Montauk Monster

Here is the most recent case of the "Montauk Monster" that was found in Long Island on May 5, 2009. Photo provided by Specialreport.com
Here is a picture of the first "Montauk Monster" that was found back in July of 2008. Photo provided by Montauk-Monster.com

Many times people associate the study of the paranormal only related to spiritual practices, ghosts, and demons, but there are many more areas of the field that this study entails. For example, the study of monsters is a large area. This week the online news has been buzzing with the news of the infamous "Montauk Monster." A corpse of one of these supposed monsters was found in Long Island on May 5, 2009 while the first case had been found not even more than a year before. There are various theories for these new monsters, but the most popular is that it could possibly be a mutated sea turtle with no shell. The part that fears that is has disease. Paranormal investigators are not too pleased with this new finding because various professionals think this is a media spectacle and nothing more.

"Personally, I can't stand how some paranormal television shows and investigation groups focus too much on the demonic or the monster aspect of the paranormal world,"said Sharon Coyle, the founder of Start the Journey. "I believe that if demons and monsters really have such strong powers that they wouldn't be taking it out on people who live out in the middle of nowhere or farm lands. It doesn't make sense."

Here is a link to the official Montauk Monster Blog: www.montauk-monster.com

CSULB professor using paranormal analytical arguments

Discuss Professor Boak Ferris' paranormal and spiritual analytical arguments

Melisa Pinnow Profile

Here's a video Pinnow made in regards of her visit to the Queen Mary and her experience with the paranormal activity she experienced.

Here's 15-year-old Melisa Pinnow's short Q & A session from Washington.

Q: When did you become interested in the paranormal?

A: I became interested in the paranormal i think when i graduated from elementary school and went to a private school for middle school, which I'm still at. It is a very old school and it was the first time i ha d ever gone upstairs and i immediately felt the presence of an old lady who was kinda annoyed that we were that but she tolerated it. So i went up there a lot and just sat in the place where i though she had died. Then i heard about how the school had actually had a paranormal past in the building! So I'm pretty sure thats what got me into the paranormal.Whats the best/worst about it? hmmm I think the best things about it is that it is just so amazing, incredible and remarkable to see, feel and interact with real people that had real lives. Its actually really fun for me lol. I love to do it any chance i get. The bad parts i guess could be that i could get possessed.

Q: Do you watch any of the paranormal television shows?

A: I watch ghost hunters and ghost hunters international and would love to meet the teams! lol. very awesome shows, very awesome. They are serious about what they do but do have some humor in there, its just them fooling around in their spare time and those times just crack me up! They always get some evidence and really know how to get spirits to respond to them.

Q: How long have you been researching and investigating the paranormal?
A: I have been researching the paranormal for about 3 years, I think.

Q: What are some of the locations you have visited to investigate?

A: I have investigated at my school, out at Hotel De Haro, Roche Harbor, the Queen Mary ( twice, love that place!! )and my house.... and maybe some more that I can't remember. I would love to go back to the Queen Mary though and investigate a lot of places in Seattle and the labs here on the island.

Q: What equipment do you typically use when you investigate? What's the best tool in your opinion?

A: I use a camera, the K2 meter, sometimes a laser thermometer or a tape recorder. But I always have my K2 meter with me, it is the best tool in my opinion,I would never leave without it. Another tool that i have used only a few times at my school was the Ouija board, and I do like that tool too, very cool but people say I shouldn't use it and usually keep it away from me so... yeah that sucks. But yeah the K2 is defiantly the best tool in my opinion.

Sharon Coyle Mini-Profile

Photo provided by Sharon Coyle.

Sharon Coyle, the founder of Start the Journey Paranormal Investigation Group started out doing investigations at a very young age because she had a family background of paranormally curious people and along with them her town. She has been very interested in the paranormal regardless of the fact that she is not a psychic. However, she does have a special ability for taking pictures of spirits even when she does not intend to. One of the scariest incidences she claims to have had was when she has the intuition to take a photograph of the inside of a closet and later when she was out at dinner with her friends and family, she looked back at her photographs and realized it was the image of a dead man hanging by the neck.

"It was so mortifying," said Coyle. "It was so detailed that you could even see the texture on the rope that was used to hang the poor man. Sometimes it gets very sad and scary because you feel helpless since there's not much you can do for these people who are already dead."

Coyle's favorite aspect of the paranormal world is the study of the "Shadow People," which are an unknown entity that take the forms of shadows and move around the room as pitch-black figures. She has seen the apparition of these shadow people on a few occasions, but once they appeared they never fully disappeared from her curiosity.

Here's a quote by Tuesday Miles, the host of the P.O.R.T.A.L Paranormal Radio Show had to say about her partner Coyle. She posted this up on the meetup.com group profile for newcomers to the group to view:

"Sharon Coyle runs an excellent meetup group, she works hard in arranging different ghost hunting venues for each member to attend , some are for the well experienced ghost hunter and some are for the beginners. There is an event for all. She shares her experiences with the group, and is easy to approuch with questions, I find Sharon Coyle to be one of the nicest people who loves to ghost hunt. Her goal is to just have a good time in hopes each ghost investigation all in the group walk away with having an excellent experience. She does not over charge the group for her own profit, which I find A BONUS in these groups, events some times do cost a fee, but Sharon is busy trying to make the event affordable for all to attend. So you have tried the rest now try the best !!!! ( smiles )."