by Eric Olsen | Dec 5, 2016 | culture, paranormal, religion and belief, seasonal, supernatural beings |
Most fans of Christmas are aware that our jolly gift-giving Santa Claus evolved from the real-life St. Nicholas, the generous and kindly 3rd/4th century bishop who became the patron saint of children, sailors, the wrongly accused, and eventually pretty much everyone...
by Clarissa Cole | Nov 23, 2016 | culture, haunted locations, paranormal, religion and belief, weird/science |
Most people have heard of the Winchester Mystery House, but how much do you really know about its curious caretaker, Sarah? What kind of person would keep workers hammering away for 38 uninterrupted years… and why would she do it? Let’s start at the beginning: Sarah...
by Eric Olsen | Nov 18, 2016 | books, culture, media, paranormal, radio, religion and belief, seasonal, supernatural beings |
On a dark and wintry edition of After Hours AM/America’s Most Haunted Radio — Thursdays 9-11pE with hosts Joel Sturgis and Eric Olsen — we welcome author and provocateur Al Ridenour to talk about his comprehensive and sumptuous new book, The Krampus...
by Eric Olsen | Oct 31, 2016 | culture, ghosts and spirits, halloween, paranormal, religion and belief |
Most of us have a nagging sense that there is something out there just beyond our comprehension, a shadow disturbing the moonlight, a flicker just beyond gnarled trees, a whisper among the dead leaves. Normally we tune out these intimations – as the Handbook for...
by Eric Olsen | Oct 10, 2016 | culture, halloween, magick and occult, paranormal, religion and belief, Uncategorized |
Along with the witch in flight and grinning and jack-o-lantern, the black cat in full arched-back fright mode is among THE iconic symbols of Halloween. Even to this day, who doesn’t feel a little charge when a black cat streaks across one’s path,...
by Eric Olsen | Sep 29, 2016 | culture, ghosts and spirits, halloween, paranormal, religion and belief, supernatural beings, Uncategorized |
Pumpkins and their gutted and mutilated offspring jack-o-lanterns are THE most pervasive symbol of Halloween in the United States. Recall that the Peanuts Halloween classic is called It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, that the Headless Horseman’s...
