It’s that time of the year again, and who doesn’t love a good ghost story during the Halloween season? Luckily, professional ghost-hunter Grant Wilson has plenty to tell. 

Grant Wilson, co-producer and star of the TV reality series “Ghost Hunters” has been ghost hunting since he was 15 years old, shortly after he started he realized that his “passion for understanding spirits outweighed his fear of the unknown.”

“There is A LOT I like about paranormal investigation like the history and the mystery, but what I love most is helping people…be they living OR dead. That is the ultimate goal,” Wilson says. 

As creepy as ghosts can be, Wilson explains why we actually shouldn’t be afraid at all. 

“The problem is that the world WANTS the paranormal to be scary,” he says, “but I don’t find it scary at all. I find it fascinating and beautiful. Fear, by definition, is a lack of knowledge.” 

Though it’s easier said than done, some may find Grant’s outlook on ghostly encounters comforting.

 “Why are we afraid of the dark? It’s not the dark we are afraid of, it’s what is IN the dark that scares us, more specifically, not knowing what is in the dark,” Grant continues. 

Halloween is mythed to be one of the spookiest days of the year, however, Grant proves this theory to be false. 

“Halloween comes at an interesting time of year. The days are growing shorter, so there is more darkness.,” Grant says. “The air outside gets colder which forces us to spend more time inside our homes. This causes our homes to creak and pop, making strange noises we aren’t used to. We start watching scary movies, and thinking more about the paranormal thanks to Halloween. All of this adds up to a situation where we are more prone to fooling ourselves that the paranormal is all around us.”

One of the most haunted places Grant Wilson has investigated is here in Kentucky, Waverly Hills. 

“It’s a wonderfully historic place that is very active. So many people were quarantined there for so long due to tuberculosis. People tend to view the location as one of suffering and heartache,” Wilson says.  “However, Waverly Hills did their absolute best to make life as enjoyable as possible there. They hosted many parties. Children were able to play outside on the flat roof, the food was good, and the social life was thriving. So, while many people go there expecting it to be a horror movie, the activity we found there was never scary, but often misunderstood. We found the entities there to be sweet considerate, even performing harmless practical jokes.”

For as many spooky stories that Grant has, he also has a few amusing experiences.

“We had one case where the client complained about black shadows crawling across their walls and ceilings. Terrifying, right?!” Wilson recalls. “As we sat there in the kitchen waiting for that to happen, sure enough, we saw the shadows! Well, come to find out, it wasn’t anything terrifying. It was actually bugs trapped inside the kitchen light.”

So, you can take a breath of relief, there’s nothing to be afraid of.

“After all, Halloween is supposed to be fun and light-hearted,” Wilson says. “Next time you get an eerie feeling or hear a strange noise, just remember that  ghosts have the same loves, desires, and fears as we do.”