The White House is hiding the truth about UFOs and contact with extraterrestrial intelligence, according to Stephen Bassett. Bassett is far from alone in this belief, but what makes him stand out is that he is determined to force a change. Bassett is the executive director of the Paradigm Research Group (PRG), established in 1996...
Author: James Clark
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Royal Status For Ghostly Greenwich
It’s amazing how you can absorb history through reading ghost stories. Admittedly, some of the finer details can sometimes be wrong (readers beware!) but the historical gist of such tales is generally accurate. Readers soon acquire a profound sense of existing within a continuum of time that wells up from the depths of the long-gone and...
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Meet The Man(n) Behind The Paranormal Database
There are certain websites you find yourself stumbling across again and again, and for me one of these is the Paranormal Database. If I’m due to take a trip somewhere, and think I might have time to visit a supposedly haunted site while I’m there, I’ll have a quick search online for local ghost stories...
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Discovering Guildford’s Ghosts with Philip Hutchinson
Ghosts have an affinity for old buildings, it seems. Whether this is because the aging structures have had longer than their younger counterparts to gather spirits to them, or because books, films, and television shows have simply taught us to expect historic buildings to be haunted is almost beside the point. The fact is that...
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Da Vinci and The Turin Shroud
You might not realise it but you’ve probably seen Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince before. They’re there as passengers on the double-decker bus taking Robert Langdon (played by Tom Hanks) to London’s Temple Church in the film adaptation of The Da Vinci Code, and their presence in the scene was no accident. Rather, it was...
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Calling All Smartphone Users: Paranormal Researchers Need YOUR Help!
Technology is a tricky mistress. Just when you think she’s reaching out to help, her other hand whips up to smack you round the face. In theory, smartphones should be fantastic news for serious researchers of the strange, combining as they do portability, ubiquity, and increasingly high-quality video and photographic capabilities. These days, more than...
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A Vampire Bit Our Housekeeper! Real Tales of the Supernatural
Shirley Spycalla lives on the tiny island of Montserrat in the eastern Caribbean where, with her husband Lou, she runs the Erindell Villa Guesthouse. While holidaymakers love the Caribbean for its sandy white beaches and clear turquoise waters, beneath the stunning scenery these islands are positively steeped in dark tales of mysterious forces and supernatural...
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Might This Be The Best Way To See A Ghost?
I’m sitting in a blacked-out room, gazing into the empty depths beyond a mirror’s surface, waiting for a spirit to appear. The only source of light is a small candle behind me, throwing flickering shadows onto the darkened walls and ceiling, and the overall effect is more than a little eerie. To be honest, I’m...
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Zombies: The “Real Life” Walking Dead
Zombies have a lot of life left in them, it seems. The continuing popularity of the genre is great news for those of us who like our entertainment on the gruesome side, especially as it brings back The Walking Dead for a very welcome second season. Not everyone has the luxury of enjoying zombies in...
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Royal Phantom Due For Annual Appearance
On 12 October 1537 the screams of a new-born boy rang through the chambers of Hampton Court Palace, beside England’s River Thames. King Henry VIII finally had the son he’d so desperately wanted, but it would cost him the life of his beloved queen. Less than a fortnight later, Queen Jane Seymour, Henry’s third —...