When interviewing someone who has witnessed paranormal activity at a property or when trying to establish whether the goings on at a property are paranormal or not, you should consider whether the reports fall within the normal types of activities associated with a haunting.

Of course, these rules aren't hard and fast, but they are a good guide when trying to decide whether someone's claims of the paranormal really are proof of something out of the ordinary.

Remember that people may experience certain happenings that they attribute to the haunting. These happenings might not be in line with your personal beliefs, but their story and claims should be respected. If something felt real to the witness, then no matter what the actual cause, it was a real experience from their point of view.

Listening to someone's claims in a non-judgemental, open-minded way will allow you to plan your investigation and help you identify...