Mysterious Times
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Ellie returns home to find a stranger in her kitchen and a perfectly good cup chipped. Unfortunately for him, Ellie has survived considerably worse things than an unexpected houseguest…
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There are few things that humanity has been quite so consistently afraid of as a dead person who refuses to behave like one.
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A prisoner must be delivered before 03:00. The mission is clear, the orders absolute. But deep beneath the earth, something knows the truths Seth has spent a lifetime hiding.
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Ricky Gervais’s Alley Cats is filthy, ridiculous, unexpectedly touching and absolutely hilarious. But if feral cats making knob jokes offend you, what exactly did you expect? 😂
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Fifty years after one of the world’s most famous alleged alien abductions, original witness Steve Pierce has returned to the Arizona forest – and says the story the world was told was a hoax. One of the foundations beneath the Travis Walton abduction case may have just shifted.
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“From phantom big cats to haunted castles and distant quasars, another fascinating week reminds us that the world’s greatest mysteries rarely announce themselves with certainty. They simply leave us asking questions…”
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Iron scales, fiery eyes and a vulnerable spot beneath its tail. The Wantley Wyrm is one of Yorkshire’s greatest dragon legends, but was it ever meant to be taken seriously?
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The Major Oak of Sherwood Forest has stood for perhaps a thousand years, becoming one of Britain’s most beloved folkloric landmarks. With news that the ancient giant has finally died, we reflect on the life, legacy and enduring mythology of England’s greatest folkloric witness. 🌳💚
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There are some actors who become famous. There are others who become familiar. Anthony Head belonged to that rarer category still. He became trusted.
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In Japan, the tsuchinoko is a snake potentially three cocktails deep, slithering through folklore while dodging actual proof of existence.
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In the modern reporting era, April consistently produces a noticeable increase in UFO submissions across civilian databases. Analysts attribute this partly to seasonal behaviour patterns
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One farthing could buy a few moments of pleasure – a little taste of something nicer than reality… Until the humbugs started to kill people…
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On this day in 1178, five monks looked up – and saw the Moon split in two, spitting fire and sparks. Did they witness a meteor? A massive lunar impact? Or something… not of this Earth?..
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Kapo never apologised for her body, her magic, or her rage. She didn’t make herself smaller to survive – she transformed. She protected. She bled, birthed, defended, and healed. That’s not obscene. That’s divine.
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“Medb does not care if you think she is too much. She never did. She is the howl on the wind, the shadow on the hill, the glint of steel behind the smile. A queen without apology. A goddess made of thunder.”
