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Paranormal Book Club: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
In this edition of Paranormal Book Club, we look at some books from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle including one about the infamous Cottingley Fairies! They are also available FREE to read on public domain.
Ghosts of the Past: An amusing police case
Grab some popcorn because this article from ghosts of the past is a doozy! It involves a Mother in law, a sword swallowing witness, some stolen furniture and a plot with ghosts to murder the Son in Law!
Predictions and hopes for the paranormal field in 2024
It is the end of an era! Whether you have been investigating for 30 years or this is your first year, you are probably starting to think about what to aim for next year. So in the 'spirit' of things, these are my predictions of what I think we will see in the field and my hopes for the paranormal field in 2024 on both a personal and general level.
Ghosts Of The Past: Christmas Ghost Hunting
In this series, I take a look at some historical accounts of ghostly encounters published in newspapers. In this edition, we look at what 'Christmas Ghost Hunting' was said to be like in the early 1900's. We also look at the custom of telling ghost stories at Christmas.
A ghostly game of chess
In 1985, amateur chess player Wolfgang Eisenbeiss, arranged a match of chess between two grandmasters. The twist? One of them was deceased.
The secret word is .......
Halloween also marks the anniversary of Harry Houdini's death. Before he passed, he had given his wife Bess a secret 'password' that he hoped he would be able to communicate and perform his final escape .... from death. Yearly seances were held, but did the secret word ever come through?
Stigmas of the paranormal
There are a lot of stigmas associated with the paranormal. Let's start to break down two of the most popular ones by understanding their true nature, without the embellishment from Hollywood.
Ghosts Of The Past: The Story of the gold and the ghost
In this series, I take a look at some historical accounts of ghostly encounters published in newspapers. In this edition, we look at a supposedly haunted house in North Melbourne enriched with hidden treasures!
LLIFS Resource Directory: The Book of Dreams and Ghosts, by Andrew Lang (1897)
The highlight of the LLIFS Resource Directory this week is The Book of Dreams and Ghosts, by Andrew Lang. Published in 1897, it is a retelling of 78 ghostly encounters.
The chair, the door and the ghost?
When the ghosts don’t want you in a room so they barricade the door with a chair ????♀️ This is a weird experience I had at Black Rock involving a chair and a door. Paranormal or not, it was weird but just what I needed to regain a spark and maybe that was the point all along!