Hey everyone, I'm relatively new to this topic and to this forum. I do not believe in pretty much anything paranormal, and I try to always align my views on controversial/supernatural topics (or really any topic) with what the consensus is among the experts devoting their lives to the research of the field/topic. That being said, the sheer number of stories about shadow people that I've come across recently has piqued my interest, and while I'm skeptical there is anything supernatural going on here I try to always keep an open mind (because experts aren't always right about their everything in their area of expertise, just almost always).

It is becoming a little frustrating for me to see all these accounts of shadow people harassment result in blessed charms, prayers, running away, exorcisms, etc. without anyone (that I've found) thinking "huh, I should set up a camera or two to catch these dudes on video, since they seem to be pretty elusive but still appear somewhat regularly..." I feel like one or two solid videos would lend sooo much credibility to the existence of shadow people, yet I cannot find a single example (if anyone knows of one, I would love to see it).

Additionally, if anyone knows of any method/ritual/circumstance that can be used to increase the likelihood of a shadow person appearing, I would be very interested in knowing more about this. After reading about a lot of the negative/positive experiences other people have had with them, I would gladly accept the risks involved with direct and intentional exposure to these shadow people in attempt to get some better evidence for their existence. If I could summon them up with some level of consistency, I could attempt to communicate with it and see if it wants to hang out and chill for a little while. Maybe, if one thinks I'm cool enough, I can join their club and become an ethereal entity like them, and then I can visit one of you guys on this forum to help provide more direct evidence of my (shadow