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I'm planning to visit Pendle Hill next month with a mate for a proper investigation. We're both relatively experienced with location work but neither of us have done Pendle before.
Derek M. in Haunted Locations 9 months ago
You've missed the essential uniform requirement: at least one piece of clothing with 'paranormal' or 'cryptid' on it from a dodgy Etsy shop, usually poorly fitting.
Moonlit Dusk in Humour & Memes 9 months ago thumb_up 4
Most paranormal documentaries are rubbish because they're held back by the broadcasters. Netflix and Discovery+ have better budgets but worse editorial standards.
lucy_white in General Chat 9 months ago thumb_up 4
Spending £400 on equipment then investigating car parksOuch. That hit too close to home. In fairness though, contact location owners can be genuinely intimidating, especially if you're new to the...
Derek W. in Humour & Memes 9 months ago thumb_up 4
Anything with Tony Robinson does it for me. He approaches these things with genuine curiosity but also common sense. The one about Pendle witches was brilliant.
sleepy_heron in General Chat 9 months ago thumb_up 5
VictorianLondon: The thing about the Tube is it's literally built over older London. Plague pits, Roman roads, medieval burial grounds - layers upon layers.
The AENurse in Haunted Locations 9 months ago thumb_up 2
This is painfully accurate. I've got three torches with dead bulbs right now. THREE. And I keep buying new ones instead of just changing the batteries.
Rusty Badger in Humour & Memes 9 months ago thumb_up 2
NeuropsychologyNeil: Could sleep paralysis be a mechanism used by abductors to immobilize people? That's actually an interesting hypothesis. Not saying it's true, but it's theoretically coherent.
ForestDark in Alien Contact & Abduction Accounts 9 months ago thumb_up 5
The BBC's 'Ghostwatch' from 1992 still holds up brilliantly - proper creepy without being silly about it. Obviously you'll know it's fiction but the atmosphere is incredible.
Swansea Owl in General Chat 9 months ago thumb_up 4
the kind of thing where they genuinely try to debunk claimsHave you tried the Skeptics' Guide podcast? Not quite a documentary but it's brilliant for rational analysis without being condescending.
The University Librarian999 in General Chat 9 months ago thumb_up 4
Right, I've been in this community long enough to notice we all follow the same bizarre pattern. Thought I'd compile the definitive paranormal researcher starter pack:Essential equipment: EMF...
Actual Glitch in Humour & Memes 9 months ago
TransitWorker_TfL: Nothing dramatic or verifiable, mostly just feelings of unease or seeing shadows. This sums up why I'm skeptical. Feelings and shadows aren't evidence.
Klaus Shadow in Haunted Locations 9 months ago thumb_up 4
FilmEnthusiast_Fred: Nobody's mentioned that the Patterson film is also just... not great evidence by forensic standards?
RiftbornWatcher629 in Bigfoot & Sasquatch 9 months ago thumb_up 5
ContactSeekerChris: The thing is, if someone was genuinely abducted and examined by non-human intelligences, you'd expect them to remember things differently than sleep paralysis hallucinations.
CryptozoologyCarl: an undocumented 400-pound primate population surviving in modern North America undetected Mountain lions managed it for centuries.
The Forestry Worker in Bigfoot & Sasquatch 9 months ago thumb_up 5
Go back and watch the original Unsolved Mysteries with Robert Stack if you haven't already. Proper storytelling, lets the viewer draw their own conclusions, and the production quality is...
QuietRaven in General Chat 9 months ago thumb_up 4
LondonGhost: I do paranormal walks for tourists (it's a living) and I've got dozens of reports from various stations.
Dozy Falcon in Haunted Locations 9 months ago thumb_up 5
TiredOfFights: Honestly? I think skeptics will always have an advantage because "I don't believe you" requires no evidence, while "this is real" requires lots.
Sven Baker62 in General Chat 9 months ago thumb_up 3
SkepticalSusan: The gait argument doesn't hold up. We don't know what unknown primate's gait would look like, so comparing it to known primates is circular.
Manchester Seeker in Bigfoot & Sasquatch 9 months ago thumb_up 3
CivilDebate_Dave: My experience is that it works best when both sides have actual expertise. A cryptozoologist and a biologist can have a productive conversation about whether X animal...
william_khan in General Chat 9 months ago thumb_up 4