She is also involved in paranormal research and is the founder of the Paranormal Animal Research Group, which investigates cases of alleged hauntings by animal spirits.
A number of alleged hauntings cling to the site's reputation.
Mitchell had a lifelong interest in the supernatural and paranormal, and several of his early newspaper pieces are factual investigations of alleged hauntings, usually determined (by Mitchell) to have a normal explanation.
The official Widecombe-in-the-Moor website has since responded to the claims and dismissed the alleged hauntings as nothing more than a legend borne of superstitions.
The timing of the alleged haunting furthered interest in the incident, although it was not widely known until several months after the door was found ajar.
In 1928, he receives an invitation from the Mariell family to investigate the alleged hauntings at their home, Edbrook House.
The alleged haunting of the prison has been documented in numerous paranormal television series.
Other attractions include the Conneaut Lake Hotel, which is famous for alleged hauntings.
The Discovery Channel series A Haunting produced an episode detailing the alleged haunting of a former estate on the coast of West Bay Lake in Wisconsin.
In 2002, Unsolved Mysteries filmed a segment about the alleged hauntings at the plantation.