1. QUESTION: How do I become a part of HPIR?

ANSWER: Click on the "Join our team" link at the top of the page, it will direct you to the information that explains the process of becoming a member of our team. Please note that we often do not have openings within the group, once we do have an opening however we will make a public announcement on our website. Please read all information about membership on our website before submitting your membership application.

2. QUESTION: How do I get an opportunity to tag along on investigations?

ANSWER: Our investigations are not open to the public; the investigations we do are done by HPIR team members only. We will post any findings of our investigations on our website if we have permission from the home or business owners. Otherwise, if you are interested in being a part of our team please see the above information in question #1.

3. QUESTION: When and where are your meetings held?

ANSWER: Our meetings are held once a month and are strictly for the members of HPIR. On occasion we host open meetings where we invite interested people to come meet us and learn more about joining our team. When we are looking for new team members we will make an announcement via our website and Facebook.

4. QUESTION: Why hasn't your team investigated __________ place?

ANSWER: We would love to investigate as many haunted locations as possible, however we must first have permission to do so. Often times we attempt to seek permission with no luck, other times the owners do not wish for a group like ours to investigate their property. There are many places in our area we still plan to investigate: some we just have not gotten around to yet. The majority of our investigations are posted on the website with the permission of the owners. Some investigations we have done are private and we do not have permission to post the information for the public viewing. Remember if you know of a haunted place you would like to see investigated just drop us a line.

5. QUESTION: What is the most haunted place in Huntington?

ANSWER: Each haunting and investigation we do is unique. It is very difficult to pin a title of "most haunted" on any particular place. Some places do indeed have more activity than others, but each one is much different than the previous. So really there is no true answer answer to this question, we will let the evidence we collect speak for itself. We do however offer you a HPIR's Top 10 Haunted Location listing.

6. QUESTION: How do I get started investigating the paranormal?

ANSWER: There are a number of ways to get involved in paranormal research. You could start by joining a group local to your area. If you are searching for a group in your area and are having no luck you may contact us and we will do our best to put you in contact with someone in your area. Another option for you would be to start you own group, this is much easier than you might think. You can use the internet to locate people who have a similar interest and start from there. Of course you will want to do plenty of research first and purchase some equipment as well. You can start by investigating the homes of friends and family who believe they live in haunted houses for practice at first and the work your way into bigger things once you have gained more experience.

7. QUESTION: I would like to investigate __________ place that your group has investigated, could you please provide the contact information to me?

ANSWER: We get a fair amount of requests asking for contact information for locations we have previously investigated. Unfortunately, many locations are privately owned and we can not give this information out to anyone. There are a fair amount of locations we have investigated that are open to the public and we do try to note those on each listing for those who are interested in investigating these locations.

8. QUESTION: What type of equipment do you use?

ANSWER: Sometimes too much emphasis is placed upon the equipment that paranormal investigators use. Its not about how much or how "advanced" the equipment is, its all about utilizing what you have for the correct purpose it is intended to be used for. HPIR uses a wide variety of equipment including video cameras, audio recorders and such to evaluate and investigate locations where claims of paranormal activity occur. Sometimes the most simple tools can be the most effective, and having used many different types of equipment, the best evidence comes from the less complex devices.