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Blast from the Past – Meet My Guide

10 November 2017 | Your Stories, Your True Encounters

The problem with a blog format is juicy and scary stories gradually get pushed to the bottom of the heap and people no longer find them So, periodically, we will refresh some of the better submissions as a blast from the past. Here is a wonderful story about my father’s childhood…. My father was a very good man and a great father. He was always so understanding of the strange events that happened to me and us while I was growing up and even into adult life. The reason for this was that he, too, experienced strange things and had done so since he was a boy. In fact, his mother was a medium, and my dad plainly had inherited some of the gift (?) and carried like an unwanted

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The Entity Paranormal Encounters #6: The Mothman Sightings In Point Pleasant, West Virginia

10 November 2017 | Your Stories

This November we are going to bring you some of the most interesting #true paranormal cases we can find. You can discover more true, terrifying accounts of the paranormal right here. After the initial sighting of the Mothman by the grave diggers there were many more sightings in Point Pleasant. While out driving near an abandoned World War Two TNT plant, two couples claimed a massive humanoid with a ten-foot wingspan and large, glowing eyes appeared in the sky, and the chased their car down the road. That same evening a man living miles away was roused out of his home by a strange sound. In his yard he spotted two glowing eyes that belonged to no animal he was familiar with. His hunting dog took off after the creature, and

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The Entity Paranormal Encounters #4: Lifting The Veil On The Mothman

08 November 2017 | Your Stories

This November we are going to bring you some of the most interesting #true paranormal cases we can find. You can discover more true, terrifying accounts of the paranormal right here. We’ve looked at some Mothman cases… strange stuff, eh? But what are the possibilities? Let’s take a look at some of the explanations people have used to try and figure out the truth behind the legend… Just Natural? One explanation often used is that the Mothman is nothing that can’t be found in the natural world; in particular, a barn owl. This particular owl does, after all, fit all the Mothman criteria: their wingspan, when fully extended, makes the bird seem larger than it actually is; their eyes (which also appear to be mounted on headless torsos) reflect a distinctly

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The Entity Paranormal Encounters #3: Did The Mothman Foretell Of An Epidemic in Mexico?

07 November 2017 | Your Stories

This November we are going to bring you some of the most interesting #true paranormal cases we can find. You can discover more true, terrifying accounts of the paranormal right here. On April 10, 2009, residents of La Junta in the Mexican state of Chihuahua began noticing a strange creature in their midst. He was very tall and hairy, with two expansive wings and wide, bloodshot eyes. The main witness was a young student at Universidad Regional del Norte, who claims that the strange humanoid chased him for fifteen minutes on the evening of March 6th. The young student reported that the creature chased him relentlessly. “Those were fifteen minutes of maximum despair,” said the student, who chose to remain anonymous during the interview. It was during this time that the

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The Haunting of Brentwood Wine Bistro – A Documentary Film

04 November 2017 | Haunted locations, Your Stories, Your True Encounters

MonsterVisionTV is an ongoing documentary series delivering new paranormal documentaries quarterly. Author Stephen Lancaster and expert paranormal investigators reveal nine years worth of research in favor of an authentic haunting inside the historic Brentwood Wine Bistro. Compiled as a documentary, the film explores the video evidence, the history and the testimonies concerning the supernatural happenings at the Bistro. A full body apparition is revealed inside the world’s most haunted restaurant. He started researching the bistro in 2008. I have chronicled my experiences and research there in the books Paranormal Investigator (2009) and True Case files of a Paranormal Investigator (2012). He is currently working on a third novel about the Brentwood entitled, At Last: The World’s Most Haunted Restaurant (2018). The Brentwood and Mr. Lancaster were chronicled on the A&E

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The Entity Paranormal Encounters #2: Did The Mothman Warn Of The Impending Chernobyl Disaster?

03 November 2017 | Your Stories

This November we are going to bring you some of the most interesting #true paranormal cases we can find. You can discover more true, terrifying accounts of the paranormal right here. An interesting sighting of the Mothman allegedly took place on April 26, 1986, in the Soviet Union. The world’s worst nuclear disaster occurred when an explosion took place during a routine systems test of Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear plant. The nearby town of Pripyat served as a base for the first responders but was later evacuated due to the presence of harmful radiation. In the decades following the disaster, rumors have flown on cryptozoology-inclined corners of the internet that Chernobyl workers and residents of Pripyat saw something very eerie in the days prior to the explosion. Reportedly, a bizarre

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The Entity Paranormal Encounters #1: The Entity Known As The Mothman

02 November 2017 | Your Stories

This November we are going to bring you some of the most interesting #true paranormal cases we can find. You can discover more true, terrifying accounts of the paranormal right here. One of the most fascinating paranormal mysteries of recent years is… the Mothman. This month we will be featuring stories about the legendary Mothman. If you have had any encounters… share them with us. We need all the help we can get with this incredibly complex entity… But first a little bit of background information. The first Mothman sighting occurred on November 12, 1966, in Clendenin, West Virginia, when five gravediggers claimed to see a human-like figure soaring just above them in the autumn trees. Days later on November 15, in nearby Point Pleasant, West Virginia, a small city located

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Halloween Case #28: The Terrorvision That Haunted A Whole Nation In 1992

31 October 2017 | Your Stories

This October we are going to bring you some of the most interesting #true paranormal cases we can find. You can discover more true, terrifying accounts of the paranormal right here. Twenty-five years ago something terrible happened on TV. A show that terrified a whole nation. Take a look at this bone-chilling report from the BBC… It was billed as a drama, but many of Ghostwatch’s 11 million viewers were taken in by the BBC’s fake investigation, which in one tragic case led to a teenager taking his own life. On its 25th anniversary, his parents and the creator of the show talk about its impact. It’s Halloween night in 1992, and families across the UK are excitedly huddled around the television. Saturday night TV is at its peak – Gladiators

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Halloween Case #26 – The Wife Swapping Elizabethan Magicians

30 October 2017 | Your Stories, Your True Encounters

This October we are going to bring you some of the most interesting #true paranormal cases we can find. You can discover more true, terrifying accounts of the paranormal right here.     Dr. John Dee looked every bit like a wizard. By the end of his life, he had a flowing white beard and wore a skullcap over his thinning hair, so that he probably would not have looked out of place at Hogwarts. Edward Kelly, his sidekick, was an altogether different sort of character. He was a necromancer, a confidence trickster, and a commoner who used his ability to talk his way into money and power. One died an old man, living out his final years in relative obscurity back in England, while the other died a violent death

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Halloween Case #25: Haunted Hospitals Across America For Your Viewing Pleasure

27 October 2017 | Your Stories

This October we are going to bring you some of the most interesting #true paranormal cases we can find. You can discover more true, terrifying accounts of the paranormal right here. Old Tooele Hospital, Utah In 1897, Old Tooele Hospital started out as a family house. In 1913 it was transformed into what was known as the Country Poor House, where the elderly and those who had special needs were taken care of. By 1953, the building had changed once again into the Old Tooele Hospital which featured improved accommodation for patients, the added benefit of individual bathrooms and a dedicated morgue. Before it was closed down in 2001, the hospital made its name by being the filming spot for Stephen King’s The Stand. Over the years, Old Tooele Hospital has

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Halloween Case #24: The Spirit Lingers After Death To Bring Comfort To Those It Loved

27 October 2017 | Your Stories

This October we are going to bring you some of the most interesting #true paranormal cases we can find. You can discover more true, terrifying accounts of the paranormal right here. Many years ago, now one of my best girlfriends, Cyd, died of a drug overdose in Los Angeles. This girl was more like a sister to me and she was a smart girl. She just got in with the wrong crowd and one thing leads to another. Every time I saw her she was more, and more addicted to whatever she was taking with her so-called friends from college. About a month later I was driving in San Diego when I pulled into a gas station. As I filled my tank I thought I saw my friend in the window

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Halloween Case #22: The Terrifying Madison, Wisconsin Sanitarium

26 October 2017 | Your Stories

This October we are going to bring you some of the most interesting #true paranormal cases we can find. You can discover more true, terrifying accounts of the paranormal right here. Onlyinyourstate.com just featured an interesting article that chilled our team to the bone. The story of an old sanitarium located at the top of a hill that is the second-highest point in Dane County, Wisconsin. The old Lake View Sanitarium. Constructed in 1930 as a tuberculosis sanatorium and general hospital for Dane County, it looks a bit like a sprawling art deco mansion if you don’t really know any better. Out of use for that purpose since 1966, this area has come to be known for its strange happenings. Surrounded by woods, it seems no one in the Madison area

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Halloween Case #21: The San Jose Bathroom Spirit Stalker

25 October 2017 | Your Stories

This October we are going to bring you some of the most interesting #true paranormal cases we can find. You can discover more true, terrifying accounts of the paranormal right here. This took place when we lived in San Jose. It was 1988 and I was living at home with my parents. Both of them worked so I spent a lot of time at home. This took place during the summer. I was in the bathroom brushing my teeth. I was nowhere near the sink and it actually turned on by itself and turned off again. Just like that. I got my toothbrush, looked in the mirror and saw nothing. I looked again and saw a white glare in the mirror that was behind me. I turned around and nothing was

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Halloween Case #20 – The Most Haunted Locations in the United Kingdom

23 October 2017 | Your Stories

This October we are going to bring you some of the most interesting #true paranormal cases we can find. You can discover more true, terrifying accounts of the paranormal right here. Last year the NME ran a feature about the ten most terrifying places in the United Kingdom. Some of the names on this list will be very familiar to readers—but some will surprise you. As Halloween draws closer we thought it might be interesting to share their list with you. If you are looking for somewhere ghostly to spend Halloween—why don’t you try a few of the places on this list. If you’d like to see the original article you can find it here. Pluckley, Kent With some locals claiming it’s home to between 12 and 16 ghosts, Pluckley was

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Halloween Case #19 – Houska Castle and The Gates To Hell

23 October 2017 | Haunted locations, Your Stories, Your True Encounters

This October we are going to bring you some of the most interesting #true paranormal cases we can find. You can discover more true, terrifying accounts of the paranormal right here.   Are there portals to other dimensions, other existences, or planes? Well, if there are, one scary example might well be Houska Castle situated about 50km north of the Czech capital city, Prague, also known locally as The Gate To Hell.  Over 1000-years ago, much of the Czech countryside would have been dense forest. In the Houska area, those forests would have been dark, gloomy, damp, and eerie as the area is famous for its sandstone formations known as ‘Skaly’. The sandstone in the area erodes out into block-like formations that jut ominously in many locations, creating an eerie but

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