by Eric Olsen | Dec 31, 2015 | culture, religion and belief, seasonal, weird/science |
Weird New Year’s traditions predate recorded history, blending over time with winter solstice and eventually the Christmas season to form a circus of wonderful winter strangeness. Everyone feels the magic when the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve...
by Eric Olsen | Dec 30, 2015 | culture, ghosts and spirits, media, paranormal, radio, religion and belief, seasonal |
In this December 23, 2015 Christmas Special edition of After Hours AM/America’s Most Haunted Radio with co-hosts Joel Sturgis and Eric Olsen, we review the week’s paranormal headlines, dig into even more Weird Christmas customs and traditions, talk Star...
by Eric Olsen | Dec 22, 2015 | art, books, culture, media, movies, paranormal, religion and belief, seasonal, supernatural beings, television |
Most of us take the rituals and customs of Christmas at face value and don’t think about how weird and wondrous they truly are. Where would Christmas be without angels? From Gabriel’s startling announcement to Mary and Joseph, to lovable but bumbling Clarence in...
by Eric Olsen | Dec 18, 2015 | books, culture, media, monsters, paranormal, radio, religion and belief, seasonal, supernatural beings, weird/science, werewolves and shifters, witches |
On tonight’s jingling episode of After Hours AM/America’s Most Haunted Radio, 9-11pE on Thursday nights with co-hosts Joel Sturgis and Eric Olsen, we talk weird Christmas customs, traditions, and legends from around the world with Yuletide expert...
by Eric Olsen | Dec 17, 2015 | culture, media, monsters, movies, religion and belief, seasonal, weird/science, werewolves and shifters |
Of all the odd customs, traditions, and legends associated with Christmas around the world, none seems odder than the werewolves of Yule. Werewolves and Halloween? Obviously. Christmas and a baby, a manger, a magical gift giver in red and white? Clearly. But why...