Creepy unsolved/paranormal/strange events thread

Had a weird night about a week ago. I'm sleeping and suddenly wake up to hear this light crashing noice, like some item dropped off the wall or something. I just ignore it thinking it's exactly that.

Anyways as I try to get more sleep my breathing starts to feel really cold. I mean it was the strangest feeling. I didn't feel the coldness anywhere else than near my mouth. Again, I kind of ignore this as I think there's a window open or something and I'm really sleepy anyways so I don't want to put any more thought to it.

Next morning I don't really even remember the situation until I notice that the remote is on the floor. I mean the remote that was on top of a semi-large table. There's no way it could've just dropped off the table by itself. Now I suddenly remember what happened during the night and go to check what windows are open. Guess what, NONE of them.
 
any of you guys checked out Mysterious Universe podcast?

http://mysteriousuniverse.org/

Its quite interesting, alot of the stuff on there is ridiculous but entertaining none the less even if you dont believe any of it and the production of the podcast is absolutely impeccable, have not heard a bad interlude song yet!

So yeah check it out for some cool stories :D
 
Purkake4 said:
Yes, in the OP, as a matter of fact.

Anyone remember the dude who's mother was kidnapped by a djinn from another paranormal thread? Good times.
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Yeah I remember that one.. shit was a while ago
 
Router said:
All I see from reading about this is a group of people that died from exposure. All the "spooky stuff" seems to have been added in much later on.
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Did you read it all? I've always found this one interesting, I'll highlight a few things that I definitely found "spooky":

An examination of the four bodies which were found in May changed the picture. Three of them had fatal injuries: the body of Thibeaux-Brignolle had major skull damage, and both Dubunina and Zolotarev had major chest fractures. The force required to cause such damage would have been extremely high, with one expert comparing it to the force of a car crash. Notably, the bodies had no external wounds, as if they were crippled by a high level of pressure. One woman was found to be missing her tongue.
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Some of them had only one shoe, while others had no shoes or wore only socks. Some were found wrapped in snips of ripped clothes which seemed to be cut from those who were already dead.
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After the funerals, relatives of the deceased claimed that the skin of the victims had a strange orange tan.[1]

A former investigating officer said, in a private interview, that his dosimeter had shown a high radiation level on Kholat Syakhl, and that this was the reason for the radiation found on the bodies. However, the source of the contamination was not found.

Another group of hikers (about 50 kilometers south of the incident) reported that they saw strange orange spheres in the night sky to the north (likely in the direction of Kholat Syakhl) on the night of the incident. Similar "spheres" were observed in Ivdel and adjacent areas continually during the period of February to March 1959, by various independent witnesses (including the meteorology service and the military).
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Teknoman said:
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o.O Well, I guess there were no more developments to the story? "Body with very long fingers" is a bit vague :lol
 
Ogs said:
Oh, ive also had one of those things where, you wake up, but the rest of your body is paralyzed, so i was basically looking around my room, and at the other end was a shadow, that slowly came towards me (i was shitting myself but couldnt do a damn thing), it felt like it took every ounce of strength i had in me to raise my arm towards the shadow, until it disappeared, and then i was fully awake and could move again.

Apparently loads of people have had a very similar experience to this.
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exactly the same thing have happened to me a couple of times in the past, i couldn't move i saw shadows and some white light, and every time it happened i had troubles with sleep, i use to close my eyes and think of a song that i have listened and like lately and sing it in my mind, though i really doesn't know the whole text at some point it became as i was listening the song in my mind with all the lyrics and all and i was able to think with one part of my consciousness and think at the same time with another and then i open my eyes and i couldn't move.

A not rather creepy story is when i was 12-13 i was playing one night with my brother and he used to play on those hand held brick games like tetris
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and when the battery was almost dead the game switched to some smiley face which is not a part of any game and it kept smiling until the battery died, i was sleepy but i remember it vividly as do as my brother.
 
Nothing freaky has ever happened to me. But it has happened to some of my family members. My cousin said that she saw a kid in her house upstairs run across as she was heading down stairs, she asked her mum who the kid was when she made her way downstairs and her mother said that she had no idea there was one in the house. As they both made there way upstairs to look for him, they couldn't find him. They were both a little freaked out. My aunty was later about a week or longer pushed down from the top stairs but no one else was in the house at the time. She said she felt the hands on her back. Till this day they don't know what it was, but her daughter suspects it was that kid they'd seen. She also told me that there were a few other freak occurrences in that house, but I can't remember them.

My mother also told me this maid who worked for my grandmother got possessed by the devil as she was cooking breakfast many years ago. My mum was a kid and I had not been born. The maid's voiced changed and she started screaming and yelling out things. I can't remember what my mum said she was saying I'll have to ask her again. Anyway, she was very aggressive so my granddad held her to the ground and my grandmother read the Qur'an on her. She woke up moments later and she had become normal, confused as to what everyone was staring at as she had no recollection as to what happened.

My brother also said this one time that he felt this body or force sitting on top of him, and he couldn't get it off for a minute or two. He was scared and shocked. I didn't believe him. :/
 
The only time something strange has happened to me was when I was lying in bed once, still awake. Turned my head on the pillow and I was punched in the fucking face by the devil, it was a flash of his face for a brief moment.

I'm probably possessed. :lol

Edit: It's happened twice actually, just on different nights.
 
Ogs said:
Laying in bed 1 night, i was woken up by some bubble wrap behind the headboard sliding off the box it was on. Propped it back up and went to go back to sleep.

Suddenly, it felt like something had just punched me in the side of the face. I lay in bed, tensed up shitting myself for about a minute, until i had the balls to turn around and look if there was anything in the room, there wasnt, said "Fuck this" and went back to sleep :lol
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Sounds like you pissed something off there. =\


Timedog said:
i got sleep paralysis once when i had a dream that i was on this grid, and there were shapes flying around at ungodly speeds, and i was a shape, and i crashed into a pyramid at several billion miles per hour, and I died in my dream. I woke up and couldn't move and i thought i had to do a backflip out of bed or else i would never be able to move again.
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You were hacking into the matrix!
 
Going through this thread I found this awesome journal - Ted the Caver

I suggest reading it without any backstory, but I'll save you the googling and spoiler it for after you've read it:
Pretty well written, easily the best creepy story I've ever read, and manages a suspension of disbelief up until the very end. Turns out the guy who wrote it actually explored the cave, hence the real photos, and decided to embellish his journal into a pretty amazing story. Here's something he wrote after finding out how popular his story became and some dude was claiming to be the author - link
 
sw33tclyde said:
Going through this thread I found this awesome journal - Ted the Caver

I suggest reading it without any backstory, but I'll save you the googling and spoiler it for after you've read it:
Pretty well written, easily the best creepy story I've ever read, and manages a suspension of disbelief up until the very end. Turns out the guy who wrote it actually explored the cave, hence the real photos, and decided to embellish his journal into a pretty amazing story. Here's something he wrote after finding out how popular his story became and some dude was claiming to be the author - link
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That is a good story. The version with the inconclusive ending is definitely the better one.
 
Timedog said:
i got sleep paralysis once when i had a dream that i was on this grid, and there were shapes flying around at ungodly speeds, and i was a shape, and i crashed into a pyramid at several billion miles per hour, and I died in my dream. I woke up and couldn't move and i thought i had to do a backflip out of bed or else i would never be able to move again.
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Well, did you do the backflip, or not?
 
sw33tclyde said:
Going through this thread I found this awesome journal - Ted the Caver

I suggest reading it without any backstory, but I'll save you the googling and spoiler it for after you've read it:
Pretty well written, easily the best creepy story I've ever read, and manages a suspension of disbelief up until the very end. Turns out the guy who wrote it actually explored the cave, hence the real photos, and decided to embellish his journal into a pretty amazing story. Here's something he wrote after finding out how popular his story became and some dude was claiming to be the author - link
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That cave is about 25 minutes from my home. I've always wanted to go see it.
 
Oh everyone in this thread should be checking out old episodes of In Search Of (old copies are on youtube and a bunch of other places on the net).

Check out the breath of subject material.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Search_Of..._(TV_series)
] Season One

1. Other Voices: Examines groundbreaking experiments that show the possibility that plants respond to people's thoughts.
2. Strange Visitors: Was Oracle Chamber, which lies beneath New Hampshire's Mystery Hill, built by ancient Phoenicians who traveled to the continent thousands of years ago?
3. Ancient Aviators: Are there signs of alien visitation here on earth? Might the mysterious markings on the Nazca Plain in Peru be landing instructions for UFOs?
4. The Bermuda Triangle: Probes a radio broadcast claim that the graveyard of ships and planes is actually a testing area for spacemen.
5. Bigfoot: An evaluation of giant footprints and other evidence that some believe prove that the half-man, half-animal creature really exists.
6. Killer Bees: A photographic report from Brazil on the behavior of the bees and genetic experiments underway to stop the savage swarms from reaching the U.S. Original broadcast:
7. Earthquakes: An examination of the techniques scientists are developing to study seismic activity and predict quakes.
8. The Mummy's Curse: Probes the claim that a protective curse on king Tutankhamun 's tomb accounted for a chain of mysterious deaths.
9. Martians: Offers the theory that the Red Planet is dying of climate changes and suggests that Earth may face a similar fate.
10. Atlantis: Explores the possibility that 14 huge stone buildings beneath the waters of the Bahamas, and a 2000 year old computer part, are part of the lost empire of Atlantis.
11. Psychic Detectives: Meet a unique scientific detective squad that uses E.S.P. as an effective crime-solving tool.
12. A Call from Space: Can the space technologies that discovered other galaxies help us communicate with other life?
13. Learning ESP: Do the powers of extrasensory perception really exist, and can they be taught?
14. Nazi Plunder: Pursues the rumor of Nazi plunder worth billions and a 30-year old track that could lead to it.
15. Amelia Earhart: Run down rumors that the famous aviatrix, who disappeared during a 1937 flight over the Pacific Ocean, was on a spy mission.
16. Dracula: Investigates the life and recorded history of Count Vlad in Romania, with comparisons to the main character of the famous Bram Stoker novel.
17. The Easter Island Massacre: Provides answers to the mysteries of how 70-ton giant stones came to the remote island and who might have destroyed some of them.
18. Ghosts: Studies specters and a parapsychologist's theory that they are troubled earthbound souls in need of help.
19. Life after Death: A visit to a soul research institute for firsthand accounts of people who claim they have died and come back to life.
20. Loch Ness Monster: A hunt for leviathan who has so far eluded all expeditions to prove that it truly exists.
21. UFOs: An evaluation of reports by people who have seen "saucers", and the growing body of evidence that America is regularly being visited by UFOs.
22. Voodoo: Experience an actual voodoo rite, and meet a priest dedicated to disarming its effects.
23. Inca Treasures: Camera crews accompany a Peruvian excavation party in quest of a great Inca city believed lost for 300 years.
24. The Magic of Stonehenge: Suggests the site could be the source of a mysterious power that might hold all of Britain in a strange magnetic force field.

[edit] Season Two

1. The Lost Dutchman Mine: An investigation into why hundreds of gold hunters have died searching for a lost treasure ever since a Dutch prospector wandered out of Arizona's Superstition Mountains in the 1860s. Is there really cursed gold hidden there, as Apache lore suggests?
2. The Man Who Would Not Die: The fascinating saga of the Count of Saint-Germain, who dazzled the courts of Europe for over 100 years, leading some to believe he was immortal.
3. Firewalkers: How do people walk on red-hot coals without being burned?
4. Mayan Mysteries: The Mayans of Mexico carved an advanced civilization out of the jungles, then disappeared. Where did they come from? Where did they go?
5. Astrology: Can astronomical movements affect the affairs of man? Leonard Nimoy as he reviews the long history of astrology and looks at its attraction today.
6. Michael Rockefeller: Did he drown or was he murdered? An investigation into the disappearance of Nelson Rockefeller's youngest son who vanished without a trace among some of the most primitive peoples in the world. Film found in a camera suggested they were the victim of headhunters, or was it staged?
7. Hurricanes: Take a close-up look at these violent killers that have taken the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Can they be controlled or prevented?
8. The Ogopogo Monster: This large beast, similar to Scotland's Loch Ness Monster, has claimed to been seen by thousands of people in western Canada.
9. Pyramid Secrets: Examines the theory that the pyramids of Egypt were built to provide shelter from a holocaust, not as tombs for the pharaohs.
10. Dead Sea Scrolls: The story of the 2,000-year-old scrolls, discovered by a shepherd, that revolutionized religious thought.
11. Reincarnation: Reviews case histories of people who claim to have lived in previous lifetimes.
12. The Shark Worshippers: A trip to remote parts of the Pacific where man-eating sharks are considered gods. Adults pray to them and children swim unafraid among them.
13. Anastasia: An examination of evidence that the youngest daughter of Russia's Czar Nicholas II survived the family executions, and settled in Charlottesville, Virginia.
14. Secrets of Life: Explores the possibility that human life can be created in laboratories engaged in DNA research.
15. Immortality: Looks at scientific discoveries of new methods of prolonging human life, such as cryonics, which can suspend life for centuries.
16. The Swamp Monster: An investigation of reports that a huge man-like beast is living in the swamps of Louisiana's bayou.
17. Hypnosis: A look back at the great scientist Mesmer, whose hypnotic techniques are being used in modern surgery, teaching, and police investigations (see also Learning ESP)
18. Troy: The story of Heinrich Schliemann, an eccentric self-made millionaire obsessed with discovering the ruins of Troy at a time when the city was considered a fable that never existed. He discovered not one, but nine ancient cities in Turkey, and recovered a hoard of spectacular relics.
19. Witch doctors: Leonard Nimoy hosts this look at ancient folk medicines that are being reinstituted today in modern mental institutions and are yielding positive results.
20. Haunted Castles: Probe into one of the world's most haunted places.
21. Butch Cassidy: Examines the possibility that Butch Cassidy was not killed in Bolivia along with the Sundance Kid, but actually lived a full life and died peacefully in 1937.
22. Deadly Ants: A look at the billions of fire ants that march across the southern United States and the failure so far of all attempts to stop them.
23. The Coming Ice Age: An inquiry into whether the dramatic weather changes in America's northern states mean that a new ice age is approaching.
24. Garden of Eden: Using the Old Testament as a road map, researchers attempt to trace the possible site of the original Garden to India, China, and an island off the coast of Saudi Arabia.

[edit] Season Three

1. UFO Captives: Meet people who believe they have been held captive aboard alien spacecraft - close encounters of the fourth kind. Original broadcast: 14 September 1978.
2. Tornadoes: A terrifying look at one of nature's deadliest forces. Tornadoes can swallow up buildings and people without a trace - can they be stopped? Original broadcast: 21 September 1978.
3. Cloning: An in-depth look at the process which may allow us to "copy" people exactly and produce single-parent human beings. Original broadcast: 28 September 1978.
4. Water Seekers: Scientists take another look at the divining rod. Does water emit valuable signals? Original broadcast: 5 October 1978.
5. Jack the Ripper: An investigative report on the unsolved mystery of London's notorious serial killer. The episode reveals the killer's connection with contemporary media and the possible involvement with the Masons. Various identities are suggested as being that of the killer, including a duke who was second in line to the British throne. Original broadcast: 12 October 1978.
6. Cryogenics: Scientists are discovering new methods to prolong human life and, in the case of cryogenics, to suspend the possibility of life for centuries. Original broadcast: 19 October 1978.
7. Siberian Fireball: Considers the possibility that the unexplained and catastrophic explosion in Siberia in 1908 was an atomic blast occurring 37 years before the development of the A-bomb. Original broadcast: October 1978.
8. The Great Lakes Triangle: Investigates efforts by scientists and psychics to discover the mysterious forces around the Great Lakes that have caused more air and sea disasters than the Bermuda Triangle. Original broadcast: 2 November 1978.
9. Monster Hunters: Leonard Nimoy investigates what compels scientists and teachers to pursue a man-like beast in Northern California. Original broadcast: 9 November 1978.
10. Bermuda Triangle Pirates: Luxurious yachts are disappearing off the coast of Florida. Are pirates trafficking in drugs to blame? Original broadcast: 7 December 1978.
11. Indian Astronomers: Recent excavations in southern Illinois provide tantalizing glimpses at Native-American use of astronomy. Original broadcast: 14 December 1978.
12. Sherlock Holmes: A look at surprising new clues that indicate the famed super sleuth actually did exist, after a fashion. Original broadcast: 21 December 1978.
13. Lost Vikings: The story of Viking Erik the Red's descendants, who left Scandinavia and arrived in northern Canada centuries before Columbus. Original broadcast: 28 December 1978.
14. Dreams and Nightmares: Our dreams provide clues to the dark world of our unconscious mind, but can we learn to control them? Original broadcast: 4 January 1979.
15. Animal ESP: Dramatic scenes attempt to demonstrate that close communication between people and their pets may be due to more than emotional bonds. Original broadcast: 11 January 1979.
16. The Money Pit Mystery: A true tale of hidden treasure and mysterious death. Six people have died in the scramble to dig up the Oak Island treasures, supposedly buried by Captain Kidd. Original broadcast: 18 January 1979.
17. Psychic Sea Hunt: A team of psychics gives scientists the exact description and location of an unknown shipwreck, and a submarine hunt proves them right. Original broadcast: 25 January 1979.
18. Angel of Death: Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal tracks infamous war criminal Dr. Josef Mengele to his hiding place in Paraguay. Original broadcast: 1 February 1979.
19. Noah's Flood: A dramatic inquiry into whether or not scientific proof exists for the legend of the Great Flood. Original broadcast: 8 February 1979.
20. The Diamond Curse: Why do mystery and tragedy plague the owners of great gems like the Hope Diamond? Original broadcast: 15 February 1979.
21. Ghostly Stakeout: In a haunted house, a psychic team contacts troubled spirits that live on after death. Original broadcast: 22 February 1979.
22. Brain Power: A study of the incredible hidden potential of the human mind, including the possibility that average people can become geniuses. Original broadcast: 17 March 1979.
23. Sodom and Gomorrah: Studies evidence developed by archaeologists suggesting that the two wicked cities existed on the site of a crater now filled in by the Dead Sea. Original broadcast: 10 May 1979.
24. King Tut: Investigates the ancient Egyptian monarch's final days. Was he a beloved leader who died a natural death or did court intrigues lead to his assassination? Original broadcast: 17 May 1979.

[edit] Season Four

1. Tidal Waves: See a reenactment of the incredible destruction wrought by the tsunami (giant sea wave) that struck Hawaii in 1960. Original broadcast: 20 September 1979.
2. Carlos, The World's Most Wanted Man: A chilling profile of the playboy-turned-terrorist, called Carlos the Jackal who was called "The World's Most Wanted Man." Original broadcast: 27 September 1979.
3. The Amityville Horror: A dream house in a lovely suburb becomes a nightmare when the owners discover an evil presence. Original broadcast: 4 October 1979.
4. UFO Australia: Actual film footage of unidentified flying objects flying Down Under. Includes interview with New Zealand pilot and author, Bruce Cathie. Original broadcast: 11 October 1979.
5. Immortal Sharks: Why has the great white shark not evolved as other animals have? Leonard Nimoy hosts this look at this most ancient and primitive creature. Original broadcast: 18 October 1979.
6. The Lost Colony of Roanoke: A look at new evidence which offers an intriguing theory about where the colonists went. Original broadcast: 25 October 1979.
7. The Shroud of Turin: An in-depth examination of the famed cloth that many believe holds the image of Jesus Christ. Original broadcast: 8 November 1979.
8. Mexican Pyramids: The bloody story of the great pyramids, which were used for daily human sacrifices. Original broadcast: 15 November 1979.
9. The Abominable Snowman: Leonard Nimoy examines the experiences of the explorers who say they have actually sighted the legendary creature. Original broadcast: 22 November 1979.
10. Pompeii: This great Roman city was a wealthy resort and mecca for fun-lovers before it was destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Were early Christians among the Roman revelers? Original broadcast: 29 November 1979.
11. D. B. Cooper: The incredible story of the man who hijacked a jetliner, parachuted out with his loot, and was never seen again. Original broadcast: 6 December 1979.
12. The Ten Commandments: Leonard Nimoy profiles Moses and tries to pinpoint Mount Sinai's exact location. Have pilgrims to the Holy Land been praying at the wrong location? Original broadcast: 13 December 1979.
13. The Dark Star: Travel to Africa to find out why the Dogon, a primitive tribe knows so much about astronomy, a black hole, and travelers from outer space. Original broadcast: 20 December 1979.
14. The San Andreas Fault: Analyzes California's great earthquake fault line to determine whether the long-predicted catastrophic quake can be predicted. Original broadcast: 27 December 1979.
15. The Missing Heirs: There is still a $3.2 million dollar fortune that remains unclaimed after a century. To whom does it belong? Original broadcast: 3 January 1980.
16. Van Gogh: A look at the life and death of the great Dutch master - was he really mad? Host Leonard Nimoy, who wrote this installment partially to promote his one-man show Vincent, found evidence that he was not. Original broadcast: 10 January 1980.
17. Wild Children: When raised by animals, can children survive in civilization? Leonard Nimoy examines several historical cases. Original broadcast: 17 January 1980.
18. The Ghost Ship: In 1872, the captain and crew of the Mary Celeste vanished without a trace. The sails were set to the wind and breakfast was on the table. Who or what possessed the ship? Original broadcast: 24 January 1980.
19. Earth Visitors: Were our earliest ancestors travelers from other planets? Original broadcast: 31 January 1980.
20. John the Baptist: An investigation to determine whether the great holy man's remains are in Europe or Egypt Original broadcast: 7 February 1980.
21. Air Disaster Predictions: A study of reports that major air crashes have been seen or predicted beforehand in nightmares. Includes the 1979 crash of American Airlines Flight 191. Original broadcast: 14 February 1980.
22. The Bimini Wall: The saga of the giant stones found at the bottom of the Caribbean. Leonard Nimoy probes whether they might be part of the ancient, supposedly mythical, empire of Atlantis. Original broadcast: 21 February 1980.
23. Glenn Miller: An inquiry into why the mysterious death of the great musician was never investigated, and a possible military coverup. Original broadcast: 7 March 1980.
24. Past Lives: Can reincarnation be proved? Leonard Nimoy examines the data, testimony, and theories. Original broadcast: 14 March 1980.
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Neuromancer said:
That is a good story. The version with the inconclusive ending is definitely the better one.
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Yeah that's the one I linked :)

Jeff-DSA said:
That cave is about 25 minutes from my home. I've always wanted to go see it.
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Fuck that shit! The picture of him crawling through the Tomb had me feeling claustrophobic sitting here, I'd shit myself in a cave. :lol
 
The last two seasons.

[edit] Season Five

1. UFO Cover-Ups: Examines charges that the U.S. Air Force is hiding alien corpses and the remains of crashed space craft in Hangar 18 of Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio. Original broadcast: 20 September 1980.
2. Faith Healing: Is faith healing hoax or holistic medicine? Original broadcast: 27 September 1980.
3. Lee Harvey Oswald: The assassination of John F. Kennedy: was there visual proof of two guns in Dallas and possibly two Oswalds? Original broadcast: 4 October 1980.
4. Daredevil Death Wish: A look at some of the impossible stunts daredevils attempt, and why they keep trying even after suffering near-fatal injuries. Original broadcast: 11 October 1980.
5. Life after Life: The stories of people who claim they have had after-life experiences and say they no longer fear death. Original broadcast: 18 October 1980.
6. Moon Madness: Violence and passion are commonplace when the moon is full. Is there any truth to the Werewolf legends? Leonard Nimoy hosts this historical look at lunacy. Original broadcast: 25 October 1980.
7. Dangerous Volcanoes: Scientists wonder whether California's Mount Shasta, Washington's Mount St. Helens, and other American volcanoes will soon erupt again. Original broadcast: 1 November 1980.
8. The Lindbergh Kidnapping: Digs for the facts behind the controversy that still rages today, the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh's baby. Was the wrong man executed for the crime? Original broadcast: 8 November 1980.
9. Acupuncture: A study of the healing technique which may cure incurable diseases. Leonard Nimoy investigates the power of the ancient Chinese healing art. Original broadcast: 15 November 1980.
10. Jimmy Hoffa: Probes the disappearance of the union boss with mob connections. Was he killed, kidnapped, or did he go underground? Original broadcast: 22 November 1980.
11. The Fountain of Youth: A look at the various scientific ways people use to stay young for years longer. Original broadcast: 29 November 1980.
12. Laugh Therapy: Can laughter combat disease? A Nobel-prize winner says he cured himself after doctors gave up hope. Original broadcast: 6 December 1980.
13. Salem Witches: Are the witches of Salem still casting spells in Massachusetts? Original broadcast: 13 December 1980.
14. Super Children: Investigates scientific efforts to produce a generation of child prodigies; are they born or made? Original broadcast: 27 December 1980.
15. The Great Wall of China: The story of the one of the world's greatest wonders - who built it and why? Original broadcast: 10 January 1981.
16. The Castle of Secrets: The saga of the Coral Castle, said to have been built by Edward Leedskalnin, a frail hermit who allegedly carved and lifted 1,100 tons of solid stone blocks weighing up to 30 tons each using the secrets of Atlantis. Original broadcast: 24 January 1981.
17. Great Lovers: A look at some of history's famous lovers. What drove certain men to pursue sensual pleasure above all else? The program compares the legends of Don Juan and Casanova. Host Leonard Nimoy wrote this installment. Original broadcast: 31 January 1981.
18. The Holy Grail: Explores the claims that the chalice used by Jesus at the Last Supper may have been found. Original broadcast: 7 February 1981.
19. The Death of Marilyn Monroe: Examines evidence that suggests that the Hollywood star may not have committed suicide. Original broadcast: 14 February 1981.
20. Chinese Explorers: Did the Chinese discover America 1,000 years before Columbus? Leonard Nimoy explores evidence that a Buddhist monk named Hu-Shen arrived on the American continent in 458 A.D. Original broadcast: 21 February 1981.
21. The Hindenburg Mystery: A probe into the theory that the famed Nazi "lighter-than-air" ship, which exploded while landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, in 1937, was destroyed by political saboteurs. Original broadcast: 21 February 1981.
22. The End of the World: Will an asteroid or comet on a collision course with earth end it all? Original broadcast: 30 April 1981.
23. The Lusitania: An in-depth examination into the sinking of the British liner by a German submarine in 1915, killing over 1,000 passengers, including 114 Americans. Was it really all part of a plot to involve the U.S. in World War I? Original broadcast: 16 May 1981.
24. Sun Worshippers: Will solar energy free us from dependence on foreign oil? Leonard Nimoy analyzes how solar energy stacks up against fossil fuel and nuclear energy. Original broadcast: 19 May 1981.

[edit] Season Six

1. Jesse James: Probes one of the most intriguing questions of the Old West—was legendary gunman Jesse James shot in the back or did he escape capture and live to a ripe old age? Original broadcast: 21 September 1981.
2. Biofeedback: A revealing study of how computers are now healing the sick and building sports champions. Original broadcast: 28 September 1981.
3. Ghosts in Photography: Is it possible to photograph the dead? Original broadcast: 5 October 1981.
4. M.I.A.s: An investigation into a highly controversial and emotional question: Are American servicemen still lingering in prison in Vietnam? Original broadcast: 12 October 1981.
5. The Elephant Man: From side-show freak to the friend of royalty, review the true, story of the horribly disfigured Joseph Merrick. Original broadcast: 19 October 1981.
6. The Lincoln Conspiracy: Cracks "the case of the 19th century" - how the assassination of Abraham Lincoln was meticulously planned and abominably executed. Original broadcast: 26 October 1981.
7. Jim Jones: The story that shocked the world—how Jim Jones, the cult Svengali from California, convinced over 900 of his followers to follow him - first to a commune in Guyanna and then into suicide. Original broadcast: 31 October 1981.
8. King Solomon's Mines: A look at one of the most exciting searches of all - the hunt for the riches of the Old Testament. Did King Solomon actually have a mine near Mount Sinai? Original broadcast: 2 November 1981.
9. The Tower of London Murders: How the destiny of England was changed by the disappearance of young prince's from the fabled Tower. Were they murdered on the orders of their uncle Richard III of England? Original broadcast: 9 November 1981.
10. The Aztec Conquest: Why did the great Montezuma surrender to Cortes without fighting? What part did Aztec legend about a bearded white god play in the ultimate downfall of the Aztec Empire? Original broadcast: 16 November 1981.
11. Houdini's Secrets: Probes the still-mysterious secrets of the world's greatest escape artist, including the theory that Houdini came back after death. Original broadcast: 21 November 1981.
12. Hiroshima Survivors: A revealing study of the wounds suffered by survivors of the first A-bomb blast, which killed more than 80,000 Japanese civilians on August 6, 1945. Original broadcast: 23 November 1981.
13. Titanic: Investigates the most perplexing question about the 1912 North Atlantic disaster that cost 1,517 lives: Why did the captain ignore the ice warnings and speed on into oblivion? Original broadcast: 30 November 1981.
14. Future Life: Jump ahead in time to the year 2010 and see what the world may be like for our children. Original broadcast: 6 December 1981.
15. Nostradamus: Examines the life of Nostradamus and his predictions. Original broadcast: 13 December 1981.
16. Spirit Voices: Do loved ones call back to us from their next lives? Leonard Nimoy examines historical claims of voices from the beyond, as well as scientific research into the possibility of spirit voices. Original broadcast: 20 December 1981.
17. The Human Aura: A look at the multi-colored rays we transmit, which seem to change with our moods. Original broadcast: 3 January 1982.
18. The Missing Link: Delves into one of the most intriguing questions of all—which side is right, the evolutionists or creationists? Original broadcast: 17 January 1982.
19. Time and Space Travel: Is it possible to travel through space faster than the speed of light and avoid aging. Original broadcast: 24 January 1982.
20. Eva Braun: Explores the possibility that Adolf Hitler's wife may not have died with him down in the bunker that day in 1945. Original broadcast: 1 February 1982.
21. The Walls of Jericho: The great Biblical saga is examined for evidence that the walls really did tumble down for Joshua. Original broadcast: 8 February 1982.
22. Bishop Pike: Was Bishop Pike a minister, martyr, or madman? Original broadcast: 15 February 1982.
23. Ultimate Disaster: Delves into the ultimate question—how will life on this planet perish? Original broadcast: 22 February 1982.
24. Life Before Birth: Is an unborn baby aware of the world around him? Original broadcast: 1 March 1982.
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Whoa that's a lot of videos, do you have any specific recommendations?

Also, does everyone remember this thread? It's a pretty good read, this guy goes on a couple of camping trips and finds a lot of weird things like radio broadcasts and apparently a monster. He films it all as well.
 
I remember my mom telling me i should never play with the ouija board or anything that tempered with the "other side." I found it strange because we had one at home and it belonged to my dad. I always asked her why aside from the fact that she hated that thing. She never wanted to tell me. I always got the same response which was along the lines of 'the spirits don't like to be bothered. especially by someone who doesn't understand'. I never really understood what she meant by that seeing as i was just a little kid.

It wasn't until i was in my mid teens that she finally told me. We were going through some of my dad's boxes and tossing things that were no longer needed. He had passed away when i was twelve and it took us a while to muster up the courage to toss most of his belongings. I opened a box and there was his old ouija board. I showed my mom and she told me not to touch it. She feared things of that nature while my dad had a fascination for it. I again asked her why even though i knew i wouldn't get an answer but she decided to tell me. She said that it has brought nothing but bad spirits in this house. Things has fallen off shelves by themselves, doors slamming on their own, things like that. The one that really scared my mom and dad was when he woke up in the middle of the night, stood up, and stood by the bed similar to the movie Paranormal Activity. My mom called to him and asked what was he doing. He didn't reply. Then she heard this loud smack and my dad fell back in bed. She yelled and ran to turn on the light. When she did, she noticed my dad was bleeding from his nose. He finally came to and asked what was going on. He didn't recall a single things. After that, he never used it. He was scared to throw it away because of what people would say would happen so he just kept it in a box.

I've always been interested in things of that nature. I can honestly say i've seen things. Black sillhouettes standing by my door just staring in my direction or at least appeared to be. Hearing my name being called when no one is around. Things like that. I turned "dark" after my dad passed away because i felt alone and hated pretty much everything. I could have just been looking for things. Trying to see things that weren't there. Maybe they were and maybe i could see them.
 
Mechanical Snowman said:
Whoa that's a lot of videos, do you have any specific recommendations?
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I say just look for the ones that catch you interest based on the description. I would say try the Bigfoot, Nazi Gold, and some of the big subjects to get a taste of the show if you're unsure where to start.
 
Rafa=FedKilla said:
Holy shit that show has some incredibly interesting episodes.
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Yeah, PLUS narration by Leonard Nimoy and the two pilots were done by Rod Sterling. I mean it's win piled on top of win. You can find sets of the show on Ioffer for pretty cheap, I really wish it would get put on Hulu, apparently Universal owns it. History used to show it until the a couple of years ago.

Here is the Bigfoot episode
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z0S2zPNP6s

Here is the missing Rockefeller presumed killed by headhunters one
http://www.youtube.com/user/g8trman77#p/u/47/ktAXM6Tm1d0

Oh the soundtrack was done by the guys who did SHOGUN ASSASSIN!
 
I've always been fascinated by the paranormal, but don't believe.

The only freaky thing that ever happened to me was seeing, and having visual and auditory hallucinations for about month last year. Don't think it was anything paranormal, but it could've been. It was a black figure that kinda looked like the neighborhood watch guy following me around.

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He wouldn't ever say anything to me. Just typically stand in the corner, and stare, or ride in the back seat.

Just an overwhelming sense of pressure came whenever he was around.

I could never make out any of the auditory hallucinations. They were just mainly noise.

I couldn't sleep, and even when I did, I never got really any REM sleep.

Scared me shitless, and thought I was losing my mind.
Eventually, it went away when I was able to deal with external stessors, and major depression.

And no, don't quote my avatar, because I wasn't on any drugs.
 
I used to watch In Search Of back when I was a kid in the 70's. Between Nimoy's voice, the scary as hell electronic music and the creepy ass way it was shot (Footage always looked like it was found in some old attic), it scared the hell out out of me - And I loved every minute of it. :D

Awesome show which you will never see anything like again.


Here ya go...Watch this at 1 or 2 AM and never sleep! :lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdMILD8XUoQd

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C-Gwizf8fk&feature=related
 
womp said:
I used to watch In Search Of back when I was a kid in the 70's. Between Nimoy's voice, the scary as hell electronic music and the creepy ass way it was shot (Footage always looked like it was found in some old attic), it scared the hell out out of me - And I loved every minute of it. :D

Awesome show which you will never see anything like again.
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Well I wouldn't say never, Monsterquest and Destination Truth fill the void a bit (recreations, interviews, and such), but the focus on sending teams to explore has removed the detached documentary feel that In Search Of had. I just loved the breadth of topics ISO covered, it was like a buffet of the strange and mysterious!

womp said:
Here ya go...Watch this at 1 or 2 AM and never sleep! :lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C-Gwizf8fk&feature=related
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Cool...ah crap...screw you! :D
 
Manos: The Hans of Fate said:
Well I wouldn't say never, Monsterquest and Destination Truth fill the void a bit (recreations, interviews, and such), but the focus on sending teams to explore has removed the detached documentary feel that In Search Of had. I just loved the breadth of topics ISO covered, it was like a buffet of the strange and mysterious!


Cool...ah crap...screw you! :D
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Sorry, but they just aren't the same...I can't put my finger on it. In Search Of just came off as so 'genuine' if that makes any sense.

Having Nimoy seemingly, personally speaking to you gave it some kind of strange and terrifying comfort. LOL
 
Something happened to me last night when I was driving home. I had a couple of miles to go. I looked up and saw a glowing orange object in the sky. It was moving irregularly. Suddenly, there was intense light all around. And when I came to, I was home. What do you think happened to me?
 
Juicy Bob said:
Something happened to me last night when I was driving home. I had a couple of miles to go. I looked up and saw a glowing orange object in the sky. It was moving irregularly. Suddenly, there was intense light all around. And when I came to, I was home. What do you think happened to me?
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Is your ass hole sore? Any weird scars on your body that weren't there before?
 
Juicy Bob said:
Something happened to me last night when I was driving home. I had a couple of miles to go. I looked up and saw a glowing orange object in the sky. It was moving irregularly. Suddenly, there was intense light all around. And when I came to, I was home. What do you think happened to me?
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Naked cartwheels.
 
Rad- said:
Next morning I don't really even remember the situation until I notice that the remote is on the floor. I mean the remote that was on top of a semi-large table. There's no way it could've just dropped off the table by itself. Now I suddenly remember what happened during the night and go to check what windows are open. Guess what, NONE of them.
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Sounds like you have a rat problem my friend.
 
I have really bad sleep paralysis, I have tons of storys. When I fall into sleep paralysis its the rare type that happens when falling into sleep. It happens around 3 times a week. I suffer from really bad insomnia. Most people see shadow figures or a dark presense in the room. When I wasa a little kid this would happen all the time, most of the time I thought someone was breaking into my house, the figure would jump onto me or just be walking around, I feel this caused my insomia, I have the fear of someone breaking into my house about everynight. Anyways back to some storys.

My senses get really strong while under SP I can hear a drip a water fall from the sink in the bathroom really loud. Or anytype of noise that happens. There have been times ive been under SP for an hour, the tv was on and could determine the time. I litterly feel like ive died and im not a religous person but at these times ive asked god to forgive me and to take care of my girlfriend and daughter.

But lately ive found somthing I can do while being under SP, ive realized I can leave my body and walk around, you might think im fuckin crazy. But when this was first happening I was scared shitless untill I talked to my friend and he was like embrace it and control it and enjoy it. From what I read SP brings your body into the same state of mind as meditating. The best ive done is walk around my girlfriends house for 2 min. As you walk around you get the feeling that your opening doors but your actually not, I walked into the kitchen and opened the fridge and walked around the living room. As I start to lose control I go back into my body and usually wake out of it.
 
I'm a total cynic but I love stuff like this. It gives me the chills but I can't get enough of it, that Grinning Man article was fucked.
 
Juicy Bob said:
Something happened to me last night when I was driving home. I had a couple of miles to go. I looked up and saw a glowing orange object in the sky. It was moving irregularly. Suddenly, there was intense light all around. And when I came to, I was home. What do you think happened to me?
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Are you serious? This is a text book alien abduction scenario... so text book, in fact, that it seems completely unbelievable.

If something like this happened to me, I would be hugely freaked out. This seems MUCH more frightening then seeing a shadowy figure out of the corner of your eye or something.

How far were you from your house? Did you lose any time? How do you feel about it all?

Dem Alienz... go get yourself some hypnosis to recover the memories, stat!
 
womp said:
Sorry, but they just aren't the same...I can't put my finger on it. In Search Of just came off as so 'genuine' if that makes any sense.

Having Nimoy seemingly, personally speaking to you gave it some kind of strange and terrifying comfort. LOL
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Agreed, I do like Josh Gate and Stan Bernards MQ narration, but Nimoy just wins by default. It's also sort of fun seeing him in late 1970s fashion. :lol

Regarding the genuine feelI think it was the uniform quality of the film stock. The recreations looked accurate and didn't seem to have post production effects added. They almost seemed like a camera crew was filming the events live as they happened.
 
Sleep paralysis is no joke. It's the most terrifying thing I've ever experienced in my life. It still happens occasionally. Imagine having a nightmare and waking up in your bed, but your brain is still sleeping. Then you start hallucinating, but you can't scream because, even though you are awake, your brain is still asleep technically and you can't move. I basically force my paralyzed self to scream until my brain snaps out of it. It's horrifying.

As far as paranormal stuff, you can't throw a baseball where I live without hitting a civil war site. One place in particular, though, was really, really scary. It's called Gathland State Park near Burketsville (aka the Blair Witch Project place). The locals call it spook hill. Basically the story is there was a battle there and the confederates had to push cannon up this hill into town. They call it spook hill because if you put your car in neutral, supposedly your car gets pushed up the hill. I did this several times and even came back with a carpenter's level. It was level. Of course I smoked a lot of pot back then, so I don't even believe myself.
 
The only thing I wish to add to this thread is that I love this stuff. There is nothing like reading or watching this stuff before going to bed or on a stormy night.

The Max Headroom thing freaked me out when I first saw it. If anything like that happened again I'd probably pee myself.
 
So has this been posted yet?; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu0PGd-IVNI

Wikipedia said:
The Southern Television broadcast hoax (1977) was a broadcast interruption through the Hannington transmitter of the Independent Broadcasting Authority in the United Kingdom at 5:10 PM on 26 November 1977. The transmission itself claimed to be from an extraterrestrial being. [...]

The broadcast took over the sound only, leaving the video signal unaltered. At that time, the Hannington UHF transmitter was unusual in being one of the few transmitters which rebroadcast an off-air signal received from another transmitter, rather than being fed directly by a landline. [...] The IBA stated that to carry out the hoax would take "a considerable amount of technical know-how". [...]

The transmission remains one of the few incidents of genuine broadcast signal intrusion to occur in the UK.

The incident caused some alarm locally, and attracted considerable publicity in the next day's Sunday newspapers, [...] The IBA confirmed that it was the first time such a hoax transmission had been made.

The event was reported around the world with numerous American newspapers picking up the story from the UPI press agency.
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I dunno, thought it was pretty cool, especially for 1977 (whoever did it). You would think a hoaxer would interrupt with a 'different' kind of message though after all the work of breaking through.
 
GillianSeed79 said:
Sleep paralysis is no joke. It's the most terrifying thing I've ever experienced in my life. It still happens occasionally. Imagine having a nightmare and waking up in your bed, but your brain is still sleeping. Then you start hallucinating, but you can't scream because, even though you are awake, your brain is still asleep technically and you can't move. I basically force my paralyzed self to scream until my brain snaps out of it. It's horrifying.
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It really is one of the worst things I've ever encountered. I had it happen a lot in the past. The worst part is the feeling that you can't breath. Worst thing is it seemed to happen when I randomly dozed off and some times it might happen 2-3 times in one night. Imagine being next to your wife and not being able to scream to get her to wake you up. Luckily somehow she's been able to pick up faint mumblings from me and wake me up. It really is the equivalent of I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream. For the longest time I was terrifed I had sleep apnea and I might just die randomly.

I guess I should just be happy I'm not Hmong.
 
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