GHOST HUNTERS

The Kensington Stone tablet was found in Kensington Minnesota in 1898. In the over 100 years since its discovery, the Stone has been the source of on-going debate as to its authenticity. The reason is clear, the Kensington Stone presents a Runic text which describes a Norse journey into North America in the 14th Century. Following is a transcription and translation of the text of the Kensington Stone. TEXT 8 : goter : ok : 22 : norrmen : po : opdagelsefard : fro : vinland : vest : vi : hade : lager : ved : 2 : skjar : en : dags : rise : norr : fro : deno : sten : vi : var : ok : fiske : en : dagh : aptir : vi : kom : hem : fan : 10 : man : rode : af : blod : og : ded : AVM : fraelse : af : illy : har 10 : mans : ve : havet : at : se : aptir : vore : skip : 14 : dagh : rise : from : deno : oh : ahr : 1362 : TRANSLATION 8 Swedes and 22 Norwegians on a discovery voyage from Vinland westward, we had anchored by 2 rocky islets one days voyage north from this stone. We had fished a day, afte...

If someone enters the field of paranormal research with a belief system in place, I get nervous. They are entering it to prove their belief instead of believing what they can prove.  No matter what your reason for entering the paranormal world of study, some very unique influences brought you to that point of wanting to search for answers. But, with unique influences come unique people. Everyone in a particular field of study has a separate opinion about the other fields. Commonly accepted generalizations include: "UFO folks are conspiracy theory, paranoid, sci-fi nerds ." "Bigfoot hunters are gun-toting beer-swilling rednecks. "  "Ghost Hunters are woo-woo, incense burning, psychic-sensitive-wannabes." Part of the reason Julie and I are working on the book "Paranormal Geeks" is to honor our tribe. We are geeks, but not the usual set of geeks because we encompass everything from goth to sci-fi, horror to magic. Another reason is to show that, no ...

ScareHouse in Pittsburgh looks to be a blast this year. In fact, on their site, they are offering any who want a part-time job to work there for the season. The 3 themes are; The Forsaken, Pittsburgh Zombies, and Creepo's Christmas 3D. It runs September through October.

OH MY GOSH--IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN! For those of you who don't know about my annual blogger virtual zombie walk event -- you are going to love this! This year, I have handed over the reins to one of the best zombie blogs out there -- Zombies Everywhere . Note on the right hand side of the blog here -- a button for the event. Click on it to sign up. This is how the event works: Any bloggers who want to join, can join. Just sign up. The event will be held on Friday October 19th. Prime Halloween season. You plan a zombie-related post for that day-anything you want from a giveaway to a poem, short story to short film, anything you can imagine. Before the event, the host sends you the links list for all the participants. Just put that at the end of your post so when folks are done with your zombie post, they can click on the next blog and go see another zombie posting, hence the term "zombie walk" - from site to site. This enables you to get a huge readership that day,...

I'd like to thank the Fantastic Facebook group Appalachian Paranormal and Cryptozoological Research who suggested I tackle this important subject. Those in the Bigfoot online community might have noticed an absence of Autumnforest and many more people like me who want to have intelligent dialogue about something of great anthropological and social significance.  Here's the basic reason: You can't argue with the village idiot because it's not going to make him smarter. I left because of the massive troll hits on such sites and the fact that there was no discussion, only immature bullying by vague anonymous people who hide behind having no name or face so they can just take pot shots at everyone else. These little men are pathetic creatures and a fine example of why we might not be ready as a society for the introduction of Bigfoot into our accepted family. I've watched some wonderful contributors in the field retreat, especially the female population in the Bigfoot ...

You're sitting at home, quietly, minding your own business. Someone knocks. Scenario #1: You get up and answer the door to find a group of people in matching t-shirts. They push past you as if you are not even there and begin to set up equipment in your home, barking orders at one another. Then, one of them raises a fist and yells at the room, " Hey, I'm here! Come and get me! You can scare the people in this house, but you can't scare me! " Scenario #2: Same knock at the door. Same team of people in matching shirts. You let them in and they look around. "This is nice. Look at that! The authentic fireplace. This is a nice home. You must be very proud." They sit down at the table and have a little talk, gently encouraging you to join. "If you have something you'd like us to tell someone, please feel free to. We understand what it's like to miss someone you love." If what we're dealing with here is the intelligence of those in the a...

This ancient aliens is pretty badass cool.  It had me thinking about things, like aliens abducting humans for reproductive reasons, cattle mutilations, Bigfoot, Lizard Man, Dog Man.... Hmm... Just love fucking with your mind on Tuesdays.

Archaeologists in Europe and in the Middle East have found something quite puzzling-stone aged bodies with their skulls smashed. It would appear that several years after the bodies were buried, the heads were detached and smashed and then reburied separate from the body. What makes this even more eerie is that they found on these 10,000 year old bodies that the heads were exhumed long after they were decomposed, so why bash them in then? It also could be something as simple as family members still dreaming of the dead thought they could stop them from being "alive" still by bashing in their faces. There are a lot of theories, but the zombie apocalypse of the stone age sounds so much cooler!

Anyone following the Bigfoot community has heard of MK Davis. The man established himself as a video stabilization expert with the Patterson-Gimlin film and since then has accepted people's evidence on video to review and stabilize and allow the public to make their own decision on the matter of Bigfoot. His videos that he has transferred from video to DVD and shown on YouTube and Bigfoot sites have caught the interest of many, including myself. As a person who is skeptical about most people's videos and also very intuitive, this man had my attention. He's got good horse sense and most importantly he wants no glory or to cash in on the field of Bigfoot and that says a lot. He is simply giving us a service by putting this videos up and letting people decide what they think of the body of evidence. These are no dude in an ape suit running across and ATC rider's path or any of that kind of blobsquatch crap.  He talks on this fantastic radio interview about the truth of ...

During the cholera epidemic in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, people feared being buried when they weren't completely dead. Many reported digging up graves of loved ones to find signs they fought inside the coffin to get out. As this would nearly be an impossibility with the weight of the earth on the coffin and lack of oxygen, the rumors did start hysteria. Patents were put out for these bells that would allow the newly awakened buried person to pull a string, ring a bell above ground that the groundskeeper could hear. Imagine how freaking chilling that would be to actually hear one go off? I had an idea for a zombie story about that but never got around to it. The first recorded safety coffin was constructed on the orders of Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick before his death in 1792. He had a window installed to allow light in, an air tube to provide a supply of fresh air, and instead of having the lid nailed down he had a lock fitted. In a special pocket of his shroud he had ...

Tonight's creepy movie is a 1972 film about a teacher going to teach at a very close-knit community where she finds out they are quite... unusual.

Find out what your Geek Zodiak is. Of course, mine is ALIEN.

Here are only a few of the explanations folks are tossing around - Interdimensional: Many claim Bigfoot disappears in thin air, comes out of portals (Hunt For the Skinwalker--an excellent horrifying tale), and that their tracks just stop in mid stride. For folks in this camp, it's also evidence that BF is hard to find. He simply goes in and out of our 3-dimensional space. I think we'd all have to agree it would take a certain amount of energy to open up a portal and that should be something heard or seen or come across by campers, hikers, and hunters. Not so sure about this explanation, but I am a huge fan of interdimensional concepts.   Ape Divergent: Black, hairy, big, strong, lives in the wild. It must be ape, right? Some, like Matt Moneymaker and Jeff Meldrum, have spouted the "Bigfoot is an ape" assumption. I can see where they get that from a very basic point of view. They don't seem to favor technology, but natural living which would make them more beast...

A remote-controlled underwater camera captured a crazy ass creature. This one is just fascinating and looked like a cross between a satin sheet in the water and a sea ghost. Some said it was a hoax online. It was identified by a marine biologist as a kind of jellyfish called a deepstaria enigmata which is rarely seen. It undulates and turns inside out. Oh, and if you wondered about the white appendages--it's his gonads.

This mummified elongated skull was found in Peru. It has strangely huge eye sockets.  Making the mystery even more creepy is the anterior fontanelle as found in children under one year old, but two adult molars in the mouth. The 20-inch skull is nearly as long as the body. Supposedly Spanish and Russian researchers came to look it over and pronounced it not human, but need some time to decide what it is. The mummified specimen had remains of an eyeball which are being checked for DNA. Now, it wasn't unusual for them to wrap baby's heads so that they would be reshaped and elongated. Skulls found not far from the Nazca lines in Peru were elongated on purpose when a baby was young and the skull pliable. Why they felt the need to have a head shaped like this remains a great mystery.   The starchild skull is a 900-year-old skull found in a cave in Mexico. It appears to be a 5-year-old child with some very unusual features, such as a cranium larger than the size of an adult. It also...

Thank y'all for making it happen. Ghost Hunting Theories just hit the 1,000,000 views mark. I have a helluva lot planned from now through Halloween and you don't want to miss a bit of the crazy train ride through all things creepy, horrifying, unsettling, and baffling.

Anything can be a zombie-just some ideas: Wear a bathrobe and hair cap, carry a back scrubber and wear some slippers. A wedding gown. A sports fan costume with your zombie face painted half and half the team colors. Surgical scrubs. Victorian heroine. Celebrity. A big hair 80s mall rat. A rock star. How to go about the zombie pallor: SKIN:  I use Elmer's glue for fake flesh. You can beef it up more by adding shredded bits of paper. Newspaper works well because it can become very fluffy. In fact, there is shredded paper in bags for paper maiche making in craft stores and that is ideal and powdery. Mix it into a paste with Elmer's and place it onto your face into whatever configuration of scarring or dead flesh you want. I like to do a mix--if I have a wound, I use the paper to build it up. If I plan to just peel back some flesh, I use the Elmer's. Put it on nice and thickly. Let it dry well. MAKEUP:   You can get makeup at the store that is already gray and ready to go for ...

( Flipper's name takes on a new meaning? ) You think "Jaws" made you scared to go into the water? You think "Deliverance" made you scared of sodomy? How about if we put the two together in the most unbelievable scenario possible -- dolphin rape. Here's how it is explained , "Male dolphins are known to gang rape other dolphins, male and female, and they are not real picky about what species they mate with. There is a news story every year or so about dolphins trying to rape swimmers. "The woman taken by the dolphin was 37 year old pilates instructor and professional dancer, Tanya Halerfan of Liverpool, NY . Authorities are still looking for Halerfan. Bob Grunderson of the National Coast Guard made a statement to the press stating, “Our search for Miss Halerfan or her remains will continue though we hold no hope of finding either. In past experience with cases of dolphin kidnapping and sexual assault the victims are usually never found.” ...

These are going into the Zombie Housewives of the Apocalypse shop each day on tons of items from tees to cups, messenger bags to hats.

Was this really found in Africa? Don't know, but it's freaking creepy-rama! Happy nightmares!

Creepiest soundtrack :  "Phantasm" (runners up - "Halloween," "Exorcist") Creepiest Tormenters: Alone in the Dark (runners up - "The Strangers," "The Hills Have Eyes," and "Last House on the Left") Creepiest Haunting: "The Changeling" (runners up "The Haunting," "The Amityville Horror") Creepiest Killer:   Michael Myers "Halloween" (runners up Dr. Hannibal Lecter "Silence of the Lambs," Jigsaw "Saw.") Creepiest Setting:  "Silent Hill" (runners up "30 Days of Night," "Gothika")

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Hey, like anyone else, we have family members who have our backs and others who are just, well, hot messes. My brothers are reliable. The youngster likes to climb the trees and be the lookout which is cool, but his warning calls sound like a possum stuck in a tree hollow. I would rather my older brother do these things, but he's a bit gimp in his right hip from a bad fall. We work together to get food and look out for each other during our sleep time. Even though they sometimes goof off, we do work well together. My sister, however, is kind of high strung. She sasses back and refuses to listen to our mother, but us brothers watch out for her. She is breeding stock, but honestly I don't know a Bigfoot dumb enough to make a go of that. She would likely beat him over the head and make those shrill screams that always make my stomach tremble. She can be a real bitch when she wants to be. The man we called Father was put to rest last year after a long illness. We buried him in our f...

I have waited forever for this movie!!! Seriously--since I was a kid and first saw the survivalist movie "My Side of the Mountain," "Jeremiah Johnson," and "Legend of Boggy Creek." "Letters From the Big Man" (click on link to purchase). CONTEST:   I am giving away a copy of this movie to one lucky person. All you have to do is leave a comment below by midnight EST and live in one of the 48 contiguous states, come back tomorrow to see if you won. If you sign in anonymously, give me a name when you write your comment or I won't know which anonymous to put into the hat for the drawing. REVIEW:  I'm not sure how to write this review because "Letters From the Big Man" is probably my favorite movie I've seen as an adult. Yes, really. This movie is done with the utmost respect for Bigfoot and for man and nature and the harmony of the three when we are following our hearts. It is a slow-paced movie and it needs to be in order to ...

( Note his vertical pupil dilation--that is indicative of animals with nightvision and eyeshine like cats ) READ:   Born with unusual blue eyes, this boy's doctors were made aware of his condition when he was two months old after his father inquired about the boy’s unique blue eyes. At the time, doctors assured Nong Shihua, Yousui’s father that there was no cause for concern and the boy would be fine when he got older. As time progressed and Yousui got older, it became apparent that his eyes were displaying some “special” properties, which according to the video below, troubles the young boy’s vision during the day. His teachers began to notice when outside, Yousui would begin to squint and complain of difficulty seeing, while other the other children around him would not. Despite his daytime difficulty, Yousui appears to display a superior ability to see at night — apparently he can catch crickets without the need of a flashlight — and when reporters from Heng County T...

It came to my attention seeing the compelling videos being released by MK Davis online ( many vids found here ) that Bigfoot seems to have some exceptional commando skills. Are they the forest commando equivalents? Well, he's managed to hide quite well and, interdimensional escape theory aside, he seems to be able to just back himself into an environment and blend. Assumptions we can make:  They are rarely seen. There is enough for a breeding population in quantity. They are also very large and with a high caloric need, so they would have to be experts at getting food efficiently, quickly, and with as few a bodies out in the open as possible. This would require the use of bushes, trees, and shadows to help them blend in. Because of height and risky open areas, they would need to be extraordinary runners, creep-walkers and hoppers on all 4's. We see those features in some of MK's released videos. There appear to be ways to minimize their enormous size and therefore their vu...

Automatons - those creepy mechanized mannequins that unsettle us at Disneyland attractions and Spirit Halloween stores every Halloween.  When I was a kid, we would go to nearby DC for the lighting of the Christmas trees and wander the shops along the roadside where I saw my first automatons as a child. I was both fascinated and unsettled. Their jerky movements made them seem possessed by evil. These automated figures were quite the rage in the 1700s and 1800s and to look at them today, they have an eerie, arthritic, zombie-like quality. If you dare, go here for more automatons that are the creepiest ever made.

This find has intrigued me for years and I thought I’d share the story, in case you haven’t heard of the Dropa Stones. From the paranormal.about.com site: In 1938, an archeological expedition led by Dr. Chi Pu Tei into the Baian-Kara-Ula mountains of China made an astonishing discovery in some caves that had apparently been occupied by some ancient culture. Buried in the dust of ages on the cave floor were hundreds of stone disks. Measuring about nine inches in diameter, each had a circle cut into the center and was etched with a spiral groove, making it look for all the world like some ancient phonograph record some 10,000 to 12,000 years old. The spiral groove, it turns out, is actually composed of tiny hieroglyphics that tell the incredible story of spaceships from some distant world that crash-landed in the mountains. The ships were piloted by people who called themselves the Dropa, and the remains of whose descendants, possibly, were found in the cave. Dr. Tsum Um Nui felt the smo...

Enjoy tonight's creepy movie, a 1972 film about a childless couple who make the mistake of adopting the child they find in their crawlspace....

This crazy UFO was captured on film in South America. What do you think it is? I honestly think it's a meteorite entering at an angle that is coming at him, so when it splinters, the pieces also alight from the entry into the atmosphere, look like spawning offshoots.

Tatts are cool. Tatts can rock. Here's my tatt--my personal symbol-- Some folks, for reasons I'm not quite sure about, find it intriguing to give us x-ray vision with their tattoos, showing us what's inside them--literally instead of figuratively ( like I did above ). Let's see how much we can take, shall we? Perhaps in their own artistic ways, they are the ultimate exhibitionists.