Rumor has it that famed movie producer Steven Spielberg may put together a social network specifically for folks who have experienced paranormal or extraterrestrial experiences. The new web site may also host ghost and UFO stories along with movies and photographs. Though nothing official has been put forth by Spielberg himself, over at TechCrunch they state:

Spielberg has always had a love for ghost and UFO stories. His movies include Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Poltergeist (1982), E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Casper (1995), Men in Black (1997), The Haunting (1999), War of the Worlds (2005) and the upcoming Interstellar (2009). His first movie, at 16, was a 140-minute science fiction adventure called Firelight (which later inspired Close Encounters). Add to those titles a score of other sci-fi movies.

Spielberg has apparently had at least one paranormal experience himself. There are stories of him staying in a hotel called Excelsior House and being so frightened by ghosts that he fled the room and moved 20 miles away. We’ve also heard anecdotes about Spielberg seeing the ghost of a dead relative repeatedly as a child. Whether based in reality or the product of an exceptional imagination, these experiences may have had an impact on his life’s work and this upcoming social network.

Maybe there is still hope  that we can finally find out if Area 51  is really holding the remains of aliens once and for all.

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