A dark figure haunts visitors to Oxford Castle Unlocked!







Keiron Brown from Alton in Hampshire was astonished to see the dark shadow of a figure at the end of the corridor leading into the Crypt when he
looked at the images on his computer after the event. The astounding photograph has since been analysed by experts at Fright Nights and at Oxford
Castle Unlocked.

Martin Jeffrey, Director of Fright Nights stated “We were amazed by this photograph. Our analysts have shown that the figure is jet black and unusually
not lit up by the flash, whereas the side walls and the wall behind it have visible lighting caused by the flash. We can also confirm that the figure is
facing the camera and seems to have some form of hood, head dress or blindfold. We know that the Crypt was used for the storing of criminals
especially those waiting execution, so the figure fits perfectly within the history of the Castle”.

Fright Nights were granted exclusive use of Oxford Castle Unlocked in which to hold overnight paranormal investigations for the public since early 2007.
The visitor attraction is thought to be one of the most haunted buildings in the country. Throughout its dark history, the Castle has served time as a royal
residence, a centre of justice and as the county Gaol, hidden from public view behind impenetrable 5 metre high stones walls until its closure in 1996.

Martin continued, “This photograph tops off a fantastic eighteen months of ghost hunting events at Oxford Castle Unlocked. We have had continual
paranormal activity throughout the Castle that has inspired attendees to return over and over again. The Castle's most active ghost, ‘Bernard’, a
renowned angry monk who is believed to inhabit the Crypt, seems to have been caught red handed by Keiron and after months of unusual incidents
allegedly caused by him, it’s great to get our own back!"  Full Story>>
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Ever hear footsteps in your house, but you are the only one at home? Ever walk into a room and get that eerie feeling? Ever been afraid to go down into
your basement? If you've had these or similar experiences, you might consider calling the Canadian Haunting and Paranormal Society (CHAPS),
which is what Amanda and Steph Tremblay did recently.

CHAPS is a group of dedicated paranormal researchers which uses the science and the spiritual background of its members to conduct
investigations for people who've been having that "haunting feeling".

These are not "Ghostbuster" type investigations. Researchers don't go in to catch a ghost, says CHAPS director and lead investigator Dave Gibb.
Instead, the goal is to gather evidence and provide a scientific explanation about the phenomenon.

"We want to help people but our major goal is to discredit the haunting so when we actually find something it is more exciting," he said. At the
Tremblays Dundonald Drive residence, a 32-year-old corporal took his life in 2001 in the unit next door. Neighbours believe the house remains vacant
and serves as a storage building because the only family to live there moved after three days. Late last month, I accompanied CHAPS as it embarked
on its investigation.

The Tremblays tell the team most of the activity is concentrated in the basement and an upstairs back bedroom.

The group relies on standard video and audio recorders to capture evidence in the form of orbs or voices known in the trade as electronic voice
phenomena (EVP). It also uses a device to measure the electromagnetic field (EMF) in the residence. It must remember to take into consideration
existing power sources when taking the initial base readings.

Orbs, circular objects that appear in photographs, are believed to be reflections of moving particles, such as dust or bugs. Or they could be the
manifestation of a spirit.

EVPs are sounds picked up on recording devices, but not heard by the human ear.

When the CHAPS team, consisting of lead investigator Dave, technical manager and investigator Dan Sehn, researcher Cathy Morden-Sehn and group
psychic Kim Foster, arrives at the Tremblays it is a regular Sunday night for the family. The team members go to work. Concentrating on the basement,
they set up an infrared camera, get baseline electromagnetic field readings, and look for cold spots that signal a spirit drawing on energy from that
location. Full Story>>
Shadow Figure
A photograph, which has captured a dark figure taken in the foreboding underground Crypt at Oxford Castle Unlocked, has
revealed the paranormal does exist and confirms beliefs that the Castle is haunted. The photograph was taken on Friday
16 May by a member of the public at a ghost hunt organised by Fright Nights, the UK’s leading ghost hunt specialist. The
brave ghost hunter, who was alone in the Crypt at the time, took the photograph with his digital camera.