| Hauntings are frequently thought of and analyzed | | | | haunting is the most commonly occurring but also |
| by hundreds of people. Many people may even | | | | mistaken as the traditional haunting. The |
| visit the haunted site in order to hopefully see or | | | | difference between the two is that there is no |
| feel what many people have rumored. | | | | ghost involved here or any interactions with living |
| The most common and thought of type of | | | | people. This shows itself in the form of footsteps, |
| haunting was the intelligent or traditional haunting. | | | | sounds, scents, or even images as well. The |
| Most people think of this when the word ghost is | | | | theory behind the haunting is that it is energy |
| said. These are the most commonly thought of | | | | stored in the site. It places itself in the magnetic |
| but the least commonly occurring and are rare. | | | | fields in the environment. The energy builds up so |
| The ghost is in some way connected to the | | | | much that it has to release itself and then it is |
| people or the site that it is haunting. These | | | | done all over again in a cycle. Some people have |
| reasons may include but aren't limited to | | | | also theorized that the energy is from light |
| unfinished business, a sudden death that the spirit | | | | particles which don't move until they get |
| was not able to realize occurred, the loved ones | | | | stimulation from somewhere. |
| in the home are unable to let go of the spirit, an | | | | The third type of haunting is a portal haunting. |
| injustice has been done to them, or they may | | | | They are not really explained or known and most |
| have a fear of the judgment on the other side of | | | | information that we have about them is purely |
| life. | | | | speculated or theorized. This leaves any |
| The presence of these ghosts is generally shown | | | | information about them to be rather controversial. |
| by some type of a physical activity. These can be | | | | A portal is simply a doorway to another world or |
| doors that are closed and opened randomly or | | | | even a dimension. Some people do believe that |
| locked and unlocked. Another that is silent may be | | | | portals are not locked or tied to only one location |
| a smell, presence, or even a touch that is felt by | | | | or area and can be linked to many different ones. |
| people at the site. Most people expect to see a | | | | Portals are generally seen as places that have |
| mist or a apparition when they hear the word | | | | strange shapes, odd creatures, or glowing balls of |
| ghost but this is the most rare form of ghosts | | | | lights along with fog or mists. The portal is |
| that appear. | | | | believed to be how energy moves back and forth |
| Another type of haunting that occurs is a residual | | | | between the two realms or areas. |
| haunting. These are occurrences or possible | | | | Hauntings are always going to be questioned |
| traumatic actions which have been in the past but | | | | because they cannot be proven and any |
| leave something in the environment. The residual | | | | information is often hard to replicate. |