The Paranormal Braintrust

The Women in Black: Companions of the MIB – Nick Redfern’s “If it’s weird, it’s here”

It’s no secret that, for the past year or so, I have been working on a book on the subject of the Women in Black – the lesser-known companions of the Men in Black. But, make no mistake, encounters with the WIB absolutely proliferate. And, just like their male equivalents, the WIB are chilling and…

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Causal Looping: A Strange Story From. . . Nowhere — Micah Hanks Reports

There is an old saying that goes, “there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch.” The origin of the phrase actually entails what really were, in fact, free lunches that used to be provided in bars around the United States back in the old days. The stipulation had been that a patron who purchased…

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Can We Come In? – The Lore Of The Black Eyed Children – Ryan Sprague’s Hidden Auditorium

It’s that time of the year again. The time when we drool over pumpkin spiced lattes, wiggle our way into the ‘ol autumn sweaters, and glue our eyes to our televisions to watch countless horror movies under a full moon. But for those of us who find ourselves researching the paranormal, this is just another…

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Creepy Castles and Gregarious Ghosts: The Haunted Housewife Goes to Ireland, Part 1 – The Haunted Housewife’s “Occult Kitchen”

Being the first generation daughter of an Irish immigrant, Ireland has been a place I’ve dreamed about often. It was at the top of my paranormal bucket list. I never had the opportunity to visit my father’s homeland until recently when my wonderful husband surprised me with a trip. It was a birthday/anniversary/Christmas present…for the next five years…

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A Million Ways To Die – Marie D. Jones’ “The Outer Edge”

“When your time comes to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death son, and die like a hero going home. “…

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The Men In Black: Not Smith and Jones – Nick Redfern’s “If It’s Weird It’s Here”

On the night of September 28, I was interviewed for 3-hours on Art Bell’s show, Midnight in the Desert. The subject of the Q&A was my new book, Men in Black: Personal Stories & Eerie Encounters. It was an interview which provoked a great deal of feedback and a number of previously unheard of encounters…

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The Cash-Landrum Incident: A Case For Critical Review? – Micah Hanks Reports

Among the more contentious and hotly-debated UFO incidents of the last four decades, the Piney Woods UFO case, often referred to as the Cash–Landrum incident, is perhaps also one of the most troubling, and for a number of reasons. Here, we are presented with a tale of three witnesses to some strange source of aerial…

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How To Kill A Ghost – The Haunted Housewife’s “Occult Kitchen”

One of the most challenging obstacles ghost hunters face is navigating through the muck and mire of the paranormal world. They must weed through each report and rule out natural explanations, misidentifications, psychological front loading, embellishments, and intentional hoaxes. The reports are many but the true hauntings are few. Unusual doesn’t necessarily mean paranormal. The…

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Is a Haunted House Really Haunted If There’s No One To See the Haunting? – Marie D. Jones’ “The Outer Edge”

Having been involved in paranormal research for decades, the question has always haunted me: Is a haunted house haunted if there is no one there to observe the haunting? I first asked this question of myself after learning about quantum physics and the laws that govern the subatomic world. My father, a geophysicist, loved to…

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Cousins of the Grays – Ryan Sprague’s “Hidden Auditorium”

While most of us have swiftly moved past the question of whether or not UFOs exist, the troublesome relative of this phenomenon has arguably been that of the existence of said UFOs occupants. According to former Canadian defense minister, Paul Hellyer, in a 2014 interview with RT News, there are over eighty different species of aliens plaguing our planet. While there is no irrefutable evidence proving this ambitious claim, one type of alien species seems to hold the reins as the most frequently reported: the grays.

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