Uri Geller: "Phenomenon" of CIA interest
Long before the new NBC TV reality show "Phenomenon," featuring psychic Uri Geller and "illusionist" Criss Angel, there was the CIA. Although it happened many years ago in a land that today seems far, far away -- the early 1970s -- it remains a tale of great significance for our time. Uri Geller attracted the attention of the CIA at a time when the depth of Russian and Soviet satellite interests in all things paranormal sent a chill up the collective spine of the Intelligence Community...
Is this Pope John Paul II waving from beyond the grave? Vatican TV director says yes
This fiery figure is being hailed as Pope John Paul II making an appearance beyond the grave. The image, said by believers to show the Holy Father with his right hand raised in blessing, was spotted during a ceremony in Poland to mark the second anniversary of his death...
(Also read: "Popes and Prophecy")
In celebration of Bigfoot's Patty
Lost in the sands of time is the proper credit for the first person who called the large-breasted Bigfoot filmed with a hand-held camera by Roger Patterson on October 20, 1967, by the name Patty. But Patty she is and Patty she will remain...
(Watch: "Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot film")
Nick Redfern's "Memoirs of a Monster Hunter"
Nick Redfern has a new book out, Memoirs of a Monster Hunter: A Five Year Journey in Search of the Unknown, that is a must-read for anyone who thinks a paranormal travelogue is a great idea. As always, Nick's breezy writing style engages the reader, and whisks them off to all sorts of strange places where Nick has tried to track down all sorts of strange creatures, from vampires to lake monsters...
(Get the book: "Memoirs of a Monster Hunter ")
The Cosford Incident
On 30 and 31 March 1993 there was a series of UFO sightings in the UK involving over a hundred witnesses. Many of these were police officers and military personnel. The UFO also flew directly over two RAF bases. What follows is the extraordinary story of what has been dubbed The British UFO Mystery...
The ghosts in our machines
As we know, our increasingly ubiquitous media and technology has some drawbacks. If we don't resist, we can become overwhelmed by trivial exchanges and mediocre infotainment. It sometimes seems as if our devices have a life of their own...
(Also read: "Experimenting with Instrumental Transcommunication")
A crop circle maker speaks
Nick Redfern: Previously at this blog I have commented on the Crop Circle-making activities of a good friend of mine in the UK named Matthew Williams. As Matt's views on the issue of Crop Circles have constantly been distorted by those who wish to see him as a mere "hoaxer," I figured it was time to clarify for people what Matt really thinks about Crop Circles. In an interview with Matt...
Woman says she had near-death experience
Death is not something many people want to talk about, let alone experience. But at least eight million Americans claim they have had near-death experiences. Mary Jo Rapini is addicted to running. She has run marathons, even a 100-mile race. But four years ago the running stopped. This wife and mother of two nearly died. She was living in Lubbock, lifting weights in the gym, when she heard something pop in her head...
Strange happenings in Prosser caught on tape for Sci Fi Channel
There have been a lot of strange things happening at Debora Jennings' house on Sheridan Avenue in Prosser. And it isn't all unexplained footsteps up the stairs, the way the doorknob jiggles and the latch releases on the closet door in her guest room when no one is around, or the sound of children crying that seems to come from the basement. Instead, it's strangers showing up on her doorstep at 9:45 p.m. asking for a tour of her haunted vicarage...
Woman 'raped by ghost'
A woman who claims she was "raped by evil spirits" as a youngster is having a new spooky experience. Mandy Russell, who now runs the Charnock Hotel on St Annes Street in Preston, Lancashire, said she had to be excorcised three times to remove the spirits she believes possessed her. That experience happened back in the 1980s when she was living in Streatham, south London, and is something she had "not thought about" for many years. But, having arrived as a tenant behind the Preston hotel in September, she began to notice strange things happening...
(Also read: "Incubus")
All the old haunts
With its rich heritage as one of Oklahoma's oldest settlements, Tahlequah is a prime spot for believers in the paranormal to look for occult phenomena. Many believe they have experienced them, whether in old buildings such as Seminary Hall or the Murrell Home, or even outdoors. As the days grow shorter and the leaves fall, thoughts of spirits surge...
