The dybbuk box, featured in Season 2, Episode 4 of “Ghost Adventures: Quarantine,” is linked to an item sold on eBay by previous owner Kevin Mannis. Mannis said that the box used to belong to a Holocaust survivor and he believed that the spirit of a dybbuk, a malicious entity […]
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Shadow figures and their ties to sleep disorders
Shadow figure is the term used in the paranormal field to describe an entity, usually of supernatural origin, who manifests in the shape of a human, with limited, observable features. It appears in most of the reports only as a shadow. Its dimensions can vary in size from few feet […]
Paranormal research, pareidolia and the necessity to debunk
Like many scientific fields, the paranormal is governed by rules, scientific theories and experiments. This composite patchwork, combined with elements from mathematics, physics and quantum theories, is defined by a particular vocabulary. Some words are unique to the paranormal subject, while others are borrowed from other fields to define key […]
The most disputed paranormal tools of the trade
When it comes to Paranormal devices, we all have our preferences, devices we do use on our regular basis, devices we trust and know we can rely on to gather valid, concrete and scientific evidence. There is no doubt we would all love to wear proton packs and use a […]
True crime: The greatest influence on our modern ghost stories
There is a strong relationship between the paranormal and true crime. Tailing along like an awkward teenage third wheel is mental health because, in a lot of the more gruesome cases, there’s an element of deviation. Horror tropes borrow strongly from true crime. Look at a fair amount of our […]
It’s no surprise humans are excluded from alleged ‘galactic federation’
By now, most people have heard the musings of the former head of Israel’s Defense Ministry’s space directorate that there is a galactic federation and humans are not welcome. Additionally, America’s belligerent, Tang-skinned leader knows about it. It’s a lurid detail that was disclosed by Haim Eshed to Israel’s Yediot […]
There are challenges in collaborating with the ufology community
Editor’s note: Be sure to read parts 1 2 and 3 before reading the following. Future investigative pieces will be featured in a new column. My investigation on the truth behind Ufology will continue in my book TESA, The Other Guys, and The Fight For Change. A full TESA year […]
What to listen to this Halloween
Paranormal and pop culture go hand-in-hand. A strong example of this is the “Supernatural” episode where the Winchester brothers battle a tulpa. Broken telephone factors into a ghost story that changes through online discourse. The changing story alters the haunting as the two brothers investigate. New tropes are added to […]
We need more diversity in our paranormal TV
Myling of Sweden. Banshee of Ireland. Manananggal of the Philippines. Mami Wata of Nigeria. Ifrit of the Middle East. Domovoy of Russia. La Llorona of Mexico. Chudail of Pakistan. Wendigo of the First Nations. And the Yurei of Japan. With the most commonly reported supernatural entity in the world being […]
Pandemic gives us a chance to reflect on the afterlife
Ever since I wrote the feature on past life regression in Canada, my mind has been thinking about what comes next. And maybe the pandemic is creating a minor existential crisis for all of us because a virus is threatening our very way of life and claiming a lot of […]