Ghost hunter killed in fall from building
A first date with a playful, late-night search for ghosts inside a University of Toronto landmark ended in tragedy yesterday when a 29-year-old woman plunged to her death. Leah Kubik, just two weeks shy of her 30th birthday, was found without vital signs inside a courtyard just before 2 a.m. "They were believed to be exploring an old building because it's rumoured to be haunted," Toronto Police Const. Wendy Drummond told the Sun...
Chasing ghosts? Put safety first
In the wake of an accidental death that was initially reported as a ghost hunt gone wrong, paranormal chasers stress the importance of rule No. 1: no trespassing. Paranormal societies across Canada emphasized the importance of safety for would-be phantom chasers yesterday after news that a 29-year-old woman fell to her death early Thursday morning in Toronto while reportedly "ghost hunting."..
Help from above and beyond, according to book by Michigan state police officer
It started as a routine traffic stop by two Detroit police officers, but seconds later, bullets from an Uzi-style submachine gun came screaming into their vehicle, piercing the hood and doors and shattering the windshield. Then something really weird happened. The cop behind the wheel has no other explanation but to call it a divine mystery...
The Norfolk sea serpent?
A sea serpent reported to be up to 60ft in length and very fast moving has been sighted at least four times off the coast of Norfolk. The descriptions evoke classic sea-serpent characteristics of small head, long slim body and diamond-shaped frill along the back. The earliest written report appeared in The Gentleman's Magazine in their December 1750 issue...
Extinct New Zealand eagle may have eaten humans
Sophisticated computer scans of fossils have helped solve a mystery over the nature of a giant, ancient raptor known as the Haast's eagle which became extinct about 500 years ago, researchers said Friday...
Binnall of America season finale: Interview with John Lear
BoA:Audio closes the book on Season IV with one of the more enigmatic and infamous figures in the history of UFO studies: John Lear...
Psychic and photographer in hunt for 'Bownessie' beneath Windermere
A team of investigators will scour Windermere in a hunt for a legendary monster that is claimed to lurk in its deep waters. The search follows years of reported sightings of a big creature in the lake, the most recent being in July when Lake District hotelier Thomas Noblett was hit by a three-foot wave as he was swimming...
Ouija boards and dial plates
David Pescovitz: I fell down a rabbit hole into the weird history of ouija boards and ended up at the insanely comprehensive online Museum of Talking Boards. There, I learned about a variation of the classical ouija, called "dial plate" talking boards...
UFO startles elderly Gorey residents
It was red, it hovered in the sky, it looked something like a dolls' house and travelled at great speed. The UFO was watched intently by two elderly sisters who live at Gorey and who now want to find out if anyone else saw what made their jaws drop late last Friday night...
When it's your time, it's your time
A Catholic who believed his prayers were answered when he was rescued from a lift was killed when he went to church to give thanks and the stone altar fell on him. Gunther Link, 45, died instantly as he was crushed under the ancient 860lb monument in the Weinhaus Church in Vienna, Austria...
