Don’t say we didn’t warn you: going on a Miami-area ghost-hunting excursion with War Party Paranormal is likely to cause a serious case of the chills. Aventura recently sat down with Eric Vanderlaan, the leader of the South Florida–based paranormal research team. He’s been with the organization for nine years and oversees a team of approximately 30 ghost hunters who give ghost tours and conduct investigations across South Florida.
As it turns out, our slice of paradise is home to some super-haunted spots. “I would just say this to any skeptics or naysayers: come join us at one of our events and we’ll make you a believer,” Vanderlaan quips. “We are changing people’s minds all the time.”
Vanderlaan’s crew typically conducts one or two three-hour-long tours per month. But things kick into high gear during “spooky season” (i.e., right now), when War Party Paranormal offers at least one tour per week. Confirmed October tour locations and dates include the Old Davie School Historical Museum October 18, Spookville at Yesteryear Village at West Palm Beach’s South Florida Fairgrounds October 19, and the Gold Coast Railroad Museum adjacent to the Miami Zoo October 26.
As for the most haunted spot in our region, Vanderlaan says it’s hands down the Old Davie School Historical Museum, which boasts two on-site houses that are more than 100 years old, plus an eerie, historic classroom. “I always tell guests to take lots of photos,” Vanderlaan says. “During a recent tour at the Old Davie School Historical Museum, we had a guest take a photo on her phone where you could see a full-body apparition of an older lady.”
Beyond smartphone cameras, War Party Paranormal brings special paranormal-sensing equipment—such as electromagnetic field detectors and electronic voice phenomena recorders—to help guests experience all the thrills and chills and to capture the spirit (literally).
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