328 chase street Pennsylvania was the home of Jack and Janet Smurl who's encounter with a paranormal entity (seemingly malevolent) was to form the foundation of many a heated discussion on for for's and against the existence of spiritual beings in American folklore (even to the point of a film being made). it all started in January 1974 when jack and Janet (both devout Catholics) started encountering terrifying occurrences. stains would appear on the living room carpet which no matter how much scrubbing could not be removed. deep scratch marks appeared on furniture and loud rapping noises as though someone was knocking hard on the ceilings and walls of the house. the telephone would continue ringing after the receiver was taken off the hook-this stayed in much the same way for ten years or so-then worse was to come!!. first the voices started-not much to begin with just whispers then the apparitions came. some were smiling but with a sinister smile as if promising worse to come-it did. the Smurls were then subjected to severe physical attacks and more alarmingly sexual attacks by corpse-like creatures. the attacks were not confined to the house as the Smurls were also attacked on holiday-a unique case in anyone's language. the hauntings ceased when the Smurls vacated the house in 1987. there have been no more reported instances at the house since then. it may also be worth noting that the house was built on old mine workings.

also known as the Yeti is said to inhabit remote areas of mountains and jungles. There is no definite evidence of the abominable snowman's existence and all facts about it are based entirely upon folk-tales and sightings by locals of the area and mountaineers.

A few footprints have reportedly been seen, these include a british army officer who saw what was thought to be Yeti footprints 21,000 feet up Everest in 1921 and a number of westerners who saw giant footprints in 1887. In 1937, photographs of footprints were taken by F.S.Smythe and in 1951 climber, Eric Shipton Found footprints in the snow. Up until present no Yeti bodies have ever been uncovered.

Some Himalayan Monasteries are said to contain Yeti scalps, although, these are thought to be made of goatskin.

Abominable Snowmen and Yetis are said to resemble a very hairy (or furry) man with some being brown in colour and others white.

This is the manipulation of the body's "Ch'i energy" based on the ancient Chinese art of healing. Chinese physicians from the Stone Age found that puncturing the body with stone needles in certain areas of the body could help treat different illnesses in the organs of the body. Only a few acupuncture areas of the body were know at this time, whereas today there are around seven hundred known points and metal needles are used.

Acupuncture today is a holistic method of treatment which has been found to work when orthodox treatment has not.

Life after death.

A continuation of life after our physical bodies die.

A human being who is unaware that they are directing poltergeist activity. Often a teenager and most often female.

An Alchemists is one whom practices alchemy.

The exploration and application of the sciences, particularly chemistry and astrology. Alchemists were mainly dedicated to the producing of gold from baser metals and other various materials.

Alchemy is an early protoscientific practice combining elements of chemistry, physics, astrology, art, semiotics, metallurgy, medicine, mysticism, and religion. There were three main goals many alchemists sought for. The most renowned goal of alchemy is the transmutation of any metal into either gold or silver.Also they tried to create universal panacea, a remedy that would cure all diseases and prolong life indefinitely.

Although these were not the only uses for the science, they were the ones most documented and well known. Starting with the Middle Ages, European alchemists invested much effort on the search for the "philosopher's stone", a legendary substance that was believed to be an essential ingredient for either or both of those goals.

Any state of consciousness that is different from 'normal'.

An object that has the power to ward off evil spirits; usually a charm worn around the neck. This is worn to bring luck, or ward off evil.

A benevolent spiritual being who watches over people and is said to provide help.