Ghosts are a booooming business. If you join one of the hundreds of ghost-hunting excursions offered around the country, you’re likely to encounter a slew of gadgets: EMF meters, REM pods ...

Ghost signs are the faded, hand-painted signs of the past. Once one sign is found, others seem to follow for Lashelle Bynum.

In the book’s foreword, Auerbach discusses how ghost hunting TV shows have inspired interest in “paranormal tourism.” However, he emphasizes these TV shows don’t reflect the reality of ...