Most Haunted Live

[poliphilo]

They had four web cams set up in various parts of the spooky old building.

People were invited to phone in and tell what they saw.

I saw corners of rooms and lengths of corridor.

Other people saw:

a dark figure in a cloak
children playing
two men fighting in a doorway
a wandering column of smoke
a hovering face

And so on and on.

Are these people suggestible?
Are they bonkers?
Are they having a laugh?
Am I missing something?

Comments

[kutsuwamushi.livejournal.com]

It's all four, I think.

You can get a thrill out of "believing" that there's something there even if you know that there really isn't. It's not quite the same as having a laugh, because rather than making stuff up, they could just be letting themselves get carried away.

Of course there are a lot of suggestible and bonkers people out there, as well.

I hate those shows.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid I find them addictive.

I suspend my disbelief for the duration and go with the magic....