Living with the Dead (Part Two)

Snyder Cemetery is a small, lonely place, located near a dirt road in the woods of Brady, Pennsylvania. Though several generations of the Snyder family are buried here, only a few graves remain standing. Given the cemetery's long history and isolated location, it should come as no surprise that ghostly legends surround the place.

The oldest plot in Snyder Cemetery belongs to Conrad Snyder,
the family patriarch, and his wife Nancy.

These local legends sparked the curiosity of Adam Kimmell, who used Snyder Cemetery as the site of his first paranormal investigation. His curiosity about the legends of the place led to what would become the pilot episode of Kimmell's show, Resident Undead Paranormal.

While revisiting Snyder Cemetery, Adam appeared both sad and angry about the vandalism that has occurred here over the years.

"The one thing I hate is vandals," Kimmell said. "I don't understand why someone would go to a cemetery and desecrate someone's burial. Where's the honor? Where's the respect in that?"

Kimmell emphasized further that anyone with an interest in the paranormal should obey the law and respect the rules and regulations of the area they are investigating.

Due to its isolated location, Snyder Cemetery has been the
frequent target of vandalism over the years.

Kimmell said that he has learned a lot since his first investigation and that some of the techniques he used then, he would not use now. One of the techniques that he no longer employs is the use of the Ouija board. Though trademarked by Hasbro as a board game, the concept of the "spirit board" has existed for centuries.

"I still to this day do not believe that anyone should pull out a Ouija board without realizing the consequences that can come with it," Kimmell said. "A lot of people will tell that it opens up doorways to the other side that allow them to come through. I don't know personally, but I guess from what happened, I'd have to believe that."

Kimmell reflected on the criticism that comes from the skeptics of the field of paranormal investigation, but he said that turning a skeptic into a believer is his biggest reward.

"When I first started doing this, I did get a lot of criticism," Kimmell said. "My good friend, Daniel [Hooven], was probably the biggest critic I had."

Daniel Hooven, who used to tease Kimmell about his investigations, calling him "just a boy in night vision" is now the head story writer and media director for Resident Undead.

"It was just awesome seeing him convert from skeptic to believer. Your biggest critics could end up being the ones who support you down the road, so don't let the critics get at you."

Part Three will be posted on Friday, May 11th. In the third and final installment, Adam takes us to the Calvin Center in Youngstown, Ohio, a place that Adam says will turn any skeptic into a believer.

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