Paranormal Investigation Society of Tennessee (P.I.S.T.)

10/05/2022

The Dead Children’s Playground in Huntsville, Alabama: nestled in the back of Maple Hill Cemetery (the biggest and oldest cemetery in Alabama) is the subject of our investigation tonight!

07/09/2022

The John Sherman Cooper Arts building in Somerset, Kentucky has had a vast history as a library, a post office, and now a community arts building. It’s also home to the International Paranormal Museum and Research Center. Three main ghosts are said to haunt this building: James, a roofer who fell to his death in 1909, Mark Thatcher, a little boy who died nearby after being shot with a bow and arrow, and Mabel, a librarian who died of a heart attack on the main floor.

07/08/2022

On our way tonight to investigate the building that the International Paranormal Museum and Research Center in Somerset, Kentucky is located in. We’re spending the night, so we might find something cool!

09/29/2017

Hi friends! We haven't posted in a while and just wanted to give you an update about P.I.S.T. goings on. Check out our website for our latest update:

Exploring the Paranormal Since 2008

08/16/2017

Hi again! We wanted to give you guys a little update. For most of our teacher-dominated crew, its been "back to school" time, so we've been busy with in-services, class prep, and the first few weeks of school. We're going to work on scheduling investigations for around our school holidays, so we'll keep you posted about that.

Also, even though it's not paranormal, we wanted to share a little about the upcoming eclipse. 🙂 For those of you who don't know, this Monday August 21 a total solar eclipse will move across the US, and Clarksville, TN, where some of our investigators are based, is right in the cross hairs of totality and home to multiple official NASA viewing sites! So, since many of our TN friends are planning on viewing the eclipse, we thought it was important to share some resources from NASA and Austin Peay State University in Clarksville about safe eclipse viewing. According to retired NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak, "Fewer than 1 person in 1,000 has ever seen totality." So, if you're in the path of the eclipse or near it, be sure to check it out! Remember, you must wear eclipse glasses to view the solar eclipse. Regular sunglasses WILL NOT work. Eclipse glasses should meet ISO 12312-2 requirements, be free from holes and scratches, and so dark that you can't see anything but the sun through them. If you have glasses that you suspect are fake or faulty, we encourage you to do research about the company that manufactured them and err on the side of caution by going only with NASA-approved eclipse glasses manufacturers. And for those of you who aren't in the path or near it, you can watch the eclipse live on NASA's website. Stay safe out there, friends, and we with PIST wish you happy eclipse viewing!
http://www.apsu.edu/eclipse/
https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/safety

06/23/2017

Hi again friends! It's been a while. Just FYI, we survived our June 10 investigation, and I just updated our website with the location's history and photos of the Franklin County Historic Jail Museum. Evidence will follow as we finish reviewing and getting information into a shareable format. Stay updated by visiting https://paranormalinvestigationsocietyoftn.wordpress.com/franklin-county-historic-jail-museum/. Oh, and don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram for more frequent and informal updates :) .

Investigation June 10, 2017 First and foremost, we would like to extend a very warm thank you to the Franklin County Historic Preservation Society and Bill for hosting us. We encourage anyone in th…

06/11/2017

At the Historic Jail museum, an odd thing: this large plexiglass display case had an odd scratch on it...from the inside. This display case contains a large body basket they would have used similar to how we use a body bag today. Odd also that the scratches are in the shape they are...just one more thing we shall look into while we are here! 👻

06/11/2017

So our investigation is underway in the Historic Jail in Benton, IL. Fun fact: John Malkovich is from Benton, Illinois.

06/10/2017

The target of tonight's investigation: The Franklin County Historic Jail, where gangster Charlie Birger met his end in the last public hanging held by Illinois.

06/10/2017

On the way to Illinois with the crew for our investigation!