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About the Documentary:
This spine-chilling and deeply thought-provoking documentary follows the exploits of paranormal investigator Joshua P. Warren, who, in an attempt to prove or disprove once and for all the existence of apparitions and spirits, spends a night in a home known to be haunted. What transpires is positively spooky as Warren (who wrote How to Hunt Ghosts) uses tools such as infrared scanners and electrostatic generators to arrive at the truth.
My Thoughts:
I often watch documentaries, especially relating to the paranormal. As a researcher, it is good to know what is out there, and what has been done in terms of research. I stumbled onto this one on Netflix. Netflix recommended this to me at only 1 star, so I wasn't expecting anything spectacular. After watching, I couldn't understand why it was even rated. It was 25 minutes of nothing but Joshua P. Warren talking and making over exaggerated expressions to try and portray emotion, which was failing miserably. It was funny at first, but then you realized, he was trying to be serious.
The documentary was neither spine chilling nor thought provoking. Mr. Warren must of written that himself, for it was not even close. The addition of sound effects, including a deep scary-like voice, were the only real interesting aspects of the entire documentary, and they came off as completely pathetic and try hard. Browsing through some of the feedback (all of which were 1 stars), I found them to actually be far more entertaining than the actual documentary itself. Here are their responses to the documentary.
Read more: Documentary Review: Alone in a Haunted House (2004)
Is there any hope for the paranormal research field anymore? I mean, every day I grow more and more distant from the entire community. My feeling for many of those claiming to be researchers is one of disgust. There are very few that I can look up to in this field as an adequate mentor or someone in which I can learn from or even respect. The field, it seems, has been overshadowed by ignorance and the ineptitude of so called paranormal researchers, which very few have remotely earned the title. The so-called “top paranormal researchers” have not produced anything of substantial value in either a very long time or ever at all. They are simply classified as ranking within the top simply due to media recognition and nothing more.
Far too many paranormal groups are focused on media recognition rather than obtaining any sort of substantial data within paranormal research. It has become far too easy to succumb to the glamour and promise of media attention, and even more neglect any sort of critical thinking or common sense in the process of obtaining it. Watching shows like Ghost Hunters, Ghost Cops, Paranormal State, and any other “reality” based television show falls far from actual reality and into the realms of dramatically enhanced paranormal television. When have any of these media hungry organizations produced any kind of results or substantial research since they have aired? How many have provided any legitimate research prior to their airings?
Growing tired of being inundated with event invites through MySpace and other social networking sites, I decided to create and build a website that allowed paranormal groups and organizations alike to be able to list their events and market directly to the people in the paranormal field without resorting to spam tactics and unwanted emails or messages. The site, ParaEventList.com is the first event listing website dedicated solely to the entire paranormal field and its events. Best of all, it is 100% FREE to list your event, which is another great benefit to the paranormal. Any organizer of events in the paranormal, whether it be paranormal research conferences, psychic fairs, or even public ghost hunting events can and will be listed on the site, free of charge.
The biggest reason for creating this website was to not just help the paranormal field from using bad marketing tactics, but also to allow one location where the entire field can go to see what is going on around them. Currently, the site is open to nationwide conferences, but the focus will most likely start off with US and Canadian events before outside countries really start catching on. I sincerely hope that the paranormal community appreciates as well as utilizes the website. It is free advertising and marketing that targets the entire paranormal field without spamming.
Visit www.ParaEventList.com today and post your upcoming paranormal related public events.
Whether you choose to agree with my assessment or not, the paranormal research field is chaotic, unorganized and lacks structure as a whole. There are some groups who are very good at what they do, but unfortunately, the majority rule appears in the opposite light. Paranormal organizations throughout the country use the idea of science in their work, but lack the understanding to truly work within the scientific method. A simple Google search and basic understanding of what the scientific method is does not make one a scientist. Unfortunately, trying to tell this to the majority of the paranormal community as it stands today, is like trying to tell an infant that it is an infant. The infant is not aware of itself or what it actually is. It is only concerned with the now and not so much the past or the future. It only desires are to sleep and feed. That infant will grow and eventually know what it was. It will never be an infant again, but it will eventually be aware of what it used to be. The paranormal field is often said to still be in its infancy. The irony is uncanny.
First, Extreme Paranormal is by far one of the worst shows that I have ever laid eyes on. It is so bad that you really just want to watch it again to see what kind of ridiculous nonsense that they come up with. Kind of like the sick fascination people have with disturbing videos. You don't really want to watch it, but for some reason are baffled and intrigued by what is actually going on. The show is a joke and the investigators that are featured on it are as well. If this show never came back onto the air, I think the entire viewer population would be better off. This small team of misfits make claims and perform actions that simply defy logic and reasoning, not to mention that most promote unethical and even dangerous behavior.
Read more: Paranormal TV Reviews: "Extreme Paranormal" & "Ghost Lab"
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