Area 51 is the world’s most famous military base —precisely because people don’t know what actually happens there. Unfortunately, whenever humans encounter a blank space on the map, they fill it with whatever nonsense makes them feel clever. In this case: alien spacecraft, interdimensional portals, and, depending on which forum you land on, time-traveling lizard … Read more
It’s the oldest trick in the psychic playbook, and somehow people still fall for it. You walk into a palm reader’s tent, a tarot shop, a spirit boutique — whatever they’re calling the con today — and within five minutes, you’re informed that you have “a dark cloud” hanging over you. Bad energy. A generational … Read more
Nothing says “serious paranormal research” quite like a group of grown adults huddled in a dark basement, holding an $28 voice recorder from Amazon, desperately hoping to hear a dead guy say “hi.” Electronic Voice Phenomena — or EVPs, for those who like their pseudoscience to sound technical — are supposed to be ghostly voices … Read more
If you ever feel underachieving, remember: two thousand years ago, a group of ancient Peruvians spent decades carving enormous pictures into the desert floor — and modern humans immediately assumed it must have been aliens. The Nazca Lines — sprawling geoglyphs etched across the Nazca Desert — depict hummingbirds, monkeys, spiders, and a few abstract … Read more
Every town has its quirks. Greenfield, Georgia has the Blessed Gnome. According to the hand-painted sign propped up in Barb Jensen’s front yard (right next to a sun-bleached flamingo and a “God Bless America” wind spinner), this squat ceramic gnome has granted “over 400 wishes” since 2003. The ritual is simple: Rub the gnome’s nose, … Read more
The House of Eternal Echoes claims to be one of the oldest, most haunted mansions in the region. Which, in practical terms, means it’s a crumbling Victorian disaster filled with bad lighting, suspicious drafts, and a marketing team that believes any creaking floorboard is irrefutable proof of spectral activity. For a modest entrance fee — … Read more