October 18, 2003: Sounds of Ghosts - Brendan Cook & Barbara McBeath
Among the most striking recordings is a woman's voice saying "come enjoy the light," a child responding "I'm three" before being asked his age, and a male voice declaring "not alive" in response to the question "is anyone in here?" At the Rawlins prison, a young woman's voice repeats Brendan's name in an intimate tone, and another voice identifies prisoners as the ones subjected to whipping at the old frontier facility. The investigators also discuss the disturbing history of inmate Andrew Pixley, whose execution cell reportedly produced children's voices.
Art examines what these recordings suggest about consciousness after death, including whether spirits retain personality, humor, and emotional bonds. The investigators share their theory that many ghosts have not yet reached a final destination and may not fully realize they have died.
Key Moments
EVP from a funeral home: 'Come enjoy the light': In the basement of a funeral director's home, after Barbara reports an orb floating into view on her infrared camera, Brendan's digital recorder captures a young woman's voice clearly inviting them to 'come enjoy the light.'
Child's voice answers a question before it's asked: After Barbara introduces herself and Brendan to the unseen presence, a small child's voice on the recording says 'I'm three' - moments before Brendan asks 'How old are you?', raising the possibility that the entity read his mind.
Wyoming Frontier Prison: 'Our prisoners': At a 19th-century frontier prison once equipped with a whipping post, Brendan asks the prison director if guards really whipped people there; an authoritative voice on the tape interjects 'Our prisoners,' as if a long-dead warden or guard is answering.
A scream beneath the dungeon conversation: While the prison director explains that an inmate named Stanley Hudson wrote about a dungeon at Rawlins prison four different times, a long, agonized scream rises beneath the conversation on the tape - Art calls it not just torment but unmistakable torture.