Forums: Hauntings

The term poltergeist is derived from German, and literally means noisy ghost or spirit. The term relates to a specific type of haunting, which involves the movement of objects, objects appearing and disappearing, strange noises and general chaos. More often than not nothing is seen on these occasions but the phenomena is very distressing for the people concerned.

Do ghostly apparitions actually make a noise? If they are physical manifestations of a lost soul or some sort of hallucination, it should not preclude them from being accompanied by some sort of noise, or even a smell. Do ghosts go WOO? I’m probably wrong, but I can’t remember coming across an apparition that was both seen and heard or smelt.