First official Nessie sighting of 2026 by an American tourist, Oklahoma cryptid attack speculation, Norway mound reinterpreted as ritual site after ancient landslide, remote viewing pioneer Ed Dames, and Celtic lore on the hag goddess Cailleach and daughter Bride. Weekly paranormal roundup from Maddie Kosloski at the San Benedetto Paranormal Museum. Cozy mysteries and oddities await.

--By Maddie Kosloski of the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Photo by Johannes Plenio  on Unsplash Hey folks, Maddie Kosloski here from our little paranormal museum in San Benedetto. Another week, another batch of odd stories floating around the internet that make you pause over your morning coffee and wonder what's really going on out there. I pulled together five that caught my eye, from old-school mediumship to ghosts that won't stay quiet. Let's dive in. 1) First up, is

Happy April, everyone! This month, GD has begun reporting from his midnight patrol on our X feed. But that's the least mysterious of the happenings at the San Benedetto Paranormal Museum! So stop on by! And now, here are my top five picks for paranormal news of the week!

It's officially spring at the Paranormal Museum! I've been knee-deep in exhibit cleanup this week (turns out dust bunnies have cousins that look suspiciously like ectoplasm), so I'm keeping this one short and sweet. Just a handful of strange stories that crossed my desk lately—because apparently the world refuses to run out of weird.

--By Maddie Kosloski of The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum I’ve been knee-deep in exhibit cleanup this week (turns out dust bunnies have cousins that look suspiciously like ectoplasm), so I’m keeping this one short and sweet. Just a handful of strange stories that crossed my desk lately—because apparently the world refuses to run out of weird. 1) Nessie might get all the headlines, but England’s got a whole underwater menagerie. Think knuckers (basically water dragons lu

Publisher's Weekly reported that roughly four million new books were published in 2025--and that was just in the US. Four million is a dramatic number. I want to untangle what that number actually means and what it means for writers, especially those of us who write cozy mystery and mystery novel fiction.

Two Friday the 13ths in a row seems... strangely lucky. Especially if you run a paranormal museum! Stop by our superstition busting workshop tonight. We'll have stations around the museum where guests can "test" classic bad-luck superstitions: walk under a ladder, open an umbrella indoors, break a mirror (safely, with a prop!), or spill salt.

--By Maddie Kosloski of the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Ah, spring in San Benedetto! The hills are that perfect shade of green, the temperature hovers in the delightful seventies, and the Paranormal Museum is buzzing with the best kind of energy—curious visitors, fresh exhibits, and just enough mysterious happenings to keep things interesting. If you're feeling the good vibes too, pull up a chair (or a spectral one) and let's catch up on the latest from the weird world

Welcome, paranormal museum lovers! It's been a busy week, what with that murder at the nearby museum and my sister being in town. But the paranormal museum goes on (and so does some very interesting research into a haunted painting). But now, on to this week's news round up!

--By Kirsten Weiss, cozy mystery author First, I’m participating in another cozy mystery giveaway! (And I’m giving away book 1 in my Big Murder Mystery series, BIG SHOT). Click HERE for links to all the free cozy mysteries.

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Big things are happening in the world of the Paranormal Museum. Maddie and Herb are stepping up their curation game, she's navigating her sister's return to town, and figuring some important things out along the way. I got to use more material from the curation class I took a couple years back and expand the world to some nearby museums (and more vineyards).

Matricide is one of humanity’s darkest crimes. At least, that seems to be the consensus. I was starting to have my doubts. “What is my mother doing here?” I hissed.

--By Maddie Kosloski of the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Photo by Mo Gabrail  on Unsplash Herb and I are about to start a new curation seminar series , and we're looking forward to learning new tricks to make the exhibits here at the paranormal museum even more exciting! TMI? Never mind. Here are my top five picks for paranormal news of the week! 1) Trail cam pics of the Loch Ness monster? 2) Ancient Egyptian scroll as evidence for giants? 3) Paranormal tourism - it's

--By Maddie Kosloski of the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Photo by Artem Kovalev  on Unsplash Have a case of the Januaries? Have your resolutions fallen apart? Cheer up and visit the San Benedetto Paranormal Museum! Can't make it to the museum? Then stop by our online shop for awesome paranormal museum swag! (Or at least follow us on Twitter/X ). And now, here are my top five picks for paranormal news of the week! 1) What accounts for ghost encounters? 2) Poltergeist at

--By Maddie Kosloski of the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Photo by Jon Sailer  on Unsplash Welcome, lovers of all things paranormal! We are soon skidding into Valentine's season and the paranormal museum's exhibit of cursed romances through the ages. So stop on by and bring a romantic interest! Can't stop by? Stop by our paranormal museum shop! And now, here are my top five picks for paranormal news of the week. Perhaps because we're in the 12 Days of Cryptids, it's all

--By Maddie Kosloski of the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Photo by Katrin Hauf  on Unsplash Welcome to another week of paranormal news from the San Benedetto paranormal museum! Can't visit the museum? Stop by our website, follow us on X , and check out our paranormal museum shop! 1) Mystical mounds of Celtic London. 2) The spiritualist practice of spirit "blush writing," where messages from the spirit world would appear on mediums' skins. The museum has the country's l

--By Maddie Kosloski of the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Photo by Neil Rosenstech  on Unsplash I love January in wine country. A thick mist hangs over the vineyards, making everything magical and mysterious. Also, it's a new year at the paranormal museum, with all new events and exhibits! If you want to keep up, follow us on X for the latest news and paranormal trivia. And be sure to check out the Paranormal Museum website ! Now, here are my top five picks for paranorma

--By Kirsten Weiss, Cozy Mystery Writer Hey friends, I hope you're all staying warm and cozy this winter – maybe with a good book and a hot drink in hand. I've been thinking a lot lately about what makes a cozy mystery really click for readers. You know, that feeling where the setting wraps around you like a favorite blanket, the sleuth feels like someone you could grab coffee with, and the puzzle keeps you turning pages without any of the heavy stuff. Over the years, writing

--By Maddie Kosloski of the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Photo by Kelly Sikkema  on Unsplash Happy haunted new year, paranormal lovers! I don't know about you, but I'm ready for a fresh start this year! So here's to a happy (and not too horribly haunted) 2026! And now, here are my top five picks for paranormal news stories of the week. 1) The UK's Christmas demons. 2) Can your mind move matter? 3) Humans could have as many as 33 senses. 4) Is occultism intellectually so