NH
No Haunting Established
No recurrent anomaly or evidence sufficient to establish a spectral or otherwise paranormal presence was documented under the conditions and during the period of examination.
Eligible forCertified Not Haunted
Standards & Classifications
Each audit concludes in one of five technical classifications. The classification governs which public determination is issued; the registry records the standing of the credential.
The Society determines that a property is haunted only when the audit documents recurrent activity that ordinary and material conditions cannot explain. A certificate marked Certified Haunted records an extraordinary finding.
Technical schedule
Classification of Findings
AH
Anthropogenic Haunting
The site sustains a socially produced haunting through folklore, expectation, ritual, presentation, or repeated acts of narration; the record did not establish a spectral or otherwise paranormal presence acting independently of those human causes.
Eligible forCertified Not Hauntedwith qualification
PH
Phenomenal Haunting
Recurrent anomalous phenomena were documented, but the record was insufficient to attribute them to an independent spectral agent.
Eligible forCertified Not Hauntedonly after review
SH
Spectral Haunting
The investigation produced a coherent pattern of evidence provisionally attributable to a discarnate or otherwise paranormal presence.
Eligible forCertified Hauntedafter secondary review
IU
Indeterminate / Under Continued Investigation
The evidence does not support a responsible binary determination, or material conditions require further examination.
No certificate issued
Credential standing
Registry Statuses
A certificate records the Society’s determination for a defined property, audit period, and term. Visitors, guests, and future investigators may consult the registry to confirm its current standing.
- Current
- The certificate remains within its stated term and no superseding determination has been entered.
- Expired
- The stated certification term has concluded without a completed renewal audit.
- Suspended
- Material changes, new reported phenomena, or questions concerning representation require review.
- Superseded
- A later audit has produced a new certificate and determination for the property.
- Withdrawn
- The Society has withdrawn the credential or the owner has relinquished participation in the public registry.
