One can dismiss a UFO sighting by a lone witness. But a dozen? A hundred witnesses? More? Fortunately pseudoskeptical deniers have fallbacks like swamp gas, Venus, and the thorny phenomenon of mass hallucinations, notes Jason Charbonneau. Does the reality of mass hallucinations hold water, or might one argue the likelihood of mass hallucinations falls short […]

In America, students must face the possibility of facing off with a crazed shooter. Elsewhere on the planet, everyone’s worried about their kids being possessed by evil spirits. Here’s some disturbing footage, courtesy of Tim Binnall, certain to chill your blood. Add this incident to Brent Swancer’s growing collection of Unexplained Cases Of Mysterious Mass […]

SHEFFIELD — A worldwide flu pandemic in the early 1900s that killed as many as 675,000 Americans left its mark on the Shoals. A Sheffield Public Library volunteer researching rumors of a mass grave in Oakwood Cemetery discovered there were over 100 …

From accusing innocent neighbors of witchcraft in 17th century Salem, MA to blackouts to spontaneous fainting fits numbering in the hundreds throughout a British school in 1978 mass hysteria has always seemed to favor the young and mostly female. Filmmaker of the upcoming movie, “The Falling explores the history behind episodes of mass hysteria, including […]