Its a “work in progress” but V.I.P.S. is compiling a glossary of term used in paranormal circles,  additions and corrections can be sent to info@vanisleparanormal.ca, We will probably link to WikiPedia allot.

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EVP  - Electronic voice phenomena (EVP) are electronically generated noises that resemble speech, but are not the result of intentional voice recordings or renderings. Common sources of EVP include static, stray radio transmissions, and background noise. Some have claimed these sounds are ofparanormal origin,^[1] while there are natural explanations such as apophenia (finding significance in insignificant phenomena), auditory pareidolia(interpreting random sounds as voices in their own language), equipment artefacts, or simple hoaxes. Recordings of EVP are often created from background sound by increasing the gain (i.e. sensitivity) of the recording equipment.

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Paranormal is a general term (coined circa 1915–1920^[1][2]) that designates experiences that lie outside “the range of normal experience orscientific explanation“,^[3] or which indicates phenomena understood to be outside of science’s current ability to explain or measure.^[4][1] Paranormal phenomena are distinct from certain hypothetical entities, such as dark matter and dark energy, insofar as paranormal phenomena are inconsistent with the world as already understood through empirical observation coupled with scientific methodology.

Poltergeist (help·info) (from German poltern, meaning “to rumble”, “to make a noise” and Geist, meaning “ghost“ or “spirit“) denotes an ostensiblyparanormal phenomenon attributed to the presence of an invisible entity that manifests itself by creating noise or moving objects.

Poltergeist manifestations have been reported in many cultures, to the point of becoming part of folklore in India, the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Brazil and other countries. True believers in the supernatural often claim that no stable scientific explanation exists up to date^[1][2][3], although several physical theories have been occasionally proposed (some including tremors, air currents, ultra-infra sound waves or unexplained losses of gravity) to produce purported effects. The scientific community, however does have a consensus on poltergeists: They don’t exist and the evidence claimed by believers is all in the mind. ^[4]

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