If I were to turn on the television, chances would be good that I would be able to find a show that dealt with the paranormal, supernatural, or occult in some way.  Chances would also be good that once finding said show that I would stop flipping through the channels and watch it.  Most of my favorite shows are based on some aspect of paranormal phenomenon.  Though I’d also say that my reasons for watching any paranormally based show might be slightly different than the average person.

There is a current trend of paranormal obsession in the media.  Yet while millions of people are enthralled by the prospect of paranormal activity, I would be willing to bet that most people are more than perfectly happy with it being restricted to the television.   This isn’t to say that there aren’t millions of adoring fans writing in to these shows on their Myspace pages and forums stating how many ghosts they’ve seen or how their house is haunted, but when it comes down to actually dealing with paranormal activity on a personal level it is still met with extreme resistance.  We are more than willing to allow somebody with a camera and a television into our homes to search for evidence than we are willing to believe that our best friend, or even our self,  is psychic or paranormally inclined in some way. [Read more →]