Cal-Para Research Organization

06/03/2026

06/01/2026

Fairmont Banff Springs, Canada

Ever since it was completed in 1888, this hotel has been associated with paranormal activity.

One of the most famous legends is of the "Ghost Bride," a woman who reportedly awaits people in the hotel ballroom.

The postcard-perfect hotel continues to welcome guests to the heart of Banff National Park.

05/30/2026

Ghosts reported in medieval Europe tended to fall into two categories: the souls of the dead, or demons. The souls of the dead returned for a specific purpose. Demonic ghosts existed only to torment or tempt the living. The living could tell them apart by demanding their purpose in the name of Jesus Christ. The soul of a dead person would divulge its mission, while a demonic ghost would be banished at the sound of the Holy Name.

Most ghosts were souls assigned to Purgatory, condemned for a specific period to atone for their transgressions in life. Their penance was generally related to their sin. For example, the ghost of a man who had been abusive to his servants was condemned to tear off and swallow bits of his own tongue; the ghost of another man, who had neglected to leave his cloak to the poor, was condemned to wear the cloak, now "heavy as a church tower".

These ghosts appeared to the living to ask for prayers to end their suffering. Other dead souls returned to urge the living to confess their sins before their own deaths.

05/28/2026

Virginia – Appalachian Trail

The spirit of Four-year-old Ottie Powell roams these woods.

Ottie originally vanished in 1891 and his body was discovered five months later near Bluff Mountain.

Hikers report meeting a young boy in these woods who asks for directions then disappears.

05/22/2026

Pennsylvania – Egg Hill Church, Potter Township

Egg Hill church is haunted by the restless and angry spirits of congregation members who were murdered by their own Reverend.

Visitors today often report wailing from within the walls and finding bloodstains around the church.

05/21/2026

...Check those bananas before you buy them!

Nang Tani( also be called Phi Tani) is a female spirit of the Thai folklore.
According to folk tradition this ghost appears as a young woman that haunts wild banana trees.

This ghost inhabits the clumps of wild banana trees and is popularly represented as a beautiful young woman wearing a green traditional Thai costume. Most of the time Phi Tani remains hidden, but she comes out of the tree and becomes visible especially on full moon nights. She has a greenish complexion, blending with the tree, but her lips have the red color. Her hair is black, abundant and untied. She generally appears in a standing position and her feet don't touch the ground, but hover slightly above it.

It is considered a bad omen to cut trees from the clump Tani inhabits. Offerings are made to her in the form of sweets, incense sticks and flowers. People also often tie a length of colored satin cloth around the trunk of the banana tree believed to be haunted by her.

05/18/2026

Yes! The theater at the college that I worked at

05/15/2026

We pick #6