I have seen Death, and he is badly Photoshopped

The other weekend, I hung out in Virginia City with some ghost hunters led by the team from the SciFi Channel's "Ghost Adventures." I wouldn't say I'm ready to join up, but some of them make a pretty convincing case for the paranormal with virtually no evidence. And they just want to believe so badly, it's contagious. I don't meet very many wide-eyed optimists in this job, so it's cool anytime I do.

Here's the story. By the way, I take no responsibility for the photos. This poor freelancer did a great job chasing around VC at twilight trying to get spooky shots for me, then some genius on the picture desk figured it would be a good idea to crank up the brightness and contrast until it looks like high noon on Mars. Dude, I know Photoshop is awesome, but you don't have to use all the buttons at once, OK?

For a slightly less blinding version of the photo gallery, try this.