Monday, July 14, 2008

Ghost Hunters International - New Zealand

They're back! GHI heads to Dunedin, New Zealand and Larnach Castle. New Zealand's only castle was built in 1871 by Aussie William Larnach who committed suicide after finding out his second wife was cheating on him. Dude she wasn't worth it! Reports include an apparition in the ballroom, feelings of dread, objects moving and the manager of the castle was shoved down the front steps. Another worker also received a shove in the back and at the same time saw a door open that he had just closed.
The team sets up and Rob & Andy go to the first floor landing which is a hot spot and start EVP work. They hear someone say hello and the thermal camera gets some strange color changes.
Donna & Dustin go in the ballroom to do EVP and right away they see a shadow in one corner and a flash of light in another corner. Dustin tries to reassure the spirits that no one is going to hurt them and they hear plates rattle. They leave a camera in the galley part of the ballroom and leave.
Andy & Dustin debunk the cigar smoke smell by heating a table and chairs with a hair dryer which released the smells. Just like a scratch and sniff! Barry, in the ballroom with Donna (reminds me of a song), wants to try the Singapore theory which is to recreate the period of the house to prompt paranormal activity. They play 1800's classical music and immediately hear noises.
Barry & Brian go into the ballroom and also hear plates rattle and the EMF detector goes crazy. Andy finds wiring under the floor which explains the EMF readings. Andy is really good at debunking but doesn't seem real happy when something can't be explained.
Reviewing the tapes, the team finds the camera that was left in the galley didn't catch the plates moving but did catch audio of bottles rattling when no one was in the room. Barry had been using a new wide spectrum camera and gets a good shot of a man looking at the camera in the ballroom. Either they got a new investigator they didn't know about or they caught a ghost on camera!
Rob is pretty comfortable saying the castle is haunted. He even turned the manager into a believer. I did notice the subtitles disappeared at the end. I guess the editors finally realized Kiwis speak English too. Double D

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