Julius Obsequens was a Roman writer who is believed to have lived in the middle of the fourth century AD. The only work associated with his name is the Liber de prodigiis (Book of Prodigies), completely extracted from an epitome, or abridgment, written by Livy; De prodigiis was constructed as an account of the wonders and portents that occurred in Rome between 249 and 12…
Per local lore, a father and son were trapped in a horrible fire. The father perished, then, before help could arrive, the traumatized son lost his mind. He skinned his father and then ran into the forest. Now, known forever as Char Man, his blackened, burnt body is said to attack motorists on Creek Road in…
In December 1980, U.S. Air Force members stationed at two British Royal Air Force bases, Woodbridge and Bentwaters, reported seeing strange, colorful lights above Rendlesham Forest, about 100 miles northeast of London. One man who entered the forest to investigate claimed to have discovered some sort of spacecraft there, and the next day, others confirmed…
Moonville Zaleski, OH Moonville was a small mining community with just a couple of families along the Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad. But the tracks through the town made it a thoroughfare for travelers where few roads passed through. The fast-moving trains and the number of people journeying through made for many deaths and ghosts. The…
Like many urban legends, the story of the Gurdon Light has several variations. In one, a railroad worker was hit by a train and decapitated. His spirit can still be seen today, searching for his lost light. In another, the railroad worker bore a violent grudge against his boss who had fired him. He murdered…
Man’s psychic powers It is remarkable that in most predictions about discoveries anticipated in this century a breakthrough in parapsychology is not even mentioned or hoped for. Yet developing its ‘extra dimensional’ powers is the only way for mankind to overcome its isolation in the universe as a result of the space/time barrier. One has…
Human consciousness can exist independent of brain-activity. Reductionism/Epiphenomenalism has long been a pet notion of psychology, specially in behaviourism. Now that psychology’s own principles have been shaken after recent discoveries in genetics the idea that consciousness is merely an effect of brain-activity is being questioned again. Brain specialists, Prof. J.C.Eccles, Sir Cyril Burt, Dr.Wilder Penfield…
PARAPSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH When the Society for Psychical Research (S.P.R.) was founded in 1882 research into phenomena and experiences suggesting personal survival of man after death took a high priority. Its findings were constantly under fire from the scientific establishment, which frowned even upon the notion psychical research being considered a science – after all paranormal…
Is there anyone who can resist an offer to explore the Gates of Hell? Rumors and stories abound of such a location situated along High Street in Columbus. The small runoff stream that it accommodates is dry most of the time, but when it runs it roars through the concrete bore, often as sudden as…
The voice said: “Death is something which in your world is taboo! People are afraid to mention the word. They do not like to think about it. They run away from it. It is something they are afraid of because they know deep down in their hearts that it is a reality they must face…
