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Stars of A&E show haunt UConn
Ghost hunters defy skeptics with spooky stories of the supernatural
Emily Abbate
Issue date: 10/29/09 Section: Focus
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"He's the star of the hit A&E show 'Paranormal States' and we though we would try something new this year for Halloween," said Caroline Wolfenden, the SUBOG special events chair and a 7th-semester communication disorders major.
Buell, a 27-year-old from South Carolina, founded the Paranormal Research Society when he was only 19 year-old at Pennsylvania State University.
The mission of the research society, according to their Web site, is to "scientifically and spiritually explore the supernatural." His work with the research society has became the focus for the A&E show "Paranormal States."
"I know a lot of people have questions about the supernatural," said Buell. "What we've captured over the last few years we want to share with you the best of that evidence."
"If you've never had a paranormal experience, it's really disturbing - especially when no one believes you when you're a kid," he said. "I was always very different when I was younger because I had these experiences that made me different. I had to close off for quite some time."
Buell explained that there are four different types of entities including ghosts, spirits, poltergeists and demonics. Ghosts are residential and tend to haunt places by appearing by time or date in a consistent fashion whereas spirits are a conscious entity that one can interact with.
"There is something strange going on in this world," said Buell. "And it happens to everyday people."
Poltergeists are a bit different. In the paranormal community, it is not a spirit in theory, Calek explained. Poltergeists utilize the individual as the agent for communication. These individuals are primarily children or young women who lived in a broken household who have suffered abuse.
"The other difference is that in ghosts and spirits it's an external agent, usually you need to remove that force and it's a lot easier," said Buell. "You bring in a priest or exorcist to order the spirit to move on. In poltergeists cases, you have to deal with the psychological trauma that is embedded in the individual."
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