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The Technology Issue

Ghouls In The Machine

Do you remember that terrible film White Noise? The one where Michael Keaton is chased off a roof by evil spirits? Well, that film was about Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP). Not only was it crappy but it pissed off most people interested in EVP...

White Noise

Illustration by Mimi Leung

Vice: Are you a ghost hunter or do they come to you?

Mark Turner:

Can you give me a brief history of EVP?

Bummer. What happened next?

Is there a visual equivalent of EVP?

So you don’t get pictures of the dead coming out of computer screens or anything?

OK, phew. What are the explanations offered for these voices?

There are other explanations, aren’t there?

Is there a common pattern to EVP voices?

Lots of the messages I have heard seem nonsensical—things like “brain turd”. Is the theory that these messages are targeted at those who are listening? Because I think I would be confused by “brain turd” out of the blue.

So what machines are best for recording the voices of the deceased?

Someone should tell Panasonic. They could use that as a USP.