A Virtually-Facilitated Investigation of Ostensible RSPK Disturbances During the Covid-19 Pandemic

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Anecdotal reports were received from a middle-class family living in the Silicon Valley area of California regarding a series of ostensibly anomalous physical disturbances that were actively disrupting their lives while they remained quarantined in their small three-bedroom townhouse during the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In addition to spontaneous object movements and odd noises (e.g., knocks, bangs, & scrapings) with no readily identified source, instances of tactile sensation (e.g., pokes, brushes, & "scratches" on various parts of the body) and the discovery of ostensibly materialized liquids (water, soap, antibacterial gel, food coloring, & ink) were reported. Although various members of the family were present at times when the phenomena occurred, several of them seemed to occur in proximity to the family's 14-year-old daughter.