If one were to take to a trip in the darkening autumn months to North Carolina, USA, and park up at Brown Mountain Overlook, somewhere between Morganton and Linville on Highway 181, one would have a good chance of witnessing the ‘Brown Mountain Lights’, a series of glowing orange spheres that hover just above the... Continue Reading →
The CIA, Remote Viewing and Project Stargate
This entry is from the collection of water damaged pages I found in the files. Once again, the first part is almost illegible, but from what I gather it's Dr Gotobed's thoughts on something called 'remote viewing'. The following is all I could salvage - C.R. … in 1991 when the CIA rolled these various... Continue Reading →
Thoughts on Place Memory and Residual Hauntings
In 1890, the parapsychologist Edmund Gurney put forth an idea that he coined place memory. At its most basic level, place memory postulates that certain locations are capable of ‘recording’ emotions, sights, and sounds, particularly during times of extreme stress and trauma. If the conditions are right, these recordings can be played back, creating what can... Continue Reading →
On the Possible Mechanism of Poltergeist Activity
This is an excerpt from a much larger file. Sadly, a dozen or so of the pages are water damaged beyond repair and only the following section remains legible – C.R. … A key part of the varied palette of recorded phenomena associated with poltergeist activity is the manipulation of solid matter: a much-loved trinket... Continue Reading →
Pennies (and Other Objects) From Heaven
Throughout history there have been cases of strange things raining from the sky, as if some unseen celestial prankster is making merry at our expense. In Gorsky, Russia, 1940, thousands of silver coins tumble to the earth, much to the delight of the local peasants. In Kendarington, England, 1989, a couple in a churchyard witness... Continue Reading →
Notes on the Practice of Seancés
“Dr Gotobed, my friends/colleagues/associates and I are planning to hold a séance, what guidance can you offer us?” In my line of work, this is the question I receive the most, from thrill seekers, the recently bereaved, and the occasional member of law enforcement. I have one simple piece of advice that I tell everyone who... Continue Reading →
Thoughts on the Paranormal
‘Dr Gotobed!’ I hear you cry. ‘There are no such things as ghosts! Shoals of fish do not just fall from the sky! People do not meet exact duplicates of themselves! The dead do not speak!’ I could go on. My response to that is simple: of all the people I have dealt with over... Continue Reading →