residual haunting

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Noun

residual haunting (plural residual hauntings)

  1. (parapsychology) A haunting in which a specter repeats a loop of its 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.

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