Department of Spectral Sciences
Studies apparitions, hauntings, ghostly behavior, and the social habits of the recently inexplicable.
Distinguished Center of Inquiry, Est. 2026
Institute of Parafunormal Studies
Recklessly advancing the field of parafunormal studies.
The Institute of Parafunormal Studies is a distinguished center for the study of strange, spectral, playful, and questionably documented phenomena.
Established in 2026, IOPS advances the field through research, public education, experimental tools, ceremonial nonsense, and the occasional forged artifact.
Ex Tenebris, In Risum
"From Darkness, Into Laughter"
IOPS research favors ambitious theories, polished diagrams, and the sober conviction that wonder should not wait for a committee decision.
Research conducted with dignity, caution, and very specific terminology.
Department of Manifestation Analytics
Applies modern tools, charts, graphs, and questionable confidence to unusual activity.
Department of Forgecraft and Artifact Studies
Examines the creation, preservation, and distribution of objects believed to be important by at least one person.
Department of Polyhedral Communication
Explores why supernatural entities appear drawn to dice, probability, and dramatic timing.
Regarding Institute for Parafunormal Studies
Visitors seeking the Institute for Parafunormal Studies may continue down the hall, past the filing cabinets, and into disappointment.
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Step into the archives.
Applications, field reports, and bold claims of parafunormal stewardship may be addressed to the Registrar.