Source : Perth Now news
A ghost hunter claims he’s still in pain seven years after being attacked by a spook.
Paul Cowneadow, from Gloucester, England, says he suffered “nerve damage” in his neck after being assaulted by a ghost during a paranormal investigation at a former prison back in 2019 after the group received a threatening message through their equipment which suggested Paul had been targeted for an attack.
Explaining how he was hurt during a ghost hunt at Gloucester Prison, Paul told the BBC: “I remember him [one of the group] radioing down to me that my name came through on a piece of equipment and the words ‘I will hurt you’.
“And then I had a massive pain in my neck, like someone put something blunt on my neck and it put me on my knees.
“It caused me nerve damage on my neck, I still suffer from it to this day. There’s no other cause to it, I didn’t fall or anything.”
The claims come after another paranormal investigator insisted not all ghosts are “evil”.
Colin Browen – who hosts the Murder In America podcast and The Paranormal Files on YouTube – declared it’s a common misconception that all hauntings are frightening and revealed he’s encountered plenty of “happy, jovial spirits” who just wanted to have a bit of a “laugh”.
He told the US Mirror: “I’ve investigated dozens of homes and places that were filled with happy, jovial spirits – in fact, one night, we spent the entire night telling jokes to the spirits and watched as they played with our devices and seemingly laughed along with us.”
Colin blamed Hollywood horror movies and documentaries for the negative perception of hauntings, adding: “In horror movies and documentaries about the paranormal world, usually hauntings are portrayed as intense, frightening and disturbing; however, in real life, it’s never black and white.
“Although it’s possible you may run into something more on the negative side, and you may not be dealing with Casper, most of the time, the spirits we encounter and interact with seem to be lost souls, in a way – not angry, demonic beings intent on raising hell – simply energies and spiritual entities that we don’t really understand.”
Colin went on to insist most ghosts aren’t interested in hurting humans and often they just want acknowledgement or help.
He added: “[Often they want] be acknowledged … [or] helped with a task or given some form of respect.”
