| Hauntings have been the topic of speculation for many | | | | the scientific explanation behind this is not yet known. |
| years. People visit supposedly haunted sites to see if | | | | Another predicted reason that haunting occur is |
| they can experience what so many people have been | | | | because of an extreme attachment to someone or |
| talking about. Ghost hunters visit the location and bring | | | | something at the area. The individual who is haunting |
| their equipment which is supposed to pick up on | | | | the location may have died unexpectedly and wasn't |
| strange sounds to document it. However, the big | | | | ready to. This can lead them to be attached to the |
| question here is why do hauntings occur. | | | | location. Children may be haunting their homes |
| Hauntings are thought to occur because traumatizing | | | | because they grew up there and were able to find |
| events have happened in the location which leads to a | | | | comfort there and no where else. They may also |
| disturbance of some sort. Many term these as psychic | | | | have expected their parents to remain there to care |
| impressions. Many battlefields are known as haunted | | | | for them. Now that time has gone on, they realize that |
| locations due to this reason. Soldiers died in battle | | | | things aren't going to ever go back to how they were |
| which was not what they expected before they either | | | | when the children left to go to the other side of life. |
| were forced into the war or went voluntarily. Their | | | | This may leave them disturbed which can cause very |
| souls may be traumatized by the events and they | | | | disturbing noises and creepy instances. On the other |
| know no other location. | | | | hand, many times spirits wish to remain where they |
| Another suspected reason is that a repeated action or | | | | died. Some are very peaceful and don't disturb anyone |
| event has led to an impression being caused | | | | but exist. Existing is, unfortunately for them, enough to |
| somewhere. To explain this, theorists show the | | | | scare many people and term them as ghosts who |
| incredible number of staircases which appear to be | | | | cause paranormal activity. |
| haunted. This is a direct result of how many times the | | | | Many people also wonder that if they get to the root |
| stairs are climbed up or down while they exist. The | | | | of why the area is haunted that they will be able to |
| number is somewhere in the thousands and no one | | | | get rid of them. This is seldom true because they have |
| really keeps a count of how often this event really | | | | their own personalities and some appear to be very |
| occurs because it is so incredibly often. Researchers | | | | stubborn and set in their ways. They've decided to |
| think that the repeated actions have caused the | | | | remain somewhere and no matter what you say or |
| sounds and sights to leave a permanent impression in | | | | do nothing is going to change that so you just have to |
| the area which will appear and re-appear much like | | | | deal with it in one way or another. |
| someone has hit the play button on a film projector but | | | | |