Things That Go Bump in the Night

Ashley Blackstone, Reporter KTHV  

April 5, 2007

Karen Shillings is the director of Central Arkansas Society for Paranormal Research, or CASPR, "We're speaking to those that are no longer in your earthly body."

Around every corner, under ever bed, in every nook and cranny, CASPR ghost hunters investigate the USS Razorback, hoping to see spirits.

"We're asking you to give us a sign that you can hear us and see us," says Shillings.

With cameras rolling, and temperature gauges in hand, Shillings says having the lights off is ideal for tuning in to the supernatural world.

"I feel like something just socked me in the stomach right here," says Shillings.

This is the second time the CASPR group has come to the submarine on a ghost hunt. Shillings says, "I actually have felt, you know, the hairs stand on end and felt a presence here."

But seeing a ghost or hearing voices has yet to happen.

Shillings explains, "Is the submarine haunted? Perhaps. Or maybe it's just something following us around."

Up on deck, submarine director Greg Stitz says he's never had a close encounter of another worldly kind, but he has heard strange, unexplainable noises.
"There's been times standing on deck and the alarm goes off and then when you go open the hatch and go down in boat it quits, which is a little unnerving," says Stitz.

For the CASPR team, there's no question the alarm is evidence of some sort of life beyond death.

Shillings explains, "If there is no explanation for it at all and it can't physically be set off without touching something or without someone moving past it, then you've got to say, well, it's unexplained paranormal activity."

And while it's unexplainable for now, Shillings says it may only be a matter of time before a ghost presents itself in image form.

Shillings says she hopes to return with her team to the Razorback and spend the night. She says activity is most likely to happen in the early morning hours.

To learn more about the USS Razorback's history click on the link underneath the pictures.