San Antonio restauranteurs get more than they expected when they opened their eastside, music-themed establishment. A spirit is causing mischief and nearly closed them down.

Some would have you believe that ghost experiences are the product of the ignorant and unobservant and that investigators are haphazard thrill-seekers. A new book by Keith Linder challenges these stereotypes.

What started as a gripping standoff with police turned into a genuine WTF moment as a senior citizen got sick and tired of all the disruption and decided to just end it by pushing a burglary suspect off the roof! That’s one tough grandpa! You can read the full story on the KABC web site.

While burgling a home, the thief took a moment to see to his mortal needs in the family toilet. Perhaps he thought it would be funny to leave this little token of his esteem as he robbed them but it backfired on him big-time. According to the Ventura County Star, police used DNA from this specimen to match a suspect. 42-year-old Andrew David Jenson was arrested on suspicion of committing a burglary. When mama taught you to flush she was looking out for everyone, including you. Word to the wise, evildoers: Your poop will find you! The video tells the story. or you can read the original on the news web…

I deal with a lot of different perspectives on health… from people who are diligently devoted to modern medical practices to people who are folk practitioners. This one gave me a surprise, though… Cannibals Arrested in Florida Claim Eating Human Flesh Cures Diabetes and Depression   According to the Miami Gazette, police found three men who had been practicing ritual cannibalism to self-treat diabetes and depression. It appears they have been doing this for some time, targeting homeless people who would not be easily missed. Police were responding to a noise complaint and arrived to find the stereo blaring the Enya song, Only Time. So, just to be clear. I’m…

The Weekly World News was always the best and they did not disappoint with this macabre article from December 2004 announcing that the United Nations was busily canceling Christmas after Santa’s body was found frozen, floating in a block of ice. Children are devastated as the news reaches them. Damn! That’s dark stuff! As it turns out, this was good news, according to psychologists. It will help break the kids from their greed. See the whole article in the Google archive. I don’t know what happened after. Was this all a case of mistaken identity? Was there a cover-up, and Santa has been replaced by an impostor, run by the…

A classic Weekly World News story about a forgetful ghost gets Saul thinking about what awaits us in the hereafter.