E. A. Koetting - staticfly.net

WORKS OF
DARKNESS
THE DEAD SPEAK
In interacting with the dead, either willed by means of ritual or
by spontaneous manifestation, various methods have been and still are
surfacing by which these intelligent ripples in reality communicate
their messages. Some of these are as simple as a feeling that a loved one
who has recently passed away is in the room, whereas others may
include objects moving without apparent stimuli and full-on possession
of an individual by the deceased, inheriting verbal and sometimes
physical mannerisms shown by the deceased in life.
Some of the more well-known forms of afterlife communication
are given below with brief descriptions. While a few of these may seem
to be nothing more than the mind creating an illusion for itself to believe,
others ha"e been and will continue to be proven as effective tools for the
Necromancer.
1. Perhaps the most popular recent trend in afterlife
communication is that of Electronic Voice Phenomenon or
Instrumental TransCommunication. Electronic Voice
Phenomenon (EVP) utilizes tape recordings of static sound to
"capture" the voices of the dead in the background of this white
noise. The spectral voices, which are usually limited to a few
words, are heard only in the playback of the recording rather
than immediately, making a two-way conversation more than
a little strained. Once a segment of feedback, which may
initially sound like a blip of static noise, is determined to in
fact be a voice from the other side attempting to communicate
through the machine, that segment can be uploaded into a
computer program where it may be enhanced and clarified
until there is no doubt that it is a distinct voice presenting a
specific message, which is considered to be more along the lines
of Instrumental TransCommunication. Without such hightech
computer software and hardware, however, thc wouldbe
Necromancer is left with something that sounds a lot like a
blip of static noise. The drawbacks of using this form of
communicating with the spirits of the dead in a practical
Necromantic setting are obvious. While listening to the white
noise produced by any type of static wavelength generator
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