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Category: Fortean Phenomena

On occasion, the random strangeness in our world is referred to as “Fortean phenomenon,” in reference to Charles Fort, the man who popularized the chronicling of such oddities in the early 20th century.

Fortean Phenomena Posted onMay 14, 2011January 24, 2013

High Strangeness Indeed: More Madness Abroad (Updated)

I don’t presume to draw connections between what are truly, from the stance of obvious probability, entirely unrelated acts of murder, mayhem, inexplicable nudity, and […] Read More

Fortean Phenomena, History Posted onMay 12, 2011May 13, 2011

The Psychotic Skies: Do Incidents of “Air Madness” Reveal Cause for Concern? (Updated)

We’ve all heard of altitude sickness before, and even of the sort of light-headed sensations that can sometimes occur while ascending to great heights while […] Read More

Fortean Phenomena, History Posted onMarch 18, 2011March 26, 2011

Fortean Fascism: Nazi Fetishism and Occult Vogue

Man has always held a particular fascination with the dark side. Whether it be the intrigue and thrill of embracing certain cultural taboos while behind […] Read More

Fortean Phenomena Posted onMarch 17, 2011February 14, 2014

Battle Over Los Angeles: The Flutter of Black Wings Continues…

A while back here at the Gralien Report, I included a post titled Fortean Fallacies: Bad Evidence, Misinterpretation and Urban Legends. The post dealt in […] Read More

Folklore, Fortean Phenomena Posted onDecember 13, 2010December 6, 2011

A 19th Century Encounter with a Folk Devil?

Over the last several months I’ve been pondering a particular phrase, which I’ve taken slightly out of context and used to describe shadowy, evasive characters […] Read More

Fortean Phenomena Posted onOctober 24, 2010June 25, 2014

Time Traveller in Charlie Chaplin Film?

Through the operations of our various space programs, mankind has remained focused over the last several decades on expanding our capacities for travel through space; […] Read More

Fortean Phenomena Posted onOctober 21, 2010October 22, 2010

Folk Devils: More Wings and Things

Following the discussion presented in my recent article Black-Winged Things: Monsters, Myth or Madness, I’ve been noticing more and more reports of flying humanoids and […] Read More

Fortean Phenomena, Ghosts Posted onJune 30, 2010

Louis Proud on Sleep Paralysis

These days, it seems I hear more and more about Sleep Paralysis. In my estimation, this must be due in part to the way that […] Read More

Fortean Phenomena Posted onMay 11, 2010

Death to the Death Dealer: Frank Frazetta, R.I.P.

Death, it seems, has now been dealt to the artist famous for creating the fantasy art character, “Death Dealer.” Frank Frazetta, whose dramatic paintings have […] Read More

Fortean Phenomena, Science Posted onApril 21, 2010August 24, 2010

Hallucinogenic Study Bases Findings on YouTube Videos

Over at the Mind Hacks website, I was astonished to read about a recent study, in which scientists observed videos of individuals under the influence […] Read More

Folklore, Fortean Phenomena Posted onApril 2, 2010

Unearthing American Giants

Over at Mysterious Universe I recently blogged about a new book two of my favorite Forteans, Loren Coleman and Mark A. Hall, are working together […] Read More

Fortean Phenomena, Science Posted onMarch 2, 2010March 2, 2010

Strange Earth-Lights Preceded Chilean Earthquake?

Less than 24 hours after the premiere of the new National Geographic program Paranatural, which featured my colleagues and I from the L.E.M.U.R. team studying […] Read More

Fortean Phenomena Posted onFebruary 28, 2010

Popular Paranormal: Themes in Pop Paranormal Culture

A good friend of mine, Christopher McCollum (also a Gralien Report news correspondent) has recently begun to make such headway with his own research into […] Read More

Fortean Phenomena, Science Posted onFebruary 26, 2010

Sneak Peak of PARANATURAL on National Geographic

Below is a video preview of National Geographic’s new program, PARANATURAL featuring the LEMUR team researching causes behind the mysterious Brown Mountain Lights:

Fortean Phenomena Posted onFebruary 25, 2010

Joshua P. Warren and L.E.M.U.R. on National Geographic

I just received word that a television program Joshua P. Warren and the L.E.M.U.R. team filmed last October with National Geographic will be airing this […] Read More

Book Reviews, Fortean Phenomena Posted onFebruary 25, 2010

Time is Running Out! Win the Works of Wm Michael Mott and More!

This Saturday is the deadline to win free copies of several great books by William Michael Mott, Joshua P. Warren, and Micah A. Hanks! All […] Read More

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