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The Yule Lads

6th December 2024 Reading Time: 3 minutes General, Famous Paranormal Cases. 398 views. 0

In 1746, parents were officially banned from scaring their kids with tales of the Yule Lads. In the 13 nights leading up to Christmas, leave an empty shoe on your windowsill where the lads will leave you a present .... if you have been good. It is rotten potatoes for those on the naughty list!

Krampus

24th November 2024 Reading Time: 3 minutes General. 758 views. 0

In some cultures, you only have to worry about getting a lump of coal if you are on the naughty list. If you are from the Alpine region, you better watch out, because Krampus could be coming for you. December 5th is Krampusnaucht

Where do our beliefs lie? 2019 VS 2024

20th November 2024 Reading Time: 7 minutes General, Paranormal Investigation. 926 views. 0

I compare the results from a survey about paranormal beliefs from 2019 to 2024

The hundredth monkey phenomenon and collective consciousness

16th November 2024 Reading Time: 7 minutes Paranormal Theories, General. 710 views. 0

Could the hundredth monkey phenomenon be an example of collective consciousness? What is the collective unconscious and what does all this mean for how we view the paranormal?

Where do our paranormal beliefs lie in 2024?

9th November 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes General. 936 views. 1

At the beginning of 2019, I collected a survey of results where I asked people where their beliefs within the paranormal field lay. I am collecting your responses again and would love a couple of minutes of your time to complete a quick anonymous survey.

Ghosts Of The Past: The East Oakleigh Poltergeist

9th November 2024 Reading Time: 4 minutes General, Ghosts Of The Past. 1059 views. 0

In this series, I take a look at some historical accounts of ghostly encounters published in newspapers. In this edition, I look at one of the most famous cases stemming from the little suburb of East Oakleigh in Melbourne Australia.

The funhouse effect & claustrophobia

4th November 2024 Reading Time: 6 minutes Stuff paranormal investigators need to know, General. 874 views. 1

Certain surroundings can make us feel claustrophobic or like we are in a funhouse. Your brain can have trouble processing this and it can cause a person to feel sick, dizzy, like they have vertigo and even induce a feeling like you are being watched. How does the funhouse effect and claustrophobia apply to the paranormal? Could this explain certain experiences?

3 Classic B Grade Horrors for Halloween

21st October 2024 Reading Time: 4 minutes General. 868 views. 0

I LOVE old movies, so here are some suggestions for so bad they are good old B Grade horror movies

Chiromancy

11th October 2024 Reading Time: 5 minutes General. 652 views. 0

Otherwise known as palmistry, this is the practice of predicting a person's future simply by reading the lines of their hand

I (don't) want to believe

7th October 2024 Reading Time: 4 minutes General. 936 views. 0

Are people so attached to an experience that they don't want to believe it is anything other than what they think it is?