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Picture generated with AI Location: Bilbo Cemetery, Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America Dates Active: 1840 to Present Category: Burial Grounds, Fae Creatures, Ghost Lights, Nice Spirits Cause: Ghosts, Fae Creatures, Ignis Fatuus Status: Possibly Ongoing Entry ID: 013124A-00059 Summery:   One of the good versions of the feu-follet, with legends stating the lights are the spirits of those buried there trying to help family, friends or new comers to the cemetery find the graves they're looking for. In Depth: According to local legend, the Bilbo Cemetery is one of the few graveyards that may be somewhat comforting to visit at night because of a spirit known as the feu-follet. This ghost light is said to appear above the grave that you are looking for if you visit after dark, essentially 'leaving the light on' for you and other visitors. Reports of seeing the feu-follet of Bilbo cemetery have been happening since the 1840s, which is located in the northeast...

Picture generated with AI Location: St. Omer Cemetery, Illinois, United States of America Dates Active: February 26, 1882 Category: Burial Grounds, Curses, Necromancy, Omens, Witchcraft Cause: Curse, Witchcraft (Alleged) Status: Possibly Ongoing Entry ID: 013024B-00058 Summery:   A strange gravestone is the focal point of a local legend about a woman who died on a date that doesn't exist, who died in a town that also does not exist. In Depth: This story starts in small town in Illinois known as St. Omer, which was founded in 1852 and was big enough to warrant the construction of a post office, a blacksmith, and a store. According to records there were six houses in town, but 40 to 50 families lived in the area at one point. However, over time the population slowly dwindled, and St. Omer became a ghost town. Before the place was abandoned, there was a married couple Marcus and Caroline Barnes, who met and unfortunate fate. Marcus died in a sawmill accident on December 6, 1881,...

Picture generated with AI Location: St. Sennen Church Cemetery, Sennen, Penzance, United Kingdom Dates Active: Unknown Category: Burial Grounds, Mysterious Sounds, Omens Cause: Unknown Status: Possibly Ongoing Entry ID: 013024A-00057 Summery:   People visiting this graveyard have claimed to have heard bells chiming around midnight, claiming it is a bad omen. In Depth: The St. Sennen Church Cemetery supposedly has a legend that bells can sometimes be heard chiming at midnight. It is believed to be caused by the ghost of a sea captain who is in denial that his ship has sunk off the coast, and is a bad omen to those that hear it, especially sailors. Supposedly, if you hear the bells you should refrain from leaving port, as those that ignore the warning are soon lost at sea. Related Entries and Connections : Connections: Burial Grounds Connections: Mysterious Sounds Connections: Omens   Last Updated: March 23, 2024

Picture generated with AI Location: Sa Kaeo, Thailand Dates Active: February 29, 2016 Category: Evil Spirits, Possessions, Strange Crimes Cause: Phi Pob Status: Unknown Entry ID: 012924C-00056 Summery:   Cops are called on two woman and one man who were forcing neighbors and family members to strip in the street of their village, afterwards claiming to have been possessed by a spirit known as a phi pob. In Depth: Three suspects lead seven neighbors and family members at knifepoint into the street of a village and forced them to strip naked. Some of the victims were injured in the altercation when they resisted, and when the victims did as ordered the three perpetrators burned all of the clothes. Police were called onto the scene, where they immediately disarmed the suspects and brought them to the police station. They later told police that they did not remember the incident at all, claiming that they had been possessed by a ghost known as a phi pob, and that they had only be...

Picture generated with AI Location: Amnat Charoen, Thailand Dates Active: June, 2017 Category: Evil Spirits, Possessions Cause: Phi Pob Status: Unknown Entry ID: 012924B-00055 Summery:   Small town cops are asked to increase their presence in response to an evil spirit. In Depth: Frightened embers of a tiny community in rural Thailand called the police in order to help with a ghost known as a phi pob. Police stepped up patrols in the area to help reassure the local population. A phi pob is a type of evil spirit that can hold power over humans, manifesting itself from within a living person until it decides to leave, and from there it can possess another host (usually a woman.) Once in possession of a new host it acts like a parasite, eating their entrails from within while bringing sickness to others around them, killing and eating livestock, and otherwise producing bad luck for the community as a whole. External Links (Last Checked January 29, 2024): Cops Deployed to Protec...

Picture generated with AI Location: The Horse Shoe Brewery, London, England, United Kingdom Dates Active: October 17, 1814 Category: Mass Deaths, Unnatural Disasters Cause: Porter Beer Status: Closed Entry ID: 012924A-00054 Summery:   7,664 barrels of porter flooded a rookery in London, killing 8 people. In Depth: The Horse Shoe Brewery was built in 1764 at the end of Tottenham Street at the junction of Oxford Street, in London, England, the site which is currently occupied by the Dominion Theater. It wasn't the best neighborhood at the time, being smack dab in the middle of a "rookery": tightly packed slums and houses around nearby St. Giles's Church, which housed many poor families, the majority of whom were Irish immigrants. Despite it's surroundings the brewery was very well off. Though it changed ownership several times over the course of several decades, it still managed to produce over 100,000 barrels of porter in the year 1811. However,...

Picture generated with AI Location: Tillamook Rock, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: 1881 to Present Category: Ghost Ship, Mass Deaths Cause: Shipwreck Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 012824I-00053 Summery:   The Lupatia went down with all hands on deck in a thick fog between the Tillamook Rock Light and the shore, but has been seen during foul weather here ever since. In Depth: In 1881 during the construction of the Tillamook Rock Light a sailing ship named the Lupatia got stuck in a thick fog bank near shoreline. Workers on the lighthouse heard the panicked sailors and tried to use lanterns to signal the ship from the highest point of the tower in order to let them known where to go. It appeared that the ship was able to correct its course at first, but the next day the bodies of all 16 of the Lupatia's crew washed up onshore. There was one survivor of the wreck though, and that was the crew's dog. Ever since that day, locals in Cannon Beach have witnessed a s...

Picture generated with AI Location: Tillamook Rock, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: 1880 to Present Category: Burial Grounds, Curses, Haunting, Lighthouses, Mysterious Sounds Cause: Multiple deaths Status: Closed Entry ID: 012824H-00052 Summery:   From hidden caverns underneath the water to ghosts, this isolated hunk of rock has seen more than its fair share of strange stories. In Depth: The story of Tillamook Rock Light began as one of tragedy and death from pretty much the moment the first person set foot on the craggy outcropping. Or at least the third person. The construction of the lighthouse at the location required several surveys in order to determine the best way to design the light, and while attempting to make it onto the rock for a third survey a man by the name of John Trewavas, who was experienced in building lighthouses in dangerous and remote locations, was swept off the rocks and into the large swells of the water and his body was never recover...

Picture generated with AI Location: United States of America Dates Active: 2006 to Present Category: Technology, Video Games Cause: Creepypasta, computer programmers Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 012824G-00051 Summery:   What started out as a fun little creepypasta about a sleep deprivation-inducing game mod could now very well be real thanks to some fans with too much time on their hands. In Depth: A story about a mysterious PC mod to the popular ARPG The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind appeared on several creepypasta websites, implying reality-altering abilities being added to a videogame (or at least causing hallucinations due to the severe sleep deprivation that people would subject themselves to in order to peel back its secrets.) Known as jvk1166z.esp, the file soon began to appear on file sharing sites, where curious fans began to download it in order to try and see if it really worked. While mostly a lesson in not believing everything you read, fans of the game and the creep...

Picture generated with AI Location: The Atlantic Ocean Dates Active: 1700s to Present Category: Curses, Demons, Ghost Ship, Omens Cause: Unknown; Deal with the Devil Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 012824F-00050 Summery:   A legendary ghost ship that was said to be doomed to sail the oceans forever, and was a warning for any sailors spotted her that they were headed for disaster. In Depth: The first written account of the legend of the Flying Dutchman was printed in 1790, which implied that the story was common amongst sailors of the time. Other versions of the story soon cropped up, but from them the main points of the story began to emerge: The Flying Dutchman was a ship that could not, for whatever reason, make it to port and cursed to remain at sea forever. It would appear to other ships in bouts of foul weather, and those that saw should take it as a bad omen. Additional flourishes appeared over time, such as ships that would come across the boat and wanted to make contact wit...

Picture generated with AI Location: United States of America Dates Active: 1953 to 1973 Category: Conspiracies, Human Testing Cause: Illegal government research Status: Closed Entry ID: 012824E-00049 Summery:   A secret CIA program that used illegal human experimentation to develop drugs and/or torture that could be used to brainwash people or force confessions, and used both American and Canadian citizens as test subjects. In Depth: Project MKUltra was a previously classified program created by the Central Intelligence Agency in order to test various drugs and methods of torture in order to manipulate people's mental state in order to brainwash them or force confessions from individuals. The project ran from 1953 to 1973, and explored the covert application of drugs, hypnosis, sensory deprivation, isolation, and verbal abuse, among others, in order manipulate people into certain states of mind for the purposes of both interrogation and mind control. Some of these tests were ...

Picture generated with AI Location: The Winchester Mystery House, San Jose, California, United States of America Dates Active: 1886 to 1906 Category: Haunting Cause: Boredom, Damage Status: Closed Entry ID: 012824D-00048 Summery:   This mansion was presumably under near constant construction by Winchester rifle fortune heiress to ward off the spirits of those killed by the weapon. In Depth: Sarah Winchester was the wife of William Wirt Winchester, who was son of Oliver Winchester, the founder of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. When William passed away from tuberculosis in 1881, Sarah Winchester moved to California where she began construction on what was then known as the Llanada Villa, currently known as the Winchester House or Winchester Mystery House. The house itself is full of strange oddities, with unusually shallow staircases, staircases that lead to the ceiling, windows into other rooms or walls, and other confusing features. There were doors that opened up int...

Picture generated with AI Location: Los Angeles, California, United States of America Dates Active: February 25, 1942 Category: Conspiracies, UFOs Cause: Weather Balloon Status: Closed Entry ID: 012824C-00047 Summery:   United States anti-aircraft artillery fire upon an unknown object in the skies above Los Angeles during the early days of World War II. While some reports blame a weather balloon and 'war nerves' for the scare, many believe that the incident involved alien craft. In Depth: In the early morning hours of February 25, 1942, anti-aircraft artillery spotted a strange object in the sky over Los Angeles and began opening fire. The barrage lasted almost an hour, with almost 1,400 shells having been fired into the night sky. The five people were died in incident: three to car accidents that occurred from the blackout order or distracted driving and two to heart attacks. It turned out to be a false alarm: according to official statements made by various branches of ...

Picture generated with AI Location: Sweden (and neighboring countries) Dates Active: 1946 to 1948 Category: Conspiracies, Extraterrestrials, Technology, UFOs Cause: Possible Russian rocket tests, possible extraterrestrial activity, possible meteor shower Status: Closed Entry ID: 012824B-00046 Summery:   Objects seen in the sky over post-World War II Europe has people wondering if the Russians were testing rockets or if we were being visited by extraterrestrials. In Depth: Shortly after the end of World War II reports of strange objects streaking across the sky began pouring in from all over the country of Sweden. This would be the start of one of the most well-documented cases of UFO activity the world has ever seen, with over 2000 reports in Sweden alone over less than a one-year-long period of time. About 10% of those reports were backed up by radar. These sightings became known as the "Ghost Rockets." Investigations into the Ghost Rockets case have been pretty much o...

Picture generated with AI Location: The RMS Queen Mary, Long Beach, California, United States of America Dates Active: 1934 to Present Category: Haunting, Mass Deaths, Mysterious Sounds, Nice Spirits Cause: Multiple Deaths Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 012824A-00045 Summery:   The Queen Mary is considered by many to be one of the most haunted locations in the United States. In Depth: This British passenger ship was constructed from 1930 to 1934 for the Cunard Line, and was considered one of the most luxurious ocean liners at the time. She had numerous amenities, including seven different dining rooms and cocktail bars, two indoor swimming pools, beauty salons, libraries, a music studio, a squash court, and a grand ballroom. She even had its own hospital. She ran passenger cruises from 1936 to 1939, during which time she captured the Blue Riband (an unofficial for crossing the Atlantic Ocean with the highest average speed), and carried famous passengers such as Clark Gable and Bob...

Picture generated with AI Location: Louisiana, United States of America Dates Active: Unknown Category: Demons, Evil Spirits, Fae Creatures, Ghost Lights, Haunting Cause: Demons, Ghosts, Evil Spirits, Fae Creatures, Ignis Fatuus Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 012624C-00044 Summery:   Known throughout the Bayou, the feu-follet is a rather notorious version of the ghost light, leading people off paths and drinking the blood of children. In Depth: This particular ghost light shows up all over the Bayou, a large piece of swamp and marshland that takes up quite a bit of acreage down south. The term comes from French, meaning either "marsh fire" or "crazy fire." According to legend, the feu-follet is actually the spirit of a dead man who was rejected at heaven's gate and sent back to earth to perform penance. Angry that he couldn't get into heaven, he instead decided to take out his anger on the living by holding a light out in the bayou to lead them off safe p...

Picture generated by AI Location: Sennen Cove, Penzance, United Kingdom Dates Active: Unknown Category: Fae Creatures, Mysterious Sounds, Omens Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 012624B-00043 Summery:   A fog accompanied by a strange noise occasionally heard in Sennen Cove, warning sailors of coming storms. In Depth: Supposedly a strange whooping sound can occasionally be heard on nice but foggy days, which warns sailors of coming storms. Those that ignore the warning are never heard from again. According to local folklore, the whooper could be a small fairy-like creature or pixie, described as being an old man with red hair and wearing green clothing made of moss and grass. The whooper would hide in the thick fog and 'whoop' when a storm was coming in hopes of keeping fishermen from going out on the water. Related Entries and Connections :  Connections: Fae Creatures Connections: Mysterious Sounds Connections: Omens Last Updated: March 23, 2024

Picture generated with AI Location: Heceta Head Lighthouse State Scenic Viewpoint, Florence, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: 1950s to Present Category: Haunting, Lighthouses, Mysterious Sounds Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 012624A-00042 Summery:   The ghost of an old woman haunts the Keeper's House at Heceta Head Lighthouse, which is now a bed and breakfast. Reported activity includes disembodied voices, moving objects, knocking and banging, as well as full-body apparitions. In Depth: Heceta Head is a light station near Florence, Oregon that was built in the 1890s. The property has several buildings on it, including the lighthouse itself, a few sheds, and the Keeper's House. It is the Keeper's House that is supposedly haunted by a gray lady that some have taken to calling Rue, who has appeared to people on several occasions. Strange activity has been reported at this location since the 1950s, but documentation of such stories were not well ke...

Picture generated with AI Location: Beaverton, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: November 1981 Category: Conspiracies, Human Testing, Technology, Video Games Cause: Supposed Government Testing, Internet Rumors Status: Closed Entry ID: 012424A-00041 Summery:   An arcade game cabinet in an Oregon arcade causes players to feel sick, become paranoid, and even begin to hear and see strange hallucinations. In Depth: According to the story, an unassuming black game named Polybius was brought into an arcade sometime in 1981, and several players who played it became sick. Others reported seeing strange hallucinations or became paranoid for a while after, feeling as though they were being watched. Other witnesses reported that government agents supposedly monitored the activity around the cabinet, taking down the initials of high scoring players. Then, after a few short weeks, Polybius disappeared. Those who follow this story theorize that this cabinet was supposed to be s...

Picture generated with AI Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom Dates Active: Unknown Category: Demons, Evil Spirits, Monsters Cause: Folklore Status: Closed Entry ID: 011724G-00040 Summery:   A club-welding giant walks the forest roads of Yorkshire, and will take your head to adorn his chains. In Depth: This monster of Celtic folklore is a giant, reportedly towering at an impressive 13 feet tall (about twice the size of a normal person), wears a number of chains and shackles, and welds a large wooden club. While very little is told as to where Jack in Irons came from, but depending on where you look he is equated to either being a monster, an evil spirit, or a demon. He is said to haunt the dirt roads and abandoned highways of Yorkshire, where he will do one of two things: appear out of nowhere and stare at you menacingly, or bash in your skull with his club. Related Entries and Connections : Connections: Demons Connections: Evil Spirits Connections: Monsters Last Updated: ...

Picture generated with AI Location: Adolf Wolf Building, Silverton, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: 1898 to Present Category: Haunting, Mysterious Sounds Cause: Unknown Status: Closed Entry ID: 011724F-00039 Summery:   Cold spots and ghostly voices have been reported by unverified sources. In Depth: The Adolf Wolf Building was constructed in 1891 as a general store, and had gone through multiple owners and businesses until in 1984 it was vacated and remained empty for several decades. As of 2004 it was renovated and turned into a Bistro and Coffee shop. However, an internet site on haunted locations posted a claimed that the site has had issues with a male entity wandering the upper floors, disembodied voices and other strange activity. No formal investigation has been done, and the current owners say they have had no paranormal problems. Related Entries and Connections : Connections: Haunting Connections: Mysterious Sounds Last Updated: March 23, 202...

Picture generated with AI Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America Dates Active: January 15, 1919 Category: Mass Deaths, Unnatural Disasters Cause: Structural Failure Status: Closed Entry ID: 011724E-00038 Summery:   21 people were killed when a tank of molasses in Boston burst. In Depth: A holding tank at the Purity Distilling Company burst open at its base, resulting in a warm, sticky wave of fermenting molasses to come cascading through the busy afternoon streets of Boston. The wave enveloped everything in its path at a blistering 35 miles per hour, destroying an elevated train track and encasing dozens of people in brown goo. Because of the frigid weather, the surface of the molasses quickly hardened, dooming anyone unlucky enough to have been swept underneath to suffocation. In total, 21 people were killed and over 150 people were injured. Related Entries and Connections : Connections: Mass Deaths Connections: Unnatural Disasters Last Update: Ma...

Picture generated with AI Location: Salem, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: November 12, 1942 Category: Mass Deaths Cause: Accidental Poisoning Status: Closed Entry ID: 011724D-00037 Summery:   The accidental poisoning of a batch of scrambled eggs by a patient resulted in 47 deaths of both patients and staff. In Depth: The Oregon State Hospital in its earlier days served as a mental hospital, and staff and patients alike would often eat meals served up by the hospital's cafeteria. On the morning of November 18, 1942, a large number of patients and staff had gathered to have breakfast. During the meal, however, those that had eaten began to display signs of illness: vomiting blood, becoming paralyzed, and having intense pain. Several died quickly, while others perished after hours of agonizing pain. In total, 47 patients and staff died, with a total of 467 people getting sick. During the investigation, it was determined that one of the patients that was h...

Picture generated with AI Location: Dublin, Ireland, United Kingdom Dates Active: June 18, 1875 Category: Mass Deaths, Unnatural Disasters Cause: Fire Status: Closed Entry ID: 011724C-00036 Summery:   A fire at a malt house caused the death of 13 people, but not in the way you'd think. In Depth: When Malone's Malt House and storehouse caught fire and caused some 5,000 barrels of whiskey to burst into streets along Chamber Street in Dublin. The whiskey spread around the area, ankle deep in many places, attracting the attention of Dublin's citizens. Many people started collecting the spirit using whatever they could find, even scooping it up in their own boots and drinking it right then and there. The fire itself didn't hurt anyone, but in the aftermath of it all 13 people ended up dying because of the event. All 13 of those deaths were attributed to alcohol poisoning. Related Events and Connections : Connections: Mass Deaths Connections: Unnatural Disasters Last ...