Location, location, location
When I began to research the ghostly folklore of Wales some years ago, I soon noticed that certain locations boasted far more spooky stories than others.
The odd thing was that these clusters had nothing to do with the one… Continue reading
A rational interest in the irrational
Some people regard anything with more than a passing interest in the paranormal as ‘eccentric’, a little ‘around the twist’, a ‘conspiracy nut’.
It’s a prejudice that, as a science writer, I experience all too often. Meanwhile, a growing number… Continue reading
Can wizards retire?
In September I went to Ireland, together with my wife Corinna and my friend and colleague Max Blake. We were visiting my old friend Tony ‘Doc’ Shiels; a surrealist painter, playwright, musician, wizard, conjurer, and self-confessed thimble-rigger and charlatan.
He… Continue reading
Paranormal parallels
It’s interesting to note how similar encounters with the paranormal can be, no matter in which country or culture they take place. One of the high points this month is an article by a new writer to Paranormal Magazine, Tamsin… Continue reading
Watching the detectors
You’ve chosen a location to investigate possible paranormal activity. What should you bring along to ensure you won’t miss anything?
A camera would be an obvious choice; a sound recorder could also be essential. But what about the range of… Continue reading
Will mediums get rarer?
A few weeks ago I was kindly invited along to take part in the Great Unexplained Debate. This is an hour-long recorded as live round-table discussion of all things odd hosted by the genial Karl Beattie – yes him, from… Continue reading
Am I going gaga?
That is the question I have been asking myself ever since receiving an email from the man who runs a website called BadPsychics.
As its name suggests, BadPsychics is largely dedicated to exposing ‘psychics’ and ‘mediums’ as nothing more than… Continue reading
Bad Science was pure gold!
Few things irritate me as much as sceptics who deride our ancestors’ belief that the sun moved around the earth, that swallows hibernated in mud at the bottom of ponds, or that alchemists could transform base metals into gold.
Consider… Continue reading
Healings Of Atlantis
Voodoo Visions
Over the years I have been asked repeatedly about what prompted me to get involved with a subject like the paranormal and also why did I start writing books about it; fortunately the answer is reasonably straightforward. It ties into a lifetime’s fascination with all things paranormal and supernatural, and from my perspective the words are entirely synonymous.
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