Paranormal Researchers To Overtake Library - Past Paranormal Conferences and Events

Paranormal Researchers To Overtake Library
March 11, 2009
Eyewitness News 3

SOUTHINGTON, Conn. -- Due to interest sparked by the upcoming horror/thriller film "The Haunting in Connecticut," the Connecticut Paranormal Encounters and Research group will hold a free seminar on April 2 at the Southington Library.

According to "Random House Dictionary," the word paranormal is "of or pertaining to the claimed occurrence of an event or perception without scientific explanation … or other purportedly supernatural phenomena."

The paranormal field is a mysterious one, according to CPEAR, full of things like the disembodied spirit, which decides to communicate with, haunt the living and other things that science cannot explain.

During the event, attendees will be able to meet CPEAR investigators and hear:

# How research and investigations are scientifically conducted

# Details of some of the locations they have investigated

# Findings and personal accounts

# About different equipment and how it's used during an investigation

# About different types of hauntings

CPEAR will end the program with a question-and-answer segment.

The upcoming film, which will be released March 27, is based on a Southington family's alleged encounter with the paranormal.

It was also featured in the book "In a Dark Place," by Ray Garton, and a two-hour episode of the 2002 Discovery Channel series "A Haunting in Connecticut."

For more information on the film, visit the movie's Web site.

Though the event is free, registration is required. To register, visit the calendar on the library's Web site or call 860-628-0947, ext. 5.

The library will also be hosting an advanced screening of the film on March 26. For information, call the library.