An eye on the paranormal world in today’s popular culture.  Articles refer to news about paranormal groups, TV shows and appearances by the leading ghost hunters in the field.
August 30th, 2008 by djb

Join them this Saturday night, August 30th from 10pm-12am (London GMT)(5pm-7pm Eastern) on Soulseekers Supernatural Radio.
This week’s guest is PSYCHIC, SPIRITUALIST MEDIUM, VISIONARY AND ANGEL MESSENGER Angela McGhee. She is also the author of Angela’s Angels and a medium on America’s Biography Channel “Psychic Investigators”.

The demands for her work relating to high profile murders, [...]

August 29th, 2008 by admin

If you are near Chester in the UK consider spending the night at the haunted Stanley Palace. The event is on September 27, 2008 and will be organized by local paranormal investigators.
All raised funds are for the Chester office of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign.
To take part, anyone interested is asked to pay a reservation [...]

August 23rd, 2008 by djb

Be sure to listen to Soulseekers Supernatural Radio this Saturday August 23rd from 10pm-12am (London GMT) (5pm-7pm Eastern).
This week’s guest is Drew Cullingham. Independent filmmaker, writer, director, musician and paranormal investigator. Be sure to listen as they discuss his films, ghost hunting and they will play some of his music.
Not to be missed!

August 21st, 2008 by djb

The Paranormal Task Force is putting on a terrific event that we thought you would like to attend. You can get the registration form here. We are sure these spots will go fast, so jump on this soon!
Here are the details from the PTF:

August 19th, 2008 by admin

We here at Spectral Review are not paranormal investigators, demonologists, or drama critics. We don’t even play any of those on TV! But we do watch most paranormal shows and can tell the good ones from the bad.
Paranormal State episode report card.

“The Ladder”
The team heads to Shrewsbury, MA where a family has been [...]

August 19th, 2008 by admin

One of the locations for the new season of Ghost Hunters will be Theodores’ Tavern in Springfield, Mass. Masslive.com has an article on their recent two night visit (you mean it takes more than 44 minutes to do an investigation? ):

Workers at the century-old, five-story brick building have reported eerie occurrences [...]

August 19th, 2008 by djb

The Ohio Paranormal Seekers (TOPS) are organizing a seminar for August 23, 2008. The event will occur at the Secrest Auditorium.
The ZanesvilleTimesRecorder.com has an article about TOPS and the event:

The seminar, which will run from 7 to 9 p.m., will give the audience the chance to learn more about paranormal investigations and how a [...]

August 18th, 2008 by djb

You should read an article by Live Science entitled Monsters, Ghosts and Gods: Why We Believe.
With the recent Bigfoot news (or lack of it), they took the opportunity to discuss why humans believe in things without evidence:

What’s harder to believe is why so many people buy into hazy evidence, shady schemes and downright false reports [...]

August 18th, 2008 by djb

TVGuide has a short interview with Eric Kripke, the man behind Supernatural. In case you don’t remember, Dean, one of the Winchester boys ended up H-E-double hockey sticks in the season finale.

TVGuide.com: Why did you send Dean to hell?
Kripke: Everyone expected Dean to be safe! That’s reason enough to send him to hell. [...]

August 12th, 2008 by djb

We here at Spectral Review are not paranormal investigators, demonologists, or drama critics. We don’t even play any of those on TV! But we do watch most paranormal shows and can tell the good ones from the bad.
Paranormal State episode report card.

“Hell’s Gate”
Ever since Wes and his family moved into their new home [...]