paranormal (adj.)

beyond the scope of normal objective investigation or explanation.

The Oxford English Reference Dictionary, © Oxford University Press 1996

'para', Greek, 'beyond'; 'normal', Latin, 'conforming to a standard; regular, usual, typical'. It's an odd word all round, to be sure, half Greek and half Latin in etymology, an adjective on its way to becoming a noun - just as a word it is already crossing boundaries, defying attempts to nail it down.

The Mazehouse has its origins in the paranormal investigations previously carried out by Steven Millington. When a couple of friends found out about his interests they told him the stories of another friend's house in which they had both had strange experiences.

One described, having sat down after lunch with a book, finding himself suddenly standing in the kitchen with really no idea how or why he had ended up there.