A few weeks ago I posted an article about Slenderman and the Ontological Argument exploring the possibility of defining entities into existence. I have recently been made aware of a new documentary from HBO that examines the origins and implications of the Slenderman meme, and it looks great. See below:
The following essay is a modified version of the introductory chapter to the book Damned Facts: Fortean Essays on Religion, Folklore and the Paranormal (available now from Amazon US and Amazon UK). *** Over the course of four groundbreaking books published between 1919-1932,1 Charles Hoy Fort (1874-1932) meticulously presented thousands of accounts of anomalous events […]
For a while now I have been thinking of different ways to use the paranormal as a catalyst for deeper understanding in my teaching of A-Level Religious Studies (as well as using A-Level Religious Studies as a means to better understand the paranormal). I have found that my students are often fascinated by the paranormal, […]
X-Files of the Humanities 