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Stephen's Paranormal Phenomena Blog January 2004 Archive

By Stephen Wagner, About.com Guide to Paranormal Phenomena since 1998

Ghostly Experiences

Saturday January 31, 2004
"The first time I went over to my friend Missy’s house, weird things began to happen," says starrynite52287 in the Paranormal Forum. "A picture fell off a wall, without the ... Read More

News: Bizarre Monster Sightings

Friday January 30, 2004
Two very creepy monster sightings are in the news this week. In Asheboro, North Carolina, Denise Williams caught some kind of big black animal on her home video camera, according ... Read More

Secrets of Coral Castle

Thursday January 29, 2004
Coral Castle in Homestead, Florida, is one of the most amazing structures ever built. In terms of accomplishment, it has been compared to Stonehenge, ancient Greek temples and even the ... Read More

Paranormal News: Amazing Talkative, Telepathic Parrot

Wednesday January 28, 2004
Ghost helps firefighters put out blaze... Soldier's ghost smiled at sisters in the hour he was killed... Parrot's oratory and telepathy stuns scientists... Was Hitler defeated by witchcraft?... A miracle ... Read More

The Vanishing Cat

Tuesday January 27, 2004
"I had been invited for a Thanksgiving lunch in the retirement home where I used to work," writes Rodolfo. "There was a variety of food to select from. I chose ... Read More

Money from Heaven - Feature Article

Sunday January 25, 2004
Here is a bizarre phenomenon that I'm sure we all wish we could experience: money appearing seemingly out of nowhere. Pennies, dimes, quarters - even bills - appearing miraculously from ... Read More

News: Policeman Attacked by Flying Humanoid

Sunday January 25, 2004
In an article to Rense.com, Santiago Yturria reports that a Mexican policeman was attacked by a flying humanoid one night last week - a woman dressed all in black. "I ... Read More

"Strangers" in the Hospital Room

Saturday January 24, 2004
"My mother recently spent several days in the hospital with the flu," writes Moonglory in the Paranormal Forum. "Mom says that the room was filled with people she could see ... Read More

Where to Find a Paranormal Investigator

Friday January 23, 2004
Is your house haunted? Are you troubled by troublesome spirits? You don't know what to do? Perhaps a paranormal investigation team in your area can help or lend some advice. ... Read More

Animals Sealed in Stone

Thursday January 22, 2004
There are many documented cases of toads, frogs and other small animals inexplicably found encased within solid rock - alive! There is even an instance of a live pterodactyl stumbling ... Read More

News: Mapping the Sixth Sense

Wednesday January 21, 2004
Scientists say Red Sea miracle can be explained... Hollow mystery for Mars rover... Two local tragedies share premonitions... Guided by a spirit, investigators work to solve old slaying... more paranormal ... Read More

Disappearing Car

Tuesday January 20, 2004
"In 1981, my wife was driving to work near Irving, Texas, " writes Michael E. "On an isolated road in broad daylight, she came upon a car in front of ... Read More

Strange Tales 6: Which Story is False? - Feature Article

Sunday January 18, 2004
How good are you at discerning true tales of the unexplained from pure bunk? It's not always easy since truth is often far stranger than fiction. Let's see how well ... Read More

News: Why is NASA Changing True Colors of Mars Photos?

Sunday January 18, 2004
NASA seems to be altering the true colors of the Mars photos to make the planet look redder and less like Earth. Why? You can see photo comparisons here. Plus this paranormal news: Snowballs from space... ... Read More

The Poltergeist from Camp

Saturday January 17, 2004
"I am a teenage girl," writes LEFTOFTHEPIS in the Paranormal Forum. "One night over the summer, three friends and I went to a Boy Scout camp to visit one of ... Read More

Weird Gravity Anomalies

Friday January 16, 2004
All over the world, certain places are known for their weird gravity anomalies. Fortean Times online, in its article "Up the Hill Backwards," rounds up some of the most ... Read More

What's Really on Mars?

Thursday January 15, 2004
The Spirit rover has begun its investigation of a flat, rocky plain on Mars. But what lies over the horizon? Past probes to the Red Planet have returned intriguing photographs ... Read More

News: Startling Cyclops Goat Born

Wednesday January 14, 2004
South African villagers couldn't believe their eyes when they saw the single eye of a baby goat, which is right in the middle of the goat's forehead, just like the Cyclops of Greek ... Read More

College Dorm Ghost

Tuesday January 13, 2004
"While attending a Midwestern college in 1996," writes Ben S., "I witnessed a large flat pane of light, which hung right in the center of my dorm room for around ... Read More

What Lies Beyond: Before and After Life - Feature Article

Sunday January 11, 2004
Are our lives on Earth only small episodes in the continuity of our existence? Brenda was privileged, she believes, with astonishing memories of the moments before her birth - memories ... Read More

Dream... Or Did It Happen?

Saturday January 10, 2004
"Nothing like this has EVER happened to me," writes powerage66 in the Paranormal Forum. I do not know if it happened in my dream or it if really did take ... Read More

May the Force Be With You

Friday January 9, 2004
The idea of a "sixth sense" or psychic abilities is getting serious attention from mainstream science. This psychic sense, which has long been dismissed by scientists (and known to be ... Read More

Pieces Out of Time

Thursday January 8, 2004
All over the world, enigmatic artifacts have been found that do not fit the accepted geological or historical timeline. Do they offer a radically different view of our world?• Also ... Read More

News: Africa Has Its Version of Nessie

Wednesday January 7, 2004
The latest paranormal news, including: Were Picts the first to spot Nessie?... Not a chance of a ghost... Lucky charms do work... Psychic vibrations... Faking UFO photos... more news.

Big Bird Sighting

Tuesday January 6, 2004
"My husband and I were driving outside of New Wilmington, Pa. late one night," writes Patty W. "The moon was out and did light things up, but it was still ... Read More

Predictions for 2004 - Feature Article

Sunday January 4, 2004
What awaits us in 2004? What events, joyous and dreadful, surprising and shocking, lie ahead in the next 12 months? You want predictions? We've got predictions. They are not necessarily ... Read More

Curious Visions

Sunday January 4, 2004
"Over my lifetime (58 years)," writes RoseyDawn in the Paranormal Forum, "I have experienced or witnessed so many strange events involving those who have passed on that I am truly ... Read More

Psychic Vampires

Saturday January 3, 2004
"Psychic vampirism is alive and flourishing in the world today," says Dr. Joe H. Slate in this article. "We've probably all fallen prey to a psychic vampire, possibly without even ... Read More

News: Christmas Miracle - Cat Returns

Friday January 2, 2004
Cat found after two-month escape... Ghostly mystery of Jo's castle photos... Dig to unearth Tas convict ghost tales... Too good to be true... Miracles amid Iran's deadly earthquake... more paranormal ... Read More

Your True Tales - January Stories Online

Thursday January 1, 2004
The January edition of Your True Tales is now online - 41 fascinating stories of readers' real-life experiences with the unexplained. Read the Story of the Month, "Smoky Shadow Guy ... Read More

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