Category: Ghosts in the Machine
The Amarillo Creature
In the early morning hours of May 21 (2022), a camera captured a strange-looking creature, seemingly walking on two legs, outside the Amarillo Zoo (Texas). Although Michael Kashuba, the Parks and Recreation Department Director for the city of Amarillo is having genuine fun with the photo, there are (of course) many who are claiming this …
Revisiting the Kinect | Kinect “Ghost” Challenge
In this episode, I take on a (friendly) challenge from a viewer. A well-known YouTuber claims his house is extremely haunted and has been using the Xbox Kinect to capture “stick figure ghosts” that walk around like normal people – which is in direct opposition to what I’ve demonstrated in the past. So, I dive …
Hinsdale House: Skeptic Goes on a Ghost Hunt
In this episode of Ghosts in the Machine, we go looking for ghosts! I was invited to join a ghost hunt at the Hinsdale House, an allegedly very haunted house in New York. I figured it might be fun to take you along with me, and provide some skeptical commentary along during the event. The …
Homeopathic Hogwash
In this episode, Kenny finds inspiration from a recent interview with Nick Little, the in-house lawyer for CFI. During our conversation, the topic turned to CFI’s lawsuit against CVS, what homeopathy is, and a short experiment (by yours truly) to show viewers the absurdity of the process. This episode of Ghosts in the Machine follows …
The TV Reflection Ghost
In this episode, we take a look at a viral TikTok video of an alleged ghost appearing in the reflection of a television screen, sitting next to the woman taking video…even though there’s apparently no one else in the room. Can we replicate this video? What is the “ghost” if it’s not a ghost? Let’s …
The Dybbuk Box Deconstructed
In this episode, we take a deep dive into one of the most haunted/cursed objects in the world – allegedly. The Dybbuk (or Dibbuk) Box entered paranormal pop culture in 2003, eventually making its way to a certain Not-Haunted Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada. In this episode, I’ll take you back to its origin story, …
The Amityville Horror Photographs
In this episode, we take a closer look at the only two pieces of physical evidence to come out of the Amityville Horror investigation, which took place on March 6, 1976. Two photographs; one said to be the appearance of a saint, the other is claimed to be the ghost of nine-year-old John DeFeo. We’ll …
Michigan Nanny Cam Ghost
In this episode, Kenny revisits a case from 2019 – the Michigan Nanny Cam Ghost. The video had gone viral, then received a revival in 2020 when the television show Ghost Nation visited the home where the video was captured, attempting to recreate the video themselves. In this episode, Kenny goes over his original investigation …
Ghost Gadgets: The Xbox Kinect
In this episode, we take a deep dive into one the most popular ghost hunting gadgets today – the Xbox Kinect. We’re going to cover its beginning as an accessory to the Xbox 360 gaming console through its adoption by ghost hunters in their search for spirits. We’ll also take a look at many of …
Emmy the Haunted Doll
In this episode, we take a closer look at Emmy the Haunted Doll. Unlike other “haunted” dolls that sit around doing nothing, Emmy is a battery-operated dancing doll that apparently dances at random times…without any batteries! What’s going on? How is this possible? Those are the question we’ll get into as we disassemble a similar …