There are moments when something completely familiar suddenly looks strange. A face can seem subtly distorted. A word can stop looking like a real word. An object that has been … Read More
Walk into a casino, a windowless shopping complex, a basement entertainment venue, or another carefully controlled interior and something subtle can happen: your ordinary sense of time becomes less reliable. … Read More
A familiar name can feel strangely different when it comes from an unfamiliar voice. The words themselves have not changed, yet something about the experience can feel wrong: a name … Read More
A horror image usually tells you what it wants you to feel. There may be a monster, a distorted face, blood, darkness or some other unmistakable signal of danger. An … Read More
A fog-covered forest, an empty desert at dusk, a vast mountain valley or a dark ocean can produce two apparently contradictory reactions: I want to keep looking and I am … Read More
You walk into a room and immediately notice that someone was there. You may not see the person. You may not hear a voice. Nothing obvious may tell you that … Read More
For many people, paranormal investigation begins with a belief in ghosts. For Gaurav Tiwari, the more interesting question was what could be learned from the things people could not explain. … Read More
Hearing your own voice on a recording can produce an oddly immediate reaction: That doesn’t sound like me. The recording may be perfectly clear, the microphone may be working normally, … Read More
A building can exist as a set of drawings, measurements and computer files long before anyone can walk through it. Yet increasingly, people can experience that future space as though … Read More
A phone lights up with a notification that appears to have no obvious source. A social media app surfaces an advertisement moments after someone discusses a product. An old account … Read More
