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 […]
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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 […]
The Superstitious Times chimes in on one year
It could have been inspired by existential angst, but as I sat in my Toronto apartment a year ago, both children snug in their beds and the wife doing the Netflix and chill, I pondered what portion of writing was absent from my career. Clearly the supernatural and how it […]
Etchings: The Girl Next Door
Given the revealing nature of Playboy magazine, one would imagine there aren’t any ghosts kicking around the mansion. But former Girl Next Door, and Hugh Hefner girlfriend, Bridget Marquardt shared a spooky experience on Australia’s The Morning Show in mid-March. The 45-year-old recalled when she was sitting in one of […]
The Canadian UFO Report, Part 1: An inaccurate display of UFO data
As a private investigator, I often hear things like, “What can you tell me about this person? I don’t want him/her around my family”, “Did you know that this person is selling these drugs at this location?” or “Can you follow my partner tonight? I think he/she is cheating on […]
ETCHINGS: The return of ‘Unsolved Mysteries’
Netflix is rebooting the 1980s true crime and paranormal show Unsolved Mysteries. The show, which ran from 1987 to 2010, and was hosted by the likes of Dennis Farina and Robert Stack, will run a 12-part format will only focus on one storyline per episode, unlike its forerunner that ran […]
Etchings: These gender reveal parties are too overwrought
The sky above New York City was cast in a pale blue light Dec. 27, and social media was lit with UFO conspiracies. However, it was merely a transformer fire in Queens that led to the eerie experience for the millions of New Yorkers. The fire was so brilliant that […]
Etchings: Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Corpses
The monthly look at paranormal things happening around the world. Taken with a grain of salt, of course.
A never-ending rabbit hole
Hello everyone and happy December! I am going to start off from the beginning by talking about the influential case that sent me down this rabbit hole I am in today. It was Nov. 24, 2015, I had been a private investigator for three years at this point. I have […]
Etchings: Puffing the wrong kind of cigars
It would appear the cigar-shaped object hurtling itself through space is an interstellar space probe, according to researchers at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Called ‘Oumuamua, which is Hawaiian for arriving first, the object was first considered to be an asteroid. Now it’s being theorized by Shmuel Bialy and […]