June 19, 2026 | Robert Wimer

A dark, cinematic collage explores the influence of media on paranormal belief. In the center foreground, a lone child sits on the floor facing an old television glowing with static. Ethereal mist pours from the screen and expands into a nightmarish panorama filled with iconic supernatural figures: a translucent Victorian ghost, a large-eyed Grey alien, a towering faceless man in a black suit, a plague-doctor-like figure, a winged fairy, shadowy humanoids, and a giant red-eyed moth creature. The scene blends haunted hallways, foggy city streets, isolated houses, and moonlit forests into a single dreamlike landscape. The supernatural figures appear to emerge directly from the television's glow, visually suggesting that stories, media, and popular culture shape how people imagine and perceive paranormal phenomena. The mood is mysterious, unsettling, and thought-provoking.

When Stories Become Sightings

Thoughts

What if media doesn’t just tell stories about monsters? What if media helps define what monsters look like when people claim to encounter them? The Feedback Loop of Paranormal Perception Human perception hates a vacuum. When faced with an ambiguous, eerie, or overwhelming experience—a technical glitch on a camera plate, […]Read more »