Author Archives: thupancic

Abandoned: Why We’re Haunted by Ruins

Around the Albaicyn in Granada, about 20% of the homes are abandoned. Some are waiting for restoration, for a future, while others are disintegrating beyond all repair. As I walk through these tiny, winding streets, I seek out the desolate places, the homes that have withered for decades under the harsh sun of the AndalusianContinue reading “Abandoned: Why We’re Haunted by Ruins”

Time, Ghosts, and the Haunting of Corriganville

Corriganville Ranch/Park is hidden in the east hills around Simi Valley, in a gulley between mountain ranges. It was a movie ranch, a theme park, and finally a regional park. The opening of Disneyland in 1955 killed off the theme park, and fires, distance from Los Angeles, and complicated land negotiation deals prevented any furtherContinue reading “Time, Ghosts, and the Haunting of Corriganville”

Bullies, Attachments, Devils and Sociopaths: Is Protection Possible?

Let’s imagine a purely hypothetical situation: you have a bully at work. He’s been after you for years and years. When you threaten his power, he reminds you in many ways that he is a man capable of subduing you. He places his hand on your shoulder when he wants to get a point acrossContinue reading “Bullies, Attachments, Devils and Sociopaths: Is Protection Possible?”

La Casa de las Caras: Believe it or Not, Something Weird is Happening Here

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9lmez_Faces In 1971, María Gómez Cámara saw a clear face form in her cement floor, seemingly overnight. The Pereira family home at Calle Real 5, Bélmez de la Moraleda, Jaén, Spain, became famous shortly thereafter, with Spanish newspapers coming down on one side or the other regarding the authenticity of the faces. What followed were decades of facesContinue reading “La Casa de las Caras: Believe it or Not, Something Weird is Happening Here”

The Perils of Paranormal Programming

There is one reason that those who are publicly involved in the paranormal must be honest: people take them seriously and often look to them for real answers regarding the afterlife and the reality of the spirit world. It’s a large burden to bear, and if you have a “show” or a “documentary” (the linesContinue reading “The Perils of Paranormal Programming”

We Know We Have Died . . . And Then What?

Sam Parnia via the AWARE study determined that there is electrical activity in the brain that suggests (how, I am not sure) that we are aware of our physical death for at least 20 seconds and possibly much longer after our hearts have stopped beating and our lungs have given up the ghost, so toContinue reading “We Know We Have Died . . . And Then What?”

Jack Osbourne’s “Night of Terror”, The Block Universe, and Quantum Weirdness in the Ghost Shows

Well, it has happened: physics (or intimations of it) now needs to be introduced into the paranormal shows in order to sort through the mishmash of theories that are popping up to explain hauntings. Recently, it’s not just about the spirits of dead people engaging in the classic haunt, but “crossing timelines”, “overlapping dimensions,” andContinue reading “Jack Osbourne’s “Night of Terror”, The Block Universe, and Quantum Weirdness in the Ghost Shows”

Ghost Shows and the Terrifying Truths of the Paranormal

Winter 2024–the new year has started with a wicked case of Seasonal Affective Disorder and a sense of dread. This is not how I had hoped to begin a new year and certainly not how I wish to start off a blog post; however, sometimes one’s mood is relevant to the subject at hand–the unexplained,Continue reading “Ghost Shows and the Terrifying Truths of the Paranormal”