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When a Philosopher Goes Ghost Hunting...The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

Welcome to the Lost in Games Halloween Special! I’m Josh Bearheart Hawk and today we’re doing something a little different to celebrate one of my favorite holidays. Normally, we’d be breaking down the story in a game and talking about the moral and ethical decisions or dilemmas players and characters face through a philosophical lens. For this video, though, we’re going to be using a game to jump into a discussion about something a little more metaphysical as we talk about ghosts and go ghost hunting at the spookiest time of year! Demonologist was released on Steam on September 25, 2023, taking advantage of the success of another popular game in the genre called Phasmophobia. While both games share a number of features and a general spooky atmosphere, I’m sticking with Demonologist for the purposes of this video because I like it better. The basic premise of the game is that the player is a ghost hunter who’s been granted access to several unique locations that all show signs of some kind of dangerous presence. Jumping in, we’re tasked with figuring out what exactly is haunting each building and exorcise or cleanse the offending spirit. There’s a lot more to it, but that basic setup should work for the moment as we need to focus on a couple other things before we go too far. Chapters: 0:00 Happy Halloween Philosophers 2:09 A Brief History of the Paranormal 4:09 The Warrens 5:09 Ghost Hunting in the 90s 6:47 Ghost Hunters TV Show 9:14 If Ghosts Were Real 13:32 The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum 36:01 Lost in Games Overtime Sources: French, Christopher, et al. “The “Haunt” Project: An Attempt to Build a “Haunted” Room by Manipulating Complex Electromagnetic Fields and Infrasound.” Cortex, vol. 45, no. 2009, 26 Nov. 2006, www.scribd.com/document/465581947/french2009. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025. TheresaHPIR. “TALA Tales: Dean Metheny.” Blogspot.com, 2025, theresashauntedhistoryofthetri-state.blogspot.com/2025/05/tala-tales-dean-metheny.html. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025. Staff, HistoryNet. “The Ghost and Mr. Mumler.” HistoryNet, 8 Feb. 2008, www.historynet.com/the-ghost-and-mr-mumler/?f. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025. Wikipedia Contributors. “Fox Sisters.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 4 Mar. 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_sisters. Abbott, Karen. “The Fox Sisters and the Rap on Spiritualism.” Smithsonian, Smithsonian.com, 30 Oct. 2012, www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-fox-sisters-and-the-rap-on-spiritualism-99663697/. Wikipedia Contributors. “Ed and Lorraine Warren.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 14 Oct. 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_and_Lorraine_Warren. Philosophy in Games Playlist:    • Philosophy and Ethics in Games   Friend or Foe series:    • Friend or Foe?   Get my books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3C52uJm Check out my Author YouTube:    / @joshbearhearthawk2   There's a lot to talk about, and a lot more to do and see as we unravel the new world we find ourselves in. Let's play some games as we stem off the existential dread and work to leave this crazy world better than we found it! Patreon is where the bestest people go:   / joshbearheart   🎵 Elevate your audio with Epidemic Sound: Discover the perfect soundtrack for your own adventures. Use our referral link for a free month: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... 💬 Join the community on Discord:   / discord