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Paranormal Phenomena/Questions Answered by Expert Jason Stroming
| Subject | Date Asked |
| Odd grouping of gloves..... | 12/22/2011 |
| Q: I'm very OCD and so I have several pair of the dark brown cloth gloves that I wear in various ... A: Many times, the human brain will notice patterns moreso than it doesn't. You may be noticing the ... | |
| Recent Ghost | 2/16/2011 |
| Q: I have been searching now for over a week to find some recent ghost stories. By recent I mean that ... A: Although recent ghost stories are rare, you do come across them from time to time. Most times it's ... | |
| presence in our house | 2/15/2011 |
| Q: We believe strongly that there is a presence in our house. We have lived in our house for 2 years ... A: I'm not sure why it took 2 years for the presence to show itself. The paranormal is still a very ... | |
| presence in our house | 2/14/2011 |
| Q: We believe strongly that there is a presence in our house. We have lived in our house for 2 years ... A: I'm not sure why the priest informed you that the presence was demonic, as it doesn't sound like it ... | |
| Haunted? | 2/10/2011 |
| Q: Myself and three roommates recently moved into a new house. The landlord was very tight lipped ... A: It definitely sounds like you have some paranormal activity happening in the house. It's odd that ... | |
| my 8 yr old | 2/3/2011 |
| Q: I just know that my 8 yr old is uncomfortable and I have been ignoring it for too long. About 3 yrs ... A: The first thing I would suggest is to do some research on your home and the grounds it is built ... | |
| ghost pictures | 2/1/2011 |
| Q: I read a question on another experts page about ghost photographs and if they are genuine. From ... A: Your theory is a valid one. But the truth is, nobody can actually prove that any picture is actually ... | |
| Help me clairfy a few things please.. | 11/20/2010 |
| Q: Okay well the first things thats been bothering me is that for about eh..maybe 3 to 4 months i have ... A: Do you have any animals in your home? Sometimes we get scratched, by animals or even just bumping ... | |
| Bright Light and Sound | 11/19/2010 |
| Q: We are a family of 5 and have lived at our residence for 6 months. Ever since we moved in things ... A: The blue light you saw could have been ball lightning or a static discharge. If it doesn't happen ... | |
| the unknown | 9/21/2010 |
| Q: First, let me explain on 3 separate occassions over 5 year span I had an incident that has happened ... A: This sounds like classic sleep paralysis. This is when you are sleeping and the brain disables most ... | |
| Cat's sense | 6/15/2010 |
| Q: hopefully you can help me with this one as you seem most qualified to answer it from this specific ... A: Darren, As with many things paranormal, nobody has any real proof, so I can't give you any ... | |
| Cat's sense | 6/8/2010 |
| Q: hopefully you can help me with this one as you seem most qualified to answer it from this specific ... A: There is the theory that cats and other animals can sense paranormal activity moreso than we humans ... | |
| Handprint | 5/21/2010 |
| Q: My daughter woke up yesterday morning with a red mark on her back. The mark on the left looks like ... A: How old is your daughter? If she is younger and horses around with her friends a lot, it could have ... | |
| help | 5/20/2010 |
| Q: Jason Stroming, I am a 7th grader working on an essay for career day, I would like to know how much ... A: I'm not sure how much the guys in TAPS get paid. Most ghost hunters (myself included) never charge ... | |
| Is there a way to make it all stop? | 5/14/2010 |
| Q: My brother has seen ghosts since he was a young adult. He describes them as more of an after image ... A: Has your brother been to see a neurologist? Psychologists these days tend to over-medicate, and it ... | |
| Ghost question. | 5/13/2010 |
| Q: They say ghosts come from people who die from tragic events or not at the right time. What if a ... A: There are indeed theories that a person who is still alive can "haunt" a place. In cases like this, ... | |
| what is it that im sensing? | 5/12/2010 |
| Q: I wondered if you could shed some light on several weird feelings / experiences that I have had. ... A: It sounds as if you are empathic. This is a branch of sorts along the path of being psychic. Only ... | |
| Golden Orb Encounter | 4/30/2010 |
| Q: I've attempted to research this sort of encounter online only to be deluged by photographs full of ... A: Yes, unfortunately, most of what you find online regarding "orbs" will be amateur or uneducated ... | |
| paranormal institutes | 4/28/2010 |
| Q: where i can find paranormal institute? I want to be a paranormal expert please help. A: There is really no such thing as a paranormal institute or a paranormal "expert." One can become an ... | |
| strange noise coming from upstairs | 4/11/2010 |
| Q: please help. we have not long moved house,february 22nd to be exact, and everythings been fine, but ... A: You really should have someone look up in the attic. You'd be surprised how loud small animals could ... | |
| strange noises | 4/10/2010 |
| Q: one night i was woken up by the sound of shattering glass and when i looked around there was no ... A: This is actually a phenomena I'm hearing more and more about. Initially I thought it was an isolated ... | |
| Spirit or not and what kind? | 4/2/2010 |
| Q: For the past 5 months or so weird things have been happening in our house. It started one night when ... A: My group EPIC recently investigated a case like this. It's very difficult to know why these things ... | |
| Dark figure | 4/1/2010 |
| Q: I was wondering if you could tell me what this is. It was dark outside and i was coming back from ... A: It's possible that what you saw was simply a feral dog or some other animal. Without gettinga good ... | |
| hearing voices | 3/31/2010 |
| Q: My stepdad, along with the rest of my family, would NEVER go along with the whole ghost and spirit ... A: It's unfortunate that you don't have any investigative teams near you, as I think they'd be very ... | |
| Orbs? | 3/30/2010 |
| Q: My daughter is 19 years old. For quite sometime she has been seeing I guess what could be described ... A: There are a few possibilities to consider here before we consider the paranormal explanation. ... | |
| migraines and paranormal | 3/28/2010 |
| Q: I've been "seeing things" since I was very small. My mother did as well. My great-grandfather was ... A: I'm not sure what to make of this. You have done the right thing by going to doctors and seeking ... | |
| smells | 3/27/2010 |
| Q: the question is i can smell tobacco smoke quite often in my home and no one smokes in my home nor do ... A: How long have you been living in the home, and how long have you been smelling this? The truth is, ... | |
| Black Shadow | 3/26/2010 |
| Q: I'm not entirely sure if this is the right web to post or if I'm asking the right person, but if you ... A: Black shadows, or shadow people, are usually just a different form of ghost. many people assume ... | |
| black shadows | 3/25/2010 |
| Q: I have been seeing black shadows, this has happen in the past but it's been a long time. I get very ... A: It's hard to say what this is exactly. Black shadows aren't always necessarily bad things, as some ... | |
| Your interpretation of what happened to me | 3/24/2010 |
| Q: Today at about 7:00a.m, im laying down in my bed awake , waiting to get up for school, when all of ... A: This sounds like some sort of waking dream. This can happen a lot in the mornings when we are awake ... | |
| Shadowy form above my bed | 3/23/2010 |
| Q: The night before last, my husband and I had a very strange occurrence. I cannot remember what I was ... A: Normally I'm very skeptical of any experiences people have while sleeping, since it can too easily ... | |
| Am I going crazy or being visited? | 3/17/2010 |
| Q: Lately I've noticed camera like flashes of light in different rooms of my home at various times of ... A: This sounds as if it could be ball lightning, or some other static discharge. try having an ... | |
| repeating occurence | 3/14/2010 |
| Q: Twice within 4 months I have had during a sleep period in two different homes once on the couch and ... A: I'm always wary of things that happen to us while we are sleeping. There are many "in-between" sleep ... | |
| doors and faucets | 3/10/2010 |
| Q: We recently started renting a house that is about 50 years old. My landlord lived here before us ... A: There could be a few explanations for what's been happening, so let's look at those first, before we ... | |
| ET or Paranormal Encounter | 3/9/2010 |
| Q: .if there is an answer. I was searching on the web tonight for a local hypnotist that I could take ... A: This definitely sounds more like an alien encounter than a ghostly one. The description she provided ... | |
| Paranormal Activity in my Home | 3/3/2010 |
| Q: First, let me say that no one that has lived in my house has died there. There have been numerous ... A: The "glass breaking" sound is very common in paranormal experiences. Nobody is quite sure what it ... | |
| Paranormal Activity in my Home | 3/2/2010 |
| Q: First, let me say that no one that has lived in my house has died there. There have been numerous ... A: For some of these, you have to wonder if it's paranormal or just a child imagining things, ... | |
| sightings | 2/24/2010 |
| Q: i woke up the other day to get my son ready for school, in the corner of my bedroom near the door i ... A: This sounds very much like ball lightning, or a static discharge. Our brains tend to make order out ... | |
| "Lines" | 2/23/2010 |
| Q: Okay I don't know if you can answer this question or even understand because I don't understand it ... A: It's always hard to tell with kids if they are actually seeing something or if they are just ... | |
| A series of onion/garlic odours | 2/23/2010 |
| Q: Between November 2002 and 2008, about every 2 years I have encountered what I can only describe as ... A: Bad smells are usually associated with negative spirits. But, since you haven't experienced it again ... | |
| visit from beyond | 2/19/2010 |
| Q: can a ghost actually kiss and leave a mark?I woke at AM to a warm feeling and thought it was the ... A: I am always suspicious of any "paranormal" experience we have while sleeping. There is just too much ... | |
| paranormal occurances | 2/19/2010 |
| Q: I have had numerous paranormal experiences in my life. I have always been apprehensive to talk about ... A: Nobody really knows why some of us experience more paranormal activity than others. Some of us are ... | |
| Haunted Battleships | 2/16/2010 |
| Q: Can you give me a list of haunted military ships? I'm compiling a notebook of haunted locales by ... A: The only other one I can think of is the USS North Carolina. There may be others, but those are the ... | |
| red glare | 1/25/2010 |
| Q: The other night while i was laying in the bed asleep, I was suddenly awoken when i looked up at my ... A: I wouldn't put much stock into this. It sounds almost like a waking dream, where you wake up, but ... | |
| paranormal ? | 1/25/2010 |
| Q: my sister passed away in January 2010. since then i have experienced an extremely strong smell of ... A: I'm not sure what you can do about this. People smell paranormal smells all the time. Is it an ... | |
| "VI" | 1/24/2010 |
| Q: Im writing because my best friend conntacted me this morning because he woke up with a very clear ... A: Blessing the house would be a good first step. We recently investigated a home where a family was ... | |
| scratches and shadowy figures | 1/24/2010 |
| Q: My wife has been experiencing some odd scratches on her body. She gets them in the night mostly when ... A: Does your wife get the scratches now that she is out of the house? Have you eliminated the ... | |
| "VI" | 1/22/2010 |
| Q: Im writing because my best friend conntacted me this morning because he woke up with a very clear ... A: Does your boyfriend have any animals in the house? Even if he bites his nails, he would be capable ... | |
| QUIJA BOARD | 1/22/2010 |
| Q: MY QUESTION IS THAT MY LITTLE SISTER PLAYED WITH THE QUIJA BOARD AND EVER SINCE SHE DID THAT MY MOMS ... A: It is very important that you tell your sister not to use the Ouija board again. Whether it has real ... | |
| Spirit at window | 1/21/2010 |
| Q: I have a question about something that happened to me as a kid. When I was in grade school I had a ... A: Is it possible that this was a waking dream? may times we will wake up, but not be fully awake, and ... | |
| my aunts house | 11/28/2009 |
| Q: my ants tv comes on by its self she hears funny noises and experiences cold spots in her house. Her ... A: Yes, it's possible that this man's spirit is still there, and that your can son see him, if he is ... | |
| Handprint/UFO | 11/21/2009 |
| Q: Three mornings ago I woke up and there was a red hand print on my stomach. At first I thought I had ... A: I'm not sure what to make of this. What did the handprint look like? Was it the size of your hand? ... | |
| paranormal activity | 11/17/2009 |
| Q: I am doing a research paper for one of my classes and the question that I have is if there were two ... A: It's hard to say which would have the higher amount of activity. The reason that many paranormal ... | |
| Ball of light | 11/14/2009 |
| Q: I was in bed last night, it was the early hours of the morning about 4am so no cars around. I live ... A: This sounds like it may very well be ball lightning. It is a proven yet little understood phenomena. ... | |
| Coins and Keys @ haunting | 11/14/2009 |
| Q: I've recently recieved a report of a haunting that is based around a 9 year old female. The ... A: I've never heard of coins or keys showing up out of nowhere before. Have you investigated this ... | |
| haunting | 11/13/2009 |
| Q: Nice home with upstairs, 4 bedrooms and large basement. Since moving in we have experienced some ... A: I would give things a little time to calm down. usually when there is "new" activity in a home (such ... | |
| What kind of haunting is this? | 11/9/2009 |
| Q: I'm already positive I'm being haunted. I've recently been alot more sensitive than usual, I can ... A: I think you should have an electrician come to your home to check for faulty wiring and high EMF ... | |
| strange scratches on body | 11/8/2009 |
| Q: A few years ago I had went through a period when I had woke up many mornings with unexplainable ... A: It's hard to say what this might be. Many people scratch themselves at night, while they are ... | |
| What could it be? | 11/8/2009 |
| Q: To start out I am currently staying with my daughter in her house, and she has seen "shadow people" ... A: You always have to be suspicious of anything you experience when you wake up. The brain can still be ... | |
| Paranormal Investigation Twist | 11/7/2009 |
| Q: I've been asked to do an investigation at a friends house. I've know of their ghost for some time ... A: It seems as if this is an intelligent haunting, since it follows Joe around. I think questions need ... | |
| ghosts | 11/6/2009 |
| Q: where to start? I have had strange experiences in my life but much more so since having my first ... A: It sounds as if you have a lot going on. To put your mind at ease a bit, children as young as one or ... | |
| black figure | 11/5/2009 |
| Q: My son is 13 years old, and for the past month he has been seeing a tall, male figure, dressed all ... A: It's hard to say what this might be. Has anything happened in your son's life, or to your family, in ... | |
| Evil? | 11/3/2009 |
| Q: One very hot summer night, I tucked my baby boy into bed and then crawled into bed myself, falling ... A: It sounds like you have experienced sleep paralysis. basically, our brain paralyzes our muscles so ... | |
| What was it? | 11/2/2009 |
| Q: One evening I was doing my homework in the office with my headphones on. Every now and then I would ... A: It appears that you are seeing apparitions. many people think that "shadow people" (like the large ... | |
| Ouija board use | 10/29/2009 |
| Q: My name is Christopher, and I'm 26 years old. In 1998, my grandmother passed away. She was very dear ... A: Christopher, What do you mean by an online Ouija board? The boards should really never be used, and ... | |
| seeing a spirit | 10/28/2009 |
| Q: My son was driving down the road and saw a little girl in the road he slammed on the brakes got out ... A: It's hard to say. There are many "classic" ghost stories that have a very similar sound to this ... | |
| energies | 10/27/2009 |
| Q: A couple of years ago, my son (then 13)and I were hanging out watching television and a glowing ball ... A: It's possible that this was ball lightning (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_lightning). The ... | |
| question | 10/24/2009 |
| Q: I sm not sure how to word my question because i dont really know what i want to ask..all i know is ... A: It's also possible that you are sensitive to paranormal activity. If so, then this may be something ... | |
| Loud scream and blue light | 10/22/2009 |
| Q: Ive never experienced any kind of strange paranormal incidents however, about and hour ago some ... A: The cat screaming could have in fact just been an animal. Cats and other animals such as racoons can ... | |
| moving | 10/22/2009 |
| Q: 2 questions: 1)Can ghosts leave with guests? 2)Do ghosts have to be dead for a certain amount of ... A: Nobody really knows the answers to these questions. There are only theories, and correlations from ... | |
| bed shaking | 10/21/2009 |
| Q: In my first house (very old house): I experienced my bed shaking on about a dozen different ... A: To be honest, I'm always suspicious of things that happen to us while we are sleeping. There are ... | |
| something in the pic | 10/21/2009 |
| Q: ..i have a picture. Its a picture of a driveway between two houses. Now i see faces and something ... A: , Can you tell me where I should be looking? The picture is very blurry, and I honestly don't see ... | |
| question | 10/18/2009 |
| Q: I sm not sure how to word my question because i dont really know what i want to ask..all i know is ... A: It is possible that you have EHS, or electro-magnetic hyper-sensitivity. This means that you may be ... | |
| need some info | 10/18/2009 |
| Q: My mother recently discovered a bruise that appears to look like a bite mark on her outer right ... A: If there is no other paranormal activity going on, then perhaps it's just an unusual brusie? Many ... | |
| Hi Jason, I have a question about skeptics. | 10/16/2009 |
| Q: In another question you answered you wrote that skeptics seem to find an explanation for about 98% ... A: I'm not sure why they don't have an explanation for that 2% (not sure if that's an actual number or ... | |
| Scratches and seeing things | 10/11/2009 |
| Q: My 19 years old, i Live in a house which is about 40 years old. I have had so called 'Terrors' where ... A: Since this seems to only happen to you when you are sleeping, I would think that these are just ... | |
| true or not? | 10/11/2009 |
| Q: I was watching Celebrity Ghost Stories and one of the celebrities related how her turtle was soaking ... A: There has never been a documented account of a ghost actually causing any real harm to the living. ... | |
| Something in my house | 10/6/2009 |
| Q: I have a feeling i have a bad spirit in my house. I am usually able to feel a present of a ... A: Well, the dog barking could just be your mind anticipating it. I remember when my dog died, I'd ... | |
| Something in my house | 10/5/2009 |
| Q: I have a feeling i have a bad spirit in my house. I am usually able to feel a present of a ... A: Before you get too frightened, let's look at possible rational causes for what you might be ... | |
| hearing voices | 10/5/2009 |
| Q: I have recently moved house and i have started hearing a mans voice, last night it woke me from a ... A: Do you only hear the voices when you are sleeping? If so, it's very possible that these are just ... | |
| Not again?! | 10/4/2009 |
| Q: For several years after moving into my home, I was bothered by different paranormal activity. ... A: Have you seen a doctor about the cold gripping feeling on your head and neck? It could be that there ... | |
| electrical activities | 10/4/2009 |
| Q: This is something that my daughters and I have been experiencing and tonight it got the best of us. ... A: May I ask how old your daughters are? In many cases, poltergeist activity is linked to girls going ... | |
| Can one room in a house be haunted? | 9/30/2009 |
| Q: I live in a new build house. 3 years ago we had builders convert our garage to a room. Immediately ... A: It is definitely possible for only one room in a home to be haunted. The theory about renovations is ... | |
| paranormal | 9/17/2009 |
| Q: According to many websites and stories, I can assume that some skeptics claim that every paranormal ... A: When dealing with the paranormal, you will come across many people who are in the "extreme." That ... | |
| Bad dreams | 9/16/2009 |
| Q: Ever since I was little I'd have dreams of what would happen later on in my life. I've talked to a ... A: Cecily, Because these are dreams, I'm afraid you really can't trust that any of this is paranormal. ... | |
| how do i get an evp | 9/10/2009 |
| Q: how can i tell if my dad is around,he had died 3 months ago and i just want to know if he has ... A: The best way to get an EVP is to use a recording device (a tape recorder, digital recorder, ... | |
| odd occurences | 9/10/2009 |
| Q: I have experienced multiple unexplained things in my house. No one has passed away in my house. It ... A: That is starnge. Many times, when an animal departs, we continue t see and hear things shortly ... | |
| odd occurences | 9/10/2009 |
| Q: I have experienced multiple unexplained things in my house. No one has passed away in my house. It ... A: Well, a lot of paranormal activity is reported during times like this. Any construction or ... | |
| music from unknown | 9/10/2009 |
| Q: Today I was with my granddaughter.There was a music toy of her brothers on the floor.Though no one ... A: The music toy could have gone off by itself for a variety of reasons, mainly due to dying batteries. ... | |
| odd occurences | 9/10/2009 |
| Q: I have experienced multiple unexplained things in my house. No one has passed away in my house. It ... A: Most of these things could possibly be explained by normal means: faulty wiring or bad light bulbs; ... | |
| weird pic | 9/8/2009 |
| Q: I have a pic that i took in my room but i cant identify anything in my room except the floor. I ... A: I'm not sure what to make of this. Though the morning where you were stuck in your bed sounds like ... | |
| Haunted? | 9/7/2009 |
| Q: I think I may have a ghost or spirit of some sort in my house! It's not very old, only ten years, ... A: It's always hard to say if something is a ghost, even if an investigation is done. However, taken at ... | |
| Shadow Spirits | 9/7/2009 |
| Q: I recently read a question regarding "shadow spirits' and the "expert" said that these were not ... A: The thing is, nobody knows what shadow people are. we can guess, but knowbody has concrete proof or ... | |
| cargo pilot incident | 9/7/2009 |
| Q: if this story is out of the field you are interested in I hope you can put me in touch with someone ... A: I've heard of many ghost ships, but not too many ghost plane stories. This does sound like if it was ... | |
| Paranornal or Crazy | 9/6/2009 |
| Q: Recently in a hotel I kept seeing shadows moving through my hotel room. I turned on the lights ... A: I'm not sure what to make of this. You don't recall having any dreams where you were having sex? ... | |
| Shower Faucet | 9/5/2009 |
| Q: My girlfriend and I have lived in our apartment in an older building for about 8 months now. Last ... A: It's hard to say if it's a ghost or not. Old faucets can turn on by themselves. Water pressure is ... | |
| weird pic | 9/4/2009 |
| Q: I have a pic that i took in my room but i cant identify anything in my room except the floor. I ... A: It's hard to say what this is, as I don't know what this was a picture of. But to me it looks like ... | |
| elderly | 9/3/2009 |
| Q: I work in the medical field, I worked in a nursing home for over 5 years with no "sightings" what so ... A: Maya, Nobody really knows what shadow people really are. The thing you have to remember is that no ... | |
| Confused Dreaming | 9/3/2009 |
| Q: For a long, long time, ever since I can remember, I've been having some weird dreams that don't ... A: This sounds like sleep paralysis. Basically, sleep paralysis is when your body falls asleep and your ... | |
| chills | 8/30/2009 |
| Q: i been feeling chills on my left arm and is kind of weird it happens almost every single day maybe ... A: This sounds like it may be a medical condition, perhaps some poor circulation problems. Does it ... | |
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Jason Stroming
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Expertise
As a paranormal investigator, I can answer any questions about ghosts, hauntings, poltergeists, and related phenomena. I am also well-versed in other paranormal subjects such as cryptozoology (Bigfoot, Nessie, Mothman, etc.), UFOs, amd other unexplained phenomena.
Experience
I am the founder of the New York Paranormal Society (www.nyparanormalsociety.com), a group that investigates all things paranormal. I have appeared on NBC News, the Discover Channel show "Dark Matters," The Sundance Channel show "Love/Lust and the Paranormal," The New York Times, The NY Daily News, TAPS Paramagazine, NY1 News, and various other local papers and radio shows. I am also the creator and author of the blog "The Occult Section" (http://theoccultsection.com/) which deals with a variety of paranormal topics.
Education/Credentials
BA in Psychology
Past/Present Clients
The Bridge Cafe * St. Andrew's Church * Sam's Bar & Grill * The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum * Snug Harbor
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