Issue No. 22 — Autumn 2024 · Founded 2003
The Town Square for Working Paranormal Investigators.
Twenty-two years of case files, EVP analyses, and debunked hoaxes — traded in 312 moderated sub-forums by 84,000+ verified researchers across 67 countries.
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From the Case Desk
Four threads surfaced this week by our section leads — each one cleared the 9-Point Evidence Integrity Standard before reaching the feed. Investigator handles, timestamps, and evidence counts are rendered exactly as filed.
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Route 66, milepost 248 — repeat apparition reports, thermal trail log
Five separate civilian reports logged between August and October at the same stretch of abandoned pavement. Section lead @j.tanaka requests dashcam and contemporaneous audio from any member who transited the corridor after midnight.
@j.tanaka 8 evidence items -
Rose Hill Cemetery, Section 12 — anomalous EMF localized to marker #447
Two-night vigil summary with cross-referenced baseline readings, K-II meter logs, and a single audio file pending spectral review. Section lead @r.patel has requested a third independent observer before publishing findings.
@r.patel 5 evidence items -
Bristol duplex — disputed household claims; field team proposes 72-hour monitoring
Family requests anonymity; team lead @l.fortuna has filed intake paperwork with the section. Members with monitored poltergeist protocols are invited to contribute methodology notes in the reply thread.
@l.fortuna 2 evidence items -
Pacific Northwest canopy — cast footprints, plaster replicas uploaded for review
Replicas returned to the field by a four-person team. Forum thread opened for footprint morphology specialists; three replies already filed from members with prior sasquatch-expedition experience.
@c.brodie 11 evidence items
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The 9-Point Evidence Integrity Standard
Every post that reaches the live feed is reviewed against the points below by a trained section lead. Adopted as a reference by 14 U.S.-based paranormal investigation teams, this is what separates the PJ Star Forums from an unmoderated Reddit thread or a noisy Facebook group.
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Identified Investigator
Every case post is filed under a verified investigator handle. Anonymous ghost stories don't pass the desk.
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Stated Methodology
Authors disclose equipment used, time on site, controls run, and who else was present at the investigation.
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Baseline & Control Data
Any environmental or instrument anomaly is paired with a baseline reading taken before, during, or after the event.
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Raw Evidence on File
Photographs, audio, EMF logs, and spectral captures must be uploaded in their original form before any analysis is posted.
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From the Desk of Maria Vance
I started this forum in 2003 because I was tired of ghost stories with no methodology, and skeptics with no fieldwork. Twenty-two years later, the proposition is unchanged: if you bring your case files, your timestamps, your baseline readings, and your disagreements, we'll give you a fair, moderated place to publish them. We don't promise to prove anything, and we won't let anyone claim to either.
If you're new here, browse the Evidence Standard first. Read a few threads in your region. Then file your first post. We'll catch you on the review queue.
— M. Vance, Peoria, IL · October 2024
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