We always joked that it’s the live people you have to worry about.  Going out to dark, desolate haunted places in the middle of the night can certainly be dangerous.  I can recall one such instance at a local cemetery where I witnessed two men running past the cemetery at about 2 o’clock in the morning.  A few minutes later the Police came and asked if we had seen anyone.  Of course, we said “they went thataway” as we pointed down the road.  The police went on to tell us the two men were armed robbery suspects fleeing the scene of the crime. We were lucky, but according to the Providence Journal, these guys were not:

Teenagers looking for ghosts at the abandoned Ladd School got a real-life encounter when five young men carrying axes, clubs, knives and BB guns took their money, cell phones and credit cards, according to the state police.

Remember, when going out ghosthunting, there’s strength in numbers.  However, when you come across axe wielding muggers, this will do, of course, so will this:

A grenade launcher is a great deterrent for would-be attackers

The Walt Kowolski route is my personal favorite.

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