noise.” And it happened not just that one time, but twice! You can’t get anymore spooky than that. However…

The camera was not focused on the closet when the hanger went a-flying. Again, I don’t doubt things were anything but on the up and up, but it would have been a boon to have seen it take flight. I mean, evidence like that doesn’t come around everyday. I know I would have had the camera guy focused on that closet after the hanger had taken off the first time. That way it would have been less refutable evidence. Because, any skeptic worth their merit would have been all over this saying it’s just a hoax. If there was the visible evidence of it (the hanger) lifting up and flying on its own one could irrefutably say it wasn’t just thrown by somebody off-camera.

Anyhow. While not perfect, the results show more than made up for the Live show’s ho-humness. Is that a word? If it isn’t, it is now.

Rating: 8.5