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The experts weigh in on whether or not ghosts are real, hauntings, paranormal activity, poltergeists and what some believe happens after we die.
Ghosts are described in classical Chinese texts as well as modern literature and films. An article in the China Post stated that nearly 87 percent of Chinese office workers believe in ghosts, and some 52 percent of workers will wear hand art, necklaces, crosses, or even place a crystal ball on their desks to keep ghosts at bay, according to the ...
Do you believe in ghosts? Whether you just saw a horror movie or are a true believer of paranormal activity, you may have the suspicion that ghosts are real and you are not alone.
Here are a few Wilmington ghosts, and ghost stories, you may not have heard of. How "true" they are probably depends on whether you believe in ghosts. New Hanover County Public Library ghosts.
Ghosts with small means (少財鬼; shǎo cái guǐ): Needle-hair ghosts (針毛鬼; zhēnmáo guǐ) have hair like iron needles, distressing to themselves and others. Smelly-hair ghosts (臭毛鬼; chòumáo guǐ) have spike-like hair that emits an awful odor. Tumour ghosts (癭鬼; yǐng guǐ) have large goiters on whose pus they must feed.
Depicting ghosts as wearing armour, to suggest a sense of antiquity, was common in Elizabethan theater. Ghosts in medieval England were more substantial than ghosts described in the Victorian era, and there are accounts of a ghost being wrestled with and physically restrained until a priest could arrive to hear its confession. Some were less ...
Why do people believe in ghosts? Are ghosts real? A professor of folklore and anthropology explains our human fascination with ghost stories and haunted houses.
In his article for Skeptical Inquirer Radford concludes that ghost hunters should care about doing a truly scientific investigation: "I believe that if ghosts exist, they are important and deserve to be taken seriously. Most of the efforts to investigate ghosts so far have been badly flawed and unscientific – and, not surprisingly, fruitless ...