Stories in the Cemetery isn’t just an Interactive Ghost Hunting Experience in downtown Charleston, SC. Our story started off as a blog and podcast with the same name. This was sparked by a curiosity of findings truths behind the television shows and past studies of the paranormal for a better understanding of what lies beyond the grave. None of us have all the answers.
Through studies for the blog and podcast, we have found certain curiosities that warranted taking a study further. With new Co-Host Amy Smart, Stories in the Cemetery is battling the toughest questions of the paranormal and either solidifying or debunking the tools used on paranormal investigations.
We’ve found that using only proven tools on the Interactive Ghost Hunting Experiences show what an amazing amount of knowledge we are missing of the afterlife. For a better experience that can be proven by all, Stories in the Cemetery only uses electronic devices during the experiences. But that’s not to say that electronics are the only tools that can prove the paranormal activity found by many using devices like spirit boards, crystals, pendulums, dowsing rods, and the like. They simply create an experience for the user only without any measurable data.
This Ghost Hunting 101 series of blog posts and podcast episodes dives into both categories of paranormal experience measurements: through electronics and manual methods. This is an ever-growing list of topics as Stories in the Cemetery continues to explore both sets of categories of the paranormal.
The Electronics Category

The Stone Tape Theory/Lodge Alley
We take a look at the Stone Tape Theory using a Charleston location as part of the field study

Types of Hauntings
Amy and I discuss six different types of hauntings: Orbs, Intelligent, Residual, Malevolent, Poltergeists, and Apparitions.

SBox Ghost Scanner by GhostStop
This is an in-depth look to this very unique spirit box made by GhostStop. By far, my favoritie spirit box.


Spirit Boxes
A general look into the functionality of spirit boxes used for communication into the spirit world.

EMF Detectors
Use of basic EMF (Electro-Magnetic Field) Detectors in paranormal investigations. Debunking, base line readings, how to use.
The Manual Category

3 Books to Study Cartomancy
Quick discussion of recommended books to begin study of cartomancy and its history.

Thermodynamics and Cold Spots
A scientific view of how thermal anomalies are measured using thermal camera technology.

The Oddity of Orbs
What the heck are these colored balls of lights showing up in our photos and videos?

Can Dogs See Spirits?
Let’s take a look at the old theory that your canine companion is barking or staring at ghosts!

Cartomancy: What Does Your Future Hold?
A quick look at the definition and history of Cartomancy.