I loved that show and I ate up all the literature I could find about the paranormal back then. Kids will believe anything!
https://archive.org/details/OMNI197908/Best_of_OMNI_1_1980/
I still firmly believe that John Gilchrist, the "Little Mikey" child actor in Life Cereal commercials, exploded after consuming a combination of Pop Rocks candy and soda.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2xMhRLVVs4