About Tantastic II
Tantastic has been standing in it’s location for over 100 years. It was originally the home to numerous families before it was converted into a business. A lot of hearsay stories have been rumored about this old foundation, but not much has been recorded as fact. One of the biggest rumored tellings was of a very sick young girl who supposedly died in the attic. Apparently, she fell victim to an incurable disease and was moved to the attic of the home until she passed.
Tantastic's ClaimsCLPS was called into Tantastic to prove the existence of an overactive young girl. Tony (owner) and his employees told us all about the strange occurrences throughout the building. One of the employees, who is a frequent closer of the tanning salon, had a lot to say. She recalled many nights after everyone had left hearing someone running on the second floor, doors closing, and she swears to have seen a black shadow at the foot of the steps. While all of the employees shared these experiences, what is most fascinating are the customers’ reports. Knowing nothing of the potential haunting, their confusion helped validate Tony’s suspicion. One patron told of a time when she put the “DO NOT DISTURB” sign on the outside door handle. When her session was over, she got up only to see the sign on the inside door handle! In a separate instance, another regular came downstairs crying in disbelief of a lost item she knew she did not misplace. It was a class ring she had placed on top of a pile of clothes with the rest of her jewelry. Tony’s most reoccurring phenomenon is that of a Shop-Vac®. He stressed to us the many mornings he would open to find the vacuum cord wrapped around the inside handle of the closet. After many similar stories between employees and unaware guests, Tony set out to find the truth.
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EVP's
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The InvestigationFive CLPS members set up shop at Tantastic on the night of May 25th. We began the night as one whole team. Walking all around the building from basement to attic, we got a feel for the place. The age of the building couldn’t hide its flaws. We noticed some very old and heavy storm windows on the first floor. One strong breeze was enough to make a substantial banging sound followed by a pulsating of the glass. Could this be affiliated with some of the claims? Moving forward, we took some lath and wedged the windows to eliminate the banging, which was huge contamination. Marissa, Jaime, Oscar, Kim, and Joe divided into two groups by 11:00pm, keeping three investigators on the upper two levels and two investigators on the first level. We set up both infrared cameras that night. Room 8 was the room that both guests had experiences in. It is also the room that hides the door to the attic. So, we strategically placed an infrared camera in that room to keep an eye on both doors and the entire room itself. We also left an audio recorder in that room throughout the night. The second infrared camera was placed inside the closet. With the door left open, it was the perfect spot to see the Shop-Vac®, the closet door, and the bottom of the stairs (where the black shadow was seen). Overall, other than a few personal experiences, the night was rather quiet. There were a few times when different investigators reported knocks and footsteps; however, the best experience of the night was when Joe heard a girl’s voice in the attic. Immediately, two questions came to mind: Was this the sick little girl? And, most importantly, did our audio equipment catch that?
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The Debriefing
After leaving Tantastic, the team gathered their thoughts and prepared to review more than 70 hours of footage. We paid close attention to our infrareds, looking for anything that gave proof of our client’s claims. Saddened that no video evidence was collected, CLPS was more than satisfied with the audio clips received. Olivia, the group’s researcher, kept busy after the investigation as well. She decided to contact the Northampton County Coroner’s Office to validate the death of a young girl in the building. No record existed. However, the coroner insisted that it is most common that they are called in when a patient isn’t clinically dead. A lot of times, a person will fall into a coma before they die, and then he/she will actually stop breathing in the presence of the paramedics. By this point, the T.O.D. (time of death) is recorded by the hospital. In any case, it all made sense. CLPS was called in on reports of a young girl, which, clearly, was proven. Not only are the audio clips clear, but some are responsive. Our only predicament was how we were going to tell Tony that his salon is haunted not only by a little girl, but by an apparently older male as well?!