Ferri and fellow hunter Marla Zittlau were in the basement when the temperature dropped and he got goose bumps. Then Ferri heard a disembodied voice let out a big, ghostly sigh.

“I ran screaming out of the basement,” said Ferri, 37, a former fighter with Border City Wrestling. “I grabbed Marla, pushed her out of the way and ran out screaming.”

The eight-member team has been hunting ghosts for about a year. They had no background in it, but shared an interest in things that go bump in the night.

They did some research and bought expensive gadgets such as electro-magnetic field detectors and infrared cameras. Then they started spending spare time in spooky places most people avoid.

They say they’ve had paranormal experiences in homes and historic buildings but know a lot of people think their findings are bogus.

“They just haven’t experienced anything like that,” said Tony Bagnarol, 24, another team member.

They do it for those who do believe. If there’s something strange in your neighborhood, these are the guys to call. They even investigate for free.

“Most of us really want to see something,” said Blake St. John, 35. “And help people. I can’t imagine what it’s like to not feel safe in your own home. We want to help people to be able to live with it or help whatever it is move on.”

They’re itching for the next investigation.

“It’s cemetery season again,” said Blake. “If you’ve got nothing to do, just hang out in the cemetery, bring your gear.”

They have their best luck in the area around the town of Amherstburg, just south of Windsor on the Detroit River. A cemetery there has been good to them.

“I saw my first full-blown apparition there,” he said. “The flashlight illuminated it. It was smoky and I went ‘holy (expletive)’ and it was gone. It was billowing, it was like hair. It was enough to obscure my view of the group and scare the be-jesus out of me for a few seconds.”

The Derelict Chapel, built in the 1800s, is out that way as well.

“I lost an hour of time in the place,” said St. John. “I was completely conscious. I was with the group. They all saw. I don’t know what happened. I have no memory of it. I was mumbling incoherently.”

St. John only knows what he did because he watched the video after.

“You can see him just get drained and collapse against a wall,” said Bagnarol.

The temperature dropped 17 degrees in seconds. Team member Joline Gadal’s knees buckled and she passed out.

The team went home early that night.