Initially, it was the family cat that, upon entering the house for the first time, ran up into the attic and refused to come down. Each and every morning, the cat’s water dish was found to be moved up two steps… by no one in the household. Not long after, the cat passed away.

The Shrieve House at 40 sheep Street in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire is said to be haunted by many ghosts. The award-winning Fallstaffs Experience Museum located in the Shrieves House barn at the back of the house even gives ghost tours of the property.

University of Iowa Hawkeyes team members lived in a house close to the university where paranormal activity was a regular occurrence.

Growing up in a small town on the banks of the Mississippi River, I remember hearing fantastic tales of divers seeing catfish as big as a man under the old Mark Twain Bridge that connected Missouri with Illinois. My research indicates that most rivers are accompanied by similar stories.

My paranormal research group has started to receive an increased number of calls asking for help with physical assaults from paranormal entities. Interestingly, it seems the Catholic Church has also been receiving an increasing number of calls about negative paranormal entities.

Lovecraft’s interest in the occult and his creation of the Cthulhu Mythos have kept Lovecraft scholars in a debate since his works were first published. Some scholars believe that his books are based on true works that are denied to most academics.

Theresa is a medium who lives with her husband and two children in Hicksville, New York. Her series, Long Island Medium, began airing on TLC a little over a year ago. The series not only focuses on her private and group readings, but also on the relationships with her family.

The Fleece Inn is located in the small farming village of Bretforton in Worcestershire, England. Built early in the 15th century, and seriously damaged by fire in 2004, it was restored with the original "witch circles" and witch marks."

The Copper Queen Hotel is said to be haunted by several ghosts. The most intriguing is that of a lady probably in her early thirties, Julia Lowell. She is said to have committed suicide in the hotel after being spurned by the man she loved.

Unlike most cryptids, Jake, the Alligator Man was quite social in his heyday. Witnesses say that the scaly beast enjoyed frequenting whorehouses and clubs, and entertaining at carnivals when he took a notion.