Popular culture has attributed these disappearances to the paranormal or activity by extraterrestrial beings.

Notable paranormal beliefs include those that pertain to ghosts, extraterrestrial life and unidentified flying objects, and cryptids.

The possibility of extraterrestrial life is not, by itself, a paranormal subject.

* Speculation by paranormal researchers that the so-called " starchild skull ", an abnormal human skull allegedly found in Mexico, was the product of extraterrestrial-human breeding or extraterrestrial genetic engineering, despite DNA evidence debunking such claims.

Grey aliens ( also referred to as " Greys ") are alleged extraterrestrial beings whose existence is promoted in ufological, paranormal, and New Age communities, named for their skin color.

Operating under the auspices of the UN, its purpose is to investigate and combat paranormal and extraterrestrial threats to the Earth.

Among the changes in the film version are the focus of the secret organization ( only policing and monitoring extraterrestrial activity on Earth, omitting the other paranormal elements ), Agent J's race changed to African-American ( he was Caucasian in the comics ), its methods ( using memory erasure rather than killing witnesses ), and its goals ( apparently just merely maintaining order on Earth, rather than directing it ).

Occasionally, some instances also use paranormal methods, such as black magic, and / or technology and science of extraterrestrial origin.

Time-travel, futuristic, and extraterrestrial romances also fall beneath the paranormal umbrella.

Through the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, publisher of Skeptical Inquirer magazine, the Center for Inquiry evaluates claims of the paranormal ( phenomena allegedly beyond the range of normal scientific explanations ), such as psychic phenomena, ghosts, communication with the dead, and alleged extraterrestrial visitations.

After more than 10 years as an independent researcher and research analyst into many areas of paranormal and unexplained phenomenon, Rob Simone earned a legal degree and moved to Sedona, Arizona in the late 1990s to begin working for the civil activist organization, Citizens Against UFO Secrecy (" C. A. U. S ") which was featured on Art Bell and countless other radio and TV programs in the United States and internationally for the organization ’ s use of the legal system to end what it sees as the government ’ s secrecy and cover up of extraterrestrial phenomena.

Various paranormal interpretations appeared in the popular culture, and one of the more outspoken proponents of rods as alien life forms is Jose Escamilla, who claims to have been the first to film them on March 19, 1994 at Roswell, New Mexico, while attempting to film a UFO.

* In Amanda Sun's Paper Gods series ( beginning with INK, publishing from Harlequin TEEN in February 2013 ), the kami are paranormal creatures descended from Amaterasu and the other kami in the Shinto pantheon, who have the power to control ink and bring drawings to life.

He read extensively on the subjects throughout his life, became a member of the paranormal research organisation " The Ghost Club " ( in 1911 ) and was especially influenced by the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg.

The results revealed that around 70 % of the respondents believe to have had an unexplained paranormal event that changed their life, mostly in a positive way.

The relative realism of Jett's home life sometimes gave way to fantasy or paranormal elements, such as one episode in which Jett learns about a shameful incident in Wilsted's history with a little prodding from the ghost of a key figure in the buried scandal.

It is fair to say that over the years Zenon has led a life of deceit and trickery but he now uses his knowledge to expose hustlers and scam / con artists, particularly those who claim to have ' psychic ' and ' paranormal ' powers.

After the success of Squee !, the children's cable network Nickelodeon approached Vasquez about producing an animated television series, Invader Zim which airs on Nicktoons currently, focused on the daily life of Zim, a naïve alien from the planet Irk who tries to conquer Earth, before his attempts are constantly thwarted in a humorous manner by Dib, a young paranormal investigator and the only one ( along with his sister Gaz ) who knows with certainty Zim is an alien ( although no one believes him ), or by his own naïveté.

Around 1975 Premanand started publicly denouncing the Indian godman, Sathya Sai Baba, and devoted his life to exposing godmen and paranormal phenomena.

As a result, the life force of dead humans starts to build up ; this results in poltergeist activity, ghosts, and other paranormal phenomena.

In 2002 Austen took part in writing a Marvel book with Bruce Jones entitled, The Call of Duty 911, series of short-lived Marvel Comics series featuring firefighters and emergency service workers dealing with paranormal phenomena in the Marvel Universe, conceived in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks as a way to convey the heroism of New York City firemen as real life superheroes.

In the final years of his life Campbell suddenly found himself cast in a whole new TV role: that of doggedly curious sceptic called upon to probe the outer realms of particle physics and cognitive science on behalf of the casual viewer, particularly where the science bordered on the paranormal.

According to Waters, the hole has paranormal properties, including a possibly infinite depth and the ability to restore dead animals to life.

Their remit includes alien life, demons, mutants, zombies, werewolves, legendary creatures and other paranormal beings.

Ultimately, Lil ' Slugger is a paranormal figment of Tsukiko's guilt and fear, brought inexplicably to life when the adult Tsukiko desperately needed to escape her responsibilities and then fed and nurtured by the fear of the populace.

The horror film news website, Bloody Disgusting, confirmed Wan's directorial involvement with a film entitled The Warren Files — it centres on the real life exploits of Ed and Lorraine Warren, a married couple that investigated paranormal events.

The show was hosted by Warwick Moss, who would narrate to the audience " true life " tales of the paranormal.

While many of Lovecraft's fictional stories were set in rural north-eastern Massachusetts, in real life a large region of rural south-eastern Massachusetts-dubbed the " Bridgewater Triangle "-is famed for being one of the most active areas of reported paranormal sightings in the United States, including a diverse array of phenomena ranging from UFO sightings, to ghosts.

In Love at Goon Park she explores the life and career of groundbreaking psychology researcher Harry Harlow and in Ghost Hunters she follows a quest by 19th century psychologist-philosopher William James and colleagues to apply objective scientific methods to the study of paranormal phenomena.

The show centers on FBI special agents who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files ; this season focuses on the investigations of John Doggett ( Robert Patrick ), Monica Reyes ( Annabeth Gish ), and Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ).

Its use is largely confined to cryptozoologists, proponents of ancient astronaut theories, Young Earth creationists, and paranormal enthusiasts.

The Weekly World News was a largely fictional news tabloid published in the United States from 1979 to 2007, renowned for its outlandish cover stories often based on supernatural or paranormal themes and an approach to news that verged on the satirical.

* Untitled John Wells ProjectSet in the Pacific Mid-West, the series revolves around a family of cops as they investigate the paranormal goings-on in a small town.

Add to this glowing balls of light, dis-embodied voices of children in the woods surrounding the site, and shadows moving through and around the site, it all adds up to one of the most paranormal hot spots in Central Illinois.

The themes of the stories usually revolves around a variety of paranormal phenomena, such as ghosts, goblins, magic, dragons, haunted houses, magical curses, aliens, witches, vampires and the like coming into contact with average youths.

Syfy Universal is a family of television stations in countries around the world broadcasting science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural and paranormal programming, and owned or licensed by entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast.

The first alleged paranormal events for which there are accounts apparently occurred in around 1863, since a few locals later remembered hearing unexplained footsteps within the house at about this date.

Rumours of paranormal activity first appeared around this time.

In the show, viewers can see Fielding and paranormal experts investigating various supposedly haunted locations around Britain, in the hopes that paranormal activity may be documented by the crew.

Leading on from this, in 2006 Fielding presented and produced Ghosthunting With ..., a paranormal show for ITV2 which shows Fielding leading various celebrities around haunted locations.

The Most Haunted team have travelled not only around the United Kingdom, but also Ireland, the Netherlands, Romania, the United States, Italy, and Czech Republic investigating paranormal activity for 24 hours at a time.

The season introduced the series ' main concept, revolving around the investigation of paranormal or supernatural cases, known as X-Files, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation ; it also began to lay the groundwork for the series ' overarching mythology.

Visitors as well as local people, have their own experiences of paranormal activity in or around the Fort.

* Aura ( paranormal ), a field of luminous multicolored radiation around a person or object

They found nothing paranormal but many natural reasons for the claims: a raccoon climbed in an upper window during the night and loose window panes as well as many ghost hunters prowling around the property looking in windows during the wee hours of the morning.

The road and the land around it have gained notoriety over the years as an area rife with many legends of paranormal occurrences such as sightings of ghosts, strange creatures and gatherings of witches, Satanists and the Ku Klux Klan.

A 1999 Sixth Season episode " Field Trip " of the popular paranormal drama show The X Files centered around a mysterious case of missing hikers that were found dead in the vicinity of the Brown Mountains of North Carolina.

In season one and season two, the series centered around teenage girl Fiona Phillips ( Cara DeLizia ) who toured with her rock star mom ( Mackenzie Phillips ), encountering paranormal activity along the way.

Described as a blue glow occurring around certain places and persons, this is supposedly the source of paranormal abilities in humans and cyborgs.

The Zack Files is a science fiction television program that revolves around a young boy, played by Robert Clark, who is a magnet for paranormal activity and attends Horace White High School for Boys along with his three friends Cam, Gwen, and Spencer.

The castle has also been investigated by many paranormal investigation groups from around the world, though it seems that only within the past 2 – 3 years that it has been investigated by Irish paranormal groups.

Arriving around the same time as the " White Event " that gave humans paranormal abilities, he learned Earth's ways while befriending DEA agent Rebecca Chambers, a black woman with a " golden aura " denoting utmost purity, and Arnie, a cab driver.

Dr. Stigmore sneaks into Emily's hospital room while she is in the hospital and tries to get her to tell him about the " paranormal " events going on around her.