Sonja Nowara

Ghost Hunting Groups and Ghost Hunters in Germany: Results of Two Online Surveys

Journal of the Society for Psychical Research March 12, 2026 Gerhard Mayer, Sonja Nowara

We conducted two online surveys with German ghost hunting groups (GHGs) and individual ghost hunters. The first questionnaire targeted entire teams, the second individual members. Our goals were (1) to understand the current GHG scene in Germany—their composition, investigation approaches, and exceptional experiences (ExEs)—and (2) to gain insight into the people engaged in this time- and...