by Eric Olsen | Sep 27, 2016 | culture, halloween, monsters, religion and belief, seasonal, vampires, weird/science, witches |
A key element of Halloween is honoring the darkness and the mysteries held therein. Originally Halloween was celebrated by the ancient Celts and their Druid priest class as Samhain, “summer’s end,” marking the death of the old year and birth of the...
by Eric Olsen | Sep 21, 2016 | books, culture, halloween, magick and occult, media, paranormal, religion and belief, supernatural beings |
Though it’s still very summery in much of the country, with the opening of a number of haunted attractions, costumes and candy overflowing shelves in stores, and spooky programming easing onto screens big and small, the Halloween season is upon us. Amidst the...
by Blogcritics | Sep 12, 2016 | culture, ghosts and spirits, haunted locations, media, movies, paranormal, religion and belief, supernatural beings |
By Sandra Madera After the success of James Wan’s The Conjuring, it was hardly a surprise when Warner Brothers announced a sequel, conveniently named The Conjuring 2. The original movie budget was set at $20 million and it grossed $318 million, making it one of the...
by Erich von Däniken | Aug 30, 2016 | aliens, books, culture, extraterrestrials, media, religion and belief, weird/science |
Something is wrong with our past. There exist structures that could not have been created by technologically-untrained Stone Age peoples. There are global petroglyphs and religious rituals that are all related to each other. There are writings of ancient historians...
by Eric Olsen | Aug 26, 2016 | books, culture, ghosts and spirits, media, paranormal, radio, religion and belief |
In this revelatory episode of After Hours AM/America’s Most Haunted Radio — Thursdays 9-11pE with hosts Joel Sturgis and Eric Olsen — we speak with sociologist and author Dennis Waskul about the meaning and consequences of paranormal experiences as...
by Eric Olsen | Aug 22, 2016 | culture, magick and occult, media, monsters, movies, paranormal, religion and belief, witches |
Robert Eggers’ “New England folktale” The Witch is the most highly regarded horror film in years. It is so highly regarded that some critics who dismiss horror as mere shock and exploitation place The Witch outside the genre due to its...
