residual haunting
English
Noun
residual haunting (plural residual hauntings)
- (parapsychology) A haunting in which a specter repeats a loop of it's past, with no semblance of intelligence or consciousness.
- 2019, Zak Bagans, Ghost-Hunting For Dummies, page 142:
- A residual haunting may not be caused by trauma or violence, though.
- 2019 November 15, Haunted Orange County, Types of Hauntings:
- Residual haunting activity can occur when something traumatic/stressful occurs, such as a murder or a rape.
- 2020 October 8, Rick Hinton, Stephanie Dolan, Explaining the difference between ghosts and spirits, and other paranormal jargon:
- A residual haunting is a continuous film loop of the past containing images of a life once lived.
Further reading
- Residual Hauntings: An Overview - Astonishing Legends