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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.

When and where?

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

honoring the heroes of

skeptical inquiry

Fear Cage: Coined by TAPS investigators as a nod to Michael Faraday's EMF shield, the term "fear cage" describes an area within a building that is demarcated by unusually high EMFs, creating effects on individuals mistaken for localized paranormal activity. Many who report the sensation of being watched, feeling goose bumps, or experiencing uneasy feelings when entering a specific location in their own homes quite often are victims of this electromagnetic field phenomenon, especially if the fields are targeting the head. Locations where a fear cage may occur typically include sources of high voltage electricity and the surfaces that can conduct them: circuit breakers, 220 voltage outlets, stripped or exposed copper wires, and so on. However, certain appliances (especially older ones) are also commonly responsible for creating fear cages. The most frequent culprits are refrigerators, lighted electric clocks and clock radios, free-standing oscillating fans, bathroom ballasts and ceiling fans, and over-taxed extension cords and power strips. Fear cages caused by appliances are simple to test, since a rearrangement, replacement, or outright removal of the sources should dispel the effect.

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Spooking Yourself: Confirmation Bias...

In "Spooking Yourself: Confirmation Bias, Consensus Building, and Household Myth-Making," Karl Sherlock explains one of the most frequent pitfalls in claiming to witness paranormal activity, and warns against two of the most common behaviors that result from it, manufacturing consensus and collaborating on household myths.

PPI Podcast #15: Halloween Night (2012)

We join members of Pacific Paranormal Investigations during their fifth annual fireside chat on Halloween Night. Karl Sherlock, Brian Miller, Tim Mountain, Debra Page, Larry Page and Tracy Evans discuss children and the paranormal and the nature of EVP in a spontaneous conversation.

Recorded October 31, 2012

Length: 01:08:35