A Haunted Experiment

A Haunted Experiment examines the origins, theories and practical use of four paranormal investigation methods. Penny Griffiths-Morgan looks beyond instructions for conducting experiments, asking who developed them, what inspired them and how their procedures have changed. The book also considers the Estes Method and the Philip Experiment, in which investigators attempted to create or communicate with a constructed personality.

Griffiths-Morgan then recreates the experiments at four locations, combining investigation reports with historical background. Sites discussed include Harwich Redoubt, the Kursaal in Southend-on-Sea and Tibenham Airfield. The accounts record what happened during these attempts, while leaving room for questions about interpretation, expectation and the possibility of false positives.