Category Archives: ParanormalI’m always on the lookout for interesting plot ideas. Today I saw a story about a heart transplant recipient who took his own life. His donor also committed suicide. As if that wasn’t enough to make the story interesting, both the donor and recipient were in love with the same woman. Doesn’t [...]
Here are some interesting concepts that you may be able to incorporate in your next book. There is plenty to explore in the mysteries surrounding faith healers; whether their results are due to divine mercy or mass hysteria.
There are people who believe they can health by laying hands on the infirmed. People flock to these [...]
“Psychic children regularly struggle with issues of isolation and acceptance.” Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal, Documentary, January 2008
Children often struggle to fit in; however, none is more isolating then a child who has psychic abilities. Their experiences may be met with skepticism or prejudice. Critics may label the children mentally ill, attention seekers or [...]
I think the use of mediums, whether they are authentic or charlatans, adds an interesting dimension. A plot thick with police and forensic investigations can become even more substantial with a spiritual element woven in.
Mediums say they can connect with people who have departed. They act as conduits between the spirit world and the physical [...]
In 1973, the movie The Exorcist terrified audiences, but few were aware the movie was based on an actual case.
In Mt. Rainier, Maryland, 3210 Bunker Hill Road was once the site of a home. The home has been demolished, but the corner is still called the “Devil’s Lot”. In 1949 a 13 year old boy [...]
In retrospective studies, nearly half (45%) of adults and up to 85% of children who had a life-threatening illness reported some type of NDE or Near Death Experience, without regard for Nationality, Race or Religion. Memories of a NDE may surface several years after the incident. Reports are much lower immediately following the event (10-15%). [...]
There are categories to describe encounters, beginning with the first kind: unidentified objects are seen at close range, but leave no physical evidence behind; the second kind; UFO sightings are accompanied by physical evidence left behind; the third kind; actual contact with alien beings and lastly; the fourth kind; humans who are abducted and abused [...]
Psychics can help police discover new investigative leads when all other leads have been exhausted. Writers can incorporate new plot elements and opportunities for conflict when they introduce psychic elements into their crime novel. Consider using psychic characters to move the investigation into new directions, introduce new plot lines or even conflicts between believers and [...]
One of the most notorious haunted houses is in Amityville, New York. Tourists flock to 112 Ocean Avenue to see the famous home, with its eerie windows that seem to look across the water with sinister intent. Residents of the town insist there is nothing to see, the house is not haunted and they haven’t [...]
The following notes were taken from the Documentary: Prophecies Fulfilled, October 14, 2007
Edgar Cayce, a modern day prophet, foretold of Black Tuesday months before the stock market crash occurred. ”We may expect a considerable break and bear market, see? This issue being between those of the reserves of nations and individuals will cause…a great disturbance [...]
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