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When you look at ghost hunting, one of the creepiest and most challenged phenomenon is electronic voice phenomenon or EVP. While some people feel this is nothing more than the mind trying to make sense of an imperfection on a recording, others will claim this is true communication with the dead.

Perhaps part of the problem is the EVP tends to be very short. You will often get no more than a single word or a short phrase and what you get is often inaudible unless you magnify and distort the sound to the point where it actually becomes something. However, there is still the occasional EVP that seems to fall into place naturally and while you need to turn your volume up just a little you can still make out what it says.

What I want to share with you today, are just some of the amazing EVPs that can be found. All the original owners are credited with their files and you should take a moment to contact these professionals if you are interested in making contact of your own.

This first EVP is said to be from 1961. This was before modern digital technology and medium Leslie Flint claims she obtained this lengthy communication. The spirit is said to be Mahatma Ghandi.

http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/gandhi.html

The second one I am giving to you is pretty scary. Back in January 2007 in Syracuse, New York the Central New York Ghost Hunters decided to investigate an old upstate hotel.

What is remarkable about this recording is that it is the longest and most graphic EVO ever to be captured.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWflKyzbaAc

Now, the question becomes whether or not one should be worried about an EVP recording if it is captured. Over the years, people have heard spirits whispering,

“Get out”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSwqi5huu8g

and “I’m going to kill you”.

Unfortunately, there is no definitive answer to that. While the threats of the spirits may be real, if they are unable to manifest and do harm, they may not pose the ability to do harm.

Does this mean that I believe every EVP I hear? Nope, there are some I can pretty tell you are downright fabricated. Take for example this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKU-DoWVuic

Can you guess all the problems that this video has? While some of the videos by the user I am not sceptical about, this is one where my first-hand knowledge of the location presents problems with this entire scenario.

Perhaps the biggest is, when you are in the church you can hear the sounds from the gift shop directly below the locations he is filming. While they are subtle, there is a very good chance that some, if not all the recordings are not genuinely paranormal.

So what do you think about EVP? Do you feel there is any validity to it and if so, what is the eeriest one you’ve ever heard? I am opening this up for discussion and will happily engage those who are either believe in EVP or those who think it’s nothing more than active minds trying to make sense of nothing at all. I’ll even debate the last video with you too.