Netflix is rebooting the 1980s true crime and paranormal show Unsolved Mysteries. The show, which ran from 1987 to 2010, and was hosted by the likes of Dennis Farina and Robert Stack, will run a 12-part format will only focus on one storyline per episode, unlike its forerunner that ran […]
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Etchings: These gender reveal parties are too overwrought
The sky above New York City was cast in a pale blue light Dec. 27, and social media was lit with UFO conspiracies. However, it was merely a transformer fire in Queens that led to the eerie experience for the millions of New Yorkers. The fire was so brilliant that […]
Etchings: Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Corpses
The monthly look at paranormal things happening around the world. Taken with a grain of salt, of course.
A never-ending rabbit hole
Hello everyone and happy December! I am going to start off from the beginning by talking about the influential case that sent me down this rabbit hole I am in today. It was Nov. 24, 2015, I had been a private investigator for three years at this point. I have […]
Etchings: Puffing the wrong kind of cigars
It would appear the cigar-shaped object hurtling itself through space is an interstellar space probe, according to researchers at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Called ‘Oumuamua, which is Hawaiian for arriving first, the object was first considered to be an asteroid. Now it’s being theorized by Shmuel Bialy and […]
Stacey: Disclosure key in validating the existence of UFOs
Editorial note: The Superstitious Times is happy to have Ryan Stacey contribute to the website to shed light on Canadians who investigate UFOs. The Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) is a volunteer, non-profit organization that investigates cases of alleged UFO sightings. This organization has many international divisions, one of which is […]
The give-and-take relationship the supernatural has with pop culture
As someone with an undergrad in archaeology, which was populated by a chunk of anthropology courses, I have a deep fascination with how the supernatural evolves in pop culture. And, in fairness, given the rise of creepypastas — uncanny internet tales — from pop culture. I’ve had the opportunity to […]
Etchings: Is there life on Mars?
UFO hunter Scott Waring is convinced newly discovered photos, taken by NASA’s Spirit Mars rover are evidence of extraterrestrials living on the Red Planet. One rocky outcrop appears to like a being, Waring alleges. If the objects were just a one-off, Warring implies that he’d be accepting of NASA’s findings, […]
Etchings: The Eagle has not landed on this golf course
Leave it to Donald Trump’s supporters to pick up on his conspiracy theory ravings after his Scotland golf course, located in Turnberry, was paid a visit by four lights. Newsweek scraped up the barnacle of news and was quick to tie it together with the 45th President of the United […]
Being employable haunts us, prevents us from opening up about the unknown
In my investigations of Canadian folklore and supernatural stories, one recurring theme has seized potential interviewees: the risk to their being employable. Their concern with getting a job is warranted, because, should it get out that they’ve witnessed a ghost or bigfoot, they could be seen as odd. I get […]