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October 2026 lilbrary presentations return for another season of lively multi-media presentatioins on "ghost hunting" from a skeptical point of view (but not a cynical one!). Free admission and open to the pubic. Note: Portions of this presentation may not be too sophisticated or scary for young children.

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Oct. 13, 5:30-6:30pm

Ghost Hunting 101 with Pacific Paranormal Investigations

Del Mar Public Library

1309 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014

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Footsteps (a.k.a. Footfalls): A universal feature of many a ghost tale, disembodied footsteps are frequently included in reports of paranormal activity: a regular pattern of footfalls, often in another room or on a staircase, that sometimes causes witnesses to imagine intruders are in their homes. Footsteps and other anomalous sounds such as Knocks and Taps rally skeptics who call into question the physics of such phenomena and blame matrixing as the common culprit. Defenders of footsteps as a well and true paranormal phenomenon conjecture that it is an imprint of a residual haunting, or even that it is an indication of parallel dimensions.

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A paranormal investigation is theater—the good ol’ fashioned kind that comes out of rituals. When the rituals are collaborative, as they often are in, say, an EVP vigil, the theater is participatory as well, and everyone participates even when they have no lines. Participants want to compare notes, corroborate one another’s claims, and get in on social camaraderie of swapping anecdotes....

PPI Presents...

Join real-life paranormal investigators from TAPS Family group, Pacific Paranormal Investigations, for a spooky Halloween multi-media presentation with a skeptical view of the science and the pseudoscience of modern paranormal investigating. Enjoy media clips from PPI’s private cases that will leave you laughing, dumbfounded, creeped out, or all of the above. Find out about modern “ghost” hunting technology, the methodology of skeptical inquiry, and the critical thinking tools needed to evaluate ghost “evidence” while at the same time avoiding the pitfalls of pseudo-science and cognitive bias. Learn how to get started as a paranormal investigator with recommended reading and an invitation to join local ghost and paranormal meetup group, SDGAP. It’s fun, always free, and open to the public.

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