Can a ghost hunting app really detect spirits? What your phone's sensors actually measure, which apps use real data, and how to run a phone-only ghost hunt. It's October, and app stores are filling up with ghost detectors. There's an app for everything. Apparently, that includes ghosts. Search "ghost detector" or "ghost hunting" in an app store, and you'll find spirit boxes, EVP recorders, EMF detectors, ghost radar, SLS cameras, and apps that claim to turn the phone already in your pocket...

Want to investigate strange sounds or cold spots at home? A step-by-step beginner's guide to ghost hunting, from EVP sessions to EMF meters. It's October, and if there was ever a month to investigate that noise in the hallway, this is it. So, you've heard the footsteps. You've checked the pipes. You've blamed the dog. You've even asked everyone else in the house if they were the one who moved that thing you know you left somewhere else. And you're still curious. Maybe it's time for a ghost...

Strange noises, cold spots, flickering lights? Here are 12 common signs of a haunted house, and how to rule out the ordinary explanations first. It's October, the nights are getting longer, and suddenly every noise in the house sounds a little more suspicious. So, you think your house might be haunted. As someone who gets asked more often than the average homeowner whether her house is haunted, I have some thoughts. A mysterious thump upstairs, a light that flickers for no apparent reason, or...