The Vortex: Everything Wrong with Political Auroras

(source: Space.com) Ever seen the Northern Lights… from space? Here’s a gallery of “Amazing Auroras” from 2015 that includes a few from beyond the terrestrial. [via Space.com] We know to take what politicians say with a grain of salt – […]

The Vortex: Full Moon Flees Cave

(source: Combermere Abbey) February 22, 2016 Liz Worth is a tarot reader, creative coach, and author living in Toronto. Here’s our weekly forecast with “the full moon in Virgo”. [via Liz Worth] A millionaire abandons his newly purchased home (£3.6m) […]

The Vortex: Greatest Post-Mortem Hits

Rock on and on and on and on. (source: Noisey) March 24, 2016 Kids are pretty imaginative and have flimsy filters for the things they say. Sometimes they’re so imaginative it’s creepy. At least, let’s hope this stuff is made […]

The Vortex: Legally Dead Coffee Detectives

She can smell coffee brewing. (source: Deadly Grounds Coffee) March 16, 2016 Diehard coffee lover? Deadly Grounds Coffee combines a passion for the paranormal with the cult of coffee. Varieties include Hell’s Fury, Tropical Terror, and special to spring, Chocolate […]

The Vortex: Mothra’s UFO Sighting Ritual

(source: Psychic Punx) February 26, 2016 Do you use the KII meter in your investigations? Perhaps you’d like to, or maybe you can utilize it even better. Dan McMath discusses the pros and cons, and why it’s not a stand-alone […]

The Vortex: Mummified Vending Machines with Aura

(source: Express) March 1, 2016 ‘Did someone put a toupee on this mummified sea captain found in a ghost ship?’ probably shouldn’t be my first question about this story. There is also a slideshow of mummified remains if that’s what […]

The Vortex: Old Timey Haunted Millennials

Nope. (source: Cracked) March 7, 2016 “13 Old Timey Photos That Prove History Was Haunted”. Creeped out from the get-go with those hooded mothers lurking behind their small children, but that ventriloquist’s dummies were even more horrifying in a previous […]

The Vortex: Paranoid Sleepwalking Monks

“No, you’ve got a butt face.” (source: Blastr) April 12, 2016 I want to be cremated and possibly grown into a tree in one of those natural burial pods. But I have to respect people who do wacky things with […]

The Vortex: Sinking WWII Vampires

He looks devastated no one wants to kick him out. (source: Snopes) March 4, 2016 I disagree with the first statement in this article. I think happiness is possible to achieve; you have to realize that happiness does not mean […]

The Vortex: Sleep Crystal Hoaxes

(source: Henri Fuseli (1781) via Live Science) February 29, 2016 Check out this beautiful time lapse of crystals forming. (Just try to ignore the jarring nature of the microscope viewer shifting!) [via YouTube] I occasionally get sleep paralysis and night […]

The Vortex: Super Creepy Fashion Spells

Did someone piss-off Zeus? (source: Telegraph UK ) The June Issue of The Spellery – a magazine for the novice to seasoned witch – is here. [via joomag] 12 creeptacular GIFs for your Monday! [via Cracked] Is the popularity of […]

The Vortex: Swirling Arctic UFOs

Boring place to suntan and/or haunt. (source: Atlas Obscura) What could be causing this strange swirling mist? Investigators claim it’s the spirits of seven dead monks. [VIDEO via Daily Mail] Myanmar’s new capital city of Naypyidaw: “The project has been […]