the paranormal
noun
: strange events, abilities, etc., that cannot be explained by what is known about nature and the world
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The first chapter, which can take around eight hours, is in no rush to deliver big story beats or dive into the paranormal mystery in detail.
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Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
But what looks like a generic action series takes an immediate and delightful turn to the paranormal: Hub dies and is brought back by the devil himself, who enlists him as a bounty hunter to bring demons back to hell.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
In the film, the trap was triggered by a pedal and was one of the tools used by the paranormal investigators to capture various spirits haunting New York.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
Documents were filed Wednesday in Clark County, Nevada, less than a week after Victoria, who married the paranormal investigator in 2022, was arrested on charges of soliciting to commit murder and conspiring to commit murder.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
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Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
But what looks like a generic action series takes an immediate and delightful turn to the paranormal: Hub dies and is brought back by the devil himself, who enlists him as a bounty hunter to bring demons back to hell.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
In the film, the trap was triggered by a pedal and was one of the tools used by the paranormal investigators to capture various spirits haunting New York.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
Documents were filed Wednesday in Clark County, Nevada, less than a week after Victoria, who married the paranormal investigator in 2022, was arrested on charges of soliciting to commit murder and conspiring to commit murder.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
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“The paranormal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20paranormal. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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