Browsing: The Paranormal

A Brief History This article presents a calendar of historical paranormal events that allegedly occurred in October!  Please click on the dates below to learn more information about that date’s paranormal history. Digging Deeper October 2, 1959: 10 Greatest Sci-Fi and Horror Television Shows October 3, 2014: History vs. Hollywood: Annabelle the Haunted Doll! October 4, 2017: Worrisome Wednesday: From NoEnd House to Channel Zero! October 5 and 7, 2017: Dracula and other Monsters throughout History & Literature October 6, 1945: The Curse of the Billy Goat Curses the Chicago Cubs October 9, 1992: UFO Crushes Chevy Malibu (The Peekskill Meteorite) October 9,…

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A Brief History On October 4, 2017, the third episode of season two of American horror anthology television series Channel Zero will air on SyFy.   Storylines for the series are based on popular creepypastas.  The second announced installment is based on author Brian Russell’s NoEnd House (2011). What follows is the original short story as it appeared on the Creepypasta Wiki on October 4, 2017.  This content is available per the Creative Commons License. Digging Deeper: NoEnd House by Brian Russell Let me start by saying that Peter Terry was addicted to heroin. We were friends in college and continued to be after I graduated. Notice that I…

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A Brief History On October 2, 1959, the television anthology series, The Twilight Zone, made its debut on CBS television.  Hosted by Rod Serling, the classic episodes of this show transcended the cheap sets and primitive special effects to become an iconic part of Americana, with those old episodes often replaying on cable television today, featuring many future big stars in their early years. Today we list 10 of the Greatest Sci-Fi and Horror Television Shows of all time, all-time only going back to the late 1950’s! Digging Deeper 1.  The Twilight Zone, 1959-1964. Running for 156 episodes, 92 of those…

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A Brief History On October 5 and 7, 2017, Kent State University at Stark’s History Club and English Club will be hosting two awesome events for any students and faculty interested in learning more about Dracula and other monsters throughout history and literature. Digging Deeper First, on Thursday, October 5th from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM in SNB 217, join the History Club and English Club along with Dr. Lindsay Starkey, Dr. Ann Martinez, and Dr. Mary Rooks for a round-table discussion on how monsters have been portrayed throughout history. Then, on Saturday, October 7th at 8:00 PM, as an…

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A Brief History On September 22, 2017, the new horror film Friend Request opens in theaters across the U.S. Having previously shown in Germany (where the movie was filmed), the film was made with an English speaking cast speaking English.  Apropos to this era of internet and cell phone addiction, the horror aspect of the movie is readily related to by modern audiences. Digging Deeper Friend Request is supposed to be scary.  Is it?  YES!  So scary an adult woman got up and left saying she was too scared to continue watching and people could call her a “chicken” but…

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