Recent revolutionary advances in science, particularly neuroscience, have profound implications for paranormal research. It is obvious that many apparently paranormal experiences can be explained by the way our brains work. Clearly, the current model of paranormal research, almost unchanged for over a century, having delivered very little, is overdue for its own revolution. This page is an index into more detailed discussions of what is wrong with current research methods and the way forward.
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Author: Matt Hopkins
Ill-Fated “Cursed” Spiritualism Game
In 1972, having witnessed the success of the Ouija Board, a fledgling game company called Revenant Games from Ohio made the decision to follow suit. The series of events to occur shortly thereafter would result in one of the unsettling and most sought-after rarities among occult games.
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Annabelle, The Doll Possessed by a Lying Demon
In 1970, a woman shopping in a thrift store bought a Raggedy-Ann style doll for her daughter, who was in college. Her daughter liked it and put it in her apartment, but soon she and her roommate both noticed odd things happening involving the doll. It would move by itself, often being found in another room even though no one had touched it. They found small scraps of parchment paper, which they didn’t even own, with childish handwriting scrawled on them. They even found the doll standing impossibly on its rag doll legs one day.
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New Orleans’ St. Louis Cemetery
A brief history of the oldest, and most notorious cemetery in New Orleans.
Death Photography
Getting your photo taken was a once or twice-in-a-lifetime event for most Victorians; and if your life passed without ever getting a photo, well, your family might decide that that shouldn’t stop them from getting an image to remember you by. Enter: postmortem photography.
Woman from Lemb Statue Curses and Brings Death to Owners
Nicknamed “The Goddess of Death,” The Women from Lemb is a statue carved from pure limestone that was discovered in 1878 in Lemb, Cypruss. The item dates back to 3500 B.C., and is believed to represent a goddess, similar to a fertility idol. The statue was first owned by Lord Elphont, and within six years of having the statue in his possession, all seven of the Elphont family members had died from mysterious causes.
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