Tag: high strangeness

It Came Through the Bathroom Mirror

Girls at sleepovers daring each other to repeat the name "Bloody Mary", Southern mansions where they cover the looking glass as someone lies dying, myths of doom befalling those who stare too long at their own reflections ... Some of the oldest grim legends involve the allure and mystery of…

December 12, 2024No Comments

When a Witchcraft Law Jailed an English Medium During WWII

It's no secret to readers of this blog that witchery–in the secular form that phenomenon has now taken–remains a scourge of civilization. What you may not know is that His Majesty's government took action to protect military secrets from a suspected witch during WWII. Eventually, Parliament had to step in…

November 21, 20245 Comments

Best Proof of the Paranormal?

Just in time for the Spooky Season, renowned high strangeness YouTuber Bob Gymlan returns with what may be the best proof of the paranormal yet. And this time, it's personal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7vCBxOziTQ&t=196s Initial response: I don't see how any of the anomalies in the video could have been illusions resulting from…

October 28, 20242 Comments

The Angel and the Third Key

A recent post about reports of saints seeing their guardian angels raised the natural question: "What about us ordinary uncanonized Joes?" Commenter Feng Li favors us with his own personal account of what he believes was an angelic visitation. I met mine, long before I was a Catholic and didn’t…

October 7, 2024No Comments

The Near, Celestial Spirits

Matthew 18:10 and the Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraph 336 teach that each and every human person is assigned an angel who watches over us throughout our lives. But is there empirical evidence to support this Scriptural and Magisterial teaching? In short: Yes. And here are accounts of four…

October 3, 20246 Comments

The Author, the Angler, the Dentist, and the Megalodon

Just 1 week left to reconquer dark fantasy and reap the sweet rewards. So back my epic adventure novel Lord of Fate on Kickstarter. Among the many tales of high strangeness we've chronicled on this blog, the tale of the author, the angler, the dentist, and the megalodon was one I'd…

September 18, 20245 Comments

Curse of the Serpent and the Rainbow

Cherished readers: Help reconquer dark fantasy. Back my brutal adventure novel Lord of Fate, now funding on Kickstarter. The spooky season is right around the corner. What better time to dredge the depths of the web for an alleged true legend of high strangeness? Today's chilling tale comes to us from…

September 13, 20249 Comments

Talking With the Devil Box

A common criticism leveled at Baby Boomers by members of younger generations is that trying to change Boomers' minds with dialectical reason is like hitting your head against the wall. This intellectual stubbornness is summed up in the meme "When you're arguing with a Boomer, you're really arguing with the…

August 28, 20249 Comments

Bob Gymlan on The Joe Rogan Experience

It's been a minute since we featured a tale or two of high strangeness on this blog. The work of bigfoot expert Bob Gymlan has been featured here before. As far as YouTubers go, Gymlan is refreshing for keeping an open mind and doing his homework. So I was delighted…

August 12, 20245 Comments

Presidential Alien Debate?

Some people want the major parties' presidential candidates to debate aliens now. It's par for the course here on Planet Clown. The next president of the United States should be asked if he will release UFO-related documents, the New Paradigm Institute says. A once-taboo subject that essentially forced whistleblowers like…

June 20, 202411 Comments