[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="728"] Image via http://www.coasttocoastam.com[/caption] Today we sadly mark the passing of author Rosemary Ellen Guiley, a leading expert on the paranormal, and author of more than 45 books (including The Vengeful Djinn) and hundreds of articles on a wide range of topics. She was a frequent guest on Coast to Coast AM with George Noory. Guiley was a consulting editor of FATE Magazine and a frequent lecturer across the country. Her knowledge and research will live on in her books and through the countless people she enlightened with her work. Additional information can be found here and here.

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Robin Strom, author of the new On the Hunt for the Haunted. I did an investigation for a client, and we'd turned up ample evidence that something paranormal was indeed occurring at their residence. And now the homeowner turned to me and asked what could be done about it. I think I had a "deer in the headlights" moment. I'd spent a decade studying what these things were, and neglected the essential step of how to rid a property of unwanted beings. I was like the medical student that studied the onslaught of disease, but neglected studying the cure. The majority of my clients, once they understand what is going on, are happy with the results.

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Judy Martinez, co-author of the new Ghosts of the Grand Canyon. As I walk through the doors of the local bookstore, I ditch my husband almost immediately and quickly dash towards the New Age section, hoping that this time I will pick up a book on the paranormal that might contain new stories about hauntings that havn't been written about already. After I search through the chapters of the new books and glance at the pages, I disgustingly set the books back in their home place, walk out of the New Age aisle with my head held low, and wonder why authors refuse to get off their derriere and seek out new hauntings and ghost stories for their

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Jason Offutt, author of the new Chasing American Monsters. The beast Bigfoot has fascinated me since childhood. However, when I became a journalist and started researching this legendary creature, I realized what I knew growing up was wrong. Bigfoot isn't solely a North American monster—it's worldwide, and, more importantly, it might not be a beast. Native Americans traded with it, Australian aboriginals warred with it, and some lonely Russian villagers once mated with it. As I discovered researching my book, Chasing American Monsters, in the United States, encounters with these hairy giants have been reported in every state except