Welcome to the official home of the Appalachian Fortean Society...

   We are a group of paranormal enthusiasts in East Tennessee - the greater Knoxville area including Knox, Blount, and Sevier Counties. But our interests are not just confined to ghosts and UFOs; we also meet weekly to informally discuss things such as conspiracy theory, cryptozoology (e.g. Bigfoot), demons and demonology, out-of-place artifacts and ancient civilizations, and other news of the weird. So if you're interested in things like this, or becoming a member, please join us for a meeting sometime on a Tuesday night in Maryville. If you are having trouble with paranormal activity in your home or business, please contact our investigative branch, the Southeastern Paranormal Research Society, and we can arrange an investigation for you. Our lead investigators have a combined 9 years of experience in the field, gathering evidence and helping normal people having an other-than-normal experience.

• All too often it has happened that matters of great value to science were overlooked because the new phenomenon did not fit the accepted scientific outlook of the time.
• Ridicule is not part of the scientific method, and people should not be taught that it is.

-Dr. J. Allen Hynek

• Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
• The supression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion and politics but it is not the path to knowledge.

-Dr. Carl Sagan

• Skeptics, who flatly deny the existence of any unexplained phenomenon in the name of 'rationalism,' are among the primary contributors to the rejection of science by the public. People are not stupid and they know very well when they have seen something out of the ordinary.

-Dr. Jacques Vallee