Paranormal State

One of my favorite shows right now is Paranormal State, hosted by Ryan Buell and his team. Now in Season 3, it's gained a lot of popularity since its first episode on A&E. What I like about this show is the fact that they investigate rather more objectively than some of the others, gaining insight from experts rather than people who think they know things, then put the pieces together in a logical sense. There is also an underlying sense of a genuine desire to help people experiencing paranormal activity.

For quick updates, they can be found on Twitter. There are some very interesting "extras" worth watching, including video articles about Ouija Boards and updates after the shows. The "official" website is at A&E Television, which includes full episodes.

I will be giving this (and other) TV shows more detailed entries in the future, perhaps including full episodes if I can.

In the mean time, this is one of the most edge-of-the-seat episodes I've seen in a long time. The full episode (in 5 parts) can be watched on the A&E site: The Possession - Return of The Six.

Movie Making Madness

A long time ago, I used to create my own mini-movies, along with soundtracks that I had created with my trusty Yamaha Portasound. I would write short stories and convert them to movie format, the subject being, of course, paranormal thrillers. For the longest time now, I've really wanted to get back into it, but have deferred because it seemed such a difficult, daunting undertaking. But, I guess the other day, I thought, "It can't really be that hard to do, can it?" So I started downloading all of these cool programs and utilities - video editing, sound editing and animation software - and did some experimenting. And, guess what, it was much easier than I anticipated.

So, for the next few weeks I think I'll be starting on a mini-movie based on one of my older short stories, entitled Beyond Life. I'm not going to reveal any part of the plot regarding that, as it's better that way. When it's done I'll post it here as a special feature. (I'd put it on the Inspired Inkpot blog, only the place I uploaded the graphics for the layout decided to delete everything!) When they're done, I'll be placing them on this blog as "special features".

Some of the other projects I have planned, as part of this "movie making madness", are documentaries and docu-dramas about various paranormal topics. They won't be the investigative work that I do occasionally, more like some of the research that I've conducted into the paranormal over the years, including some photographs and video footage I've taken. We're all really excited here about these particular projects, as you can imagine.

It's something to strive towards and look forward to.