Psychology
fromArs Technica
5 days agoThat spooky sensation likely due to rumbling pipes, not spirits
Low-frequency infrasound can cause feelings of unease, often mistaken for ghostly presences in supposedly haunted locations.
I've interviewed a lot of booze proprietors and given that many of the bars in this town are in old buildings, at some point I usually inquire if the place is haunted. But this is the first time that anyone has brought it up without me asking. In fact, Billie did so only 3 minutes and 24 seconds into our chat.
With his lifelong fascination in the supernatural, and several ghostly encounters of his own, Wada Roath has no doubt the Balboa harbors spectral visitors. He said he encountered one ghost, in a large empty room behind the movie screen, who "wanted us to get out of there," he noted. "That was probably a manager ghost, or someone who had worked here." "All the other ghosts are just sitting in seats, watching the movies," he said.