Ever heard of the term Killjoy? It’s a person who spoils other people’s fun. Mind you, we’re not saying the author of this post is one, just that if they don’t get invited to a lot of parties we may know the reason why. Evidently there are as many ways for a person to mistakenly […]

Jeb Card’s recent book Spooky Archaeology: Myth and the Science of the Past gets rave reviews from Magonia’s John Rimmer. About the only drawback to the tome Rimmer notes is its price, stiff even from the paperback or Kindle angle. It does seem a worthwhile addition for those with a serious interest in how archaeology, […]

We love it when science meets woo, and this story describes what may have been the best marriage of the two ever. In the 19th century a pair of eccentric scientists/inventors developed a means of projecting spectral images that made it seem there were actual three dimensional spooks among us. It would be both funny […]

Oh, to be young with all the answers–and able to outrun anything that might be vindictive or neglected enough to come after you. It’s a growing trend now that young Chinese men and women leave the heavy spiritual lifting to society’s elder members, preferring to pursue an inner life on a more private level (or […]

Our UK friends may be especially interested to read this piece by Dr Andreas Sommer, a German “historian working on the interrelations of the sciences and magic.” Sommer is living in the UK, where he feels that the population has “a much more relaxed attitude to ghosts than in Germany.” Nonetheless we hear of Ghost […]

With barked knuckles and grease smears on his cheeks, Brent Swancer rolls out from under your 1996 Cougar for the latest tales from his garage. It’s Ghost Month at your northern California auto dealership, and Brent’s got haunted rides lined up as far as the eye can see. No mention of Stephen King’s Christine, thank […]

The cynics among us will likely be unimpressed at what appears to be reflected images of persons out of camera view, but the ghost-hunters who filmed activity at this old theatre in the UK feel “it is really exciting.” The penny-wise manager however reckons that “anything which helps to support the theatre is a good […]

We may not have proof of an afterlife, but we are very close to proving that there are streaming services on the other side. Actress Lily Collins believes the victims of serial killer Ted Bundy were in communication with her while filming a movie based on the grim story. In other news from the Other Side, […]

This story doesn’t seem that strange once we consider this iconic performer’s many past and ongoing health challenges and the ways in which she has given back to her community. It sort of makes sense that the veil between herself and her deceased loved ones might just be a bit thin. And if she’s just […]

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, soon to be the parents of another tax burden on the struggling populace, are due to move into their refurbed “cottage,” courtesy of Granny Lillibet. Will the wailing in the night be the newborn demanding its silver spoon, or will it be the complaining spirits of former royal freeloaders, […]