Is the Washoe House haunted?
Is the Washoe House haunted?
DAEDALUS HOWELL
Is the Washoe House haunted?
DAEDALUS HOWELL
FOR THE ARGUS-COURIER
If there’s something strange in your neighborhood, who you gonna call? NorCal Paranormal Investigators! The name probably doesn’t leap to mind the way the “Ghostbusters!” lyric might, but you’re more likely to get your call answered.
The five-person crew, armed with cameras, digital recording devices and other tools of the trade, combed through the 1850s-era Washoe House in the wee hours of Oct. 2 to investigate whether the Petaluma landmark is haunted. Spoiler alert: They say it is.
For those keeping score, Sonoma County has seen an uptick in local paranormal activity – at least in the media. Petaluma-native Amy Bruni, veteran of SyFy’s “Ghost Hunters” is back on the air appearing in TLC’s all-new series “Kindred Spirits,” airing Fridays at 10 p.m., and filmmaker Tom Wyrsch’s documentary “Haunted Sonoma County” premiered in Sonoma recently.
Norcal Paranormal Investigators, however, isn’t seeking the limelight so much as dealing with the aftermath of those that — to paraphrase the movie “Poltergeist” — didn’t go into the light. Ushering spirits, demons and otherworldly anomalies from one plane to another (or as often not) is just part of the job, said Douglas M. Carnahan, founder of Norcal Paranormal Investigators — or NPI, as it’s emblazoned on the team’s matching T-shirts.
