Sue St.Clair and Matthew Didier's Paranormal Blog

From our inbox. Questions we receive from readers of our paranormal websites.

Are ghosts more active at night?

Reasons given to us when we are questioned on this are because someone saw it on a web space or Facebook group that ghosts are more lively at night due to lunar energies and/or gravitational issues and/or any one of a plethora of reasons.

This is false.

To be honest, ghostly activity has been reported at all times of the day... and some of the most famous and best qualified reports were in daylight.

The reason most "ghost hunters" (I hate that term... I don't stalk and kill ghosts... and there is no license... and taxidermy is problematic at best...) work at night is because they have day jobs... also, it's because human traffic is lower so it's easier to control an environment of noises and other "living" issues.

Why do ghosts SEEM to only come out at night to some people? Well, think of this... If you were in the lobby of an office tower at 1pm with people rushing about you, wearing clunky Naot sandals or other business shoes that tend to make a racket on those highly polished office tower floors are you going to notice an extra set of footsteps? Now, how about 3am? This is why it SEEMS that way...

Any other reason as to why things must be done at night given to folks by a "ghost hunter" is proof positive that the "ghost hunter" in question only likes to do things when it's atmospheric and "cool".

If you wish to disagree, that's fine... if you're going to argue a point or two from above, PLEASE bring FACTS to the table... something more tangible than your opinion will be needed if you wish to truly convert, convince, or even debate this...

To disagree because you feel differently is okay... but to say I'm wrong will require stronger evidence...