Stop Sylvia Browne

Posted January 20th, 2008 by Andrew Walsh in Grab Bag

While I'm not generally in the habit of promoting other people's websites, I have to say I am addicted to StopSylviaBrowne.com.

For those who don't know, Sylvia Browne is a self-proclaimed psychic, best-selling author, and weekly guest on The Montel Williams Show. Her abrasive delivery and husky voice are just two of the trademarks that have made this woman so popular. But what is the truth about her psychic ability? Is she worth the $750 dollars she charges for a 20-30 minute phone reading? This site attempts to find the answer to these questions.

Motivated by her now infamously incorrect reading in the Shawn Hornbeck case, where she told the parents of a missing boy their son was dead only to have him turn up alive three years later, the site's creator Robert Lancaster examines the evidence with a skeptics eye, presenting a pretty fair assessment of the evidence.

If you're bored this weekend, killing time at work, or wondering if you should shell out money on her books, lectures, study groups, or readings, then this site is must stop for you. And honestly, how can you resist that graphic?