Unexplained Phenomena

Las Vegas: Paranormal conference to seek the spirits of Sin City

2013-05-10 07:45:00

The supernatural side of Sin City will be on display as the Las Vegas Paranormal Conference casts its spell May 19-21 at the Palace Station Hotel & Casino. Local ghost hunters Robert George Allen and Janice Oberding are hoping for plenty of paranormal...

FBI puts UFOs on Ten Most Wanted list. Not so much.

2013-03-25 14:37:00

A screaming comes across the sky. Is it Superman? Thomas Pynchon? Or just a meteor en route to Chelyabinsk, Russia, that somehow made a wrong turn and got lost over New Jersey? Well, if you really want to know, here’s a tip: Don’t ask the...

Small town, magic snake in Stephen Dobyns' 'The Burn Palace'

2013-03-07 14:00:00

It feels like the end times are coming to little Brewster, R.I., one of those anonymous towns that used to have an economic purpose — fishing, quarry mining, farming, textiles — but now pretty much just holds beds for commuters who work in...

Oscars 2013: 'Argo' generates most heat, but can 'Lincoln' catch it?

2013-02-20 07:00:00

With the Oscars finally upon us Sunday, it's do-or-die for the movies ranked in the L.A. Times Data Desk's HeatMeter, which tallies points at events throughout the season to gauge the overall traction of people and films. With Ben Affleck's "Argo"...

Reg Presley dies at 71; sang Troggs' 'Wild Thing'

2013-02-05 17:31:00

The structure is simple, the guitar riffs basic, the lyrics at best inane, but the Troggs' "Wild Thing" remains a garage-rock classic more than 45 years after its 1966 release made the British group and lead singer Reg Presley international stars....

Can a 'UFO Hotel' save struggling town of Baker?

2012-12-24 09:03:32

'El Iluminado' illuminates New Mexico's 'crypto-Jews'

2012-11-23 12:45:00

-------------------- El Iluminado A Graphic Novel Ilan Stavans and Steve Sheinkin Basic Books: 208 pp, $24.99 -------------------- Halfway into the graphic novel "El Iluminado," a Spanish literature professor in an Indiana Jones hat wanders into a caf�...

EBay bans supernatural sales of magic spells, potions, hexes

2012-08-16 10:58:00

Making a profit on the occult arts? Cultivating a loyal customer base for potions, magic spells and psychic readings? Not on EBay, you’re not. In its 2012 Fall Seller Update, the online marketplace said it was banning all sales of supernatural...

‘XCOM: Enemy Unknown’ brings the past to modern gaming

2012-10-10 16:34:00

Fourth 'Paranormal' is No. 1, but opens well below predecessors

2012-10-21 09:04:00

"Paranormal Activity 4" may have claimed No. 1 at the box office this weekend, but its opening may be frightening Paramount Pictures about the future of its horror franchise. The fourth entry in the low-budget series -- which began playing at 9 p.m....

Tyler Perry no foe for 'Paranormal Activity 4' at box office

2012-10-18 14:59:00

With "Paranormal Activity 4" expected to dominate the box office this weekend, Tyler Perry may be haunted by his decision to star in "Alex Cross." The fourth installment in the popular horror franchise will easily claim No. 1, debuting with around $50...

'ParaNorman,' 'The Awakening' put ghost images on movie screens

2012-08-15 18:00:00

Halloween is still more than two months away, but ghosts are filling up movie theaters like it's already October. "ParaNorman,"a stop-motion animated film about a boy who talks to ghosts and zombies, and "The Awakening," a period tale of a grieving young...

All four of the "Paranormal Activity" movies show the slow progression of possession, and the dogged determination of a demon obsessed with a particular family (and its first born male). The prequel-sequel second movie even displayed how, despite the crude exorcism, it's sometimes an inescapable

2013-04-05 02:39:00

The Good: The original "Paranormal Activity" was a ground-breaking blockbuster. It was utterly terrifying and refreshingly original. The Bad: Each subsequent film has gotten lamer and lamer.

2013-02-14 00:00:00

Here's NBC's description of "Paranormal Parentage": The study group makes an unexpected trip to pierce's mansion on Halloween.

2013-02-13 18:24:00