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Over the past few weeks, we've heard about several UFO sightings and mysterious animal mutilations in Argentina. Here's the latest UFO sighting. More »
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Ghosts dwell in all sorts of geographical locales, and brothels are no exception. Here are five cat houses (and one exotic dancing establishment) that have tenants from beyond the grave. More »
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During yesterday's discussion of inexplicably frightening logos and TV intros, this bizarre 1990 commercial for Time-Life's Mysteries of the Unknown book series was mentioned. Immediately intoxicated by its stupidity, I've watched it a dozen times over the last 24 hours. More »
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One of the greatest paranormal movies of all time has just gotten a lavish remake, with CG effects replacing the old wirework. And the reimagining of Tsui Hark's 1987 classic A Chinese Ghost Story has swept the Chinese box office. More »
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When Walt Disney was building Disneyland's Haunted Mansion ride in the 1960s, he rejected a proposed portrait of the almost unkillable Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin. How come? He was afraid of lawsuits from Rasputin's relations. More »
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Looking for artistic inspiration? Why not follow the lead of 19th century spiritualist artist Georgiana Houghton? Rather than draw anything of her own volition, Ms. Houghton allowed herself to become possessed by ghosts and draw their netherwordly visions. More »
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Thomas Edison had a reputation as a no-nonsense rationalist, but the inventor once pretended he wished to build a device that would allow him to contact the great beyond. John Ptak of Ptak Science Books notes: More »
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On the 11th month of 2011, on the 11th day, 11th hour and 11th minute, the supernatural will rule the Earth. Darren Lynn Bousman (Repo!) is bringing that prophecy to life in a new film. See the first concept art. More »
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Last Saturday, Romania implemented a law requiring self-employed citizens to pay a 16% income tax and to contribute to social service programs. Witches, who count as self-employed workers, aren't thrilled and are hexing the government en masse. More »
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Undertaker William Betancur's a man with a mission. His quest? To catalog the entire population of specters, apparitions, and poltergeists in the Colombian city of Medellin. So far 215 ghosts have been cataloged and 23 were photographed or recorded. More »
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Some believe in the power of telepathy. Some believe in the power of fMRI. And putting the two together led a team of experimenters to perform "probably the first fMRI study to analyse the neuroanatomical correlates of telepathy." More »
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Hanna is Not a Boy's Name stars a nameless zombie employed by a bouncing-off-the-walls hyper detective. Together, they investigate offbeat paranormal mysteries — and try not to get too many people killed in the process. More »
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This weekend the world is readying itself for faux documentary The Last Exorcism. But what about the "real" demon possessions? We found the best of the best - judge as you will. More »
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Speed demons have been tearing down Lemon Tree Passage Road near Newcastle, Australia to summon a motorcycling apparition. The motorcyclist was killed by a speeder in 2007, and police are plenty miffed about these high-speed seances. More »
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A woman in Braila, Romania, claims she managed to snap the picture of a ghost with her cell phone. It was hovering in a house that was once a commissary station where communists tortured political prisoners. More »
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Just because you've got a mouthful of formaldehyde (instead of Jägermeister) doesn't mean you have to give up your party-hearty lifestyle deathstyle! Here are 10 documented ways you can become a weekend warrior for all eternity. More »
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Over at Tor.com, Dan Goldman's quirky webcomic Red Light Properties is updated every Tuesday. The comic tells the story of Cecilia and Jude, an estranged husband-and-wife paranormal investigative team that sells haunted Miami homes at rock-bottom prices. Weird and recommended. More »
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Just like in Ghostbusters. And, fancy that, four real Ghostbusters herd them away. Sorta. Staged by the Improv Everywhere troupe in the same location as the Bill Murray-Dan Aykroyd paranormal classic, this is a pretty swell little prank. More »
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An Argentinian newspaper reports that people have witnessed the return of UFOs that once mined uranium in the Frías area. In fact, this image is a cell phone snap of a recent UFO visit to the region. More »
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After the success of Paranormal Activity, Paramount Studios plans to launch a division specifically for $100,000-or-less movie projects. Unfortunately, rather than getting innovative horror films to theaters, the movie house will use the department as an expensive focus group. More »
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This video was taken late last year, and shows mysterious orbs, sometimes called "foo fighters," tailing airplanes. The best part is the stoned, expletive-laced commentary from the guy with the camera. More »
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Failed Russian missiles may have caused the infamous Norway spiral last week, but so far there are no explanations for this crazy-looking pyramid UFO hovering over the Kremlin. Perhaps this is a new Russian superweapon that actually works? More »
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Ranchers in Colorado have discovered more bizarre cattle mutilations, which look as if they were created with lasers. One calf seemed to have been dropped from a great height. Could it be . . . UFOs? Or mad science? More »
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One of the big questions about Bigfoot has always been: Well if this creature exists, why haven't we found any of its bones? Now monster expert Loren Coleman from Cryptomundo answers this question, and suggests where to start digging. More »
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In the Saltan province of Argentina, hundreds of residents of a small town witnessed the arrival of a massive UFO, which hovered over the local power station. And then all the town's electricity and phones went out for several hours. More »
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When Jim Channon authored the First Earth Battalion manual, he was hoping to bring warfare into a more humane, modern age. In a new series of columns, he talks about the film and why harnessing the paranormal is so important. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5397544&view=rss&microfeed=true A truly caring municipal government will always help you out if you discover your house is haunted. At least, they will if you live in Strašice, a town in the Czech Republic. A family there has suddenly begun to experience paranormal phenomena: Fires are constantly starting throughout the house, and glass items keep cracking. According to the Prague Daily Monitor: More »
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This weekend Paranormal's ghost cam beat out the mighty Saw franchise, which means Paranormal 2 can't be far behind. With Paranormal well on its way to becoming Paramount's most successful film ever, the studio readies a sequel. [LA Times] More »
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Apparently there are certain kinds of people who tend to see ghosts. A researcher has studied multiple cases of haunting and has come up with a profile of the sort of person most likely to get haunted. More »
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Have you dreamed about this man comforting or befriending you over the past two years? Then you are one of thousands across the world who have dreamed "this man." Now they have set up a website to describe their experiences. More »
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Paving the way for Vulcans, Slan, Espers, Professor X and Babylon 5's Lyta Alexander, SF writers of the Pre-Golden Age (1904-33) dared to imagine how normal people might react if telepaths were discovered among us. More »
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University of Edinburgh is looking for a few research subjects for some ESP experiments. To volunteer, you must be a native English speaker and have had at least one paranormal experience. No, that does not include owning a season of The Supernatural on DVD. Apparently these experiments only take about 45 minutes and you'll get £5. Enough to buy beer for those spirits who keep following you around. [via Public Parapsychology] More »
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Missing your summer fix of The 4400, the USA Network's canceled show about missing people who return with weird abilities? Pocket Books has your back, releasing the first original 4400 novel: The Vesuvius Prophecy. It takes place during the early run of the show, and has a suitably convoluted disaster plot. More »
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More details are emerging about Fringe, J.J. Abrams new Fox show. The more we hear about it, the more Fringe sounds like a slightly tweaked X-Files clone. One piece of news: John Noble (Denethor from Lord of the Rings) will star. Click through for a new plot summary. More »
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