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Up-to-the-minute accounts of the paranormal, enigmatic and the unexplained

By Stephen Wagner, About.com

Jul 10 2007

Imaginary pals a tonic for children
Imaginary friends, the mysterious characters who often take up residence in family homes, are hugely beneficial to children, according to new research...

Feds trying to sell lighthouse with ghostly past
For sale: $1 property surrounded by Long Island Sound off the coast of Fairfield. Must be able to cope with possible haunting. The U.S. General Services Administration is seeking a buyer for the Penfield Lighthouse, which was built in 1874 about 1.1 miles from Fairfield Beach and is said to be the site of strange occurrences following the drowning of lighthouse keeper Frederick Jordan in 1916...

How to become sensitive to psychic energy
Why is it that some people can sense danger or a problem before it happens? Or they can hold an object belonging to a stranger and know accurate details about that person? Others can feel or sense right away the presence of a spirit or invisible creatures in a place, while their companions may not feel anything at all. These people have somehow, developed a sensitivity to subtle or psychic forces and energy. They are called by various names: sensitives, psychics or people with multi-sensory faculties...

Sasquatch maximus
Loren Coleman: Many may tire of viewing the Patterson-Gimlin footage during this, its 40th year. But it remains my favorite Bigfoot film, for every time I look at it, I ponder the wonder of a hominoid that may be there, right before our eyes. What are your top three reasons for considering this the best piece of evidence for Bigfoot existence? And if a skeptic, what are your top three reasons for feeling the opposite?..

If it's summer, it's time for in-depth coverage of UFOs
Three types of news stories tell readers that summer is really here by bringing them up to date about Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster or unidentified flying objects...

Do you believe that aliens exist?
The hunt for extra-terrestrial life should include what experts have named "weird life" - organisms which consist of something other than DNA - according to a committee of US scientists. This "weird life" is thought to exist on many moons and planets, with Titan, one of Saturn's moons, named as the most promising source of extra-terrestrial beings. The scientists went on to claim that some weird life may also exist here on earth, and have urged people to "go exploring with our eyes wide open"...

Romanian witches go online
Romanian witches are going online in a bid to win more customers now the country is in the EU. Witchcraft is a recognised profession in Romania where white witches offer spells, potions and readings of the future...

Ghosts most unwelcome at sum enchanted evenings
The owners of a Chinese restaurant which is set to open at Derby's former Grand Theatre have already turned away a couple of unwelcome guests. The theatre, in Babington Lane, is reputed to be haunted by two ghosts - so, as well as carrying out refurbishment work, the owners brought in a medium to cleanse the building of any evil spirits...

Bigfoot is one big deal
The planned “expedition” planned for Thursday through Sunday in Marquette County by the Bigfoot Field Research Organization (BFRO) has been expanded to include a public interview session, according to BRFO investigator Matthew Moneymaker. The project is intended to collect evidence supporting the existence of the creature known as “bigfoot” or “sasquatch.”..

UFO seen above Hungerford... again

“Human UFOs”
As our technology develops, it’s going to become more and more difficult to differentiate between what may be a genuine UFO and what may be an aerial platform of distinctly human origins...

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