Skeptophilia

On the whole, I'm an optimist. It seems a happier way to be.  In general, I would rather expect people to behave well and occasionally b...

When I was a kid, I was big fan of books with names like Strange True Tales of the Supernatural and World of the Weird .  These books often...

Whenever I post anything about goofy beliefs, urban legends, and superstitions -- like my piece Monday about spells to summon up demons -- i...

Some years ago, as part of the research I did while writing my novel Sephirot , I purchased a copy of Richard Cavendish's book The Black...

If you needed further evidence that whoever is controlling the simulation we're all trapped in has gotten drunk and/or stoned, and now t...

So once again, a member of the extreme evangelical fringe of Christianity has launched a campaign against our taking pleasure in something w...

Is it just me, or has the Religious Right completely lost the plot? And surprisingly, I am not referring to their continuing support of Dona...

As I have mentioned more than once, there's pretty good evidence lately that the aliens who are in charge of the computer simulation we...

Apparently, it's easier than I thought to give your soul to Satan. You don't have to attend a Black Mass, or hold a séance, or eve...