A scientific survey of the waters of Loch Ness begs the question: Was Nessie a victim of global warming, or a figment of our imaginations? Geneticist Neil Gemmell of Otago University led the New Zealand team of scientists along the shores of the Scottish lake and acquired samples to test. […]
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Etchings: Forget Burning Man, Let’s Do Alienstock
After Facebook removed the Storm Area 51 — They Can’t Stop All of Us event, which had over two million people sign up, one of its organizers is planning a real-life festival called Alienstock. Mathew Roberts was propositioned by Arkansas college student Brock Daily to hold a festival in Rachel, […]
Etchings: Former Fate executive editor, Guiley, dies at 69
The paranormal community has lost one of its treasured writers. Rosemary Ellen Guiley, 69, died July 18. No cause of death was provided. Born July 8, 1950, in Florida, the former Executive Editor of Fate Magazine had over 50 books to her name, ranging from vampires to werewolves to angels […]
Always remember the ‘unidentified’ in UFO, and take the Scully approach
There’s been a higher volume of UFO news over the past few months, ranging from the U.S. Navy changing their approach to members reporting sightings to the increased numbers of purported sightings. Often times, the usual suspects — International Business Times and the Independent — are publishing odd-ball claims of […]
The Canadian UFO Report, Part 3: Moving on with TESA
Author’s Note: It is suggested you read Parts 1 and 2 before continuing. The following is an update of TESA’s continued evolution this year. Additionally, it’s the final interaction between TESA’s Ryan Stacey and ufologist Chris Rutkowski. We continue to encourage Chris Rutkowski to contact Superstitious Times to present his […]
Etchings: The Highlights of the California scenery
The people of Twentynine Palms, Calif., just north of Joshua Tree National Park, caught one heckuva light show this year. A video surfaced on Youtube from Californian Cody Kennedy. Kennedy, who runs an animal-themed Youtube channel, captured a long bar of lights in the sky as the tried to capture […]
Etchings: UFO community mourns loss of Stanton Friedman
Famed ufologist Stanton Friedman, who has written several books on extraterrestrials has died at the age of 84. He was returning from an event in Columbus, Ohio when he died suddenly at Toronto Pearson Airport on May 13. A nuclear physicist by training, the American-born, Fredericton, N.B. resident was known […]
The Canadian UFO Report, Part 2: The Benefit of the Doubt
Editor’s Note: It is suggested you read Part 1 before continuing. The following is a transcript of the conversation between TESA founder Ryan Stacey and ufologist Chris Rutkowski. We encourage Chris Rutkowski to contact Superstitious Times to present an editorial on his work. The Conversation: Between March 31, 2017, and […]
Etchings: Paranormal community mourns Lorraine Warren’s death
Lorraine Warren, the renowned paranormal investigator who worked in tandem with husband Ed, died on April 19. Known for her work on such controversial cases as the Amityville Horror, the Enfield Poltergeist and A Haunting in Connecticut, the 92-year-old passed away peacefully in her sleep at home. A polarizing figure […]
The Warrens helped steer the cultural shift in paranormal investigation
A staticky ring tone filled the receiver as I dialed up the New England Society of Psychic Research while a student journalist at the University of Toronto. It was 2001 and I was looking to write my monthly Window column, “Paranormal Frontiers”, on the Amityville Horror. A calm and pleasant […]