Interest renewed in rite of exorcism
The rite, those few priests who have performed it say, can unfold as a quiet prayer session or a show of violence. The afflicted person may curse the cleric, speak in a voice not his or her own, even assume facial features that one priest described as "reptilian."..
PODCASTS WORTH LISTENING TO:
Near death experience science in bereavement rescue
Skeptiko: Father Rod Walton author of, Bereavement Rescue with Near Death Experience, discusses the evidence for and uses of NDE science...
Dr. Beachcombing
Binnall of America: One of the breakout esoteric stars of 2010, 'Dr. Beachcombing' joins BoA:Audio for his first-ever interview, discussing his critically acclaimed work chronicling some of history's most bizarre stories. The conversation covers burned libraries, widely believed historical myths, forgotten kingdoms and lost realms, hinge moments in history, and stories that reflect something or someone being in the wrong place or wrong time...
The Choice and 2012 with Mike Bara
Paranormal Podcast: If 2012 is a world changing event there isn't a whole lot we can do about it, right? Wrong, says tonight's guest Mike Bara. Mike says each of us, as part of humanity, can actually shape what happens in the 2012 era and transition the world into a better age. You can find his book on the subject at Amazon.com...
MEDIA: BOOKS, MOVIES, TV, GAMES:
"Ghost Trick" now haunting stores
Capcom today released a new DS adventure starring a pointy-haired protagonist pursuing justice, though instead of an ace attorney, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective features a spirit lingering just after his death. The similiarites with Phoenix Wright are no coincidence, as Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi is the mastermind behind Ghost Trick as well...
Costly "Terra Nova" sci-fi TV show lands in May
Big budget, time-travel, mystery adventure series "Terra Nova" is coming to U.S. television in May, from the writers behind hit shows "Star Trek" and "24." Executive produced by filmmaker Steven Spielberg, "Terra Nova" is set in 2149 on an overdeveloped, polluted planet. The show follows the adventures of a group of pilgrims who are transported back 85 million years to prehistoric Earth -- complete with dinosaurs -- through a time portal...
Who you gonna call? Jeffrey Dean Morgan busts ghosts in The Dibbuk Box
Although late-blooming star Jeffrey Dean Morgan's (Watchmen, The Losers, Supernatural) thriller The Resident (co-starring Hillary Swank) is going straight to video, he has another fright flick up his sleeve. Morgan has signed on to star in The Dibbuk Box, Lionsgate's first post-Saw effort to dethrone the current king of Halloween, the Paranormal Activity series...
Syfy adds three new paranormal shows to their lineup
Syfy's already paranormally-packed lineup is about to get a little more ghostly. Survivor's Mark Burnett is producing a new one-hour reality series called School Spirits which, predictably, looks at haunted colleges and high schools. Each episode will feature interviews with staff, students and parents, each describing their own personal close encounter of the paranormal kind...
