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The current climate crisis and accompanying erratic weather — deadly heat waves in Europe and the high swells in Hawaii — have me thinking about my spirituality. I’ve never been one for organized religion. I’ll admit to being an apatheist — one who has a general apathy towards the existence […]
Like many scientific fields, the paranormal is governed by rules, scientific theories and experiments. This composite patchwork, combined with elements from mathematics, physics and quantum theories, is defined by a particular vocabulary. Some words are unique to the paranormal subject, while others are borrowed from other fields to define key […]
When it comes to Paranormal devices, we all have our preferences, devices we do use on our regular basis, devices we trust and know we can rely on to gather valid, concrete and scientific evidence. There is no doubt we would all love to wear proton packs and use a […]
When it comes to paranormal encounters experienced by law enforcement, who better to capture the stories than a former officer. Halifax’s Elliott Van Dusen spent 15 years with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, starting in Penticton for four years, then moving on to Yellowknife to be a homicide detective before […]
I could probably defend the reason why I started the Superstitious Times until my vocal cords seize up, but some people will still see the endeavour as a Fox Mulder-esque pursuit. I prefer Dr. John Montague of Shirley Jackson’s universe because much like him, my fascination with what people believe […]
A few years ago, I was having a conversation with an old university friend about the paranormal, and how as a neuroscientist he had induced ghostly sounds and associated symptoms of a haunting in a laboratory. I was hoping that he would share his thoughts in a column for the […]
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 […]
It’s been a busy month for our Ufology columnist Ryan Stacey The 32-year-old Penetanguishene native has launched both The Experiencer Support Association (TESA) survey, as well as named Director of Investigations for MUFON Canada. For the former, the launch of TESA means the collection of hard data and a place […]
In my investigations of Canadian folklore and supernatural stories, one recurring theme has seized potential interviewees: the risk to their being employable. Their concern with getting a job is warranted, because, should it get out that they’ve witnessed a ghost or bigfoot, they could be seen as odd. I get […]
Slender Man Director: Sylvain White Cast: Joey King, Julia Goldani Telles, Jaz Sinclair Studio: Mythology Entertainment 2.5/5 The digital pastiche that spawned Slender Man on the forums of Something Awful has led to ubiquity. Slender Man is a blend of Freddy Krueger, Pennywise and a Lovecraftian abomination, with its tendrils […]