It is said that since European settlers arrived in the Americas, many people believed that something sinister roamed their rivers. The sound of what seemed to be a wailing woman would be heard drifting up […]
We visited some of the most haunted locations in Brittany to discover their stories. The French region of Brittany is well known for its abundant legends. From megalithic standing stones to tales of sorcerers and […]
The Morfa Colliery at Port Talbot in South Wales was operational from the mid-1800s until 1913, eventually closing after a long history of accidents. In 1863, thirty workers died there in an explosion. In 1870, […]
Folklore is packed with omens of coming disaster. Across the West, the black cat is a harbinger of doom: if one crosses your path, it is believed to be an omen of bad luck and […]
Reports of hauntings are often tied to a particular location. In the following account, L.R. Hartwell describes how a paranormal entity attached itself to him after he and his family moved into a trailer in […]
The year was 1990. In Madrid, Spain, Concepción Gutiérrez’s father lay dying in hospital. Concepción had gathered her children to see their grandfather one last time. This final family gathering was, however, more of an […]
Stirling is well known for its importance in Scottish history, with the Battle of Stirling Bridge, the Battle of Bannockburn and Stirling Castle. Yet, there is another side to this part of Scotland. The Old […]
On the 13th of November, 1974 six members of the DeFeo family were shot to death in their home in Amityville, Long Island. The culprit was was believed to be the son and brother Ronald […]
When people claim to have witnessed an apparition of someone once living, it is often the case that the person departed this world in some sort of crisis. Tragedy, it seems, is often a prerequisite for […]
Voodoo has developed from the cultures of the African diaspora, namely those communities whose ancestors were displaced from the African continent. In present times, voodoo appears in various forms as a type of folk magic, […]
What makes places haunted by poltergeists? Is it the people who live there? Or, is it the very walls which have been imbued with a profound tragedy? These five houses may hold a clue to […]
Hampton Court Palace has a tremendous reputation for being haunted. In fact, it is often considered to be one of the most haunted buildings in the United Kingdom. From the former wives of King Henry VIII […]
When the Perron family moved into the Arnold estate of Harrisville, Rhode Island in the December of 1970, they were given just one piece of advice by the previous occupants: “For the sake of your […]
All art is meant to evoke an emotion from whoever gazes upon it. Yet, there are some pieces, in this case paintings, that go beyond ordinary emotion. There are some paintings that seem to be […]
NOTE ABOUT NAMES: This account relies heavily on the work of Gerald Brittle, the author of the 1980 book The Demonologist, in which the careers of the paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren was documented using […]
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