Mark
Mark Smallman, Investigator & webmaster.
I am originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, but I moved to Fife in early 2008. For some reason I always felt drawn to Scotland, and always wanted to live close to Edinburgh, as I love the architecture and history of the old town.
I have always had an interest in the paranormal, but when a toss of a coin led me and a friend to do a ghost tour in the underground vaults while on a trip to Edinburgh, I came out hooked. After emerging from the vaults I noticed I had scratches on my right shoulder, and a handprint on my neck, I had to find out what had caused it, and I have ventured into the dark depths of the vaults many times since, including a 6 hour overnight vigil, of which 30-40 minutes I spent alone with no lights or candles to illuminate the dark vaults. I remember hearing different and strange noises down there that I cannot explain.
And so I have set myself a mission to find out what if anything lurks in the depths of the Blaire Street Vaults, and IF there is such a thing as “The Paranormal”.
Even though I have had the experiences, I still remain sceptical, and before I will change that I need to have some sort of undeniable evidence. When my interest in the paranormal started it lead me to join a Scottish forum on the paranormal (www.scottish-paranormal.co.uk), and my interest has grown ever since, and now I find myself part of an exciting new group, that uses only rational and scientific methods, which I believe is the only real way anyone is going to find anything out about the paranormal, if there is such a thing…
As for the tossing of a coin leading to all this, fate or not, I am enjoying the journey.
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