We’re all familiar with playing Bloody Mary as young kids, and back in the day, that alone was enough to scare the pants off of anyone looking to contact the dead. Personally, I remember my friends trapping me in the bathroom and crying like a baby, despite not having actuallyContinue Reading
What is happening in Chicago? Why are so many people suddenly spotting flying anomalies? Is it a bird? A plane? Superman? It’s definitely not a plane or Superman, and if it’s a bird, it’s a new, as yet unidentified, species. What am I talking about? Something interesting that Fortean ResearcherContinue Reading
Necromancy is the magical practice of contacting the dead, usually seeking answers to the future. This can be done either through summoning entities spiritually, or even going as far as raising one from the dead — though the latter seems a little less likely, not to mention maybe a littleContinue Reading
This is a guest contribution from freelance writer Sally Writes. Whether you are getting ready for Halloween or you just like a good scare, a haunted hike can be a fun and exhilarating experience that gets your heart rate up for more reasons than one. If you’re looking for ideas,Continue Reading
Witch stereotypes run rampant in 2017, and a few have withstood the test of time. When asked to describe a common witch, a person’s first instinct might be to include the iconic black pointed hat and robes, a broomstick, a green hooked nose, and bubbling potion cauldrons. Have you everContinue Reading
It’s a mystery exactly when and where Matthew Hopkins was puttering around before 1644, but when he did arrive on the scene, it was with a bang. A few decades before the Salem Witch Trials in the US, witch hunts were already going strong in the UK. As previously mentionedContinue Reading
Naturally the word “encouraging” is being used facetiously here — seeing as most confessions brought about during the witch trials of old were done so through torturous methods that probably only incited lying about witchcraft over any actual confessions. When you read about some of the methods used to encourageContinue Reading
Last week I learned that crocodile diving is a thing. It’s all thanks to a fellow ParaMania Radio pal, Jay Lynch, who hosts the Sit, Chat & Laugh with the Lynch’s with his wife, Teresa, on Mondays from 7-9 EDT. Jay shared a link on his timeline that included thisContinue Reading
I didn’t share the recap for Emerian’s show last Wednesday, but it appears I’m catching up on recaps today, so here we go. It was very exciting to get to talk to Emz for a change. We’ve exchanged a lot of email correspondence, we keep track of each other onContinue Reading
You know all those creepy clown sightings from last year? Next week Congress will be introducing new legislation to help combat the epidemic. Congressman T. F. Hokum from Austin proposed the bill, which reads in part: By making it mandatory that every city in the U.S. has a creepy clown,Continue Reading
Did you hear about the students at Pranktown Elementary in Chicanery, Tennessee who created a zombie cat for their science fair project? Students in Ms. April’s fourth grade class love all things zombies. So much so that they set out to create one of their very own. It all startedContinue Reading
A lot of things have changed since 1901, I think that’s fair to say. But, for the world of Spiritualism and seeking truth in the paranormal, the goals have remained the same, and it’s only the method of contact and recording said contact that has evolved. On top of that,Continue Reading
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