Indiana mansion offers ghost tours and haunted sleepovers
Staff members at the 19th century Culbertson Mansion have found a spirited way to raise money for renovations — ghost tours and haunted sleepovers. Up to 13 visitors at a time can pay $100 each to spend the night at the mansion, a state historic site. The overnight experience — offered twice a year around Halloween — includes a candlelit dinner, tarot card readings and a scavenger hunt...
On the trail of spirits in Bayside
John Campbell had shed his shirt in the sweltering heat inside the old ’40s-era hotel, now a ’70s-era hippie commune. He peered out his second-floor window late in the afternoon when long shadows reached for Copano Bay across the street from the mansion...
Earliest reference describes Christ as 'magician'
A team of scientists led by renowned French marine archaeologist Franck Goddio recently announced that they have found a bowl, dating to between the late 2nd century B.C. and the early 1st century A.D., that is engraved with what they believe could be the world's first known reference to Christ. If the word "Christ" refers to the Biblical Jesus Christ, as is speculated, then the discovery may provide evidence that Christianity and paganism at times intertwined in the ancient world...
2012: no geomagnetic reversal
Apparently, on December 21st 2012, our planet will experience a powerful event. This time we're not talking about Planet X, Nibiru or a "killer" solar flare, this event will originate deep within the core of our planet, forcing a catastrophic change in our protective magnetic field. Not only will we notice a rapid reduction in magnetic field strength, we'll also see the magnetic poles rapidly reverse polarity (i.e. the north magnetic pole will be located over the South Pole and vice versa). So what does this mean to us?..
Author explains why the Tonawandas are so spooky
Underground Railroad passages, battlefield sites, a presidential assassination and heralded architecture are all things that make the Buffalo Niagara region unique. These same things share something else in common. They make the area, especially the Tonawandas, “one hell of a haunted place,” Western New York author John Koerner told a captivated crowd of more than 50 people Thursday night at the City of Tonawanda Public Library, where he gave a lecture about ghosts in the Niagara Frontier...
Eight real-life Doctor Frankensteins who pushed the boundaries of life and death
Mary Shelley helped advance the science fiction genre with her tale of a scientist who brings a man built of corpses to life. But in real life, plenty of mad and not-so-mad scientists have played with human and animal bodies (and body parts) to gain a greater understanding of the limits on life. After the jump, right real-life scientists who have performed shocking experiments on the nature life and death...
Asbestos widow's dead husbands 'keep her company'
Chris with Avril A woman who lost two partners to a cancer caused by asbestos says they are both still looking after her as spirits. Avril Gooding-Grant, 51, from Hoo, says her interest in the paranormal grew following the death of her husband Chris in 2001. Both he and second partner Les Alford were killed by the industrial disease mesothelioma, which manifests itself decades after its victims come into contact with asbestos...
Latin America: lore, ghosts, demons and frights
The mythology in Latin America is quite rich: some tales have been passed onto us from the Incas, Mayas or Aztecs, and others are colonial imports from Europe. On this first part of the multinational Latin American post, we'll visit some of the most popular myths and legends like the Llorona, the Cegua, the Cadejos and the Evil Light...
