Up-to-the-minute reports of paranormal activity and news from around the world
January 22, 2011
George Lucas believes in 2012 prophecy
Star Wars creator George Lucas believes the world will end in 2012. The 66-year-old filmmaker revealed his apocalypse theory to Seth Rogen during a meeting. And the Green Hornet actor insists Lucas has faith in his prediction...
Priests: Hollywood depiction of exorcism not far from reality
Hollywood films have been known to stretch the truth just a little, with wizarding teens, talking dogs and families with superhero powers taking over the widescreen. Even less-family-oriented movies like the "Saw" and "Nightmare on Elm Street" series' have taken evil to great extremes. But, some priests say, when it comes to depicting exorcism in films, much of what is shown onscreen is very similar to what really happens during the very rare, highly confidential Catholic rite...
Scariest haunted places worldwide
Haunted houses and paranormal phenomena may be the things that come to mind when people think of ghosts though there is no solid and clear evidence to prove these supernatural myths. Now, let's take a look at the list of six scariest haunted places worldwide including Monte Cristo Homestead, 50 Berkeley Square, the George Stickney House, the Screaming Bridge of Maud Hughes Road, Screaming Tunnel and Union Cemetery...
The haunting of Herstmonceux Castle
Herstmonceux Castle is situated in East Sussex the build was commissioned by Sir Roger de Fiennes. Sir Roger was appointed Treasurer of the Household of Henry VI, and needed a house fitting a man of his position; construction of the castle on the site of the old manor house began in 1441. Fiennes had Herstmonceux Castle built not so much as a stronghold but more along the lines of a grand baronial mansion, the walls being constructed of the newly-fashionable brick rather than stone, and decorated with green sandstone...
Chinese groups shun notion of hospice ghosts
A group of condo owners protesting plans for a hospice at the University of B.C. because of superstitions about ghosts don't represent all Chinese people, community leaders said Tuesday...
ESP: heresy or scientific breakthrough?
All of us have said it: "I had a feeling that would happen." Some of us call it intuition, Oprah calls it "God whispering," and bestselling author and self-defense expert Gavin de Becker calls it gut instinct. But when a respected psychology professor presents a scientific paper attempting to prove that we somehow know what is going to happen before it does, it releases a hellfire of outrage and accusations of insanity...
