The Pope Lick Monster is/was, according to legend, a half-man, half-goat creature that lives under the Norfolk Southern Railroad trestle across Pope Lick Creek and […]
Category: Supernatural
When magic meets logic: Can Juju win Africa the World Cup?
Some tales told of the occult are pretty nasty and quite difficult to believe, while others may sound like mere ear-tickling fantasy.Whether truly malicious or […]
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The Victorian supernatural
Roger Luckhurst challenges the idea of the 19th century as one of secularisation, exploring the popularity of mesmerism, spiritualism and ‘true’ ghost stories in the […]
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Real Vampires
Is there a scientific basis for the existence of vampires? A certain website—Steve Leighton’s http://www.Vampirewebsite.net—would have you believe there is. There’s even a Facebook page […]
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‘Demonic Encounter’ | Northern Ghost Investigations
I just thought I’d write a short blog about a truly terrifying encounter that I had recently.Not so long ago NGI conducted an investigation at […]
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Is this the skeleton of legendary devil dog Black Shuck who terrorised 16th century East Anglia?
Yesterday, 500 years after Black Shuck first went on the prowl, archaeologists were examining the skeleton of a 7ft long dog unearthed in the remains […]
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500-Year-Old ‘Vampire’ Grave Unearthed in Polish Marketplace
Archaeologists have discovered the grave of a suspected vampire in Kamien Pomorski, northwestern Poland.The body, which dates back to the 16th century, was unearthed during […]
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Exorcism is back! Meet the mavericks who will teach you how to cure demonic possession – Salon.com
This spring, a new school for exorcists opened in Illinois. The Pope Leo XIII Institute for the “education & training of priests in the holy […]
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Weighing Witches
How do I know if, c. 1750, old Mother Shipley down the road is a witch. Obviously the dying chickens, my children’s illnesses, the unpleasant […]
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Homeowner disputes history of ‘Conjuring’ house
The family that currently lives in the Harrisville house depicted in “The Conjuring” says the movie has made their lives a living nightmare.Producers said last […]
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The Brag, Shape-shifting Devil Horse
I’ve only just started this column, so I’m not particularly worried about running out of ideas yet, but I did sit down for this one […]
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Werewolf Delusion Even Less Common Than Scientists Thought
They grunt, claw, and feel their body is covered with hair and their nails are elongated — some people strongly believe they are in the […]
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This car murdered at least 14 people and inspired a classic horror film
Stephen King’s Christine made for one hell of a terrifying book and movie, but what if there really is a car so haunted, so possessed, […]
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The strange case of the “vampire” burial in Venice.
In 2006 in Venice, Italy, archaeologists excavating a plague cemetery found something quite unusual: a skeleton with a brick in its mouth. They determined that […]
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Witch curse blamed for Wirral Magazine pub fire – Liverpool Echo
THE landlords of a Merseyside pub which was almost destroyed by a fire believe a mysterious curse is to blame.THE landlords of a Merseyside pub […]
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Forteania: Beast of Gevaudan
One of the first books I purchased from the paranormal field was Brad Steiger’s The Werewolf Book. Technically I purchased an earlier version, the amazon […]
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This Church Houses a Nightmarish Statue of the Devil Himself.
From the outside, the Holy Trinity Church in Marylebone, Westminster, London looks like any other church, and it’s likely that you’d pass it by without […]
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A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials
The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft—the Devil’s magic—and 20 were […]
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Jimmy Page’s Lucifer Rising.
An eastern drone carries a secret invocation up in to a sun bleached sky, soundtracking a sequence of visuals – Isis at Luxor, lightning striking, […]
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The Headless Hound of Toothill Hall
Set in extensive grounds at the junction of Toothill Lane and Huddersfield Road, a building was first recorded at Toothill Hall in the 16th Century […]
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Why do Zombies Eat Brains?
The film The Return of the Living Dead pioneered the popular idea of zombies eating brains. Prior to this concept, zombies had an appetite for […]
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The Smart Set: Where Have All the Fairies Gone?
The Victorians were apparently much plagued by fairies. Accounts suggest that these little creatures flitted around the margins of mid and late 19th century life, […]
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The Ouija Board
There are several ways you can look at the subject of ouija boards, glass divination or indeed any form of ‘contacting spirits of the dead’ […]
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The Flying Dutchman
The Legend of The Flying Dutchman is said to have started in 1641 when a Dutch ship sank during its voyage home to Holland, just off the coast of the Cape of Good Hope on the tip of Africa.
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Beware the Foul Fiend: An Exorcism in Elizabethan London | History Today
Beware the Foul Fiend: An Exorcism in Elizabethan London | History Today.
