A Haunted Soul By Jason Dowd . Jason Dowd is a gifted artist and photographer who faced issues while growing up that not only challenged his beliefs, but his own sanity. He has always had a special gift that attracts the paranormal to him. Since the age of six, Jason has been able to communicate with the dead. From the very beginning, though, he feared that others would see the things he saw and as a result, he became a recluse.