Did anyone watch Unexplained with George Noory this past week on the SciFi channel? The topics were ghosts, UFOs, Bigfoot, Loch Ness, witches, and assorted other paranormal topics. As I understand it, they were originally one-hour programs, but were edited down to a half hour for broadcast. What did you think of the show? Add your comments in the Paranormal Forum.

Some interesting links I've found this week:
• livescifi.tv – For all you ghost-hunting enthusiasts out there, this group broadcasts their investigations live on the web, so you can watch as they hunt. Past hunts are archived for viewing.
• Fate of Suicides in the Afterlife – Suicide is one subject on which spirit messages all seem to agree, this article claims. While there may be some conflicting messages relative to suicide by terminally ill people, the messages overwhelmingly condemn traditional suicide.
• ASPE - Alliance Studying Paranormal Experiences – An alliance of curious and committed folks whose goal is to document, study, preserve, and present paranormal experiences. They encourage people to submit their sightings and experiences.
• All New Links

Photo: livescifi.tv

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"Back in the early 1980s, my aunt lived in a house that was in the middle of nowhere," says Phillip. "There was always an uneasy feeling when we were inside. There were a lot of noises during the night. This night I seemed to have a lot of trouble staying asleep. I kept waking up periodically for no apparent reason. On about the fourth time waking up, I thought I felt a poke on the heel of my foot, which is what woke me. I rolled over and looked around the room, but nothing was out of the ordinary. I lay back down and tried to go back to sleep. After I had laid there for about five minutes, I started to hear a tapping sound. I listened for a minute, and that was when I came to the terrifying realization that the sound was coming from underneath my bed...!" Should he look down there... or shouldn't he? What would you do? Read the rest of Phillip's story.

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Paranormal researcher Sandy Nichols had a close encounter with a creature that matches the description often attributed to Mothman -- and not just once, but twice. Sandy gives us a full report of his nighttime and daytime sightings along with his own illustration of what he saw. Was it Mothman? Read his report and decide for yourself.

Illustration: Sandy Nichols

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"I'd like to make a thread here only about experiences which we had about ghosts in acordance with animals," says Shqiponja in the Paranormal Forum. "I suggest before writing the story to find a title about it first. That, I believe, would make easier for the reader to understand before reading what the story is about. I will also post a short story of my own."

How about it? Do you have an experience with an animal ghost - a deceased pet perhaps? Add your comments to this forum thread.

Also read: Animals and Ghosts | Psychic Pet Stories | Telepathy with Animals

Some interesting links I've found this week:
• America's Most Haunted – Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson of TAPS and "Ghost Hunters" name their candidates for the five creepiest places in the U.S.
• The Myth of Nibiru and the End of the World in 2012 – An astronomer tries to counter misinformation on the Internet about claims of a supposed rogue planet and an impending catastrophe, encountering troubling credulity, scientific illiteracy, and conspiracy thinking along the way.
• How To Time Travel – Video: Physicists Charles Liu and Michio Kaku explain some of the latest scientific theories about the possibility of time travel. Travel to the past might be possible, but not the future.
• All New Links

Photo: TAPS

"My daughters and I were in line to buy the tickets for the tour of the Crescent Hotel," says Vicky. "My youngest, Adrianna, started feeling very ill. I told her and my oldest daughter to go and sit in the hallway in front of the elevators. As you can see in the picture, my girls are sitting on the floor. I can see two faces very clearly: the one skeleton-looking face looks like it has a device on its head. There is a second face you can see very well to the right..."

See the full-size photo and more of the story in the Paranormal Gallery.

Photo: Vicky Martinez

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