Paranormal Dispatch from the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum

--By Maddie Kosloski of the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum

Photo by Albert Antony on Unsplash

Things are heating up in San Bendetto, but the Paranormal Museum has icy cool air conditioning. So if you need a break from stomping through dusty vineyards, stop on by! Can't make it? Check out our online shop!

And now, here are my top five picks for paranormal news of the week!

1) A story about Robin Foy and the Noah's Ark Society he started back in the early '90s. Physical mediumship was on the ropes at the time, with a lot of the old-timers passing on and fewer folks seeing real phenomena. Foy and his circles worked to keep it alive through home sittings, independent voice work, and public demos. They even had a spirit communicator named Noah Zerdin himself nudge them to form the group. It's a reminder that sometimes you have to build your own ark when the flood of skepticism starts rising. Makes me appreciate the hands-on, cabinet-style work that built so much of what we know about spirit communication today.

2) Footage from filmmakers Richard Rossi and Kelly Tabor on Lake Champlain. They were shooting a kids' movie about Champ, America's version of the Loch Ness Monster, when they spotted something swimming behind their boat during editing. Tabor described a skinny neck oscillating underwater, and the clip shows it next to their 11-foot boat for scale. Sightings go back to the 1800s, with everything from railroad crews to state resolutions trying to protect the thing. Whether it's a big eel, a misidentified wake, or something stranger, it's fun to see fresh video stirring the pot again.

3) On the wilder side, there's the news about Monsignor Stephen Rossetti, a longtime exorcist in D.C., who shared his personal take that many UFO sightings could be demonic in nature. He got removed from his role over it, which has folks debating where the line sits between the spiritual, the interdimensional, and plain old unknowns. It's the kind of conversation that makes you wonder what lenses we're all using when we look at the same sky.

4) More doctors are taking near-death experiences seriously. One in ten cardiac arrest patients comes back with these vivid stories that stick with them for life. Doctors are realizing these aren't just hallucinations or delirium. They're clear, meaningful, and often lead to positive changes like less fear of death and more connection to others. Some even report verifiable details from out-of-body moments that make you stop and think.

5) Actor John C. Reilly had a vision of his father the night he died. He was far away filming when he had a dream of his dad in a line of people moving through a rooming house, heading out a door. He knew it was the last time he'd see him. Turns out his sister and aunt had similar dreams about his father leaving on a journey that same night. Reilly says it left him certain that something of us carries on.

If you're the type who can't get enough of quirky ghosts, cursed objects, and small-town sleuthing that feels a lot like the weird cases we've dealt with right here at the San Benedetto Paranormal Museum, you might enjoy the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum cozy mystery series. The stories pull from the kind of everyday strangeness that shows up in a place like ours. Swing by the museum if you're in the area; we've got signed copies on the shelves and plenty of odd artifacts to browse.