UFOs, ghosts, telekinesis and abominable snowmen – what exactly is the supernatural and why are we so fascinated with the idea of the supernatural even in this day and age of media and information age years and years after the Enlightenment chased the trolls and elves out of the forests?

Even though we know a lot today we still don’t know it all – in fact, as regards some of the biggest questions we know about as little as our ancestors did. What happens after death? Is there life on other planets?

The fact that the supernatural is still very much alive and well in the collective imagination is obvious to anyone dealing with popular culture online where elves, vampires and conspiracy theories are legion – and most popular.

Keynote speakers on the supernatural look into what it is we define as the supernatural and why the supernatural keeps fascinating us.