Crisis apparitions are one of those areas of the paranormal that tend to make even the sceptics pause for a moment… not because they’re dramatic or theatrical, but because they’re oddly consistent. Quiet, personal, and often reported by people who weren’t looking for anything unusual in the first place. A crisis apparition is when someone sees, hears, or strongly senses a person at the exact moment that person is experiencing a life-threatening event — or has just died. The key detail here is timing. These experiences aren’t vague “I had a dream about them weeks later” situations. They tend to happen within a very narrow window, often before the witness has any normal way of knowing that something has gone wrong. Most reports follow a similar pattern. Someone might be going about their day — nothing particularly emotional or heightened — and suddenly they become aware of a person they know. Sometimes they see them clearly, standing in a room or doorway. Other times it’s more subtle — a voice, a strong sense of presence, or even the feeling of being touched. The encounter is usually brief, and importantly, it often feels completely real in the moment… not dreamlike, not imagined. Then, not long after, they receive news that the person they experienced has died or been involved in a serious incident… and the timing lines up. From a traditional paranormal perspective, crisis apparitions are often described as a form of last communication. The idea being that in moments of extreme stress or death, a person’s consciousness — or whatever you want to call it — reaches out to someone close to them. A final “I’m here” or “goodbye,” without words necessarily being exchanged. In many reports, the experience is documented before the news arrives. People have told others, written it down, or reacted strongly enough at the time that it was noted. And that takes it out of the realm of simple hindsight bias, at least in some cases. This is why organisations like the Society for Psychical Research spent years collecting and analysing these accounts. They weren’t chasing ghost stories for entertainment — they were looking for patterns. And what they found was that crisis apparitions often involved people with strong emotional connections — family members, close friends — and that the experiences tended to be brief, clear, and centred around a moment of crisis. Crisis Apparitions are therefore not like your typical “haunted location” narrative.

We have been lucky enough to visit quite a few very interesting and allegedly haunted places in the UK and a few in America, Romania, Germany and Prague and of course Australia. But there are so many more we would still love to go to! Some of the 'allegedly' most haunted places were actually very quiet when we visited. But, that is the reality of ghost hunting. we all know that it does not happen 24/7 and you just have to be at the right place and the right time and we definitely do not provoke. Except when I get cranky that nothing is happening and I kind of what things to move along! But if you would love to jump into this conversation let us know where you would like to go and if you have been somewhere interesting include a photo!

What are the biggest factors holding back the paranormal Community in general right now?

Join us for the Premiere on Youtube this evening, as we share our experience on a public investigation at Dudley Castle in the UK https://youtu.be/XrfBpSBYRxY

If fear was genuinely unpleasant in every way… none of us would be here. No horror podcasts. No ghost hunts. No haunted houses, no creepy castles, no late-night “why did I do this to myself?” binges of paranormal content with one eye covered by the doona! And yet — here you are. Voluntarily choosing to be unsettled. That’s not an accident. And it’s definitely not a flaw in your wiring. It’s your brain doing exactly what it was designed to do… just in a slightly mischievous, modern way. Fear is one of our oldest survival tools. And it is still a giant motivator! Long before it became entertainment, it kept us alive. A rustle in the bushes, a shadow where there shouldn’t be one, a sense that something isn’t right — fear sharpens attention, floods the body with adrenaline, and prepares us to act fast. Fight, flee, freeze. The classics. But here’s where it gets interesting. The same biological response that once saved us from predators is now being activated while we sit safely on the couch listening to a story about a haunted château or a poltergeist with a grudge. Your brain doesn’t entirely know the difference. When you hear a well-told scary story, your amygdala — the brain’s fear centre — lights up. Your heart rate increases. Your senses sharpen. Your body releases adrenaline, dopamine, and endorphins. It’s a chemical cocktail designed for survival… but experienced in a controlled, safe environment. That’s the key. Safe fear. This is what parents who ask us if their 10 year old can come on a tour fail to understand. There is a HUGE difference between SAFE FEAR and real fear. We've seen it when people have snuck in their under aged children into Maitland Gaol, one of our most haunted sites over the 7 years we were there and some times it was pretty devastating to see the fear in those kids eyes. Psychologists sometimes call this “benign masochism” — the enjoyment of negative sensations when we know, logically, that we’re not actually in danger. Roller coasters. Spicy food. Sad movies. Horror stories. We flirt with discomfort because the outcome is controlled.