Paranormal

Ghosts, ghouls, UFOs and skeptical investigations; psychics, supernatural beliefs and folklore.

Astrology

Nagesh Rajopadhye - 18th June 2021

The data collected in the famous double-blind test of Indian astrology in 2008 allows us to put the other basic astrological principles to the test

Ghosts

Deborah Hyde - 24th May 2021

The Battersea Poltergeist demonstrates how supposedly supernatural phenomena need attention and validation to thrive

History

Matt Mills - 10th May 2021

Stories of spontaneous human combustion have been retold since the 1920s, but do those retellings reflect the truth?

Cryptozoology

David Mountain - 23rd April 2021

The connection between three legendary paranormal sightings tells us a lot about why we see what isn't there... and miss what's really there

Hilary Evans Paranormal Library

Deborah Hyde - 9th April 2021

This cover of pulp magazine 'Startling Stories' from 1944 features a reanimated cadaver - a zombie, traceable to Haitian folklore

Psychics

Chris French - 11th March 2021

Given that psychics aren't actually performing paranormal feats, is it fair to separate them into the deceitful and the deluded?

Ancient Aliens

Mark Horne - 24th February 2021

By celebrating the long-debunked claims of Erich von Däniken, Blackpool's new entertainment park perpetuates deeply racist assumptions

QAnon

Chris French - 3rd February 2021

When their predictions don't come true, cults are faced with a choice: accept reality, or rationalise the failure. Which road will Qanon take?

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