Skeptophilia

One of the most terrifying legends to come out of the Algonquian tribes of northeastern North America is about a creature called the Wendigo...

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...

Seems like for each of the last few years, we've said, "Well, at least next year can't be as bad as this year was!"  Then,...

If you live in Japan, own a dog, and have more money than sense, I've got good news for you: you can pay ¥ 31,000 (about US $297) to hav...

This week we've been looking at some pretty deep topics, such as the effects of dark matter on star position in the Milky Way, what caus...

Reports are coming in from KwaMbonambi, a village in the KwaZulu Natal District of South Africa, of a shapeshifting monster terrorizing smal...

If you live in Japan, own a dog, and have more money than sense, I've got good news for you: you can pay ¥ 31,000 (about US $297) to hav...

Ouija boards are back in the news again, perhaps because of the recent release of the movie Ouija, which has people stirred up despite getti...

I usually try not to spend much time on stories from people who are simply delusional, but this one was too good to pass up. Paul Schroede...

Here at Worldwide Wacko Watch we're keeping a close eye on a story out of Romania.  It's got all of the necessary elements -- some r...

Coming on the heels of yesterday's post about a study that showed that once our brains are primed to notice paranormal occurrences, we w...

If there's anything that is a sign of true intelligence, it's caution regarding accepting ideas at face value.  The tendency of many...