Why Ghost Boxes Don't Work

If you browse the internet, you'll find the newest "trend" in ghost hunting is these "Ghost Boxes" that are supposed to create the ideal conditions for ghosts to talk back to you via EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon).

I haven't tried it myself but have seen how its done so I don't claim to be an expert on if these boxes work or don't work. That's not what this post is about. Some people are making a pretty penny off of pitching and selling them to newbie and wannabe ghost hunters who are new to the field. In fact, some people do have success getting them to work and capture EVPs. While the idea is pretty novel, there's just one problem with the device...

The Credibility of what you capture.

Because ghost boxes use a TV/AM/FM radio sweeper and a white noise machine to generate the necessary "noise" needed to make a EVP (theory), it undermines the genuine value of the EVP from being paranormal to being artificial (or "man made").

Now any skeptic or non-believer would have a field day with this, saying that those are just bounced signals from the enclosed TV/AM/FM sweeper. No matter how cool, unique or crystal clear the sound... it now considered Artificial... NOT paranormal.

You'll be hard pressed to prove that it's not. It's already difficult to prove the EVPs do exist outside of man-made influences. This will not help your case. That's like saying "I'm going to use Photoshop to edit or enhance my genuine "ghost" pictures. With how easy it is to make fake "ghost photos", your credibility just took another hit, even if you are credible.

The reason for this is that it is too easy to make fake ghost pictures, fake EVP's, fake paranormal activity, etc. that you can't trust what you see or hear any more. That doesn't mean that true paranormal activity, EVP & genuine ghost pictures exist, that just means its harder now to distinguish what is real (genuine) and what is fake.

That's why we at GERC go out of our way to eliminate any ammo that skeptics could use against us in our research. We already have a tough battle of standing out, being trusted and respected for the genuine evidence we do collect and take the necessary precautions needed to answer ALL questions a skeptic would ask.

We use Critical Analysis every step of the way because if we don't, our credibility, our reputation and years of our hard work would be damaged severely. Then, no matter what paranormal evidence or "proof" we gather, it would be dismissed because we haven't taken the steps necessary to gain and hold the trust and confidence of our peers.

Save your money and DON'T purchase any ghost boxes unless you don't care what people think. If that's the case, have fun with your experiment... for some it works beautifully. We know of a mother who talks to her son through their "ghost box".

Just know what hill your facing if you do indeed capture a EVP with it and try to pass it off as paranormal. There are people who thrive off of debunking the debunkers.

As someone once said...
"Knowing is half the battle"

Steven Wolff
Founder, GERC & STGHA