May 2013
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Happy Paranormal Day!
Today, May 3rd is Paranormal Day, where those who believe in the paranormal get together and share their unique experiences with each other! Seminars, radio broadcasts, podcasts along with readings take place worldwide.
It’s a great excuse to hang out with friends, watch a film of the paranormal and supernatural genre. If you’re a new follower of ours, be sure to check out our paranormal...
March 2013
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Woman Unveils Bigfoot Hair and Skin Samples
Betty Klopp believes Bigfoot truly exists and claims that she has the hair and skin samples to prove it. The samples, which were originally collected by her parents in the 1960s found them as they had been driving along one day and were forced to swerve to avoid a figure standing in the middle of the road. When they got out to investigate there was not a single sign of anyone or anything....
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“For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don’t believe,...”
– Stuart Chase
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“It is wonderful that five thousand years have now elapsed since the creation of...”
– Samuel Johnson
February 2013
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Are Crop Circles Man-Made?
A crop circle expert from Australia believes that he has evidence to suggest that they aren’t. An article from the Birmingham Mail explores the phenomena as researcher Greg Jefferys claims to have uncovered evidence that crop circles have been appearing in fields as far back as 1880, a fact that he believes proves that the occurrence pre-dates circle hoaxers.
An excerpt below:
An Aussie...
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Mysterious Purple Spheres Found in Arizona Desert
A couple from Tucson were perplexed when they came across a number of the objects while out sightseeing.
The strange spheres were found piled up in significant quantities, some of them watery and others translucent. “We were taking photos around the area and we just….I mean, how could you miss this ?” said Geraldine Vargas who discovered the spheres with her husband....
January 2013
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Ghostbusters Game by Beeline Now Available!
Who ya gonna call?
Now you can answer the proverbial question and answer the call yourself as Beeline Interactive, Inc. and Sony Pictures announced the release of Ghostbusters in iOS for iPad, iPhone, and the iPod Touch!
The game is free and offers resource management and strategic combat in a game set within the NYC, as both films did.
In a statement from Beeline Interactive:
“The game...
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UFO Sightings Over Michigan and Indiana Baffle...
All eyes were on the skies in Indianapolis and Detroit this past week following a spate of reports about strange lights. Social media sites were abuzz with reports from puzzled residents. A user on Facebook wrote that even though there was no noise, the unidentified flying objects had bright lights, claiming “They were black triangle-shaped objects making circles over West Bloomfield and...
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Haunted Inn Up For Sale in Florida
Looking for an exciting summer retreat? A haunted 19th century inn is now up for sale in Longwood, Florida. Will it scare off potential buyers?
WFTV9 explores a 19th century haunted inn. Below is an excerpt.
The building’s one of the few 19th century buildings in the state and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. And it’s said to be haunted.
Legend has it the...
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“There is no mystery greater than that posed by the poltergeist. The noisy ghosts...”
– D. Scott Rago
December 2012
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ABC Reporter, Vanessa Bolano gets a ghostly visit...
A story about one of America’s most haunted houses turned ghostly this week when the camera picked up an eerie object floating behind reporter, Vanessa Bolano’s head as she filmed a news story on the Myrtles Plantation in Louisiana. The plantation claims the title of just one of America’s most haunted houses.
When Bolano brought back her footage back to the ABC studio, she...
November 2012
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The Science Behind Monsters and Vampires
Ever wonder where did the fascination with vampires and werewolves actually originate from? In recent years, there’s been such a heavy influx of affection for the monsters that go bump in the night and lurk in the shadows. It’s a question that science journalist Matt Kaplan has set out to investigate as well.
Kaplan maintains that our tendency to crave stories about horror and...
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'Paranormal Activity' and the Real World of...
An interesting article out of CNN about the film franchise, Paranormal Activity and other scary movies in correlation with the real world of parapsychology. Parapsychologist Loyd Auerbach, director and founder of the Office of Paranormal Investigations takes a look at scary movies on on a whole and though he is skeptical about demonic possession as he says there are elements in films that...
October 2012
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Happy Halloween from My Paranormal!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
We at My Paranormal wish you all a boo-pendous evening with your family and friends, and hope you all have a lot of fun ahead of you, no matter what you’re up to.
If you’re staying in tonight, we recommend a few of our favorite films like Ghostbusters, The Exorcist, The Shining along with some awesome Hitchcock thrills like The Birds, Psycho, Rear Window and Vertigo....
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My Paranormal Podcasts Now Available on iTunes!
With Halloween tomorrow, our podcasts are now available for free on iTunes! Why not give them a listen if you haven’t already! In these past weeks, we covered psychics and mediumship, haunted places and paranormal investigators.
Download our podcasts on iTunes now!
If you would like to hear a particular episode streaming via our site, you may do so by clicking the respective podcast...
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My Paranormal Podcast: Chuck Bergman
Today we bring you an episode that was great fun to record. In this podcast we talk to one of the most intriguing people we’ve interviewed on our show; a former police officer and now psychic medium, Chuck Bergman. Chuck has been featured on the A&E show, Psychic Search.
Chuck is a retired Salem MA Police Officer. As a third generation medium, he recalls being able to communicate with...
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My Paranormal Podcast: Indiana Ghost Trackers
Today we bring you an episode that is very familiar and personal to us in some sense as we started our own ghost hunting group back in 2003, called GPIG (Goshen Paranormal Investigations Group). Our time spent creating and diving into our own group fueled a deep interest in the paranormal as we carried out our own investigations!
Without further adieu, we’re pleased to bring you our interview...
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Paranormal Team Investigates East Texas Historic...
A recent story from KLTV-ABC covered a historic East Texas jail in Palestine that’s opening their doors for a haunted house this Halloween, with a little bit of a paranormal twist to the tour.
Paranormal investigator, Clay Henderson and his team at Sonshine Paranormal Investigators of Ft. Worth say the city of Palestine is a hub for paranormal activity. “When we communicate with...
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My Paranormal Podcast: Psychic Mediumship Series...
Today we bring you the second part of our two part Mediumship series. In this episode, we interview psychic medium, Jennifer Farmer. Jennifer is a psychic-medium with natural abilities that evolve and strengthen. She is genuine in her concern for the well being of all her clients and with a delicate and sensitive touch, is able to shift and expand the awareness in her clients. In our interview,...
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Attic Apparition?
This is a video that was shot as part of a paranormal investigation in the attic of a 120-year-old building that’s now become a deli.
The video seems to have captured a dark, semi-transparent shape that rolls around quickly, like a rapidly moving black cloud.
The description from the user, uploaded by TobiasSchwarz says:
My paranormal team investigated a 120 year old building (now a...
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The Beliefs of Women and Men on the Paranormal
New research has indicated that belief in various paranormal topics differs between men and women.
While both genders tend to believe in paranormal topics, the key difference is in which ones.
Teacher and researcher Kylie Sturgess found that women were more likely to believe in astrology, psychics and ghosts; whereas men are more predisposed to believe in aliens, cryptozoological creatures and...
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'Hoosier Hauntings' at the Indiana State Museum
If you’re in or around the Indianapolis area, be sure to join the Indiana State Museum’s Halloween celebration this month on October 13 from 11AM to 4PM.
Indiana State Museum:
Join us for ghoulish time as we explore Indiana’s haunted past. Dare to explore the dark corners of the museum on a behind-the-scenes tour, or breathe a sigh of relief and meet with the not-so-scary...
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My Paranormal Podcast: Psychic Mediumship Series...
Today we bring you the first part of our two part Mediumship series. In this episode, we interviewed the gracious and warm-hearted, Beth Berry. Beth is a psychic-medium with 10 years experience.
(via Beth’s website)
As a psychic medium, my job is to bring through spirit and communicate to you the things they show or tell me or make me feel. I am clairvoyant, clairaudient and clairsentient...
September 2012
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“We are not alone in the universe and we are being visited now. Keep your eyes on...”
– Harry Willnus (Article from Ann Arbor News: “Eyes On The Sky”, 2008)
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My Paranormal Podcast: The Hannah House
With the month of Halloween arriving soon, we thought we’d celebrate all things spooky, and showcase our past guests each week from our podcast episodes for all our new followers!
Our first episode featured an interview with Ali from the haunted Hannah House in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Hannah House is known as one of the most haunted places in Indiana, but is there any truth behind...
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Can pie be the key to communicating with ghosts?
Yes…pie.
Paranormal researcher Matt Schulz said that ghosts are more willing to talk about innocuous things like pie than explain how they died. It’s a surprising claim, but is it true?
The Huffington Post spoke to Schulz earlier this week. An excerpt is below:
Trying to make contact with a ghost? The key to getting them to respond may be pie—or at least a question about...
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Paranormal Witness Casting Call
The producers of Paranormal Witness, a docudrama on SyFy airing Wednesdays at 10/9c are seeking stories this week from hospitals and near death experiences. Submit your story at the show’s official Tumblr and you may be selected to appear on Paranormal Witness.
The show combines witness testimonies, original digital or audio images, and adds dramatization to tell the story of true...
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“The scariest monsters are the ones that lurk within our souls.”
– Edgar Allan Poe
August 2012
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The Dybbuk Box
Meet the the Dybbuk Box…
Featured at the center of the upcoming horror movie, The Possession, the box isn’t your average box. The term Dybbuk Box is the commonly used name of a wine cabinet which is said to be haunted by a dybbuk, a spirit from Jewish folklore. Dybbuks are said to be malicious or malevolent possessing spirits that are dislocated souls of a dead person. The Dybbuk...
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“We are firm believers of the paranormal, but we believe over 80 percent of all...”
– Jason Hawes, TAPS and Ghost Hunters
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Scottish Sailor Claims To Have Best Picture Yet Of...
Could this be the real deal? Scottish sailor George Edwards has spent the past 26 years searching for the elusive Loch Ness Monster but now says he has the best picture yet to prove the mysterious creature’s existence!
Edwards takes his boat the “Nessie Hunter” out on the water almost every day, often leading tourists who hope to see the mythical creature. According to ABC...
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Ouija board helps psychologists probe the...
An interesting article came out of the New Scientist about how psychologists are using Ouija boards to explore how we communicate with our subsconcious mind.
For a long time, Ouija boards have been an alleged medium for communication with spirits. Ouija consist of a planchette and a board on which printed all the letters of the alphabet are printed, along with a few simple words and phrases....
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Hannah House hosts Paranormal Meet & Greet August...
If you’re intrigued by talk of ghosts and spirits and are in or around the state of Indiana, you’re in luck! Dozens of paranormal experts will gather August 11, from 12pm to 4pm at the Hannah House to network and mingle with the public on the lawn of the historic Southside Indianapolis mansion.
The Hannah House is an historic home lush with paranormal activity. In our first episode...
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“Time is not what you think. Dying? Not the end of everything. We think it is....”
– Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven
July 2012
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Montauk Monster in New York?
This past week, photographs of a mysterious carcass likened to the infamous, Montauk Monster have been circulating the internet. The “Montauk Monster” was an unidentified creature that washed ashore dead onto a beach near the business district of Montauk, New York back in July of 2008. Its identity remains a mystery to this day and the veracity of stories surrounding it have been the...
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UFO sightings on the rise in Canada
An interesting study coming out of Canada shares a recent finding where UFO sightings have neared a record high in 2011.
According to a report released earlier this week by Ufology Research, which has closely studied unidentified flying objects in the country since 1989, there were 986 sightings across the country in 2011—making it almost 3 sightings a day and each lasted an approximate,...
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Joe Nickell's "The Science of Ghosts: Searching...
Paranormal investigator and author, Joe Nickell began his work in 1969 when he attended his first séance: contacting the alleged spirit of Houdini. At that time, there were no comprehensive books or media outlets addressing paranormal activity, haunted places, investigations, etc so the paranormal investigator took it upon himself and published a book called, The Science of Ghosts: Searching for...
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“There are no mistakes, no coincidences. All events are blessings given to us to...”
– Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
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"The Awakening"
We thought to share this trailer from the upcoming film, The Awakening about a paranormal investigator in 1920s, London, England.
Florence Cathcart (Rebecca Hall, The Town) is the author of the popular book, “Seeing Through Ghosts” and has devoted a good part of her career debunking claims of the supernatural and paranormal. Haunted by the recent death of her fiancé, Florence is...
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Chuck Bergman: The Psychic Cop
Chuck Bergman is a renowned psychic medium and retired police officer. He’s co-authored the book, The Everything Guide to Evidence of the Afterlife and assisted in many high-profile cases around the world. Bergman’s abilities were put to the test in his featured TV pilot for Psychic Search which aired on the A&E and Biography channels. He has been featured in many news articles...
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Hertfordshire Farm Ghost
Photographer Neil Sandbach was taking some scenic shots around a farm as part of a project for wedding stationary in Hertfordshire, England back in 2008. Sandbach captured this fascinating photograph and couldn’t believe his eyes. He was certain that he had not overlooked a child hanging around the farm that day, peeking from around a corner.
He later asked the farm owners if they had ever...
June 2012
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Eastern State Penitentiary
Eastern State Penitentiary, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was once the most famous and expensive prison in the world and became a prototype in design to 300 prisons. Today it stands in ruin and is known as a haunting world of crumbling cellblocks and empty guard towers. Popular for its grand architecture and strict discipline, this was the world’s first true “penitentiary,” a prison...
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'Vampire' Skeletons unearthed in Bulgaria
Our modern culture has become obsessed with vampires and a recent find by archaeologists in Bulgaria is now capturing the world’s attention. Could Bram Stoker been on to something? Archaeologists have unearthed two medieval skeletons pierced through the chest with iron rods to keep them from turning into vampires. According to pagan beliefs, people who were considered evil during their...
May 2012
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My Paranormal Podcasts now available for all MP3...
We have received emails from a few of you, asking if the podcasts could be available for download on a site other than iTunes, as some of you don’t have an iPod.
We want to make it easier for everyone and to be available on all platforms (not just iTunes/iPod users), so we have decided to temporarily remove our podcasts from iTunes and are happy to announce that over at our Official.FM,...
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The USS Yorktown
Are the spirits of past heroes still on duty aboard the USS Yorktown? Many believe so and suspect paranormal activity taking place at Patriots Point on the Charleston Harbor.
The crew from TAPS, including Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson of Ghost Hunters, spent several nights aboard the USS Yorktown in early February. During this time, the ship was closed to the public — there were no...
April 2012
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Deceased Daughter Contacts Father Through...
A very touching and bittersweet story surfaced of a a grief-stricken electrical engineer who believes he has found a way to communicate with his dead daughter eight years after her death through devices he created himself.
While using his expertise to design and build a series of electromagnetic detection devices, Gary Galka claims to have even recorded his eldest daughter Melissa on the...
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The Real Men in Black
Men in Black. Fact or fiction?
Hundreds of witnesses across the United States and world believe them to be real. These smartly dressed spin-doctors routinely visit the homes of those that have recently claimed to see a UFO or had an alien encounter of another kind. Their aim is to hide the truth about UFOs and alien abductions while encouraging civilians to keep their experiences secret. Their...
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Psychometry
Psychometry is a psychic ability in which a person can sense or read the history of an object by touching it. Such a person can receive impressions from an object by holding it in their hands or, perhaps touching it to the forehead. Such impressions can be perceived as images, sounds, smells, tastes and even emotions. Many know about the supernatural phenomenon through works of fiction over the...
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Paranormal Activity Found in New Jersey Home
New Jersey couple, Josue Chinchilla and Michele Callan are suing their landlord of their three-bedroom ranch house in Toms River, New Jersey claiming it’s haunted. As soon as the family had settled into the three-bedroom ranch at the corner of Terrace and Lowell avenues on March 1, they began to suspect they were not its only tenants.
The family would come home and find their clothes and...
