In the South ghost stories don't molder in the crypt. Alan Brown, Meridian resident and author of the new book Stories from the Haunted South, says ghostlore changes with the times.That's why his new book deviates from the norm by including lots of ghost tales from paranormal investigators, ghost hunters who claim to have gathered direct and sometimes even scientific evidence of contact with spirits."After all," Brown says, "most 'ghost hunters' are people who are driven to prove that the spirit can survive the death of the body." Including stories of paranormal investigators among those legends traditionally told about locations throughout the 12 Southern states is a radical departure from the norm, Brown admits."My purpose in presenting their findings is not to demonstrate to the reader that ghosts are real," he says. "Rather, I believe that their stories represent a relatively new development in oral ghost narratives."And the stories involve sophisticated new equipment and technology used to hunt ghosts. Digital cameras, tri-field meters, devices for detecting electromagnetic fields and temperature fluctuations all appear in the stories Brown has collected.
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