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10 Tales of English Christmas Hauntings
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Festive Folklore: 10 Tales of English Christmas Hauntings

December 24, 2017 Erik Rowton

Christmas is a surprisingly haunted time of year, especially in England, where a traditional part of the holiday has always been to share ghost stories by the fire. Spirits accompany the festive season as much […]

Christmas Monsters and Their Folkloric Origins
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5 Frightful Christmas Monsters and Their Folkloric Origins

December 22, 2017 Erik Rowton

Christmas in the modern day has taken on a rather innocent tone. The common image of Santa Claus coming down chimneys, arms laden with presents, is a very modern one. Traditionally for many Christian cultures, […]

Eyewitness Testimonies

Witness Testimony: “I Cannot Explain the Events That Happened There, but I Believe They Are Connected to My Father’s Visit to the Witch Doctor.”

December 15, 2017 Laura Rowton

Voodoo has developed from the cultures of the African diaspora, namely those communities whose ancestors were displaced from the African continent. In present times, voodoo appears in various forms as a type of folk magic, […]

Psychic Abilities

Nostradamus 2018: What Predictions May Be Relevant for This Year?

December 8, 2017 Erik Rowton

Michel de Nostredame was born in France in 1503. Expelled from medical school at an early age, he would eventually find himself dabbling in horoscopes, necromancy and scrying. Later, he would write an almanac of […]

Paranormal History

The Night of the Wolf: The Romanian Celebration When Evil Spirits and Fearsome Wolves Roam the Earth

November 30, 2017 Radiana Piț

On the night of November 30th, Romanians celebrate the night of Saint Andrew. On this night, it is believed that strigoii, werewolves, and evil spirits expect to be released, to be able to roam freely […]

Cryptids & Monsters

The Grave Tale of Mercy Brown and the New England Vampire Panic

November 29, 2017 The Occult Museum

During the 18th and 19th centuries, as tuberculosis swept through Europe and North America, people became convinced that their relatives were returning from the dead to feast upon the living. The idea of vampirism is […]

Spirits, Ghosts & Hauntings

5 Houses Haunted by Destructive Poltergeists

November 24, 2017 Erik Rowton

What makes places haunted by poltergeists? Is it the people who live there? Or, is it the very walls which have been imbued with a profound tragedy? These five houses may hold a clue to […]

Unexplained Mysteries

10 Strange Paranormal Photographs That Will Leave You Flabbergasted

November 10, 2017 Laura Rowton

The world of the paranormal very rarely presents convincing visual evidence. However, these ten strange photographs may very well be the exception to the rule. 10 – Alla Vinogradova In the 1970s, the Soviet Union […]

Paranormal Travel Guide

Iulia Hasdeu’s Castle: How a Father’s Devotion to His Daughter Bridged the Gap Between Life and Death

November 3, 2017 Radiana Piț

In her first guest post for The Paranormal Scholar, the artist and author Radiana Piț examines Romania’s Iulia Hasdeu Castle, and how it came to be an icon of 19th century Spiritism. – – – […]

Psychic Abilities

Psychic Warfare: How Governments Commissioned Paranormal Experiments to Aid the Military

October 31, 2017 Laura Rowton

For the last century, governments around the world have been attempting to harness the power of the mind. Secret government agencies have spent millions in serious attempts to weaponise extra sensory perception, for use against […]

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Gateway to Hell: The Mysterious Legend of Stull Cemetery and Satan’s Staircase

October 20, 2017 The Occult Museum

Said to be one of the Seven Gateways to Hell, Stull Cemetery has long been a place of supernatural lore and legends but is there any truth to the rumors surrounding America’s “most evil” graveyard? […]

Paranormal Travel Guide

Where Is the Best Place to See a Ghost in Stratford-Upon-Avon?

October 17, 2017 Laura Rowton

Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare, and arguably one of the most haunted towns in the United Kingdom. Visitors to this charming riverside town cannot help but be transported back in time. With its Tudor-fronted […]

Eyewitness Testimonies

Witness Testimony: “It Was Something Much Older and More Powerful Than a Simple Ghost.”

October 7, 2017 Laura Rowton

Satanism is a term which inspires a wide variety of responses, from curiosity, to fear, to absolute repulsion. In bygone times, accusations of various groups worshipping Satan have been made throughout much of Christian history. […]

Unexplained Mysteries

Village of the Dead: The Enduring Mystery of Lake Anjikuni

September 29, 2017 The Occult Museum

In the dark northern winter of 1930, an entire village filled with men, women, and children vanished, even the dead were missing from their graves. It’s since been known as the Lake Anjikuni mystery, one […]

Paranormal Travel Guide

The Haunted Palace: Do Ghosts Wander the Halls of Hampton Court Palace?

September 21, 2017 Laura Rowton

Hampton Court Palace has a tremendous reputation for being haunted. In fact, it is often considered to be one of the most haunted buildings in the United Kingdom. From the former wives of King Henry VIII […]

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