(It also, curiously, is used to describe sexual arousal derived from reflections in mirrors.) Unbeknownst to Joy at the time, she was experiencing what paranormal investigators and parapsychologists have deemed ' spectrophilia,' a term that encompasses both the actual act of alleged paranormal intercourse with ghosts, spirits or invisible lovers and the fetish for paranormal intercourse.
It was almost like I was in a real relationship with a guy.' ' used to have visits from strange spirits or whatever and actually have sex with them,' Joy, who did not want to reveal her last name, told Mic. But when she became an adult, the ghost continued to visit her - and it became something of a familiar friend. At first, this specter inexplicably terrified her. Ever since Joy was a little girl, someone or something has stalked her bedroom late at night.
