Author: Eric Windingstad

Eric Windingstad writes about ghost-hunting equipment, paranormal investigation methods, and reportedly haunted locations for HauntGears.com. He previously investigated with Night Light Paranormal of Grand Forks, North Dakota. Although the group is no longer active, Eric and one other investigator continue to conduct occasional investigations when requested. His HauntGears articles emphasize practical equipment use, careful documentation, historical context, and checking ordinary environmental explanations before treating an experience as unexplained. Paranormal accounts are presented as reports or folklore rather than proof, and affiliate relationships are clearly disclosed. For questions, corrections, or investigation-related inquiries, contact Eric at support@hauntgears.com.

EVP Recorder Settings: A Practical Setup Checklist

Set up your EVP recorder with a practical checklist for file formats, gain, filters, continuous recording and careful audio review.

Poveglia Island: Italy’s Forbidden Haunted Island

Explore Poveglia Island’s quarantine history, abandoned ruins and chilling haunted reputation in the Venetian Lagoon near Venice, Italy.

Waverly Hills Sanatorium: Haunted History, Ghost Tours and Investigation Guide

Waverly Hills Sanatorium is one of Kentucky’s most famous haunted locations. Discover its documented medical history, ghost stories, tours and investigation tips.

Night Vision Cameras for Ghost Hunting: Buyer’s Guide

Choose a night vision camera for ghost hunting with confidence. Compare infrared and full-spectrum options, essential features, common artifacts, setup tips, and a beginner-friendly 1080p camcorder.

Craddock Terry Hotel: History, Ghost Stories & Visiting

Explore the documented history of Lynchburg’s Craddock-Terry shoe factory, the folklore surrounding its hotel conversion, and how investigators can assess reported paranormal activity responsibly.

Mammoth Cave Ghost Stories: History Beneath Kentucky

Mammoth Cave ghost stories feel unusually believable because the darkness is real, the passages seem endless, and the human history reaches far beyond modern tourism. Beneath the forests of south-central Kentucky, generations of people entered the cave to work, explore, worship, seek treatment and guide visitors. Their documented experiences created the perfect setting for later […]

Lewisberry Gravity Hill: Why Cars Appear to Roll Uphill

Discover why cars appear to roll uphill at Lewisberry Gravity Hill in Pennsylvania, plus the conflicting ghost stories behind the famous optical illusion.

Custer House Ghost: The Woman Who Waits at the Window

Explore the reported Custer House ghost at Fort Abraham Lincoln, the real military history behind the legend, and the woman said to appear at an upstairs window.

Villisca Axe Murder House: Eight Slept, None Woke Up

Explore the unsolved 1912 Villisca Axe Murder House case, its reported hauntings, and why paranormal investigators still visit this Iowa landmark.

TriField EMF Meter: What It Is and How It Works

You’ve seen the name pop up in every serious ghost hunter’s kit list, and for good reason. The EMF trifield meter measures electromagnetic fields across three axes at once, instead of just one direction like cheaper single-axis meters. That matters when you’re trying to catch a fleeting anomaly in a hallway or bedroom corner, because […]