Hundreds came to St. Michael's Catholic Church on Sunday hoping and praying for a miracle through the hands of Dr. Issam Nemeh. Nemeh, born in Damascus, Syria, is a Westlake anesthesiologist. Dozens of people claim he has the gift of divine healing. He says he does not...
We are the aliens, says Cardiff professor
A Cardiff University scientist who helped to challenge the theory that life originated on Earth will be the focus of a BBC flagship science programme tomorrow. The BBC Horizon programme We are the aliens will feature the work of Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe, Director of the Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology at the University...
‘Why smart people believe weird things’
UFOs. Alien visits. Near-death experiences. Telekinesis. Even with scientific evidence to the contrary, why do people continue to believe? This is the topic on which Dr. Shane R. Thye will be speaking at the Central South Carolina Mensa dinner meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14. They received a bachelor’s degree in experimental psychology and a PhD from the University of Iowa. He has been a professor of sociology at the University of South Carolina for eight years. He teaches a course titled, “Sociology of the Paranormal”...
A whole lot of Bigfoot going on . . .
It seems that in the past two weeks or so, there's been a spike in Bigfoot items. Not just one or two little things, but Bigfoot appearing on the High Strangeness circuit from every direction. I find this enjoyable since I've long been interested in Bigfoot, and in particular, stories of Bigfoot encounters that invovle UFO and Fortean phenomena...
Messin' with Bigfoot
That Bigfoot sign outside Fort Mitchell's BP Quick Stop could sound like a beef jerky plug, but store owner Karen Webster isn't shillin' for Jack Link's. She's trying to help Internet radio host Tom Biscardi hunt for Bigfoot...
Conspiracy theories propel AM radio show into Top 10
There was a time when "Coast to Coast AM," the late-night syndicated talk radio show dedicated to paranormal activities and political conspiracies, didn't get much respect. "At one point it was, 'Oh, that strange show about weird paranormal things?' " said George Noory, who has hosted the program on weeknights from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. PST full time since 2003...
Pop culture boosts paranormal profession
Ellie Pechet doesn't need to watch the ''Ghost Whisperer'' on television. She claims to be one...
More OOPARTS
I am always surprised when what I write, which I believe to be clear and unmistakable is misunderstood. For example, I was not suggesting that the Masons were running around the world planting OOPARTs (see the following article) but that they might have planted this particular article, or they inserted Tubal Cain’s name into it for some private reason...
(Also read: "The 10 Most Puzzling Ancient Artifacts")
Four decades after first being spotted, Mothman is still a hot topic
Exactly 40 years ago, on Nov. 15, 1966, Roger and Linda Scarberry became some of the first people at the Point Pleasant TNT area to see and have a frightening experience with the flying creature that has become known as "The Mothman." That next day, long lines of cars were out at TNT trying to see the winged creature and see it they did...
Cattle mutilations resurrect recurring mystery
Valier rancher John Peterson and his wife were recently headed out into the twilight to do some chores when they spotted her. The healthy young cow lay dead in a stubble field, just off the road. Stopping the truck to investigate, they found the sickening, telltale signs. The cow's udder, genitals and rectum were cut out with stunning precision. The left side of her face was carved off, the exposed bones stripped as clean as if they'd been boiled...
What's the true meaning behind “spirit numbers?”
Notice the date, November 11th, eleven - eleven. For many people a day with this date has a very special or mystical meaning not only in this world but beyond. A phenomenon believers call spirit numbers. For example, when a clock flashes eleven-eleven just when checked, is that strange? A bit odd? or Maybe just a coincidence? Some say it’s not at all...
The Air Ship of 1896
On November 17th 1896 the Sacramento Evening Bee reported that a man named Leon was building a "flying machine" in Hoboken N.J., and he had told his friends he would cross the continent in two days. In fact, his friends accepted invitations to join him on this adventurous trip, with his new futuristic flying machine. Although Leon was very hush-mouthed about his project, one of his associates claimed that he already perfected the machine and it had risen to a height of two hundred feet in Chicago...
The 'Whoahaw' in Wisconsin?
By now, anyone at all interested in the Bigfoot phenomenon has heard all about the recent anomalous creature sighting in Washington County, Wisconsin. If you have not, please by all means, catch yourself up by reading some of the initial reports here and here...
