GHOST HUNTERS

Chimeras are said to be a creature made up of other creatures genetically manipulated so that it has some attributes of each beast incorporated. In the case of the Centaur, above, it is a man-horse combination. Are such things possible? Let's consider the Liger, a lion-tiger combination. The combination of these two great cats creates an enormous and also sterile offspring, much like the mule that is a donkey-horse combo. These creatures are possible, but they are so similar genetically that there is no exceptional jump in appearance when incorporating the two aspects. Mythology produced a great deal of man-beast combinations including bull-man, cat-man, jackal-man, bird-man and more. Interestingly, today many cryptids take on these same chimera combinations; Dogman, apeman, mothman, lizardman... Is this an inherent legend in man that carries on even today? It might have more to do with spirituality and the concepts of taking on characteristics of animals to become more than just h...

Anyone can contribute to the paranormal investigating field and you don’t have to be wandering around abandoned buildings with a team and equipment to do it. My sister is a good example of ways you can help ghost hunting without having to be a field person. My sister isn’t willing to buy any ghost hunting equipment and absolutely refuses to use a new-fangled computer, but she lives in an amazingly rich area of abandoned buildings and dramatic history in West Virginia. There are no local ghost hunting teams, so no one has scared off local businesses who have historic buildings. She would have a great pick for any place to hunt, but she’s going to forgo that avenue. So, here’s some alternative options she (or you) could consider that in the end could even make her money: A. If she loves cemeteries, she should volunteer to the cemetery association. They could give her a list of cemeteries that haven’t been documented yet. She could go to the cemeteries, write down the names and date of b...

Rewatching the fantastically impressive season 3 opener of "Destination Truth," I decided to learn a bit more about the unique location in the woods of Western Romania in the Hoia Baciu Forest. Anyone who's followed this blog knows about my findings on my haunted formula that included the importance of geology. I looked up the geology of that area--actually not all that easy. Apparently, Romania has laws against aerial maps. Whatever . Still, I was able to find that gold and copper mining in this mountain range is extensive, loads of limestone and salt. When I think of gold, copper, and salt, I think of electrical conductivity. Hmm ... Going a bit further, I discovered that the copper mining had leached copper into the streams and there were huge issues with toxicity. On the show "Destination Truth" they probed for what sort of symptoms people exhibited in the haunted forest. They rattled off things like vomiting, anxiety, insomnia, headaches, skin rashes, and f...

"What's your type?" A curious friend asked me. "I need a guy with a sense of humor, one that can laugh at himself and at the ironic nature of the human experience, someone who is curious and seeking answers, open-minded, and into the paranormal. It'd be nice if he can marvel at the stars and also enjoy roadside carnivals, love skinny dipping and the outdoors." "No," my friend shook her head vigorously, "you're type." "That's my type." She sighed. "What does he look like?" "I don't know, whatever package houses that content. " She sighed wearily again. "Okay, what does he do for a living?" "I don't know, whatever career he pursued ." I'm frowning at this point, wondering what she wants from me. "What does he drive?" " Whatever gets him to work? " I hope for a right answer. "You're a hopeless paranormal geek." She sighed and finally gave ...

My first circus, I was 4 years old. Not thrilled about the awful music, the smells or the huge elephants, but the minute the clown showed up and looked my way--I went running and screaming and no one could pull me back into the tent again! Clowns are too happy, unnaturally happy. Their features are exaggerated and the human beneath can almost be discerned. His mouth is not as big as the one drawn on, his eyes are not as big as they are drawn on. We see an incongruity in what they pretend to be and what they are. There may be somewhere in our human DNA a bullshit button when it comes to genuine facial expressions. How about the real-life John Wayne Gacy? The part-time clown/full-time serial killer? Need anymore confirmation that clowns are evil? Check this out.... A friend dared me to add to my dark anthology erotica series a story about sex with a clown. I did it, and I think I managed to make it feasible and disturbing. It's sold as a single story in Coulrophilia (Love of Clowns...

This is a new twist on my LAUGH series poking loving fun at the paranormal shows. This one deals with a dilemma that FoF might just run into… BEN: Team, we just got this awesome footage of a flying humanoid. I think we should pursue this case. BILL: I agree! JAEL: Definitely! BEN: I say we take Austin and rig him up and make him ride a zip line and see if that might be our culprit. Everyone ready to set this up and film? AUSTIN: Sounds like a blast! BEN: Well, team, I think we can say this might be explainable. Austin did an excellent job of showing us how it could be done. BILL: Everyone, I have new footage of another flying humanoid I think we should pursue. JAEL: ( frowning ) That looks strangely familiar. BEN: Yeah, I was thinking the same thing, Jael. These damn things all look like people on zip lines. When was it filmed? BILL: Some guy shot in, actually in the same place you three went and experimented, same date too. BEN: That’s weird. Maybe there’s an epid...

I have a tendency to make loving fun at the shows I most enjoy. "F'ing Bigfoot" ( as I like to refer to it ) is my most beloved new show on TV. In this episode, we find the team searching for BF in the icy mountainous terrain of Colorado in search of the popularly termed "Snowbeast." Ranae: ( Lifts her pack over her shoulders and hikes through the snow ) Boys, if you are all done urinating your names into the fresh snow, could we please move on before nightfall? ( the men track in after her towards the treeline ) BoBo: So, I don't get it. Technically, if this is a Snowbeast, it should be white. That'd make it a Yeti, right? So, what's Yeti doing in Colorado? Does his coat change when he goes down in the off season to lower elevations. If he does that, wouldn't it make him like a mood ring? I once had this mood ring when I was a kid and the dang thing was always blue. Maybe he's related to a chameleon. You think that's possible, huh? Cau...

Mental hygiene. It's critically important to healthy and rational emotions. We make assumptions that chemistry causes emotions, but chemistry is altered in the brain by our thoughts. Emotions are created by our thoughts. So, let's start with the source of chemical shifts. Thoughts. If we cross a bridge and think the entire time "It's going to break, I'm going to drown," we will send out the chemical release of adrenalin. I have been actively in the field of anxiety disorders for over 20 years sponsoring folks as they recover. The tools I have shared with them changed my entire life. I now know what extremes of emotions are created by cognitive distorting thoughts. I will share with you now, the handout I give to people when they tell me they are having issues. I honestly wish this was taught in school. It would change the world and so many human issues. Mental Hygiene ( They Don’t Teach You This In School, Why?) 4 people get a flat tire. There are 4 differen...

Tonight on Paranormal Geeks Radio (9 pm EST/8 pm Central/6 pm Pacific) the special guest is Jen Devillier, psychic medium, paranormal investigator, and author. This is going to be another very interesting show. I'll be there listening, hope you will too!

This post is a combination of the four main types of fledgling psychics and how to know which one you might be. With practice and focus, one can go from fledgling to full-fledged. That is one of the books I’m working on right now and I hope to shed more light onto this for everyone. For now, look over these types, see if you identify. “Soul Seer" They tend to be serendipitous. They end up in the right place and the right time—even if it’s something dramatic like walking past a burning building or standing next to a person about to faint. They get gut instincts about people but can’t tell you why they feel that way. They just either trust them implicitly or don’t. They sense a person is important in their life but they don’t know why, so they pursue a friendship even if the other person is reticent. They listen closely for words that ring true and focus on that. If someone tells them a story, certain words, phrases and ways they tell the story makes that soul seer’s senses sharpen ...

I love "Ghost Adventures" and it's really about what Zak is up to next. I love the locations and I always end up chuckling at his antics. Here's some of my favorite lines from episodes: "I'm standing here with wax figures, some of whom are dead now." ( Madam Tussad's Wax Museum in Vegas ) Ah, Zak, lambie, ALL of the wax figures are dead, dear. "I'm gonna set it right here in between my legs because that's where I hear the incubus likes it best." ( Rams Inn, England ) Ah, Zak sugar foot, the incubus (male ghost looking for sex) appreciates your accommodating his needs, dear. "We hear you don't like people in here renovating this place...Why am I being like this to you? Because I don't like bullies! ( The Riddle House ) I'm sorry to hear that, Zak, honey. Then, I suppose you're really hating on yourself about now, huh? "I know what you did to that big guy earlier and I want you to do it to me...You wanna g...

Admittedly, my ghost hunting kit includes everything from camcorder and digital camera to voice recorder, EMF meter, KII meter, pendulum, dowsing rods, thermometer, and other strange and unusual items. Still, I could put it all away and ghost hunt without tools. In fact, I really enjoy when I do that. I learn more those hours than hours of yanking out tool after tool and chasing things around a site to “capture it.” Women know this one. When you chase men, you can’t find a good one. The moment you’re in a happy relationship, men start to come to you. Well, ghosts are kinda the same way…   Ghost hunt without tools? How do you get evidence? Any film I record, any EVPs I capture, and photos I take, any video with shadows moving can all be disputed as explainable or hoaxes. So, what is truly the use of trying to gather proof? To prove to whom? If you want to prove to yourself—you go without the equipment. Just you and a flashlight and other team members who can be patient and sync them...

Tornados have Fujita Scale to determine the wind speeds based on ground damage. Paranormal investigators use EVPs classes to discern the quality of their audio recordings. So how do we rank the blobsquatches as they dance across our computer screens? Here’s my suggested rating scale: Picasso:   These are the ones that are found in the shapes of shadows and leaves in the forest. If someone hands you a photo and says, “... see, it’s to the right of that tree stump, see the eyes up here and the outline of the head and the right side of the neck and an arm down here? What? Are you blind, you can't see that! ” (taps on the picture repeatedly) and all you see is sumac and honey locust, then this is in the eyes of the beholder.  In EVP terms, this is a class D. It's a sound, but not language. Carole King:  Called this because it's "... so far away ."  Damn, why does that Bigfoot have to steer clear of humans? Zoom in until its pixelated, you'll see a black mass. ...