Michael Jackson's 'ghost' seen by sister La Toya
The undisputed random of the Jackson clan (and that's saying something), La Toya, says the ghost of her late brother Michael has been visiting the family dressed in the white pearl beads he wore in the coffin. The 53-year-old onetime Playboy covergirl tells Woman's Day, Michael has appeared "in the curtains" while the lights were out. "His eyes were open and he appeared peaceful. I turned the lights on and asked, 'Michael, do you wish to go to the other side?'," she says...
Found: first 'skylight' on the moon
A deep hole on the moon that could open into a vast underground tunnel has been found for the first time. The discovery strengthens evidence for subsurface, lava-carved channels that could shield future human colonists from space radiation and other hazards. The moon seems to possess long, winding tunnels called lava tubes that are similar to structures seen on Earth. They are created when the top of a stream of molten rock solidifies and the lava inside drains away, leaving a hollow tube of rock...
Haunting tales at the old jail
'Tis the season for ghosts and ghouls, but that's nothing unusual at the old Chambersburg Jail. The old structure is said to be haunted and now the jail is open for you to experience firsthand the terrifying tales of these spirits. The old jail was erected in 1818 and remained in operation until 1970. Visitors can take the opportunity to see if they can feel the energy of the spirits that are said to haunt the jail...
Queer hauntings - True Tales of Gay & Lesbian Ghosts
For fans of the paranormal, Queer Hauntings - True Tales of Gay and Lesbian Ghosts is the perfect read for gay and even straight audiences alike...
Parliament Hill ripe for haunting ghost stories
No reporter has documented a good ghost story on Parliament Hill. I put this down to lack of journalistic enterprise. The place is ripe for haunting. Parts of the building are 150 years old and witnessed numerous untimely deaths due to fires, electrocution, heart attacks, bad liquor, knife fighting, etcetera...
Legend scarier than fact in 'haunted' Reno canyon
Robb Canyon in Northwest Reno, just south of Rainbow Ridge Park, has a reputation on the Internet of being "the scariest place in the West." Over the years, residents have reported seeing strange lights and hearing very disturbing sounds, including a bloodcurdling scream," the Haunted Robb Canyon blog reports. Since 2004, bloggers on that site and others have reported disembodied voices, unexplained "cold spots," invisible forces that push or tug visitors and shadowy specters that they suspect are ghosts of victims of a quadruple murder there "in the early 1970s."..
Interest in the supernatural has never been higher
The spirits are all around us. Some of the hottest shows on TV have a ghostly orientation — from "Medium" and "Ghost Whisperer" to quasi-reality shows such as "Ghost Hunters" and "Paranormal State." The low-budget movie "Paranormal Activity" is filling theaters with its effective thrills and chills...
The Bronx is haunted by ghost stories, says historian
If you're thinking about being a ghost in the Bronx for Halloween, look out: you have company. The borough is reportedly teeming with haunts and spirits. Whether you believe in ghosts (half of us do), or just want to put on a costume, a ghost story is a good way to keep the past alive...
Expert tips for ghost hunting
How to keep your sixth sense in tune, where to meet the undead, and more...
The Fourth Kind and our fascination with aliens
After extraterrestrials made a comeback in the mid-'90s to abduct our inquiring minds about those little green (grey) men from outer space, the upcoming Universal Pictures release of The Fourth Kind is stirring up the public's fascination with aliens all over again with a new story of alien contact of the fourth kind. In 1977, director Stephen Spielberg introduced moviegoers to the meaning of a third kind encounter, contact with aliens, in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Now Universal and director Olatunde Osunsanmi are introducing moviegoers to The Fourth Kind, starring Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas, and Will Patton about alleged real life alien abductions in Nome, Alaska...
A gnome by any other name
John Carlson: My paternal grandmother was born in a rural area of Sweden in 1891, and when I was a boy she told me stories of the Tomte (as I understand it, Tomte is plural and the singular is Tomten), small beings that took the appearance of old, bearded men. The Tomte were no more than 3 feet tall and wore pointed hats, which we’ve of course come to associate with gnomes and similar creatures. Legend tells that the Tomte were capable of invisibility and could shapeshift, sometimes taking the appearance of a large, grown man...
