1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:16,760 Testing. Testing? Okay, this thing works. Good. Hello. Okay, um, where do I start? Okay. 2 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:24,160 Currently, I'm on a gap year. We're set to travel all throughout Europe, then to Australia, 3 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:30,840 and then to Thailand. This gap year is a perfect opportunity to get something done I've been 4 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:35,800 planning for a while now. I'll explain my goals soon enough, but first I've gotta catch 5 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:41,440 you up, whoever this is. I hope my travels and tales can give you some insight into the 6 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:48,400 world you live in. First off, I'll start by explaining the purpose of these tapes. It's 7 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:56,400 simple, really. I want to spread information. Specifically, information about death, afterlife, 8 00:00:56,400 --> 00:01:03,840 and the in-between. Ghosts are real. Let's start off real quick and easy right there. 9 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:10,080 You know ghosts. Spooky, blue, white-tinted people that float around. Yeah. What's probably 10 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:22,880 new information to you is that there are actually four types of ghosts. Those include... Okay, 11 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:27,720 we're back. Sorry about that. I'm using my recorder whenever I can. Being on this gap 12 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:33,560 year has surrounded me with people, which sometimes means I have to quickly put it away. 13 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:40,000 It's not that I don't want them knowing about all of this. It's just easier to avoid that. 14 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:49,280 Anyways, where was I? Right, yes, ghosts. Type 1. Type 1 is called a phantom. They're 15 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:55,760 mindless. They are rarely ever seen, but they are the most common ghost. Luckily for you, 16 00:01:55,760 --> 00:02:02,240 they're also harmless. They simply consist of leftover energy. If you do see one, it 17 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:08,240 won't be a face-to-face interaction. It might appear as movement in the corner of your eye, 18 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:15,360 or maybe a figure in the dark that vanishes before you can get a better look. Or, if you're 19 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:21,960 lucky, they walked into you and you felt a cold shiver trace along your skin. Like I 20 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:29,400 said, harmless. Not really important here. Type number 2 is a spirit. These ghosts have 21 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:37,200 retained some or all of their personality and memories. They can appear one of two ways. 22 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:44,120 The uncommon way is as a wispy, transparent figure. The most common way these ghosts appear, 23 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:50,120 however, is as humans. You might be talking with someone on the subway train, only to 24 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:57,120 realize hours later that they were never really there. Spirits are generally safe. Unless 25 00:02:57,120 --> 00:03:01,780 the ghost was one of a serial killer, you have nothing to worry about. Spirits barely 26 00:03:01,780 --> 00:03:10,200 interact with the human world. Now, the third type of ghost is a bit more dangerous. These 27 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:18,440 ghosts are called haunts. They are malignant ghosts that wish harm on all those they encounter. 28 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:24,560 They can interact with the human world physically. These interactions can include knocking things 29 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:30,840 over, disrupting technology, scratching someone, stuff like that. If you've seen a horror movie 30 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:37,000 about a ghost, who's most likely trying to depict a haunt. Another thing of note about 31 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:42,720 the haunts is that they can take over the will of other objects and creatures. On rare 32 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:53,960 occasions, this can include people. That just leaves the fourth type. The anomaly. This 33 00:03:53,960 --> 00:04:01,800 ghost does not obey the laws of physics. Encounters with these are often personal, as no one else 34 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:07,800 will be able to see what is happening to the victim. They might be walking down the street, 35 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:12,880 then suddenly, without warning, the buildings begin to squirm and stretch, twisting down 36 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:18,960 towards the ground, blocking off the sky. These encounters are exceedingly rare, and 37 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:29,040 even more dangerous. So, hopefully that information will help you understand these tapes a little 38 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:35,960 bit better. Remember the four types, because I will mention them again. To start off, I 39 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:41,120 want to walk you through my very first encounter on this trip. My encounter with the ghost 40 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:47,640 of Andy Chapman, who is believed to be the second murder victim of Jack the Ripper. On 41 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:53,360 the 13th of September, which ironically enough, happened to be a Friday, my travel group went 42 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:59,640 on a walking tour of the London nightlife. While others wanted photos or locations of 43 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:07,240 good pubs, I had my sights set elsewhere. Well, almost elsewhere. I was looking for 44 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:15,680 a pub. The Ten Bells pub, to be exact. On the 8th of September, in 1888, Andy Chapman 45 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:21,440 left her lodging house and headed towards Spittlefields Market. She was later seen near 46 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:28,160 Hanbury Street by Miss Elizabeth Long, who saw her talking there with a man. Less than 47 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:34,000 half an hour later, Andy Chapman's mutilated body would be found by an elderly resident 48 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:43,400 of Hanbury Street, John Davis. The Jack the Ripper case has always fascinated me. So when 49 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:47,240 I got the chance to visit a place so charged with potential spirit energy, I had to take 50 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:53,240 it. And so I did. When the rest of the group followed the tour guide down the adjacent 51 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:58,840 alleyway, I hung back, slipping into a passing group of locals. Luckily for me, it was a 52 00:05:58,840 --> 00:06:04,640 quieter night, but the pub wasn't empty. I'm now going to switch over to what I recorded 53 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:09,880 during that night. After the recording ends, I'll pick back up to add a supplemental ending. 54 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:17,880 In the meantime, here are the tapes from Friday, the 13th of September, 2024. 55 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:33,160 It's empty up here. Good. I was worried it would be too busy. She wouldn't show if it 56 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:40,480 was too busy. I've sat down in a booth near a window. I can see the back alleyway from 57 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:47,160 here. That's the spot where she died, right there on the pavement. When trying to reach 58 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:52,280 out to ghosts, the usual approach is to speak to them, call out their name, ask them their 59 00:06:52,280 --> 00:06:58,440 goals, that sort of thing. In my experience, the best way to reach out to a spirit type 60 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:05,440 ghost is to wait for them to approach you. Now, the reason I believe Annie Chapman's 61 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:11,440 ghost to be a spirit type is because of the lack of sightings. Usually a murder site such 62 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:17,600 as this one would have plenty of ghost sightings at Hillelove. This place has near zero. Of 63 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:22,120 course, the occasional drunkard will swear they saw a ghost, but I believe Annie Chapman 64 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:24,920 is hiding in plain sight. She might even- 65 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:28,720 Hello, love. Anything to drink? Water would be fine. Thank you. 66 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:32,520 What about food? No, thank you. Just the drink is fine. 67 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:35,840 All righty. I'll have it right up. Thank you. 68 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:38,200 You know, we get a lot of you in here. Sorry? 69 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:40,720 You're here because of that Jack the Ripper case, aren't you? 70 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:44,400 Yes, I am. Is that everything that happened so long ago, 71 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:49,920 isn't it? Just how I was really? Ah, you want me to tell you about it? 72 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:56,920 Yes. Tell me your story, Annie. You murder blokes don't usually catch on that 73 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:59,120 fast. I'm not a usual one. 74 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:06,120 Right. That much I can tell. You're not scared at all, speaking to someone who doesn't exist? 75 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:12,920 But you do exist. Here you are, affecting the world around you and leaving a mark. What 76 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:17,920 else is there to existing? How about being able to leave? My entire existence, 77 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:24,720 if you could even call it that, is here, stuck reminded of that one terrible day. 78 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:28,720 What happened that day? Well, you've probably got it right so far. 79 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:34,120 Went out alone, trying to find new prospects, right? Cut through the back alley, found someone 80 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:38,520 who seemed interested and, well, I guess I found the wrong person. 81 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:41,920 Who was he? What, Jack the Ripper? It'll disappoint 82 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:43,920 you to hear, but he wasn't a police 83 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:50,920 constable or a politician or a celebrity, none of that. He was a nobody. A quiet, sad man who 84 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:54,920 was messed up in the head. I suppose the world today is a bit obsessed 85 00:08:54,920 --> 00:09:00,920 with the conspiracy of it all. They are. I honestly wish some of it were true, 86 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:07,920 but no. No conspiracy, no cover-up. Police simply did a piss-poor job of it. 87 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:15,920 I didn't even ever know his real name. If Jack was a nobody, what about his expertise in medicine? 88 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:20,920 I don't know. probably failed medical school, but still had enough knowledge to do what he did. 89 00:09:20,920 --> 00:09:25,920 Why are you so interested in him? I'm not. I'm interested in you. 90 00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:29,920 Oh? Why is that, love? I'd venture to say you're one of the most 91 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:34,920 coherent spirits in all of London, maybe even all of Europe. 92 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:39,920 Hmm. Odd. I'd suppose that is. I was hoping you'd tell me. 93 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:47,920 I reckon it's the people, don't you? I agree. The reason you're still so strong is because 94 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:53,920 your memory is so strong. People still want to find out what happened. They're still trying. 95 00:09:56,920 --> 00:10:02,920 Can you feel that? Yes. I think I can. What is that? 96 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:06,920 Something big. You've seemingly stirred up quite a row. 97 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:09,920 I haven't done anything yet. Ah, but you know a lot. 98 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaking of, where did you even learn all this, like, first and such? 99 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:18,920 Experience. Ah, of course. Experience is the best 100 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:23,920 teacher. That's how I learned to talk modern, you know. Listening to all those here, or 101 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:29,920 out with their time. Do you know how hard that is? To sit there and listen to them talk 102 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:34,920 on and on. They discuss things I'll never see, events I'll always miss. They build 103 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:40,920 connections I'll never have, and let me tell you, there's no horror to being a spirit. 104 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:44,920 The horror is having to wash the world to leave you behind. 105 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:48,920 Yes. I can't imagine what that would be like. 106 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:56,920 But you can, can't you? I think I'll take that water now, if it's all the same to you. 107 00:10:56,920 --> 00:11:00,920 Probably for the best. You can feel it getting closer, can't you? 108 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:05,920 I think we're done here. Of course, darling. You can leave whenever you'd like. 109 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:11,920 Remember, it's me who's stuck here for eternity. Yes, that's true. 110 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:16,920 Is that a gun? It's you who has to deal with that, not me. 111 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:19,920 What is that? Don't bother looking around. You know, you 112 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:25,920 can't see it, only feel it. Actually, I'm impressed you can even feel it. 113 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:30,920 Oh, really? You shouldn't be able to. What is it? 114 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:36,920 Don't you know? You should. Something tells me you already talked about it on your little device here. 115 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:48,920 Interesting conversation, right? Sad to learn that Jack the Ripper was truly just a nobody. 116 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:55,920 I do feel bad for her, though. It must be a hard life. Stuck to a place for all eternity. 117 00:11:55,920 --> 00:12:01,920 But she was right. That almost might be better than to deal with the anomaly that's coming. 118 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:05,920 That's what she was talking about. That feeling? I recognize it now. 119 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:09,920 I did as I rejoined the group and walked back to the hotel that same night. 120 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:15,920 It's an anomaly-type ghost who's caught my scent as I've stepped into the paranormal world. 121 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:20,920 If I don't find a way to stop it soon, this very well may be the last tape. 122 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:47,920 And my mission won't have even started.