WE'RE BACK!
October 2025 lilbrary presentations return for another season of lively multi-media presentatioins on "ghost hunting" with from a skeptical viewpoint, including high-tech pseudoscience, skeptical inquiry, critical and thinking pitfalls like cognitive biases. Free admission and open to the pubic. Note: Portions of this presentation may not be suitable for very young audiences.
When and where?
Oct. 21, 6-8pm
Kensington Branch Library
4121 Adams Ave, San Diego, CA 92116
Oct. 28, 5:30-7:30pm
Paradise Hills Branch Library
5922 Rancho Hills Dr, San Diego, CA 92139
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Ectoplasm: A viscous material believed by some to be the residue of ghostly visitation, ectoplasm has almost no substance in fact. Rather, it is a "residue" of an older style of paranormal huckstering and spirit photography, in which spirit mediums represented their ability as spiritual conduits by drawing ropes of cheesecloth out of their ears, mouths or nostrils. With the success of the film Ghostbusters, which featured copious amounts of viscous material in its special effects and makeup, ectoplasm became a boilerplate detail once again in films and television programs with ghostly subject matter, and adds an atmosphere of horror by drawing on our fear of the disgusting. However, even though unexplained stains and real residue turn up from time to time in reports of paranormal activity, ectoplasm is found primarily in the realm of fantasy only.
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During a recent investigation of a private residence, Pacific Paranormal Investigations (PPI) captured this insect "orb" on our infrared surveillance cameras. PPI presents this short video clip as part of our ongoing community outreach and education program.
