Ghosts, if they really do exist, do not operate like Santa Claus. While the latter loads up his sleigh but once a year to bring toys and joy to the world, spirits of the dead are not bound by any specific time frame or schedule. Just ask author and paranormal investigator Dale Kaczmarek. "Ghosts just don't come out on Halloween. They're pretty much there year-round," he said. Then why do people only seem to be interested in things that go bump in the night when Oct. 31 rolls around? "It goes all the way back to the ancient druids and the Celts and the pagans," Kaczmarek said. "This is the time of year it was said that spirits of the dead were supposed to walk the earth." [ Visit Website ]