Paranormal television

There are many motifs that can be analyzed in ghost literature and folklore, though one that is ever present throughout the beginning of the telling of ghost stories is the motif of the suicide ghost. This ghost manifests after the untimely demise of an individual who takes their own life. This motif is intriguing, because of its complex nature and the fact that this motif persists through time, as it is seen in early ghost stories to the most recent accounts of ghosts. The suicide victim is…

In the Master and Margarita novel, Bulgakov describes how Margarita scrutinized the magical cream that smelled of swamp mud and carefully applied it on her body which suddenly reincarnated her into a young dark hair lady full of energy and freedom. She slipped down her window and flew at night to Woland’s residency with the words, “Invisible and free”. Azazello’s cream transformed thirty-year-old Margarita Nikolaevna into a witch to bring her on the Great Ball at Satan’s (Bulgakov, 228-59).…

The existence of ghosts is a concept often disputed. When found in the situation where there is no rational explanation to something that happened, it is easy for us to create our own rational explanation in our minds. Perhaps the true rational explanation is right in front of us but we just cannot see it, much less explain it; because we do not understand it. This was the case for for the families living in a house in Amityville. Their stories lead to the labeling of the commonly heard Haunting…

We are told that ghosts, angels and vampires live only in stories, but these videos will make you question your own eyes and think again. Hoax or real? With popular movies like 'Paranormal Acitivity' and 'The Blair Witch Project' it's no wonder that YouTube is filled with ghost videos and mysterious sightings. Luckily for us, most of the videos are fabricated and total amateur hour. However, there are some than even the most rational people will find it hard to explain. Here, we present ten…

Working Thesis: People are attracted to mysteries because they provide an escape from reality, immerse them into the world where the impossible becomes possible, and let them travel through time and space. Thesis: Mysteries teleport individuals to the world of magic and superstition. Jonathan Gottschall’s The Storytelling Animal provided the topic of creativity for the research project. In chapter 3 “Hell Is Story-Friendly” Gottschall claims that people are attracted to fiction, to violent…

year is 2013, society has gotten their heads out and stopped worrying about the end of the world, but for me, it was the beginning of the end. When I was 14 I learned about this website called thefl!pside.net. It was a strange website devoted to paranormal and dark arts. I for one did not believe in any of that type of melarkey so I read a great deal of stories and I found one dubbed simply the ritual. I looked into it and saw there were steps. It was a run of the mill…

Christina DeFiori The chapter Psychics and Scientists begins with a very thoughtful example to explain precognition. We have all had an instance when we thought about a person and then the phone buzzes and it magically appears to be that person. Of course this coincidence seems like a big deal and might even make people say the line, “I must be psychic.” What this chapter points out is a very important argument: You might have been right that one time, but what about the hundreds of times you…

Today, many people are skeptics of the supernatural and other worldly things. There is constant information about ghosts and spirits on the media, and in today's generation, many shows or articles about them. Whether or not you believe in them, I'm going to try and change your mind in this passage. The Forbidden City of Ancient China is indeed haunted and right now, I'm going to show you how and why that is possible. The Forbidden City in the 1400's was not a good place, especially when harsh…

3:33 AM Approx: 1,300 words When some paranormal teams enter through the portals of St. Albans Sanatorium to investigate her dark interior, a bond is formed that calls to them, time and time again. 3:33 a.m. Paranormal is one of the teams that has heard and answered the asylum’s siren call. Led by the dynamic duo of Alex and Krystal Porras, this group of curious investigators has returned to St. Albans two or three times a year for the past six years. The team’s “baker’s dozen” visits to the…

Everyone wants to believe their loved ones are going to be there in their hearts or watching over them. For some people, they wish they were still there. Now there are some people who truly believe they are still with them on earth, roaming around. The theory of ghosts, which is different for every country, religion, and individual out there, is no theory at all. Ghosts are real. My beliefs on ghosts are based on my own experiences and research. My first encounter with a ghost was a few days…