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Up-to-the-minute reports of paranormal activity and news from around the world

February 12, 2011

Dissection of and discussion on the marked hominid
Mark A Hall identified a type of hominid report that was distinct from Sasquatch and the Almas types and which became know more widely under the name Loren Coleman bestowed upon it, the Marked Hominid...

Massive Bigfoot search gains momentum
About an hour east of Charlotte, Troy, NC has a population of just over 3000, residents say everyone knows their neighbor. That was until super bowl Sunday when someone spotted a hairy beast. "Sasquatch, Bigfoot, in Florida they call it the skunk ape, in the Appalachians and in parts of Tennessee and Kentucky it's known as the Wollybooger," says John Pate...

Ashton Kutcher believes apocalypse is near
Actor Ashton Kutcher believes in the Mayan prophecy that the apocalypse will come in December 2012. Although it is disputed whether the Maya actually believed that world would end in 2012 or whether the prophecy is just a western invention, Ashton Kutcher keeps fit especially for the apocalypse day...

Airborne anomalies: Rethinking atmospheric lifeforms
Most people, when considering the possibilities as to what UFOs might actually be, tend to lean heavily toward the idea of advanced aircraft that are both intelligently designed and controlled. Many reports do indeed appear to indicate that the objects seen appear mechanical or otherwise "manufactured," although there are also the occasional reports of rather amorphous "blobs" that seem to have little definite shape or form...

Hunting the Skinwalker
James Carrion: It was after uncovering some disturbing information about the Skinwalker Ranch owned by Robert Bigelow that I began to have doubts about the real purpose behind the MUFON-BAASS project...

Does Bigfoot exist?
When Jeffrey Meldrum was 11 years old, he saw Roger Patterson's famous 60 seconds of jumpy footage of an unidentified, giant, ape-like creature. "The larger-than-life image of a Bigfoot deliberately striding across the screen made a lasting impression on a young and adventurous mind and served to reinforce my fascination with the primates and primitive humans," Meldrum writes in the introduction to his book, "Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science."..

Proposed law fines bad psychics in Romania
Psychics and witches in Romania, a country historically known for superstitions and vampire beliefs, are upset over a new law that would fine or imprison them for making incorrect predictions. Romania, like many other countries in Europe and around the world, is in the midst of a severe economic crisis, and the law is seen as a way to raise money for government expenditures...

Wild-men and Woodwose
Nick Redfern: Only a couple of days ago, I received an email from someone asking me: "What do you think of the phenomenon of the Woodwose?" You may very well ask yourself: what on Earth (or, indeed, off it!) is a Woodwose? Well, I'll tell you!..

The cry of Bigfoot?
A Mount Ranier resident has audio recording from around his home of what he believes to be the cry of Bigfoot. Washington is in fact home of the Sasquatch, named by local Native Americans, and this post is absolutely haunting. The sound was heard over several days in the area by several residents and the following sounds are what one resident was able to catch on separate occasions. Whether or not it is the cry of Bigfoot, it certainly is a fascinating recording...

Hunting for Bigfoot in Uwharrie National Forest
North Carolina is once again ground zero for the hunt for the ever elusive Bigfoot. Animal Planet has sent a film team here to document the hunt as reports of the Bigfoot roaming these woods continue to circulate...

Psychic pet connection

Living in the past: Boy's reincarnation story revisited
It is being called the most documented case of reincarnation ever: A young boy able to recall over 50 specific memories from someone else's life. The journey started when James Leininger was just a toddler. "Initially what caught my attention was his extreme fascination with WW2 fighter planes," said Andrea Leininger, James's mother...

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