Parents claim dead son performs miracles with oil
Bereaved parents George and Lina Tannous believe their dead son is performing miracles at their house. They claim a mysterious oil that weeps from the walls of his bedroom and leaves messages has helped to heal dozens of people...
Unleashing spirits, mystifying and murky
Katherine A. Power: Three novels I've read this year have been haunted by ghosts. I don't know if it's a trend or whether I've just been lucky, or unlucky as the case might be. The first two ghosts were not, in my view, roaring successes, being more irksome than uncanny...
Detective Holmes' creator consulted psychic in Toledo
On his first visit to Toledo on Oct. 19, 1894, Scottish-born Arthur Conan Doyle discussed his captivating books featuring detective Sherlock Holmes. The tall 35-year-old was a guest of the Toledo Cycling Club at the auditorium in the seven-story National Union Building on Huron Street. It was his first tour of the country and he charmed Americans in 30 cities...
A Jakarta home for spooks and magic
Ki Joko Bodo's Jakarta home is like a mini Borobudur Temple, but instead of offering tranquility and peace, it is full of spirits that are sure to spook. Everything in his home is symbolic, and dark enclaves in which he practices his magic abound...
Does Demon's Souls Make you believe in ghosts?
Brendan Main didn't believe in ghosts. But a sleep disorder and Demon's Souls may have changed his mind ... sort of. In most games, death is a solitary experience: You fall onto a spike, you die, you lose a life and try again. Not so in Demon's Souls, where death - as in life - is an inevitability, and is your only connection with other people playing the game...
Psychic predictions, past and future
It's that time of year again: thick morning frost on the windshield, flickering luminarias along adobe walls and psychic predictions for the upcoming year. I thought I'd try my hand at some predictions for 2010, but first take a look back at last year's Alibi predictions for 2009 to see how they fared...
Predictions that didn't work out
It is the time of the year when psychics trot out their predictions for the new year, and in this case, the new decade, if you believe the decade begins with a zero... and no, I don't want to start a debate on this...
The most haunted spots in Kentucky
While Kentucky may be known for its bluegrass, race horses, and fried chicken, it is also home to numerous haunted locations. If you are game for a trip to the state with "Unbridled Spirit," and more than a few ghostly spirits, then visit the locations on this list of the most haunted spots in Kentucky...
Brittany Murphy's home -- 'haunted' tour stop
Her body isn't even buried yet, but Brittany Murphy's home is already a stop on "Haunted Hollywood Tours." A van for the tour company was seen driving past the house Brittany died in just yesterday -- only two days after her death. As far as we know, Brittany's husband, Simon Monjack, still lives there...
