The Paranormal Braintrust

The Navy, A Rock Star, and UFOs by Ryan Sprague

The sordid history of UFO investigations by the U.S. Government dates all the way back to the beginning of the modern UFO era. After reports of UFOs being sighted over the Cascade mountains by a pilot named Kenneth Arnold, the term flying saucers had been coined and had permanently been placed into history. Several other…

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HAUNTED SKIES: The Ghostly Tale of Flight 401 – A Paranormal Braintrust Article by Ryan Sprague

The idea of a classic haunting conjures many images of eerie old houses, graveyards, and spirits being forever trapped in the rooms where their life had seemingly ended. But sometimes these often reported hauntings don’t occur on the ground around us but in the skies above. And such was the strange case involving the ghosts…

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The Haunted Housewife’s 2016 Haunted Holiday Gift Guide

As we say goodbye to the last vestiges of Indian Summer and quietly wade through a colorful autumn, we cautiously prepare ourselves for a long cold winter. Thank goodness we have something wonderful to look forward to – CHRISTMAS! Tis’ the season as they say. For many this is a religious holiday based on faith…

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Conversations With Ghosts: The Ouija Board Experience – Micah Hanks Writes

“Where are you?”, the couple asked, as they watched the planchette begin to slowly move again across the lettered board. The arrow passed several of the symbols, before clearly coming to rest on the letter “H”. Hovering there for a moment, the arrow began drifting to the left, now hovering over the letter “E”. After…

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The Haunted Housewives at The World’s Largest Ghost Hunt – Theresa Argie Writes

October 1st, 2016 was designated as the very first National Ghost Hunting Day. In celebration of this new holiday there was to be an event like no other – one that would reach far beyond the confines of the United States. This was to be the night the Haunted Housewives, along with dozens of other…

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Beware The Bedroom Invaders – Nick Redfern Writes

Of the many and varied monsters that have plagued and terrified people for countless centuries, there are very few which are more frightening than bedroom-invading things known as Incubus and Succubus. They are male and female monsters that, in numerous quarters, are perceived as having outright demonic origins. And they are hideous things that have…

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Celebrating the Dead: The History of Dia de Muertos – Marie D Jones Writes

Every October 31st, Americans head to parties or hit the streets dressed in elaborate, often spooky costumes, in celebration of Halloween, a time when the veil between this world and the world beyond death is said to be at its thinnest. We decorate our homes and yards with scary monsters, witches and ghouls, provoking a…

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Reel Horror – Ryan Sprague Writes

THE TERRIFYING TRUTH BEHIND HORROR MOVIES Every Halloween season brings forth the cozy sweaters, the pumpkin-spiced drinks, and the undeniable beauty of autumn colors. But for me, it brings out something else. It’s the only time of the year that I sit down every single night and watch a horror movie. This has in more…

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The Feral Phantom Nose-Biter of the Carolinas – Micah Hanks Reports

The modern world, despite what is afforded us by science and discovery, is still very much a place of mystery. To the open-minded thinker, a world of possibility exists here, where, through logic and reason, we may be able to glean new ways of understanding the nature of the physical universe. It has been this…

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The Strange Saga Of The Sons Of Satan – Nick Redfern Writes

Since at least 1967, reports have surfaced throughout the United States of animals – but, chiefly, cattle – slaughtered in bizarre fashion. Organs are taken and significant amounts of blood are found to be missing. In some cases, the limbs of the cattle are broken, suggesting they have been dropped to the ground from a…

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