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Hyun-su’s sleepwalking is ruining his marriage but it might take more than a few pills to get it under control.
A vision of Jesus – or just some burnt bread? It will now be much harder for a Catholic apparition to be declared ‘supernatural’. Here’s why.
Since 2019, fans of the TV series ‘Supernatural’ have flocked to Austin, where their encounters with 1967 Impalas customized to mimic the one used in the show arouse elation, astonishment and tears.
The region of Maui has been revered by its Indigenous peoples as a sacred place for generations. It is believed to be the home of Kihawahine, a woman who transformed into a goddess.
Investigating supernatural claims is a delicate task for the church, and Catholic leaders rarely label them as authentic.
New research finds societies are much more likely to have supernatural beliefs that concern ‘natural’ phenomena, such as extreme weather events.
Secularization has fascinated sociologists for 200 years – but that doesn’t mean they always agree on what it is, or how much it’s happening.
A teenage domestic servant showed signs of possession, and a miller was accused of witchcraft. Considering records of these events helps clarify what we can and cannot know about the past.
While people have wondered about déjà vu for a long time, only recently have scientists started experimentally investigating what might trigger it.
Since the second world war, changing ideas about how children should behave have made us fear independent and competent children.
In the 1960s, the Catholic Church sought to downplay demonic possession, but its views since then have changed.
Research suggests mediums possess a proclivity for hallucinatory experiences.
In this new SBS series, four Melbourne families must deal with the ghosts of their past – both literal and metaphorical.
Latin American filmmakers wanting to alert the world to human rights abuses are turning to the supernatural to tell compelling stories
They might not really fly on broomsticks or cast spells, but the witches and wizards of books and films are based on real people.
John Wyndham’s book The Midwich Cuckoos is set to be adapted for the screen for the third time. The tale of otherworldly children resonates with audiences today as much as it did in 1957.
Television’s Unsolved Mysteries – about to be rebooted – deals with true crime on one hand, and supernatural events like alien abductions on the other. They share powerful psychological bonds.
The natural world is full of intriguing clues.
In the early 1900s, fortune-telling provided entertainment, social connection and a job for some Australians. Its legal status made criminals of women, yet allowed others entry to the police force.
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