Junior Paranormal Events shares their interview with paranormal star, Dustin Pari…

We love connecting with the wider paranormal community, especially with those who
believe in the importance of paranormal education for the next generation.

Being big fans of Ghost Hunters – from the very beginning – we decided to approach legendary
paranormal nice guy Dustin Pari to see if he would be willing to be interviewed by our junior
paranormal ambassadors. Dustin agreed and so on one dark and rainy night in September,
Junior Paranormal Ambassadors Finlay, Aubrey, Harrison, Olivia, and Maddie had the
opportunity to interview Dustin. Our juniors were supported by their parents along with
Team JPE staff Gemma, Michael, and Jade. We all agreed that Dustin brought a ray of
sunshine along with him that evening and made a dull, wet night in Greater Manchester
that much brighter.

Here is our interview:

Jade & Maddie: What age did you start to see spirits and how did that make you feel?

Dustin: I was about 9 years old and the first thing that I saw was what we would now
classify as a shadow figure, and it was in my childhood home. I never saw it before that
night, and I never saw it any other night that I lived there. My family were still awake, and it
wasn’t terribly late at night, I could see down the hallway it was lit up because my parents
were still up and were in the living room, there was this 6-foot figure, an outline of a human
just standing there. It was dark grey wavy fume like – like when you get petrol from a
station on a hot day. It terrified me as a kid, I had no idea what this was, so I covered my
head and said my prayers. It really started to play on my mind, I wanted to know what it was
and why it was there, so I started to go to the library and read up about local folklore and
ghost stories.

Olivia: What’s the most interesting paranormal information that you have discovered?

Dustin: I started to do a lot of research into frequency, it’s something I am still researching
into. A lot of the old books and old techniques talk about frequencies as a way to
communicate with the other side. I think that it is great that we have all this technology
now, but I think that some of the old ways still have a lot of merit to them and I think that people look past them too quickly. There was an app known as SpiritCom which used
different frequencies and noises – white nose, pink noise and there was something in there
called a resonating frequency. I use the resonating frequency in the location where I am
investigating, prior to my investigation like I was sending a sound out, an alarm out to the
spiritual energy to let them know that I am trying to reach them. I have been doing a lot of
work looking into how frequencies and sound can connect us with the other side

Harrison: What is the most enjoyable paranormal investigation that you have done?

Dustin: When I was on Ghost Hunters International, we went to the Philippines and to a
location called The Clark Airbase, the air force base hospital was where we were specifically
investigating. The client was an elderly man who worked at the building as a security guard,
they were going to try to renovate it but there was a volcanic eruption and there was so
much ash in the area there wasn’t anything that they could do so it fell into disrepair. The
gentleman told others in the village about footsteps and voices that he had heard and a mist
that he had seen. He was laughed at by others and labelled as a drunk and he started to
question his sanity. The three nights that we investigated; we experienced every one of the
claims that the gentleman had made. It was great because that doesn’t always happen but
playing it back to the client was very emotional because he finally had proof.

Aubrey: Why do you like the paranormal?

Dustin: This world for me is very difficult, I feel like we want to explain everything and with
science we can explain a lot of things and it is important to continue to challenge and to
learn. However, I love the paranormal because it allows for there to still be magic in the
world, it allows for there to be wonder, and it is good for us to always be questioning. From
a human standpoint, it is comforting to know that the other side is very real that our loved
ones aren’t really gone. We can’t see them like we used to but their energy, their spirit is
still very much there. Investigating the paranormal helps me to get a bit closer to that
magic.

Finlay: What was it like investigating Hoover Dam?

Dustin: Oh, Hoover Dam was crazy! It’s a national landmark and by far the largest building
that I have been in, thankfully they didn’t show it on camera, but we kept on getting lost,
we had to have a guide with us, but I like to go off on my own, so I kept sneaking off. Once
you are lost in there you are lost it’s a maze. When we were having a break, they set out a
table for us at the base of the Dam and I was sat there, the sun was setting, and I was sat
there thinking ‘I saw a shadow figure as a kid and now I am here!’ To be the first group to be
allowed into investigate was amazing and the activity was fantastic we had travelling cold
spots to voices to EVP’s. I had great back and forth with the Flux 2 that I was using as
equipment. As far as an investigation goes, I didn’t think I could investigate anything bigger
at this point, it was a blessing and an incredible opportunity.

Gemma: What would be your best advice for our juniors, the next generation of
paranormal investigators?

Dustin: Always keep it respectful and honest. One of the biggest problems that we have in
paranormal research is that we all have the best intentions when we start, and people go
out there and sometimes out human nature takes over and we don’t always consider the
alternatives as to what happened. The more critical that you are with an experience the
more solid that it will be. We want everything to be something, but it means so much more
when it is actually something. Being difficult on the evidence and not just running with
things, it helps to give the field some merit. Harsh interrogation, being a loudmouth or
being aggressive doesn’t work for me. Know about the place you are going and the people
that may be there and speak to that, stay away from the ‘Do you know you are dead?’
question, that one gives me problems – they haven’t gone to the bathroom in a long time, I
am sure that they have figured out something is wrong.

I don’t believe that anyone is trapped here, I believe that some linger here longer than others and some visit more than others, as humans we drive by our old memories and so if you are a spirit who still has loved
ones of course you are going to go back to see them and places that you loved. I think that
people get caught up with the ideas that they see on TV and movies. The ones that scream,
about scratch me, push me pull my hair, I don’t get any of that and it seems the wrong place
for me, we need to be respectful.

Jade & Maddie: What has been your best investigation and why?

Dustin: Here in the states, there is a place called the St Augustine’s lighthouse in Florida, I
was new to Ghost Hunters at the time – it was Season 2. We are hearing this woman’s voice
from somewhere in the lighthouse, I was shaking as I went up the spiral staircase and my IR
light was starting to die, on my camera footage when they show it you can only see a grey
mist moving from side to side, but we could see the pleats in the lady’s’ skirt, the curls in her
hair it was the most amazing thing. I didn’t know what to do I was frozen staring at it, we
asked her to move down the stairs, but she collapsed into a ball of light and disappeared. I
have been back since and haven’t seen her again, but that place will always hold a special
place in my heart because that was my first full bodied apparition since seeing that shadow
figure as a 9-year-old.

Michael: How important do you find the relationships that you have built up with the
people that you work with in the paranormal?

Dustin: Having people that you work with that you like is number 1, having someone
around you that you don’t like isn’t fun and it ruins your energy, if we aren’t in a good space
then it doesn’t bode well for investigating. There are some people that I am really good
friends with, and I trust immensely but for some reason our energy doesn’t seem to work
well together for paranormal activity. You need to create an environment where spirit want
to connect with us, if we are laughing and goofing off it makes it more fun for everyone.
Work with people you like, work with people you trust and work out what combinations of
energy work well together.

Olivia: What is your favourite venue for paranormal activity?

Dustin: In the UK I loved going to Leap castle in Ireland, I had my biggest moment in my
paranormal career there. Whatever was there let me know that I wasn’t being as respectful
as I should be. The camera didn’t catch me falling to the floor when they spliced it together
you see my perspective go up to the ceiling, I felt like I got hit by a wave in the ocean and I
got knocked out. It was the greatest turning point for me as it made me think about being
more respectful, there is a better way to do things.
Harrison: Do you every get scared or nervous?

Dustin: All the time, I have so many things. I can’t watch horror movies; I can’t go to
haunted house attractions. My wife and daughter love that kind of stuff. I like thriller and
slow build paranormal films; I can’t watch slasher horror films. I have a problem with when
we investigate places with long hallways with lots of doors, I am thinking that something is
going to jump out on me, its awful. I usually walk down the hallways I sing theme songs to
1980s sitcoms and that helps me – I get scared all the time.

Aubrey: What is your favourite piece of kit?

Dustin: I don’t like to use a lot; we have to for the show, but I like a simple EVP recorder it
works well. In terms of doing the actual investigation, I like the Flux 2 because it is easy to
set up and helps with answering questions.

Finlay: How important is history for paranormal investigations?

Dustin: Its always good to now the history of the place you are going and the people that
are there. Using buzz words that make sense to them can coax them out further. You can
speak to things that would have been happening about that time too. If you know the
person that visits the building, find out what they love and use that to speak to their passion
and have a conversation with them.

Gemma: Dustin, you are involved in a lot – you work in healthcare, you have written
several books, you have created a series of colouring books, you do motivational lectures,
attend conventions, and do paranormal investigations. How on earth do you fit all of that
in?

Dustin: I don’t really sleep a lot! I try to use downtime – travelling, lunch breaks – to work
on projects. I have so many ideas and I record everything in my phone. I believe that whilst
we are here, we should be lifting each other up, to laugh together, to cry together and to
learn together. The most valuable think that we have is time, you need to make the most of
it and so I want to leave a legacy of kindness and the weird things that I thought about
whilst I was here.

We all appreciated the time that Dustin took to speak with us, so we made him an honorary
member of Team JPE and presented him with his own ghostie.

Thanks Dustin!
You can stay connected with Dustin’s projects via his social media platforms:
Twitter: @dustinpari
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paranormalrockstar