Johannes Cuntius: The Pentsch Vampire Johannes Cuntius, also known as the Pentsch Vampire, is one of the stranger cases in early modern vampire lore. His story comes from Silesia and was recorded
The Spirit of Dantalion: The 71st Spirit of Solomon Dantalion is one of the most enigmatic spirits in the Ars Goetia, known as the 71st of the 72 Spirits of Solomon. A mighty Duke of Hell, Dantalion governs 36 legions
Occultism is an umbrella term for a broad range of beliefs, rituals, and spiritual practices rooted in the idea that hidden forces—spirits, subtle energies, and unseen intelligences—exist alongside the material world and
Also called the principle of simplicity, Occam’s razor is often referred to by sceptics commenting on investigations of the paranormal. This principle essentially states that when several explanations for a phenomenon are
Headquartered in Altadena, California, the Skeptics Society investigates paranormal phenomena and publishes the quarterly magazine Skeptic. Its board members include the noted media skeptic James Randi, who has actively worked to disprove
Zecharia Sitchin (1920s−2010 ) : Zecharia Sitchin was one of the leading proponents of the ancient astronaut theory, an idea originally popularized by Erich von Däniken. This theory suggests that ancient cultures
The hollow-Earth theory postulates that Earth has a hollow, inhabited centre. Believers in the hollow-Earth theory disagree on who these inhabitants are. The most common claim, however, is that the centre of
Phantom voices and sounds are noises that appear to be coming from ghosts. Sometimes a phantom voice or sound is only heard once or twice, but other times it occurs over and
A city near Paris, France, Lourdes is a place where many people believe that miracle cures have taken place. Seemingly miraculous cures began happening in 1858, after fourteen-year-old Bernadette Soubirous, while visiting
Sceptics say that memories of a paranormal experience, which sometimes can only be recalled with the help of hypnosis are false—that the events the subject recalls did not happen but were implanted
A pentagram is an image of a five-pointed star, often inscribed within a circle. This image, also called a pentacle, has been associated with magical spells for centuries. The image is often
According to a tradition recounted by Horace Harman in Sketches of the Bucks Countryside (1934), the Old Swan Inn at Woughton became one of the haunts of the eighteenth-century highwayman Dick Turpin
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