Background
Believers claim that cold spots are an indicator of paranormal activity in the area. According to the beliefs of ghost hunters; the cold air seems to be contained within an invisible bubble which they believe to be the ghost itself.
Ghost hunters believe that when an entity is trying to manifest itself it draws on many sources of energy, such as the heat energy in air, so that a specific location becomes unusually cold.
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