The SIA: Are You Haunted?

Hi. My name is Tess and I’m a Ghost Hunter.

Not Theresa, or Teresa—just Tess—well, not just Tess—saying just makes it sound as if I’m no one special, but I am special. I’ve known it for years because I see things--weird things.

Big deal, right? Please don’t compare me to that kid in the movie who says, “I see dead people.” I’m not like that—well, not exactly … I guess my “gift,” if you really want to call it that, is similar to that kid’s. For me, it’s about more than seeing dead people.

Besides, I believe dead people stay dead, so I don’t trust that the things I see are dead people—that is, people who once breathed oxygen and now have no reason to breathe because they’re—uh, dead. Dead peoples’ spirits don’t stay to haunt the rest of us who still take breaths. Dead is dead. Whoops—I just destroyed a few peoples’ source of income with the truth!

I see weird stuff. It’s that simple. I considered advertising that way, but imagining that phrase “I see weird stuff” posted on a billboard sign or slapped against the side of my van didn’t seem quite as catchy as “I see dead people.”

Yeah—that’s me. I’m the ghost hunter who doesn’t believe in ghosts.

But I do believe there is something horrible, something dreadful that haunts people and scares them enough to destroy them. This dreadful “thing” wants to come into your house today. It wants to steal your peace, your joy, and wipe out your family. It wants to drive you crazy enough that you never sleep.

I’m here to help you with that.