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Paranormal Jargon Buster
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In Thailand, locals believe that evil entities are causing car accidents. The troubled highway is called the "100 corpses crossroads"

Afterlife
The existence thought to follow death

Aliens
Usually the name applied to inhabitants of UFOs

Bomohs
Malaysian Shamans and mediums

Clairvoyance
The power of seeing dead people

Djinns
Fiery disruptive spirits from Asia

ESP
Perception of events by unknown means.

Exorcist
Someone who expels devils and spirits

Ghost
A recording of a person that does not communicate

Haunted
An object, person or place that is visited by ghosts and spirits

Jersey Devil
A strange creature from New Jersey, USA

Kuman Thong
A Thai Baby Spirit for bad or good use.

Leylines
Alignments of ancient sites stretching across the landscape

Medium
A person through whom spirits of the dead can communicate

NDE
Near Death Experiences

Ouija Board
An object that is used to communicate with the dead

Poltergeist
An invisible noisy spirit that moves objects

Spirit
A ghost that communicates

Spooklights
Lights which appear in the skies regularly

Third Eye
A gateway believed to exist in the middle of your forehead

UFO
An unidentified flying object, not necessarily Aliens

Weeping Statues
Statues display aspects of human behaviour

Yowie
An Australia ape like creature that walks on its hind legs

Zener Cards
25 cards to test ESP and Psychic Ability

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