Here's a list of question to help you Get
started
with personal interviews...
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Start with the
obvious: |
Case File Name:
Interviewer:
Date:
Property Owner Name:
Owner Phone/Email:
Physical Address of Site Concerned:
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Physical
Description of Site:
(e.g.,
two-storey detached home, apartment, pub, cemetery,
etc...) |
Number and Types of Rooms:
Age of the Location/Date Built:
Number of Previous Owners:
Number of Structures on Site:
Area of Purported Haunting:
Physical Description and Ages of Each Structure:
Any Structures Moved Onto Site and if So When
and From Where:
Notable History of Structures:
Is Location on Previous Burial Ground,
Battleground, or Ceremonial Site?:
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Notable
History of Location: |
Any Battles or Confrontations Near Site:
Description of Previous History of Paranormal
Activity at or Near this Site:
Supporting Documentation of Previous Paranormal
Activity (news clippings, affidavits, etc...):
Any Recent Remodeling and If So, Its Nature and
Location:
Has Site Been Blessed and If So, When and In
What Manner:
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Occupants |
Number of Occupants at Location:
Date Occupants Moved to Location:
Number and Type of Pets/Animals at Location:
Names, Birthdates, Genders, and Occupations of
Each Occupant:
Religious Affiliation or Beliefs of Occupants:
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The
Interview:
Problems or
complaints: |
Problems With Electrical Appliances (TV, radio,
stereo, computer, clock, microwave, etc...):
General Electrical Disturbances (flickering
lights, doorbell, frequent bulb burnouts,
etc...):
Plumbing Problems (leaks, faucets, tub, shower,
sink, toilet, etc...):
Doors or Windows Opening/Closing:
Strong Psychic Thoughts or Impressions
(especially in a certain room or area):
Children Speaking With or of "Invisible
Friends":
Conversations With Apparitions:
Recent Death of Close Family Member or Friend:
Recent Anniversary of Close Family Member's or
Friend's Death, Birthday, or Special
Anniversary:
Recent Puberty or Emotional Stress of Family
Member:
Nightmares or Trouble Sleeping:
Physical Contact (sense of being touched,
slapped, kicked, punched, tripped, etc...)
Have Any Pets or Animals Been Affected?:
Other Strange or Unexplained Occurrences:
Do Any of the Occupants Consider These Events
Threatening?
If yes, who and why?
Have There Been Any Witnesses to the Events in
Question Besides the Occupants?
(List Name, Event, and Relationship to
Occupants)
When Did The Very First Paranormal Event Occur
at This Location, Who Witnessed It, and What
Wasthe Nature of the Event?
Have Occupants Experienced Any of the Following?
If Yes, Name Observer(s) and Explain Type, How
Often, and When Started:
Frequent Illnesses:
Strange Orbs:
Smoky Mists:
Apparitions:
Strange Shadows:
Unusual Cold or Hot Spots:
Unexplained or Violent Mood Swings (especially
in a certain room or area):
Unexplained Odors (tobacco, perfume, flowers,
ammonia, sulfur, bodily wastes, etc...):
Unexplained Voices (speaking, yelling, crying,
whispering, etc...):
Unexplained Sounds (rapping, knocking, banging,
footsteps, etc...):
Movement of or Disappearance of Objects:
How Did the Witness(es) React to the Very First
Paranormal Event?
Have the Occupants Had Any Previous Paranormal
Encounters Prior to Moving to This Location?
(If so, where, when, to whom, and of what
nature)
Has There Been Any History of Practical Joking
or Hoax-Playing Involving Any Occupant or
FamilyMember?
(If so, where, when, involving whom, and of what
nature):
Are Any Occupants Using Illegal or
Hallucinogenic Substances?
If yes, who and what? (confidential):
Are Any Occupants Heavy Consumers of Alcohol?
If yes, who and what? (confidential):
Are Any Occupants Currently/Recently Seeing a
Psychiatrist or Therapist?
If yes, who and what? (confidential):
Do Any Occupants Show Interest in the Occult (ouija
boards, tarot, seances, psychics, etc...)?
If yes, who and what?
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