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Plain-English research updates, case insights, and PRN announcements from the Paranormal Response Network.

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17 Jun 2026

How to record evidence that holds up to scrutiny

Capturing something on camera or audio is only the first step. What separates useful evidence from noise is everything t…

PRN Research7 min read

16 Jun 2026

The verbal transformation effect: how your brain hears voices in noise

Even without any audio recording at all, the brain will construct words from static and random sound. Research shows tha…

PRN Research6 min read

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15 Jun 2026

Carbon monoxide and the haunted house

A family plagued by visions, voices, and overwhelming dread in their own home. The symptoms stopped when a faulty furnac…

PRN Research6 min read

14 Jun 2026

The Stone Tape: how a TV play became "fact"

The idea that old buildings record and replay past events as ghostly impressions is everywhere in paranormal investigati…

PRN Research5 min read

13 Jun 2026

Residual vs intelligent hauntings: where the idea really comes from

Investigators routinely distinguish "residual" from "intelligent" hauntings as if it were established science. It isn't …

PRN Research6 min read

12 Jun 2026

What an EMF meter actually measures (and what it doesn't)

The K2 meter is one of the most recognisable pieces of paranormal investigation kit. But what is it actually detecting? …

PRN Research7 min read

11 Jun 2026

Sleep paralysis and the bedroom intruder

Waking unable to move, with a dark presence in the room and pressure on your chest, is one of the most frightening exper…

PRN Research6 min read

10 Jun 2026

Pareidolia: why we see faces in the dark

Your brain runs a face-detection programme so powerful it fires on wood grain, shadows, and wallpaper patterns. Understa…

PRN Research5 min read

9 Jun 2026

Infrasound: the sound you can't hear that can make a room feel haunted

An invisible wave below the threshold of human hearing can produce dread, nausea, and shadowy shapes at the edge of your…

PRN Research6 min read

8 Jun 2026

Why most "orbs" are dust, not spirits

That glowing circle in your flash photo is almost certainly a particle of dust or moisture caught by the camera's own li…

PRN Research5 min read

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