Paranormal

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

Astrology

When put to the test, the predictive powers of Indian astrology simply don’t hold up

Nagesh Rajopadhye - 18th June 2021

The data collected in the famous double-blind test of Indian astrology in 2008 allows us to put the other basic astrological principles to the test

Ghosts

The Battersea Poltergeist, and the role of the paranormal investigator

Deborah Hyde - 24th May 2021

The Battersea Poltergeist demonstrates how supposedly supernatural phenomena need attention and validation to thrive

History

Spontaneous Human Combustion: The truth behind the myth of Mary Carpenter

Matt Mills - 10th May 2021

Stories of spontaneous human combustion have been retold since the 1920s, but do those retellings reflect the truth?

Cryptozoology

What links the Flatwoods Monster, the Kelly–Hopkinsville alien encounter, and Mothman?

David Mountain - 23rd April 2021

The connection between three legendary paranormal sightings tells us a lot about why we see what isn't there... and miss what's really there

Hilary Evans Paranormal Library

‘Startling Stories’, illustrating ‘Strangers on the Heights’ by Manly Wade Wellman

Deborah Hyde - 9th April 2021

This cover of pulp magazine 'Startling Stories' from 1944 features a reanimated cadaver - a zombie, traceable to Haitian folklore

Psychics

Psychics and mediums: Mad, bad, or dangerous to know?

Chris French - 11th March 2021

Given that psychics aren't actually performing paranormal feats, is it fair to separate them into the deceitful and the deluded?

Ancient Aliens

Blackpool’s ‘Chariots of the Gods’ park is built on racist assumptions about the past

Mark Horne - 24th February 2021

By celebrating the long-debunked claims of Erich von Däniken, Blackpool's new entertainment park perpetuates deeply racist assumptions

QAnon

When predictions fail: UFO cults, QAnon and cognitive dissonance

Chris French - 3rd February 2021

When their predictions don't come true, cults are faced with a choice: accept reality, or rationalise the failure. Which road will Qanon take?

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Left-wing conspiracy theories and ‘missing’ votes in the wake of Trump’s election win

Comparing misinformation to a virus is both accurate and useful in preventing its spread

2000 mules: why many Americans are convinced Trump won the 2020 election

Welcome to the modern American Right – the world that high weirdness built

Donald Trump’s debate performance proved he has mainstreamed extreme conspiracy theories

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How genuine is cultural commentators’ ‘concern’ for OnlyFans model Lily Phillips?

From the archive: Analysing handwriting analysis and graphology

The recent New Jersey drone scare tells us a lot about how panics spread

From the archive: Paul Daniels, the Philosophical Prestidigitator

The Telepathy Tapes is wrong – autistic children don’t have supernatural powers

People with Alzheimer’s deserve care and dignity – not false hope of miracle cures

From the archive: Analysing handwriting analysis and graphology

Placebo surgery: why performing fake operations doesn’t actually help anyone

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The Telepathy Tapes is wrong – autistic children don’t have supernatural powers

People with Alzheimer’s deserve care and dignity – not false hope of miracle cures

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The abuse of the scientific method in so-called alternative medicine

The anti-fluoridation movement is born of public health mistrust and misinformation

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