paranormal activities

Beyond natural explanation

Paranormal activities are phenomena that supposedly lie beyond the scope of normal scientific explanation—ghosts, hauntings, psychic events, and unexplained disturbances.

The phrase gained currency from the *Paranormal Activity* horror film franchise, where it typically describes supernatural occurrences in a home: The family reported paranormal activities after moving in.

Often used loosely for anything strange or inexplicable.

Related

hauntings · telepathy · psychokinesis · shadow figures · Loch Ness Monster · clairvoyance · precognition · mediumship · skinwalker · mothman · alien abductions · astral projection · near death experience · poltergeists · things that go bump in the night · chupacabra · crop circles · cold spots

Opposites
natural vs. supernatural causation

paranormal activitiesnatural phenomena

Occurrences without human cause

natural processes · natural laws · physics · biology · chemistry

ordinary vs. extraordinary occurrence

paranormal activitiesdaily life

Regular everyday activities

normalcy · business as usual · the usual

Family

paranormal, activities, normal, activity, abnormal, normalize, normality, normally, norms

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG