GHOST HUNTING THEORIES

Paranormal Investigator's Fascination With Kolchak.

When I was growing up, girls generally idolized icons like Mary Richards on the Mary Tyler Moore Show, but not me. I daydreamed of being Kolchak!

I know a great deal of my readers, if not all, are totally hooked on "The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch" on History Channel. We are several episodes into season 4 and, like other seasons, even more questions about what the heck is going on in this corner of Utah.

Scariest Creatures in the Deep Sea

The creatures that are adapted to living under the super crushing pressure of the deep sea have been acclimated for no light and intense pressure, cold temperatures, and it would seem a 1950s scifi film appearance.

Let's take a look at some of these mug shots -

Monsters Reported During World War I

The UB-85 German U-Boat from World War I claimed they were under attack by a sea monster in one of the most unusual modern day cases of unexplained sinkings.

In French, "deja vu" means basically "already seen." It is the sensation that you have been somewhere or done something before, a vague fleeting almost premonition-feel.

Living in a retirement community basically means that no one leaves unless they pass away or move into a nursing home.

When People Go Missing in the Bridgewater Triangle

A lot of my paranormal studies end up crisscrossing each other. You think you are investigating a Bigfoot situation and find UFOs and strange lights in the woods or perhaps you go out in search of ghosts and find there are missing people and creepy cryptids being seen locally.

Mysterious Stairs to Nowhere in the Forest

They leave us wondering...why? who? how?

Haunted Beaches

Beaches are hauntingly beautiful, but some beaches can be beautifully haunted. Here's just some fun haunted beaches.

Tonight begins Season 4 of "The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch" on History Channel. The title of episode is "Over and Out of this World."

Our Streaming Scifi Series -

There are so many projects I wish I could share with y'all, but I can give you a glimmer of one of many film productions in progress.

Planning Road Trips to Include Weird and Strange Places

"The Thing" roadside attraction in Dragoon, Arizona

Summer is coming and you want to enjoy a getaway. Beaches and mountain cabin vacations aside, consider incorporating a few unusual destinations into the road trip and you might just impress your family and give yourself the most crazy memories ever!

There are two great sources to find the oddest and creepiest places in your destination location - Atlas Obscura and Weird US.

Art by Thomas Finley

Today's interview with me on the subject of Bigfoot is posted on Will Jevning's Podcast channel on YouTube HERE.

What a fantastic group hosting and co-hosting the show. It's a pleasure to talk to intelligent and qualified researchers.

We all seek answers on the subject of Bigfoot. First, we of course debate IF they exist. Some of us KNOW they do by peresonal undeniable encounters.

I encourage everyone to study the subject and all the theories, all the concepts, all the witness reports and let your own focus and talents narrow down the field of explanations.

My favorite part of research is knowing that I have come to my own focus of study and others have different points of view and it makes the "science" of the subject better covered. So long as everyone is pursing evidence and we openly share it with the public, we can have every arena covered.

Some folks are out in the field tracking, others are trying to communicate, yet others are studying film. Whatever your part in the field, we need you and your insights!

The Scary Side of Easter - the Bunny!

For all the exalting focus on this symbolic day, the commercial side of Easter involves a bunny. And, it's this man in a suit that can raise chillbumps on the most jaded horror lover.

In college, my focus was literature and film, as I wanted to be a film critic. I also got distracted by other focuses like nutrition, archaeology, interior design, data processing... I liked EVERYTHING! The one consistent thing since 6 years of acting and childhood dreams was to enter the film industry. More on this in coming months -

For now, I'll be sharing my favorite films by category and why. I'd love to hear what y'all have on your lists!

Haunted and Scary Caves

Caves are more than the sites of mines and ancient hieroglyphs, the burial places of giants, and homes for bats. They can also be haunted. And, why not? In desperate times, caves were utilized for sanctuary and sometimes standoffs and, given the geology, they seem like ideal vessels in a feng shui sort of way, to retain and hold a kind of amplified haunting that is held captive in a cul-du-sac formation. I am utterly fascinated with the haunted cave phenomena. I cannot think of a better spirit vessel.

Let's have a look at some more infamous haunted caves....

Kirlian photograph, aka "aura" photography is a fascinating subject. There was an experiment utilizing this way of photographing in which a leaf was cut and yet it continued to show coronal discharge from where the cut section used to be.

Superstitions of the 13th Floor

That number 13 thing is a strong superstition. In fact, buildings built in the heyday of fear, didn't post a 13th floor!

Hollow Earth Legends Around the World

Hollow Earth concepts are one of my obsessions in research. I am intrigued by many things like spontaneous human combustion, creatures living in caves, shadow people, and the like, but Hollow Earth has been a fascination since I first saw the movie "Journey to the Center of the Earth."

It is the same for researcher Dennis Guern, and the reason we have decided to begin a deep research into the concept and any possible evidence of such a place.

Can a layer of civilization live beneath the surface of the earth? Let's look to some legends told by the people of earth for millennia.

Skeleton Ghost of the Desert

In the Anza-Borrego Desert State park in San Diego, California area, their remains a long-held legend of a skeleton ghost.

Thankfully, with more and more indie moviemakers out there, Hollywood's regurgitated remakes will be a faint memory.

Reptoids Under LA?

From 1934, G. Warren Shufelt reported to the Los Angeles Times that he had discovered a series of caverns under LA that houses Reptoid people in ancient times. Reportedly, 5000 years ago a huge "tongue of fire" obliterated the Southwest and these people were forced to go underground. Reportedly, they had made tunnels in an upper and lower grid. The lower grid allowed sea water to rush through and force clean air into the upper level. There were rooms that were like "high rises" underground where they stored herbage for food.

Forest-Themed Horror Movies

Talk about hiding in the woods, movies with this theme are an atmospheric delight full of natural terrors of the unseen and being on someone else's territory that may have a home field advantage.

Light a pine-scented candle and turn down the lights.

Here's some of my favorites of the forest-themed horror movies (I will put a * for the ones I totally adore)

Fictional TV Characters Who Inspired Future Paranormal Investigators

Sometimes, all it takes as a kid is to see someone doing something that so intrigues you, you park it in the back of your mind until you're an adult. When you can make your own choices for hobbies and interests, you might file through that best-of reel and recall something that has always interested you. For those of us in paranormal research, our muses might have been some interesting minds in the TV and movie realm who made uncovering mysteries look, well, downright creepy cool!

Nightmares of being pursued are extremely common. There are a lot of ways to analyze the dream state and symbols, but basically it's a way to act out themes to help you learn and make sense of things. They are sort of like subconscious hints.

1967: An Unprecedented Paranormal Year!

I am going to propose something rather revolutionary and highly unusual. For some, you will shake your heads, for others, a light will turn on in your mind. I encourage you to take this concept and run with it. Much of what I have done in the field of paranormal is about the human catalyst/receiver/perceiver. This embodies that research.

**This was co-authored with a great researcher and mind, James Carroll**

The Legend of Spring-Heeled Jack

A legend born in the 1800s in England involved a character called Spring-Heeled Jack. He was said to appear out of nowhere and make amazing leaps.

Unsolved Mysteries of the Grand Canyon

Shadow of a Man

This photo above was taken by someone using an internet live cam from the canyon, as he looked for UFOs, but what he found was a giant shadow of a person (at least it looks that) - bottom left quadrant of the photo. It could be some kind of soil erosion, but a few ponder if perhaps something was set up long ago to cast a shadow like that, such as the geoglyphs of Nazca or the Intaglios of Blythe, California. This is only one of many oddities at the Grand Canyon.

There is just something about attics. They are like the dusty forgotten warehouses of generations, the space that harbors scampering rats, and broken mementos.

There is something about the a pile of firewood that can create pride and comfort, but what about artistry? You may never look at your woodpile the same again -

Inuits and Ancient Giant Lore

Let's continue our journey investigating the giants of the Native People of the North. Today, we are going to talk about the Inuits of Canada and Alaska region.

Top 10 Freakiest Phenomena of the 2000s

Some phenomena occurs for decades, maybe even reported centuries ago, but it doesn't take hold in modern day reports until more recently. Other times, a phenomena seems to have come out of nowhere and caught our notice.

Mind-Blowing: UAPs and Their Place of Origin

How long have we been visited by beings from other worlds?

There are so many riddles and puzzles in our universe and so few people who just take off and chase them. Give yourself one mystery to pursue and you will feel a childlike wonder missing in everyday life.

Valentine's Horror Movies and Spring Fever Horror Movies

About this time of year, many of us are having spring fever. I know have it big-time but where I live it's been in the 70s, so it will spark your desire to go out into the sunlight. Couple that with the infamous day of the year couples are obligated to show their love and devotion, and you have the most anti-horror day there is. And yet, those of us who love horror and don't celebrate Valentine's might like to retreat into a horror marathon. Here's some ideas -

Secrets in our Caves

In ancient times, caves were the ultimate refuge from the elements. It was a temperature-controlled location where man could park himself and his belongings safely to ride out the weather or live year-round. Important religious scrolls have been found in caves, hidden treasures, mummies, and amazing art work. Caves are ideal storehouses for keeping things dry and temperature controlled, but it isn't just something we do today to preserve; ancients thought to keep things safe for all time, as well.

Today, let's take a walk on the weird side. The Southwest has some tales that only this barren area could produce. Enjoy!

Don't Think of it as Snow: Think of it as Opportunity!

For those of you plugging through snow, here's a new way to look at it.

Don't think of it as snow: Think of it as opportunity!

Today, I'll share some very macabre locations I would love to experience in person.

Cruising For Horror (Movies)

Boats and cars headed for horror disasters. Let's look at some boat and car thriller/horror movies that satisfy.

Cloaked Jinn and Angry Bigfoot: True Accounts From Florida

Upon occasion, when I begin an interview with a witness, I am impressed that they are both uneducated about the cryptids in the world and also a meticulously accurate witness with great detail.

My theory is utilizes true scientific facts and documentation and is based on logic.

The Evolution of Bigfoot

Any discussion of Bigfoots’ existence is likely to create a range of emotions among the public from absolute denial to complete and unquestionable belief.

I've long held the concept that you don't need equipment to make interactions with other realms. Too many researchers run around staring at screens and awaiting magical words to be pulled from the radio frequencies in hopes of having "proof" of interaction. They literally miss the actual method by which you interact.

The Dog-Faced Tribe of Old

Early explorers met many races of humanity around the globe. More often than not the indigenous people greeted them with curiosity and hospitality.

Most bad encounters were dependent on the explorers' attitude on approaching foreign people they could not communicate with.

In the case of Marco Polo, some of his encounters were exceptional and the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal near India was perhaps the single most unusual report of locals.

Portals: Severe Storms and UFOs

I witnessed something extraordinary on some stormchaser video of an F5 tornado that a research friend was going through frame by frame. It so confused the both of us, that we had to wonder - was some kind of portal opened?

For those who aren't superstitious, Friday the 13th is like having an impromptu reason to party. There may be no holidays that month, but that crazy random aligning of day and date makes us smile.

Giant and Alien-Looking Mummies in Spain

This extraordinary story about a most unusual collection of mummies including giant ones and rather alien-looking ones is not a story from the 1800s or early 1900s. This is from the 2000s. And it will be told by the person who took the photographs, a researcher I highly respect. Be prepared to be amazed.

You don't have to jump off a mountainside, but you can push the limits of your fears, whether they are emotional, mental, or physical.

The last few years have decreased confidence in most folks, created fears and limitations, cast a shadow on the future.

We've almost forgotten the control we do have over our lives.

Terrors Hiding in the Forest

In the dead of winter, it is in the human DNA to begin to imagine such things as twisted trees bared of their falling leaves and forests that take on a dark underworld feel.