David Deromedi - Field Manager, Researcher, Lead Investigator

What experience got you into the paranormal?
I grew up in a house I have always believed to be haunted. (The woman who owned it prior to my family died there and later so did my Mother.) Ive seen many strange things there over the years (seeing people in windows, someone standing over me in a mirror and turning around and no one being there and as a child standing in front of a mirror with a friend and seeing us turn but my reflection not moving). With that base I have always been interested in the paranormal, cryptids and the occult.

What was your favorite place to investigate?
My favorite investigation occurred recently at St. Alban’s Sanatorium in Radford, VA. Jumping into the hydrotherapy tub and investigating from there with a group from Jott-Nyx, seeing the responses from the equipment on the ground with us, hearing the responses through the phasmabox and seeing the stick figure identified behind me with what appeared to be its hands on my head either washing my hair, or mimicking some more nefarious, was the singular best interaction with something paranormal I have ever experienced. Beyond that, Bube’s Brewery Catacombs in Mt joy, PA has a spirit named Nevin that interacts fantastically with me and I have been present for an incredibly emotional interaction between Nevin and a guest at a public investigation where multiple pieces of equipment were being activated/signaled in response to questions and comments.

Least favorite place?
Visiting the Amityville House was unimpressive. The Hindsdale House was a bust for me. West Virginia State Penitentiary was a frustrating experience for a lot of reasons.

A place you want to investigate?
Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum or Houska Castle in Prague Favorite piece of ghost hunting equipment to use during an investigation? I am very simple.

Favorite piece of ghost hunting equipment to use during an investigation?
My favorite pieces of equipment are a Mag-Lite flashlight and a burning candle. Two very basic items/pieces of equipment but nearly impossible to fabricate results. One could argue that the flashlight, when set to be on the verge of turning on, the fact that the flashlight turns on is just random connections being made by the battery and the connection. However, it becomes harder and harder to explain the reaction of the light when asking questions and getting a response. The flickering of a candle is much the same as the flame only reacts when it is acted upon by something making the air move.

Advice you would give someone just starting out with investigating?
Patience and not going out looking for an experience because you will start experiencing confirmation bias where you will start making more out of things than they really are, seeing things you want to see and convincing yourself that you are hearing things that you aren’t. Accepting the fact that paranormal investigation is a slow and more often than not: an unexciting endeavor. Realizing that all of these great stories are about 1% of the total experiences that more often than not amount to getting readings on pieces of equipment or finding an EVP or something in a photo on later examination.