Why Investigate or Ghost Hunt in a Cemetery? By:  Kris Baker   Why do paranormal investigators spend their time investigating or ghost hunting at a cemetery?  No one died there.  If ghosts are here due to unfinished business or some tragic accident why would they be in the cemetery?  It isn’t like they have had some traumatic experience there. The above questions and statements are valid and ones that I have been asked numerous times.  I have to admit that I have asked myself these questions.  After doing some research I have learned several reasons why one would investigate a cemetery. In doing some research I have learned that some believe that the spirit of a person must remain close to their physical body for the coming of Christ and that you are heard better if you are close to your physical body.  This could be why some investigate cemeteries. Everyone knows of at least one cemetery that is reported to be haunted.  Strange noises coming from the surrounding wooded area, a phantom woman who comes at night to sit on a tree stump to watch over her child are all stories that we have heard.  The question is how true are these reports?  Are they just stories that have been passed down from generation to generation and then have been misconstrued over the years? How much has been added to the story?  I find that a lot of ghost tales that are told are similar to the results of the game most of us have played as a child called “Broken Telephone”.  For those that are unfamiliar with this game it is when someone says something and it gets passed from person to person and the original message is either completely changed or has been added to.  Still some believe that it is a waste of time to investigate cemeteries.  I on the other hand have been on a ghost hunt where the group I was with was able to put to rest the claims of footsteps and other strange noises coming from the woods. After hearing heavy footsteps in the woods the group went in for a closer look at what was making the noise.  As it turns out beyond the trees and shrubs there was a wire fence and right behind that fence was…a horse!  Nothing paranormal at all but to a group of teenagers that are in the cemetery at night looking to “get scared” the walking horse became some “creature” that was following them and the lights from the house that sits further back in the woods provided what would appear to be glowing eyes peeking through the wooded area.  We did not capture any evidence of a ghost at that cemetery but we were able to show how easily the “normal” can be turned into and believed to be “paranormal”.  Not only were we able to debunk a reported haunting but we were also able to work on our investigative skills, which are very important in this field.  So there is a reason to investigate cemeteries.  When a cemetery has a ghost story tied to it, it will draw not just paranormal researchers but thrill seekers.  A lot of times it will also draw vandals.  By conducting investigations in cemeteries and working to debunk the claims you could assist in deterring the thrill seekers and those who are out to vandalize.  The cemetery losses it appeal to those looking for a good scare when it has been found out that the monster in the woods is actually a horse. As you can see there are different reasons why paranormal investigators will conduct an investigation or hunt in a cemetery.  For me personally I take the claims of paranormal activity and work to put them to rest so that those who are there can.