by Eric Olsen | Jan 6, 2016 | cryptozoology, culture, extraterrestrials, media, monsters, paranormal, radio, seasonal, weird/science |
In this ripsnorting special New Year’s Eve edition of After Hours AM/America’s Most Haunted radio with co-hosts Joel Sturgis and Eric Olsen, we review the top paranormal and weird news stories of 2015; survey and discuss year-end lists of movies, TV,...
by Eric Olsen | Jan 5, 2016 | art, culture, ghosts and spirits, haunted attractions, haunted locations, media, monsters, movies, paranormal, television, weird/science, zombies |
2015 was another explosive year for America’s Most Haunted tweets and the @amhaunted account, further solidifying its position as THE go-to spot on Twitter for news, amusements, and images of the paranormal, spooky, Halloweeny, and amazmo! We crossed the 400k...
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 The Lineup | Dec 29, 2015 | culture, ghosts and spirits, paranormal, religion and belief |
By JAMIE BOGERT For some, exorcisms are best left to the big screen. 90 minutes of fear, Holy spirits, and demonic encounters, then the lights come up and life returns to normal. For the Passetto family, however, possession was anything but make-believe. During the...
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 The Lineup | Dec 18, 2015 | culture, paranormal, religion and belief, seasonal, supernatural beings, weird/science |
By JENNIFER JACKSON An off-hand remark about coal in stockings is usually enough to scare American kids into submission during the holidays. But in Iceland, parents go to much darker places to garner good behavior … or at least they used to. In the 1600s, little...
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...
by Eric Olsen | Dec 16, 2015 | culture, religion and belief, seasonal, weird/science |
Mari Lwyd (Gray Mare) is a mischievous, rhyme spouting, party animal Christmastide figure in Wales consisting of a horse’s skull with a hinged jaw — all the better to nip you with, my dear — perched atop a pole, and carted around by a man inside a...
