PRF BLOG | Psychical Research Foundation

Bryan Williams

Foreseeing Disaster: Premonitions of Pearl Harbor

Many people have talked about moments when something didn't feel right - moments when they found themselves saying, "I have a bad feeling...

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Looking Back at the Ghostly Case of "The Scratched Cheek"

Although popular depictions in fiction novels, movies, and TV shows might initially lead us to think otherwise, many of the real-life...

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Spirit Photography: Some Considerations on its Capture & Interpretation

In the course of investigating an allegedly haunted site, paranormal investigators often employ the use of cameras in an attempt to...

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Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP): Some Considerations in Recording & Interpretation

Paranormal investigators tend to use a variety of methods and techniques in their attempts to gather evidence for the existence of...

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Revisiting the "Cradle of ESP" (A Mother's Day Blog)

Mothers naturally feel a deep loving bond with their children from the very start. It may be so strong that at times, the mother may...

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Place Memory & Residual Haunting

Many of the apparitions (or ghosts) that people have reportedly seen nowadays at reputedly haunted locations hardly seem to resemble the...

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Bringing Poltergeists into the Laboratory

Poltergeist disturbances are characterized by a series of short-lived anomalous physical occurrences (e.g., objects sporadically moving...

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Arrival Apparitions ("Vardøgr")

Typically in popular culture, apparitions are depicted as representing the spirits of deceased individuals. But there are also a number...