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Tennessee Ghost Hunters EVP Gallery

Our EVP collection is quite extensive but we've put only our best examples on our web site. We use both digital and standard cassette tape recorders for EVP. Some members are venturing out to do research with EVP using EVPMaker. You can read and hear those files here .

There are several methods of capturing EVP. Digital and analog voice recorders are the most common - with the digital delivering a sharper recording with less background noise.

Sara Estep, who founded the AA-EVP in 1982, developed a classification to use for EVP's captured. The AA- EVP uses this format along with other fellow EVP Researchers. Tom and Lisa Butler are the current directors of AA-EVP and has developed a very informative online community.

Use of an external microphone with an analog recorder is highly recommended to avoid pickup of the motor mechanisms inside the recorder. When going to look at microphones, also check the frequency range of the microphone. The manufacture standard for cassette recorders is 20hz. - 20khz. and likewise with the standard cassette tape. However, most microphones these days are in the higher frequency range (50hz. or 100hz. - 100khz.). For Karaoke, these microphones are great but for capturing "EVP" activity, these high frequency microphones operate on too high of a frequency to capture a great majority of the "EVP" activity. The optimum is to use the lowest frequency microphone available, usually the (20hz. - 20khz.) is the lowest you can find and you may have to do some searching for them.

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  • EVP Set 5

Location Captured: Rugby, Tennessee

Investigator: Cindy

EVP: Who are you?
 
  This EVP was recorded at Rugby Cemetery just as we were walking up to the property. I believe it sounds like a child, although it could be an older woman. It asks, "who are you?"

Location Captured: Local Cemetery

Investigator: Cindy

EVP: In the morning.
 
Cindy and Betty were reading the date of death listed on a tombstone. You'll hear, over their voices, a female make the statement, "In the morning" - letting them know what time on that date the person crossed over.

Location Captured: The Armors Hotel

Investigator: Debra

EVP: They're just wandering.
 
Recorded while entering the hotel for a tour.

Location Captured: Private Residential Investigation (Boy's Room)

Investigator: Debra

EVP: Unclear, then says "right change."
This was recorded in the boy's room using a Sony ICD-BP150 Digital Recorder. It could say something before saying "right change." It is unclear.
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Location Captured: Local Historical Home

Investigator: Cindy

EVP: Changed.
 
  This EVP was recorded in the nursery. Cindy makes a remark that the room she was in had not changed since her last visit. Her nephew agrees and says, "yeah." You will hear a man disagree after that and say it has "changed."

EVP: Okay.
 
  Recorded in the nursery. You will hear Cindy say"Okay" and also a little girl's voice saying the same thing with her. There were no children at the location.

EVP: They're all dead.
 
  This was recorded by Cindy as she was putting some dolls out to perform an experiment.

EVP: I'm a ghost here... let's go there.
 
  Cindy had just returned from a trip to Savannah, GA and was discussing how great Savannah was with all the ghost tours, big old homes, etc. She had her recorder running and got a very loud EVP which sounds like the voice of a young woman or girl. It is so clear is sounds as if someone was standing right there! The spirit was responding to Cindy's discussion about Savannah. This is Cindy's first EVP to speak in two complete sentences and also acknowledge the spirit was a ghost.

Location Captured: Hilton Head Island Union Cemetery

Investigator: Cindy

EVP: Hi girl.
 
Recorded as she stepped out of the car.
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Location Captured: Private Residential Investigation

Investigator: Read each EVP description

Background:

The residents of this home, an elderly female and her mother, contacted TGH through one of it's members who was, at the time, an employee for their business. Several months before contacting us, they moved into a new home and had been experiencing progressively increasing unexplained activity. Neither of the resident had had any experience with paranormal activity prior to moving into this house.

Before contacting us, these clients had researched the history of their new home out of curiosity. They discovered the home was build in 1978 and had quite a few owners before they took up residence. The number of owners was odd because it was more than one would expect for a house this age. This raised a red flag on our radar.

The house was a three-story home with the first level being a basement. The basement had been converted into a recreation room. On the second level was the kitchen, the living room, a bathroom and a bedroom. The third level had two more bedrooms and another bathroom. The activity they noticed was concentrated in the kitchen, the second-level bedroom and a bedroom on the third level.

Throughout our visits to this home, we gathered a number of pieces of evidence - the likes of which we had never seen. We determined at least three spirits remained at this location. The haunting would be classified as a classic intelligent haunting because these spirits were aware of their surroundings as demonstrated by their responses on our recordings.

At present, this case has been closed. The residents decided it was in their best interest to move at the end of their lease. Hopefully, the next occupants of the house will be able to live without any further disturbances. Looking at the high turnover rate of people living there, we seriously doubt they will not experience similar occurrences.

It is rare to collect evidence on every visit to a location, but this house proved to be just that rarity. This case has been one of the most intriguing we've come across and would certainly welcome the chance to pick up the investigations here if asked.

First Visit to Location

EVP: Unintelligible (you can let us know what you hear )
 
  The recorder was placed in an empty bedroom with an external microphone. Standing outside the door, two people were having a conversation. One of the residents is asked if she ever felt she would ever be hurt by one of the entities. She replies asking, "As in physical or what?" The EVP follows this statement. Collected by Sharon Ward

Second Visit to Location

EVP: F*** You!
 
  (WARNING! Foul Language) Five TGH members were conduction an EVP session in the bedroom. You will hear a female voice use foul language and ask our investigator his name. Collected by Robert

Third Visit to Location

EVP: Lady?
 
  [Recorded in first-floor basement/recreation room] You will hear the following statement made by the investigator, "to... uh... be respectful of the lady who lives here. [pause] ummmm... they would, they would prefer to live in peace." Listen close when the investigator says "ummm" because the spirit sarcastically replies, "Lady?" You will surely hear there is something there, but if you listen close, you will hear that it is a female saying the word, "Lady" and it the inflection is that of a question. Collected by Debra using a Sony ICD-BP150 Digital Recorder

EVP: [Unexplained Footsteps]
 
  [Recorded in a third-floor bedroom] You will hear an investigator tell the spirit to leave saying, "Go." If you listen close, you will actually hear four footsteps on the hardwood floor. Needless to say, no one physically left the room... actually no one was even moving at this time. The higher pitched sounds you hear have been debunked. The footsteps were not an EVP, they were more than an EVP... They were an Audible Phenomena... because they were audibly heard by everyone in attendance. Being on the top floor, there was nothing above us other than roof and the ceiling. Collected by Debra using a Sony ICD-BP150 Digital Recorder
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Location Captured: The Read House Hotel in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Date Captured: January 17, 2004

Investigator: Read each EVP description
Click here to read another visitor's experience

Background:

Five TGH members stayed the night in Room 311 of the Read House Hotel while on another investigation in Chattanooga, Tennessee. These members had several interesting experiences while staying at the hotel.

After their investigation of a private residence, they returned to the hotel around 10:30 pm. They went straight to their room and attempted to record some EVP's. They also decided to investigate the rest of the hotel. While standing in the hallway within the room, the closet door shut. The sound of the closet closing was captured on the group's camcorder and audio recorders. It was also witnessed by one of the investigators.

After exploring the hotel, the group returned to the room and attempted to record more EVP's. The EVP's below were recorded while the group sat around discussing the history of the hotel. The spirits in the room - which there seemed to be two - wanted to join in on the discussion.

EVP: Unintelligible (you can let us know what you hear )
 
  This voice was captured while the investigators were talking about the hotel. They were discussing the interesting point the hotel is one of the stops on the Halloween Tour held each October. You will hear a female TGH member say "I wonder if..." You will hear a male voice immediately following this. We have been unable to determine what the voice is saying. Captured by Debra

EVP: Traveling
 
  History reports a woman was murdered in room 311. The team was discussing this murder when this EVP was caught. A TGH member asks, "Why were they here?" You hear an unknown female say the word, "Traveling." After the unknown voice, a TGH member says "Traveling" as if they were repeating what the spirit has said. Captured by Cindy

EVP: I can't wait.
 
  This EVP was captured after the closet door closed by itself. Tyrone, a TGH member, is the only person talking. He is announcing to whatever or whoever closed the door, that the group would be returning. After he says, "...and that was you," you will hear a female voice say, "I can't wait." Captured by Cindy

EVP: I'm cold.
 
  The group is deciding if they would like to eat breakfast or lunch since it was getting late. One member asked, "Are we gonna be eating breakfast or lunch?" Tyrone, a different TGH member, says, "I'zz hungry." Immediately following this, you will hear a male voice say, "I'm cold." Captured by Cindy
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Location Captured: Local Historic Home

Investigator: Cindy

EVP: I want one. I [something] [something].
 
  This EVP was captured in the front yard of a local historic home. Two investigators were talking about arrowheads which can be found on the site. Someone else chimes in in a sing-song type of voice saying, "I want one... I [something] [something]." It is very clear except it is hard to determine what the female spirit is saying during the second part. She may be repeating "I want one."

EVP: Come here and talk.
 
The two investigators went into the historic home to do some investigating. Upon entering the house, they caught an EVP coming from another room. The EVP says, "Come here and talk." The two investigators were the only people in the house.

Location Captured: Cemetary

Investigator: Cindy

EVP: I'm so hot.
 

EVP: I just f***ed her.
 
(WARNING! Foul language)

EVP: I'm over there.
 
This is a child's voice telling us where she is buried.

EVP: Oh well, they're not.
 
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