BOOK PICK OF THE WEEK: SEEING THINGS

My husband's friend sent this story my way. In the 90s, two people living in a haunted house in Los Angeles began communicating with the ghost in residence named "Wright" through Polaroid photos.


Here is an excerpt of the story from the official site:

On Friday, February 5, 1993, the Fox TV reality show SIGHTINGS examined what may be a landmark discovery in parapsychology: convincing evidence that ghosts exist and can actually communicate with us. Two residents of an old house in the hills of Los Angeles began receiving ghostly messages in Polaroid photographs. The pair started taking photos inside the house in the hope of obtaining a picture of the entity they believed haunted the house.

After first capturing a ghostly image on film, the men discovered that if they asked questions about the entity and why it was inhabiting their house, words and messages appeared in response on their film. So far, more than 1000 photos have captured messages – photos taken not only by the residents but by paranormal researchers and other outsiders. A photographic expert at Polaroid has no explanation for the messages. An expert at California’s Brooks Institute of Photography can suggest an explanation, but it requires a lengthy set up process and hours of lab work.

The ghost or spirit calls himself “WRIGHT”. He shows signs of erudition and intelligence, writing many of his messages in Latin. The ghost first appeared on film in March 1992 after one of the residents kept hearing unexplained noises throughout the house. After a door opened mysteriously, he took a series of photos, several of which revealed a classic ghost-like shape, including dark shadows at the eyes and mouth. The messages began to appear on film in June 1992. The first was in response to a friend’s question about the ghost, “Is he here now?” The photo revealed a barely discernible “yes” in cloudy white shapes. After that, the writing became far more legible.

There are two videos on the site, one of which I'm posting below.




You can buy the book of photographs here.

There will be a gallery showing of the photos at DRKRM Gallery in LA from October 25 - November 2. The gallery address is:

2121 San Fernando Road Suite 3
Los Angeles, CA 90065
Tel 323.223.6867

A DVD is forthcoming. Looks like good stuff!