1989 VHS • Secrets of the Unknown Volume 2 60 FPS

About

Secrets of the Unknown Volume 2 is a four-episode compilation from the Secrets and Mysteries documentary series, hosted from a library set with commentary framing each subject as a journey into the unexplained. Each episode opens with a dramatic teaser and the series' recurring narration before presenting interviews, case studies, and dramatic recreations.

Episode 1, The Human Brain, covers the history of brain science from Hippocrates through phrenology and Leonardo da Vinci's wax casting experiments, the left and right hemisphere division of function, mental illness and its historical treatment, the BEAM brain mapping technology demonstrated through the case of Anita, an injured LAPD officer, and the neuroscience of memory, learning, and left-right hemisphere cooperation.

Episode 2, Psychic Detectives, covers psychometry and the careers of Dorothy Allison and Peter Hurkos, the Etta Smith wrongful arrest case, the Susan Jacobson murder case solved in part through Allison's descriptions, and skeptical counterarguments from law enforcement.

Episode 3 covers Wicca and modern witchcraft, including the four types of witches, the origins of the broomstick and cauldron in pagan practice, historical persecution and the Salem witch trials, and interviews with practicing Wiccans in Woodland Hills, California.

Episode 4 covers curses, examining Pele's curse in Hawaii, Feng Shui in Hong Kong, the Hope Diamond curse, the curse of King Tutankhamun and possible bacteriological explanations, and Voodoo and the chemistry of zombies as discovered by Wade Davis.

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Credit

The Vista Group®

Language

English

Subtitles

English (automatic)

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