Articles relating to paranormal occurrences, sightings, events and creatures from around the world, documented by Haunted Auckland and our team of international contributors.
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Kiwi Cryptids, Opinions and Theories, True Ghost StoriesOn several occasions while walking and driving through thick native and isolated bush around New Zealand, my partner (Kel) and I have Read more...
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Opinions and Theories, True Ghost StoriesIt is never easy losing a loved one. Grief hits us all in different ways, but for most of us the concept of continuing life without that person and Read more...
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Hauntings, Opinions and Theories, True Ghost StoriesWhen my daughter turned one, we moved into a deceased estate, complete with a wildly overgrown garden, multiple extensions and the smell of a year of Read more...
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Cemeteries, Haunted Locations, Hauntings, True Ghost Stories, Urban LegendsThere are stories that tell of a mysterious alleged ghost ''bride'', that is witnessed from time to time standing , or wandering along the railway Read more...
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Hauntings, Opinions and Theories, True Ghost StoriesFor those Read more...
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Opinions and TheoriesFor paranormal research to be taken seriously as a science, those of us in the field will need to be the ones who bring it to the point that we can Read more...
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Opinions and TheoriesSome investigations end up being Read more...
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Haunted Locations, Historic Buildings, Hotels and Businesses, Investigations, Opinions and Theories, Paranormal New Zealand, True Ghost StoriesI thought I'd share this here. It's a chapter from my Haunted New Zealand Roadtrip book on an intriguing old histoical Pub / Hotel down in the Read more...
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Haunted Auckland Updates, Opinions and TheoriesHey everyone, just thought I'd jump in here and touch base, as I know it's been a trying and testing time for many out there. Please stay Read more...
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Ghost Hunting, Opinions and TheoriesBeing part of a Paranormal research Investigating team myself for many years now, this has allowed me to not only deal with people from all walks Read more...
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Australia, Hauntings, News Articles, Opinions and Theories, ResourcesA huge hug and a mighty loud shout-out to a great mate over in Australia, who has been doing great things within the paranormal field over there. Read more...
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Cryptozoology, Opinions and Theories, ResourcesPUBLISHED 1993 In the upper reaches of the Congo River, there are many generation-transcending stories of an actual living dinosaur named Read more...
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Haunted Auckland Updates, Opinions and TheoriesSlaughterama Magazine - Issue Read more...
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Haunted Locations, Hauntings, Investigations, Locations of Interest, Paranormal New Zealand, Urban LegendsWhatipu is a remote beach on the rough and rugged West Auckland coastal bay, at the southern end of the Waitakere Ranges. Swimming there is Read more...
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Opinions and TheoriesThe following image was submitted to the NZ Paranormal Research discussion group. It shows a sleeping child with a light anomaly in the upper right Read more...
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Cryptozoology, Kiwi Cryptids, Locations of Interest, Opinions and Theories, Supernatural News, Urban LegendsJust recieved this book in the post. It's a story I've loved for a while now, as tells the chilling folkloric story of human interaction Read more...
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Opinions and TheoriesHave you ever looked in a mirror at night and seen a stranger's face staring back at you? [caption id="attachment_22491" align="alignright" Read more...
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Haunted Auckland Updates, Kiwi Cryptids, Opinions and TheoriesAs a researcher of Cryptids (mysterious and elusive animals that avoid study), I am fascinated by all rare creatures, be they considered folkloric or Read more...
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Haunted Auckland Updates, Opinions and Theories, Paranormal New ZealandAn occasional web series from Haunted Auckland, featuring paranormal based banter with other like-minded researchers, team members and any random Read more...
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Hotels and Businesses, Locations of Interest, Opinions and TheoriesCan spirits attach themselves to an item or location? Can an object become cursed, possessed or haunted? How could an object store something like Read more...
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Haunted Auckland Updates, Hotels and Businesses, Opinions and TheoriesCan spirits attach themselves to an item or location? Can an object become cursed, possessed or haunted? If one item can hold an energy / curse / Read more...
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Hauntings, Supernatural News, Urban LegendsThis intriguing story has been on my files for a few years now. It's a creepy online website ''game'' which follows similar myths like the ''Bloody Read more...
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Haunted Auckland Updates, Opinions and Theories, Supernatural NewsIn the paranormal field, Ed and Lorraine Warren were already world-renowned legends, but it was thanks to James Wan’s The Conjuring (and its Read more...
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Haunted Auckland Updates, Haunted Objects, Opinions and TheoriesA new addition to the ''haunted'' family arrived today; this one travelling up by courier from Christchurch. Not too much of a back story on Read more...
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Ghost Hunting, Haunted Auckland Updates, Opinions and TheoriesOk, this needs to be said. I've spent some of my time off, watching various paranormal team investigation videos on You Tube. Skimmed through Read more...
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Opinions and TheoriesNote This is just some of my own thoughts and doesn’t represent the opinions of Haunted Auckland. I’m not a physicist or a mathematician, so Read more...
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Hauntings, News Articles, Supernatural NewsBy Chris Morris Sarah Anderson does not want to spook the audience. But she is struggling to explain recent mysterious incidents inside Dunedin's Read more...
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Ghost Hunting, Hauntings, Opinions and TheoriesI'm often asked, "You've been doing this all your life now Mark, have you got any cool photos of ghosts?", and, "What's your best evidence?" My Read more...
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Cryptozoology, Kiwi CryptidsThere are stories that travel far back into Māori folklore, and forward to quite recently, of a mysterious entity, half man half goat, that has been Read more...
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Ghost Hunting, Opinions and TheoriesMany people who have a strong interest in the paranormal often ask how they can become a paranormal investigator. There is much you need to learn to Read more...
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Haunted Locations, Hauntings, United KingdomThe hospital was first built in 1794, when leeches were still seen as a legitimate way to treat illnesses. The hospital underwent major renovations Read more...
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Haunted Locations, Hauntings, United KingdomIn September 2017, I was privileged to gain a few hours access to investigate the notoriously haunted Number 30 East Drive in Pontefract, Read more...
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Haunted Objects, Opinions and Theories, United KingdomI'm bringing a new family member back with me. I found her in a small charity store in a little town called Edwinstowe, a little village in Read more...
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Opinions and Theories"What are ghosts?" - This is a question which is often pondered by paranormal investigators. A recent Reddit post started me thinking on my theories Read more...
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Ghost Hunting, Hauntings, Opinions and TheoriesQ: I recently read your book Scientific Paranormal Investigation: How to Solve Unexplained Mysteries about the mistakes that ghost Read more...
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Haunted Locations, Hauntings, Locations of Interest, True Ghost Stories, Urban LegendsI heard an intriguing story while doing the Transalpine Rail trip between Christchurch and Greymouth recently. The onboard commentary tells of a Read more...
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Opinions and TheoriesLoving this old gem I dug out of an old South Island second hand bookstore while on a recent roadtrip. I've always been fascinated in Maori folklore Read more...
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Ghost Hunting, Opinions and TheoriesWhy do ghost hunters look for ghosts at night with the lights off? Obviously it’s more dramatic, but is there some specific reason or investigative Read more...
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Conspiracy Theories News, Opinions and TheoriesA video about Chemtrails posted on Facebook prompted me to research weather modification and whether chemtrails had any impact on the environment. Read more...
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Opinions and TheoriesWe at Haunted Auckland are forever trying out ideas to work around the myriad theories surrounding the vast paranormal field. So many theories Read more...
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Opinions and TheoriesA good article by Hayley Stevens that highlights one of the major downfalls of the paranormal research field, that we see around us on an almost Read more...
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Opinions and Theories, UfologyRecieved this classic piece today as a gift. Published by Wellington based research group ECRA (Earth Colonisation Research Association) Promotions Read more...
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Opinions and Theories, Supernatural NewsAnother video clip that has been doing the news rounds lately, is this one. The news article begins with... "An amateur film maker in the US has Read more...
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Opinions and TheoriesFinally got through reading this wee beast of a book. Been busy roadtripping and writing myself, so have been taking this around with me to flip Read more...
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Opinions and TheoriesA friend of mine (Terri) recently drew my attention to the what I believe is known as the ‘Weapons Focus Effect’, this basically says that if an Read more...
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Opinions and TheoriesIf you’ve caught one of my psi Theory posts previously then you’ll know these are the posts where I kind of download some of the ‘stuff’ floating Read more...
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Ghost Hunting, Opinions and TheoriesWe wanted to share this with you as a very good example of how a low lit building can create its own ''ghosts'' accidently, when photos are taken Read more...
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Opinions and TheoriesA bizarre and amusing webpage came to our attention recently. It involves an alleged cover-up by Paranormal NZ, aka Haunted Auckland, in a case named Read more...
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Opinions and TheoriesSo you've taken a photograph with your phone and you notice something odd in the shadows. You zoom right in and there are creepy faces! Eyes and Read more...
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Ghost Hunting, Opinions and Theories, ResourcesHere are further great examples of PAREIDOLIA. This draining water in a sink looks like a creepy wide-open eye! [caption id="attachment_22980" Read more...
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Opinions and TheoriesThere are many researchers out there in this world, but only a small handful within each paranormal field; be it ghosts, UFOs or Cryptozoology, that Read more...
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Ghost Hunting, Haunted Auckland Updates, Haunted Locations, Hauntings, Opinions and TheoriesWhen I travelled over to Aussie recently for the Paracon event weekend, my suitcase weighed in at 26 kgs. That's 3 kgs over the New Zealand legal Read more...
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Ghost Hunting, Hauntings, Opinions and TheoriesGhosts; many have had experiences with them over thousands of years. Ghosts certainly aren’t a new fad. But what are ghosts? Straight up, there Read more...
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Opinions and TheoriesThis is what we spend half our time trying to determine as paranormal investigators. What happens when we die? Is there an afterlife and what form Read more...
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Opinions and TheoriesBatman. Not a name that necessarily comes to mind at all when it comes to conversations concerning the paranormal and hauntings; however, there is Read more...
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Investigations, Opinions and TheoriesNow that's a question I get quite a bit. Thrown from a distance, and usually from the safety and anonymity of the computer screen. Well, yes Read more...
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Opinions and TheoriesOne thing I do believe is that paranormal phenomena exists, whatever that is. I don’t believe it’s just the overactive imagination of backward Read more...
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Opinions and TheoriesI think it’s best to begin answering this question with my honest understanding and general opinions of both Mediums and Psychics. I believe a Read more...
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Opinions and TheoriesSince the scientific study of paranormal activity, specifically as it relates to hauntings and ghosts, is still relatively new I don't believe we Read more...
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Opinions and TheoriesThe term "energy" is one of those words which has different meanings depending on its usage and your point of view. From a scientific perspective it Read more...
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Haunted Auckland Updates, Haunted Objects, Opinions and TheoriesThought I'd introduce you to a few from my 'haunted' family of toys that I've been collecting through the years. The porcelain doll (her name is Read more...
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Cryptozoology, Opinions and TheoriesSurvivor Man: Bigfoot In the words of Survivor Man Les Stroud he Read more...
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Opinions and Theories“Telepathy – The communication of impressions of any kind from one mind to another, independently of recognised channels of sense” – FWH Read more...
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Cryptozoology, Opinions and TheoriesFrom Comic-Book Advertisements to Cryptobiotic Artemia A mail-order Read more...
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Ghost Hunting, Investigations, Opinions and TheoriesIn my opinion the hardest part of being a paranormal investigator starts after the investigation has finished. The actual investigation is fun, from Read more...
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Ancient Mysteries News, News Articles, Ufology, Ufology NewsFrom: CollectiveEvolution The reality of extraterrestrial contact with human civilization is becoming more clear by the month as streams of Read more...
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Ghost Hunting, Hauntings, Opinions and TheoriesYou hear heavy footsteps in the upstairs hallway when you know no one is up there. Doors slam unaccountably. Household items disappear and Read more...
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Cryptozoology, Opinions and TheoriesAn alligator in Myakka State Park exhibiting red eye reflection. Photo by Larry Read more...
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Ghost Hunting, Opinions and TheoriesGhosts; many have had experiences with them over thousands of years. Ghosts certainly aren’t a new fad. But what are ghosts? Straight up, no Read more...
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Ghost Hunting, Opinions and TheoriesEvery morning, like clockwork, at three in the morning, you're woken to hear someone call your name. Alone and terrified, you stop to listen. You Read more...
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Opinions and Theories, UfologyMOST UFO INVESTIGATORS AGREE that UFOs represent a superior technology. In case after case, UFOs easily outdistance our fastest aircraft and are able Read more...
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Hauntings, Opinions and TheoriesA Preface At 8 years old, I had my first experience of true terror, when I awoke to a man at the end of my bed. This man was definitely not my Read more...
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Ghost Hunting, Hauntings, Opinions and TheoriesMid July we got a call from a woman explaining that her 91 yr old grandmother was having problems in her apartment and needed assistance. As always Read more...
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Hauntings, Opinions and TheoriesThis portion of this segment I will outline a little info about Sue, our plans for her, and the journal we are keeping. This portion will be updated Read more...
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Opinions and TheoriesIf you found out that someone had died in a house you were planning to rent or buy, what would you do? Go ahead and move in without a thought, or Read more...
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CryptozoologyAn artist's conception of the Mongolian Death Worm. Credit: Read more...
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Ghost Hunting, Opinions and TheoriesThere is still some confusion and mystery surrounding the birth of the Ouija Board, but it’s fair to say, similar “oracle” type boards have been used Read more...
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Haunted Locations, International ParanormalMaitland Gaol is a former Australian prison located in East Maitland, New South Wales. Its construction was started in 1844 and prisoners first Read more...
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CryptozoologyBen MacDhui’s principal claim to fame is that, at 4296 ft (1309 m), it is the highest mountain in the Cairngorms range and is second only to Ben Read more...
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CryptozoologyThe first of two engravings of a medieval and highly mysterious stone worm contained Read more...
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Ghost Hunting, Opinions and TheoriesEven as I write this I am hesitant on publicly speaking about my experience in Tonopah, Nevada. As it is, my team is no stranger in taking our faults Read more...
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Cryptozoology, Opinions and TheoriesWhen I first traveled to Sumatra for first-hand investigations of the orang pendek, I was working under the model that these creatures were simply a Read more...
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HauntingsLizzie Borden (July 19, 1860 – June 1, 1927) was tried and acquitted in the 1892 axe murders of her father Andrew Borden and stepmother Abby in Fall Read more...
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Ghost Hunting, Opinions and TheoriesSo you've completed your investigation and it's time to pack up. You go home, review your evidence, and you end up with countless EVP, and whatever Read more...
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Ghost HuntingThis shot Read more...
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Opinions and Theories"Fata Morgana", sounds like the name of a sorceress from legendary stories of King Arthur & the Knights of The Round Table, and believe it or Read more...
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Cryptozoology, Opinions and TheoriesI often read various statements in Read more...
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Cryptids, CryptozoologyThe Yara-ma-yha-who is a creature from Australian Aboriginal folklore. This creature resembles a little red man with a very big head and large mouth Read more...
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Cryptozoology, Opinions and TheoriesThe internet is the natural home Read more...
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Opinions and Theories, UfologyThe UFO phenomenon is extraordinarily complex, however the main focus is undeniably face-to-face encounters or the onboard UFO experience. Still, Read more...
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CryptozoologyBack in the 1930′s, the newsletter of a group called the Mountaineers (www.mountaineers.org) suggested a list of ten items that outdoors enthusiasts Read more...
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CryptozoologyWhen discussing the possibility of sasquatches being real animals with the general public, I often get the question, “If they’re real, why don’t we Read more...
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CryptozoologyThe Fouke Monster, also known as the Southern Sasquatch, is a legendary cryptid reported near the town of Fouke in Miller County, Arkansas, during Read more...
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UfologyIntroduction Recently, in the Australasian Ufologist, I had an article published titled “Waking paralysed:abduction or sleep paralysis?” In this Read more...
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Ghost HuntingCould the many sightings of ghosts in the one location actually be the appearance of the one entity? For example: A couple move into a house Read more...
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Ghost HuntingPart 1: Method and theory - by Anita Brown We’ve all heard the terms scientific theory and scientific method thrown around in the paranormal field. Read more...
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CryptozoologyPaul Bell was a keen fisherman who I met back in early 2001 and who had a remarkable story to relate of truly monstrous proportions. And when I say Read more...
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Opinions and TheoriesThis month we are going to stray a bit from my typical “practical information” articles, and instead, delve into two of my favorite topics: EVP and Read more...
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Opinions and TheoriesThis page offers some of the ways we have come across during our research, that other people, paranormal teams and investigators have discovered Read more...
