Warren museum expansion to Salem, MA
Matt Rife is expanding the Warren paranormal museum to a new location in Salem, Massachusetts, expected to open in August or September.
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Paranormal Investigations, EVPs & Ghost Hunting Around the World
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Matt Rife explains that he and Elton Castay have visited some of the world's most haunted locations over five years, and that EVP recordings are the paranormal evidence he finds most compelling — because they provide direct, audible answers to spoken questions in a controlled environment. He describes a Mansfield Reformatory investigation where asking what a room used to be yielded a clear 'library' response, and a Warren house tunnel session where asking 'do you mean us harm?' elicited 'if possible.' On a deeper level, Matt connects ghost hunting to grief: his grandfather's death made him desperate for evidence that consciousness continues, and paranormal investigation has provided a kind of spiritual reassurance.[1]
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