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Picture generated with AI Location: Lithia Park, Ashland, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: 1926 to Present Category: Disappearances, Haunting, Nice Spirits, Odd People, Strange Crimes Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 022424K-00080 Summery:   The story of the Dog-faced Boy, who is said to haunts the streets around Lithia Park. In Depth: When it was first opened in 1908, Lithia Park was only a small patch of land, but eventually grew inside to a nearly 100 acre park with duck ponds and streams, walking paths, a Japanese garden, a playground, and a bandshell. It even had a zoo and campgrounds at one time, but those days have long since passed. However, the park is also home to a few dark secrets, including stories of numerous ghosts haunting the grounds. One such ghost is that of the "Dog-Faced Boy," who was supposedly a real person who lived in Ashland in the 1920s. Little is known about him other than had hypertrichosis, or "werewolf syndrome...

Picture generated with AI Location: Lithia Park, Ashland, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: 1908 to Present Category: Haunting, Mysterious Sounds, Nice Spirits, Omens Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 022424J-00079 Summery:   Another spirit said to haunt Lithia Park, this one being that of a cheerful logger who warns people of danger. In Depth: When it was first opened in 1908, Lithia Park was only a small patch of land, but eventually grew inside to a nearly 100 acre park with duck ponds and streams, walking paths, a Japanese garden, a playground, and a bandshell. It even had a zoo and campgrounds at one time, but those days have long since passed. However, the park is also home to a few dark secrets, including stories of numerous ghosts haunting the grounds. One such ghost is that of the 'Whistling Logger,' the spirit of a lumberjack that was supposedly killed on the job. While this tragedy cannot be backed up with news reports from the time, suppose...

Picture generated with AI Location: Lithia Park, Ashland, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: 1875 to Present Category: Ghost Light, Haunting, Mysterious Sounds, Technology Cause: Unknown, possible murder Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 022424I-00078 Summery:   Lithia Park has had a long history of supernatural experiences. In Depth: When it was first opened in 1908, Lithia Park was only a small patch of land, but eventually grew inside to a nearly 100 acre park with duck ponds and streams, walking paths, a Japanese garden, a playground, and a bandshell. It even had a zoo and campgrounds at one time, but those days have long since passed. However, the park is also home to a few dark secrets, including stories of numerous ghosts haunting the grounds. One such ghost appears to roam about the entirety of the park, supposedly belonging to a young woman or girl who was murdered in the area sometime in the late 1800s (some fingering the exact year being 1875.) This young woman...

Picture generated with AI Location: Hawaii, United States of America Dates Active: Unknown Category: Mysterious Sounds, Omens, Wandering Ghosts Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 022424H-00077 Summery:   This procession of ancestral ghosts has remained a cultural phenomenon on the Hawaiian islands. In Depth: Stemming from the oral traditions of native Hawaiian residents passed down from generation to generation, the nightmarchers are a large group of ghosts made up of ancestral warriors that march along the islands at night. They are known by many names, such as 'Oi'o or Na huaka‘i o ka Pō in Hawaiian, or Nightmarchers and Spirit Ranks in English. Such marches are traditionally claimed to happen on nights that honor Hawaiian gods Kane, Kanaloak, Ku, or Lono, where the spirits of the dead rise from their burial sites and march to sacred places all over the islands. There have been hundreds of witnesses to this strange spiritual procession over the years, with locals ...

Picture generated with AI Location: Lacul Vinderel, Maramures Mountains Natural Park, Romania Dates Active: Unknown Category: Cryptids, Curses, Monsters, Peculiar Natural Formations, Unexplained Deaths, Witchcraft Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 022424G-00076 Summery:   This lake is said to drown even the strongest and most skillful of swimmers, and that human body parts can sometimes be found floating on its surface from time to time. In Depth: Lacul Vinderel is a glacial lake in northern Romania in the Maramures Mountains. It is fed by snow melt and rainwater, making it extremely cold, and is on a nature preserve meant to protect rare plant species. It's high elevation, remote location and limited access make it perfect for local legends to spring up. Some of the more benign stories about the lake is that it is supposedly bottomless,or that on St. Elijah's Day young women could walk into the lake and wash in its waters while whispering magical spells in order t...

Picture generated with AI Location: Woolpit, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom Dates Active: 1100s Category: Extraterrestrials, Lost Lands and Ruins, Odd People Cause: Unknown Status: Closed Entry ID: 022424F-00075 Summery:   An odd story of a pair of green siblings arriving from an unknown land in 1100s England. In Depth: This tale is about a pair of children, a brother and sister, who were found at the bottom of a wolf pit near the village of Woolpit (which was coincidentally named after the wolf pits the children fell in.) The children were rescued from the pit and brought back to the village, where the townsfolk marveled at the children because their skin was an unusual shade of green. The children were otherwise normal looking, but were unable to speak the local language and would only eat 'broad beans' (also known as 'fava' or 'faba' beans) when they were first encountered. According to the legend no one ever came to claim the children, and the villag...

Picture generated with AI Location: Germany Dates Active: 856 AD Category: Haunting, Poltergeist Cause: Unknown Status: Closed Entry ID: 022424E-00074 Summery:   The first recorded case of a poltergeist haunting. In Depth: The first rewritten account of a poltergeist haunting occurred in what is now Germany in 856. Very little information is currently available about this particular case other than the year in which it took place and that it happened in a farmhouse in the country. According to some sources the entity involved threw objects, made loud noises and started fires. It also tossed stones at people, terrorizing the residence of the farmhouse. Related Entries and Connections : Connections: Haunting   Connections: Poltergeist Last Update: March 16, 2024

Picture generated with AI Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Gabon Dates Active: 1900s to Present Category: Cryptids Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 022424D-00073 Summery:   Explorers encounter a local legend of a giant creature that is large enough to block rivers. In Depth: Mokèlé-mbèmbé is the name given to a cryptid that supposedly resides in the Congo River Basin, which closely resembles the popular depictions of ancient sauropods, but could be another animal altogether. Descriptions of the creature mainly come from German explorers who wrote down the descriptions given by locals in 1907. It was said to be approximately the size of a large elephant with brownish-gray, smooth skin, with a long flexible neck, a single large tooth or horn, and a large tail like an alligator. The creature was further described as liking to live in the water and said to have an entirely vegetable diet, such as leaves and fruits. It was also easily...

Picture generated with AI Location: Roseburg, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: August 2016 to July 5, 2017 Category: Extraterrestrials, UFOs Cause: Unknown Status: Closed Entry ID: 022424C-00072 Summery:   Local Roseburg resident captures pictures of strange objects in the sky and crop circles. In Depth: Roseburg resident Tyler Goodwin spots a number of strange objects over the town on at least three occasions in less than a year period. The first event happened in August of 2016, which was a hot month for UFO activity based on information from the National UFO Reporting Center website. This sighting resulted in Goodwin calling 911, but little else happened during the event. It was on July 2 of the next year that Goodwin would spot another set of strange objects in the sky, and this time he started taking pictures. He was able to capture the picture of a craft with several red lights along the bottom in a "V" shape, which was "hauling balls" acros...

Picture generated with AI Location: Somewhere off the coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom Dates Active: 1089 or 1099 Category: Lost Lands and Ruins, Mysterious Sounds Cause: Arthurian Legend; Tsunami or Earthquake Status: Closed Entry ID: 022424B-00071 Summery:   At the supposed location of an island nation that was destroyed in a great catastrophe the sound of church bells can sometimes be heard. In Depth: The lost island known as Lyonesse was supposedly located just off the coast of Cornwall, England, and was home of Tristan of Arthurian legend. It suddenly sunk underneath the water in a great catastrophe, either an earthquake or tidal wave,  with the sole survivor of the disaster escaping on a horse that had thrown a horseshoe. Legend has it that if you sail near the location of where Lyonesse used to reside, you can hear the sound of church bells ringing. Related Entries and Connections : Connections: Lost Lands and Ruins Connections: Mysterious Sounds   ...

Picture generated with AI Location: Pine Barrens, New Jersey, United States of America Dates Active: 1600s to Present Category: Cryptids, Curses, Demons, Evil Spirits, Monsters Cause: Possible cryptid, cursed child or demon Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 022424A-00070 Summery:   A legendary creature has been haunting the Pine Barrens in southern New Jersey for the past 300 years... or perhaps longer. In Depth: Ask anyone who lives around the Pine Barrens if there is anything strange living in those woods, and you'd probably get the answer of the Jersey Devil. This winged creature is described as having cloven hooves, bat wings, a horse-like head, horns, a forked tail, small forearms with claws and red eyes. There are some that claim the creature cannot be killed. It is sometimes referred to as the Leeds Devil, thanks in part to its association with the Leeds family in local folklore. That folklore states that sometime in 1735 a woman named Jane Leeds, who is usually referred to as ...

Picture generated with AI Location: Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Dates Active: 1000s to Present Category: Haunting, Lost Lands and Ruins, Mysterious Sounds Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 022324C-00069 Summery:   This ancient medieval city is claimed to be haunted by its former citizens. In Depth: Great Zimbabwe is an abandoned city from the middle ages located in modern-day Zimbabwe, thought to have been the capital of an unknown kingdom during the Iron Age until it was abandoned sometime in the 15th century, with evidence suggesting that it was extremely rich at one time. Very little is known about this site, but is an important national monument to the people of Zimbabwe as their nation is named after it. While the site is of significant importance to Zimbabwe and its people, it is also reportedly haunted. Visitors to Great Zimbabwe have reported odd figures roaming the ruins at night, odd noises and voices. There have even been claims of people being shoved or pushed ...

Picture generated with AI Location: Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia Dates Active: 1891 to Present Category: Haunting Cause: Suicide Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 022324B-00068 Summery:   The Ascot House is home to a ghost that people claim to be of a young woman named Maggie Hume, who was a servant that committed suicide at the residence. In Depth: Constructed in the 1870s for Frederick Hurrell Holberton, the Ascot House was originally simply known as 'Tor' before the property was sold to William Beit. Beit was an avid fan of horse racing, which was thought to be the reason he renamed it the 'Ascot House'. Being fairly well off, Beit had several servants taking care of the grounds and the house, including a young woman named Maggie Hume. In 1891 Maggie was found dead, having committed suicide using strychnine. An inquiry by police into the matter found that she had recently learned that she was pregnant after several of the male servants admitted to having more than f...

Picture generated with AI Location: Wolf Creek Inn, Wolf Creek, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: 1883 to Present Category: Haunting Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 022324A-00067 Summery:   The Wolf Creek Inn has been home to a number of different ghost stories over the years, including a stage coach driver and a famous American author. In Depth: The Wolf Creek Inn was originally constructed in the 1850s as a place for travelers to stop as they made their way over the Applegate trail. It went through several transformations over the years, eventually becoming a first class hotel and was a popular stop along the Oregon Stage Coach line between San Francisco and Portland. Over the years, Wolf Creek Inn had many famous guests, including President Rutherford B. Hayes and Sinclair Lewis.  One guest had a particular fondness for the Inn, having stayed there an entire summer. This guest was none other than the famous American writer and adventurer Jack Lon...

Picture generated with AI Location: Ofuna Prisoner-of-War Camp near Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan Dates Active: 1192 to Present Category: Burial Grounds, Haunting, Mysterious Sounds Cause: Mass Burials and Prisoner of War Camp Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 021824B-00066 Summery:   This gate has been a focal point of strange activity involving the spirits of samurai warriors and World War II soldiers. In Depth: Currently occupied by a U.S. Military Base, the area here has a sad history of deaths and suffering. Strange occurrences have been reported surrounding a gate here leading into the base, from the sound of footsteps to apparitions crawling along the ground. Ikego was once attacked and seized sometime in 1333, and the villagers, especially the samurai who were tasked with defending the village, committed mass seppuku. Those that didn't were beheaded or burned alive. Mass burials are also located near here, with somewhere around 50 sites, which only adds to the tragedy this place...

Picture generated with AI Location: Skagway, Alaska, United States of America Dates Active: 1898 - Present Category: Haunting Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 021824A-00065 Summery:   The ghost of former prostitutes as well as a bouncer haunt this former brothel, occasionally frightening patrons and employees alike. In Depth: The Red Onion Saloon was originally built in 1898 as a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush. The two story building has been many things since that time, including as a dance hall, an army barracks, a bakery, a laundry, a union hall, a gift shop, and even a television station, but has been reopened as a saloon and museum giving tours and providing history of its racy origins. It is supposedly haunted by the ghost of two of the prostitutes of the brothel, one named Lydia and another named Diamond Lil. There is also a male ghost that some believe to be one of the brothel's bouncers. Activity includes the smell of perfume, cold spots, objects disap...

Picture generated with AI Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Dates Active: May 11, 1968 to Present Category: Dangerous Roads, Evil Spirits, Haunting, Mysterious Sounds Cause: Unknown, possibly related to murders in the area Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 021124B-00064 Summery:   Known as one the most haunted streets in the world, this road has been known to negatively affect people passing through, possibly due to the restless ghosts of murder victims. In Depth: This path located near Jubilee Park has been rumored to be haunted for years, with people who travel it feeling cold spots and sudden temperature changes, hearing eerie noises of footsteps, disembodied voices, smells that come seemingly from nowhere, and even sightings of shadows and people who aren't there. It has also been known to make people feel off, such as an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety, even among kids and dogs. The pathway has been largely abandoned, fenced off to keep curious onlookers away ...

Picture generated by AI Location: Wolf Creek Inn, Wolf Creek, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: 1970s to Present Category: Cryptids, Haunting, Monsters, Vampires Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 021124A-00063 Summery:   While the Wolf Creek Inn is known for its hauntings, it also has one legendary story where a guest had a run in with a vampire-like creature. In Depth: The Wolf Creek Inn was originally constructed in the 1850s as a place for travelers to stop as they made their way over the Applegate trail. It went through several transformations over the years, eventually becoming a first class hotel and was a popular stop along the Oregon Stage Coach line between San Francisco and Portland. Over the years, Wolf Creek Inn had many famous guests, including Jack London, President Rutherford B. Hayes and Sinclair Lewis. However, there is one repeat guest that can occasionally be seen here that is famous for a whole other reason. In the 1970s a guest that wa...

Picture generated with AI Location: Mexico City, Mexico Dates Active: 1940s to Present Category: Haunting, Terrifying Toys Cause: Previous owner hanging dolls on trees Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 020324B-00062 Summery:   This island in a canal in Mexico City has drawn the attention for it being adorned with numerous dolls, but also reports of supernatural activity. In Depth: This island was decorated with hundreds of dolls in various conditions by Don Julián Santana Barrera. According to local legend, Barrera came across the body of a young girl in the waters of the canal and was distraught. The next day he found a doll in the same water, and hung the doll in the trees in her memory and possibly ward off evil spirits. Barrera then found more dolls, and started adding them to the tress as well. Over time, the whole island became adorned with dolls and doll parts, giving off a highly creepy vibe. Then on April 17, 2001, Barrera was visited by his nephew on the island, and went fi...

Picture generated with AI Location: Cornwall, England, United Kingdom Dates Active: 1600s Category: Demons, Evil Spirits, Wandering Ghosts Cause: Unknown Status: Closed Entry ID: 020324A-00061 Summery:   According to legend, Jan Tregeagle was a lawyer to was in league with the Devil himself, known for committing numerous acts of evil. Supposedly he was able to testify in court cases even after he had died. In Depth: Jan Tregeagle was magistrate and lawyer in Cornwall in the 1600s, who was greatly disliked in life and had a number of horrible stories about his character and things he had done. According to legend, he supposedly murdered his wife, cheating an orphan of his inheritance, and even sold his soul to the devil for wealth and power. The story goes that towards the end of his life he began to become worried about the afterlife, and tried to escape eternal judgment by giving money on the church in hopes it would save him. The priests and clergy saw this as an opportunit...

Picture generated with AI Location: Kirk Ave, Brownsville, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: 1920 to Present Category: Haunting, Nice Spirits Cause: Unknown, possible death by fire Status: Possibly Ongoing Entry ID: 020124A-00060 Summery:   A childlike spirit supposedly haunts a house here on Kirk Ave in Brownsville, Oregon. In Depth: Records tell of a fire that torched most of the small down of Brownsville, Oregon back in 1919, on top of which now sits a number of family homes. One such home located on Kirk Ave supposedly has the spirit of a young girl who died in that fire, though no records of such a death exist. Reported activity includes items moving from one location to another, to audible giggles of a young girl. They have also reported that younger residents of the home would play with and talk to seemingly no one. Related Entries and Connections : Connections: Haunting Connections: Nice Spirits Last Updated: March 16, 2024