by Eric Olsen | Jan 8, 2016 | aliens, culture, extraterrestrials, media, movies, religion and belief, television, ufos, weird/science |
This week’s hot conspiracy theory centers around UFOs, JFK, CIA and a murderous plot to keep the “truth” from “the people.” Every element in this conspiratorial alphabet soup should sound familiar. No one even blinks at the underlying...
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 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 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 11, 2015 | art, books, comics, culture, media, movies, paranormal, radio, religion and belief, seasonal, supernatural beings, television |
On this special holiday episode of After Hours AM/America’s Most Haunted with co-hosts Joel Sturgis and Eric Olsen, we talk Krampus with famed novelist Richard Kadrey, an aficionado of dark Christmas traditions of every stripe! Kadrey, who lives in San...
by Eric Olsen | Dec 11, 2015 | art, books, comics, culture, media, movies, paranormal, religion and belief, seasonal, supernatural beings, television |
It seems you can’t swing a dead cat these days without smacking into Krampus, the dark shadow to the bright light of St. Nicholas at Christmastide. The ancient Alpine demon-thing comes equipped with horns, fangs, claws, unruly fur, hooves, long creepy tongue;...