paranormals
Those with powers
Paranormals are beings or phenomena that exist outside the bounds of normal scientific explanation—ghosts, psychics, telekinetics, and the like.
The term often appears in fiction and gaming to describe characters with supernatural abilities: The paranormals formed their own resistance cell.
It can also refer to paranormal events collectively: She spent her career investigating paranormals.
Mental object manipulation
- levitationUnsupported aerial suspension
- astral projectionSoul separating from flesh
- near-death experiencesPhenomena during clinical crises
- out-of-bodySeparated from physical form
premonitions · déjà vu · spontaneous combustion · time slips · shadow figures · moving objects · temperature drops · voices
Spirits of the deceased
- spiritsLiquor or apparitions
- poltergeistsObject-throwing supernatural entities
- apparitionsSupernatural visible manifestations
- demonsMalevolent supernatural beings
entities · specters · phantoms · wraiths · banshees · djinn · yokai · revenants
Those who contact spirits
- clairvoyantsThose claiming supernatural perception
- sensitivesPeople with heightened perception
- channelersThose who transmit spirits
- seersThose claiming foresight
telepaths · empaths · spiritualists · fortune tellers · palm readers · psychometrists · necromancers · shamans
Beyond natural explanation
- Stranger ThingsEleven's supernatural series
- GhostbustersFictional spirit-catching squad
- BuffyInformal feminine name
- cryptidsUnverified legendary animals
urban legends · horror genre · thrillers · creepypasta · found footage · supernatural romance · creature features · anthology series
Seekers of apparitions
- EVPTop-tier corporate leader
- thermal camerasDevices displaying heat signatures
- séancesMeetings to reach spirits
- Ouija boardsLettered séance devices
dowsing rods · night vision · haunted locations · evidence · debunking · documentation · field research · anomalies
telekinesis
Mental object manipulation
- levitationUnsupported aerial suspension
- astral projectionSoul separating from flesh
- near-death experiencesPhenomena during clinical crises
out-of-body · premonitions · déjà vu · spontaneous combustion · time slips · shadow figures · moving objects · temperature drops · voices · lights
ghosts
Spirits of the deceased
- spiritsLiquor or apparitions
- poltergeistsObject-throwing supernatural entities
- apparitionsSupernatural visible manifestations
demons · entities · specters · phantoms · wraiths · banshees · djinn · yokai · revenants · shadow people
mediums
Those who contact spirits
- clairvoyantsThose claiming supernatural perception
- sensitivesPeople with heightened perception
- channelersThose who transmit spirits
seers · telepaths · empaths · spiritualists · fortune tellers · palm readers · psychometrists · necromancers · shamans · diviners
Supernatural
Beyond natural explanation
- Stranger ThingsEleven's supernatural series
- GhostbustersFictional spirit-catching squad
- BuffyInformal feminine name
cryptids · urban legends · horror genre · thrillers · creepypasta · found footage · supernatural romance · creature features · anthology series · investigators
ghost hunters
Seekers of apparitions
- EVPTop-tier corporate leader
- thermal camerasDevices displaying heat signatures
- séancesMeetings to reach spirits
Ouija boards · dowsing rods · night vision · haunted locations · evidence · debunking · documentation · field research · anomalies · recordings
paranormalsordinary people
Everyday individuals, unremarkable
common folk · regulars · everyman · plain folk · commoners
- paranormal activityOccurrences beyond scientific explanation
- paranormal investigationStudying alleged supernatural activity
- paranormal activitiesUnexplained events beyond science
- paranormal phenomenaEvents outside scientific explanation
- paranormal romanceFiction blending otherworldly creatures with courtship
- paranormal investigatorsResearchers of supernatural occurrences