Paranormal

Ghosts, ghouls, UFOs and skeptical investigations; psychics, supernatural beliefs and folklore.

Superstition

Is there a role in modern Singapore for superstitions and the little ways they control us?

Iowa Cheung -
Iowa Cheung reflects upon the local superstitions followed by Singaporeans, and whether they - even indirectly - have value in the modern world
Psychics

The Great Australian Psychic Prediction Project finds ‘psychics’ perform worse than random chance

Richard Saunders -
Richard Saunders concludes a 12-year investigation by Australian and international researchers, covering over 3800 predictions from more than 200 self-professed psychics, and the results are not encouraging… for psychics.
Psychics

Richard Saunders, on testing nearly 4,000 psychic predictions from the last two decades

Brian Eggo -
Richard Saunders explains why he decided to wade through 20 years of psychic predictions, as part of the Great Australian Psychic Prediction Project
Ghosts

Where mental illness is blamed on spirits, we need to be human to reach people

Manmeet Kaur -
Some religious cultures misattribute mental health issues to spiritual possession - they won't seek help if care directly challenges their faith
Ghosts

Kumanthong, Ghost Babies, and Child Angels: the persistence of superstition in Singapore

Ojus Sharma -
Kumanthong are said to be the spirits of foetuses, who must be adopted and cared for in order to bring luck, health and prosperity.
Ghosts

I am the ghost that haunts The Drovers Inn, and Brian Eggo owes me an apology

Ediwinabin HamHamster III -
After our report earlier in the week on a ghost-less evening spent at The Drovers Inn, one of the resident ghosts, Ediwinabin HamHamster III (as channeled by Eli Bosnick), demanded a right of reply
Ghosts

Food for thought: the Hungry Ghost Festival of Singapore

Henry Wu -
Singapore's Hungry Ghost Festival is said to honour memories of the dead, but has this tradition run its course in today's modern society?
Ghosts

A night in The Drovers Inn: a special report from Scotland’s supposedly most haunted hotel

Brian Eggo -
Is The Drovers Inn as spooky and as haunted as media reports and internet rumours would have you believe? Brian Eggo spent a night in the hotel, to find out
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