Thoughtforms? Imaginary Friends? The Phillip Experiment. What's the Deal with Tulpas?

 Mountain Climbers with Invisible friends?
Helpers Meditated into Existence?

First take a look at the Sensed Presence Effect from Scientific American.

These folks are serious about Tulpas:
Tulpa Info

Can we make a Ghost (aka Tulpa)?

The Phillip Experiment says Yes!




Is The Slender Man nothing but a culturally generated Tulpa?
Later,
Paul Parducci

(Warning Extra Creepy) What's the Deal with Night Time Sleep Paralysis?

At Night. In Your Bed. In the Dark.

Shadow people. Inability to move. Levitation to the ceiling. Electrical Light shows.
Hags. Black cats with red eyes.
I've been hearing these stories for years. And we humans have been experiencing these Nighttime Terrors long before I set foot on the planet.

 Here's Henry Fuseli's painting on the phenomenon from 1781:

 Right now: I highly recommend Rodney Ascher's documentary "The Nightmare" which is currently available on your favorite Streaming Service.



And here's  Fifteen Experiences thanks to Chrissy Stockton.
Are you a little bit hooked?
Some more useful links:
From Scientific American
Why others think it's demonic.
A Sleep Paralysis Study
And from True Ghost Tales 
Live Science
And finally a popular Video of a purported "Shadow Man " capture:


For other Cool, Strange and Funny Stuff, Subscribe to my Youtube Channel Here. Night Night.
Later,
Paul Parducci

Leap Year Book Sale

My Book's on Special for Leap Year over at the Amazon Kindle Book Store!
99 Cent only price will kick in sometime on Monday and Should run through Wednesday Night. So this is a chance to get a Novel that the UK's Ebookwyrm called "Horror as it Should be," for pocket change! 
Later,
Paul Parducci

What's the Deal with Ouija Boards?

 With the new horror movie "Ouija" out I thought I'd revitalize this post I did on this creepy parlor activity.
One of my earliest memories concerning a Ouija Board is my Mom warning me never to use one. She owned one as a teenager and while using it to communicate with a favorite cousin who had been killed in the war, had a very unpleasant and terrifying experience. After that she threw it away never to even touch one again.

As for myself, after reading extensively about this purported communication device, my advice is to stay away. A better source of answers is a good encyclopedia or your Aunt Martha (Your living Aunt Martha that is.)
Here is a blog dedicated to them.

And the Web Ouija.

The Skeptical point of view.

From Prairie Ghosts

A Ouija Board Warning

Dale Kacsmarek's piece

OK, even after my Mother's warnings and my own promise to never touch one myself, while writing this post I had a nearly overwhelming urge to try it.(Read: "nearly" I didn't do it.) I guess there will always be a desire deep inside for extra-earthly, extra-here and now information.

Good Luck All!
Later,

Paul Parducci