Poltergeist Girls Cryptomundo

Loren Coleman goes off the path of cryptozoology for a day to deal with poltergeists, since he is, after all, writing from the haunted Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. Remember The Shining? Were fire poltergeists at the root of the origins of the fire insurance underwriting in the United States? WE also bet you didn't know that Dead People in 1700s Were the First Celebrities.

Psychology of the Skeptic Daily Grail

Greg Taylor comments on a recent talk by Robert McLuhan (of Paranormalia) who points out that while there is usually much discussion about the dysfunctional psychology of the "believer" in the paranormal, not as much attention is given to the psychology of the skeptic. Ever notice how a number of skeptics seem to have had a Damascus-like conversion to skepticism after one of their beliefs was refuted?