A leader arose, preaching that benevolent ghosts, summoned through dance, would bring peace and harmony. While the movement was pacific in nature, the U.S. cavalry didn't see it that way. Some Sioux sewed magic “ghost shirts” which, they believed, ...

The 24-year-old died after being rushed to the hospital. A bicycle was painted white and locked down at the site of her death. It was one of twelve “ghost bikes” installed by the Street Memorial Project last year. On Sunday, cyclists, friends, and ...

Ventriloquism goes back to the early Greeks. In medieval times, the art of throwing one's voice was considered witchcraft. Later, it became part of traveling theater routines and ventriloquists became popular fixtures in vaudeville venues ...

A terminally ill patient with only hours to live, one M. Ernest Valdemar, was placed under the care of a hypnotist. Valdemar slipped into a hypnotic trance, his pulse stopped, and his breathing ceased. Yet somehow he was still able to gurgle short ...

MANILA, Philippines - Award-winning pop singer Christian Bautista returns to the musical theater stage in the lead role of Sam Wheat in Atlantis Productions and Ten Bridges Media Corp.'s highly anticipated staging of Ghost the Musical, which runs from ...

... be persuaded that divorce is a positive development in the life of a couple, but they do not find the idea any stranger than, say, Shirley MacLaine's frequent descriptions of her experiences with out-of-body travel, past lives and contact with ...

My roommates and I have finally accepted that our apartment is cursed by the ghost of Chester Sr. that I flushed down the toilet months ago. The mouse spirit managed to have my roommate's ceiling fall in, turn our water off on Thursday, shut our power ...

Their business, Species by the Thousands, is influenced by "outsider worlds of witchcraft and the occult, bearded men, wild animals and 1970s nostalgia." ($28) (Credit: Nina Ruggiero). "Spray around the room for protection against psychic attacks or ...

“That magic isn't under the sole dominion of Eva Moskowitz, although it does seem like witchcraft in the way she's managed to secure public financial benefits as well as private ones, all the while keeping her books closed to public scrutiny and ...

And fans of Mariscos Jalisco of Boyle Heights faithfully waited for their crispy-fried shrimp tacos and ceviche-topped tostadas. Mexicali Taco & Co.'s blue corn tortillas topped with pork, guacamole, salsa, parsley and its ghost chile hot sauce drew ...

"He said that they're soul snatchers, witchcraft, voodoo and that their poisoning him and the CIA. He was just talking stuff that did not make sense," Frances Bandomo said. LaRose's cousin Jonathan said he was choked out by Bandomo. Jonathan called 911 ...

“Daughter of Chaos” by Jen McConnel (Month9Books, $12.99) is an intriguing young adult tale that focuses on an energetic 16-year-old girl's dealings with witchcraft. Set in contemporary times, it introduces Darlena, who's attending Trinity School in ...

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It's a stormy night when Mercury photographer Christopher Chan and I arrive to interview members of the Ghost Hunters of the South Coast and Territories (GHOST) group, and the rain seems to be blowing in sideways. Group member Dan McMath meets us ...

All three met through work at the Milton Ulladulla Ex Servos Club - a shared interest in the paranormal brought them together. For McMath, it was an incident from his childhood that first pricked his passion. He recounts a story of how, as a young boy ...