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Picture generated with AI Location: U.S. Route 466, Shandon, California, United States of America Dates Active: September 30, 1955 to 1960. Category: Curses, Disappearances, Spontaneous Combustion, Villainous Vehicles Cause: Car Accident Status: Closed Entry ID: 031824A-00086 Summery:   The tragic death of actor James Dean was not enough to satisfy the dark forces surrounding this cursed automobile. In Depth: Actor James Dean loved a good, fast car, and the silver Porsche 550 Spyder he purchased was certainly one of those things. However, multiple friends of the actor have gone on record to state that of the two things 'good' was not a descriptor the car deserved. They would often tell him that they felt like the car gave off weird vibes, and that there was a dark presence surrounding it. He subsequently named the car 'Little Bastard', and had the name painted onto the vehicle's rear decklid. It also happened to be the last vehicle that James Dean would ever d...

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Mill City, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: December 10, 2017 Category: Curses, Strange Crimes, Witchcraft Cause: Unknown Status: Closed Entry ID: 011624D-00030 Summery:   Local police respond to a strange domestic disturbance call involving magic. In Depth: Police were called to investigate an unnamed person acting strange outside of a residence, who was found to be trying to apply "graveyard dust" on a victim's car. The suspect claimed they were trying to undo a curse, but police recommended that both parties stay away from each other. The incident was recorded in the local newspaper's public safety log. Graveyard dust is a common ingredient in various spells and rituals involving witchcraft, and apparently can be found online. Related Entries and Connections : Connections: Curses Connections: Strange Crimes Connections: Witchcraft Last Updated: March 16, 2024

Picture generated by AI Location: Massachusetts, United States of America Dates Active: 1700s to Present Category: Cryptids, Curses, Extraterrestrials, Ghost Lights, Haunting, Triangles, UFOs, Witchcraft Cause: Various Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 010924C-00021 Summery:   The Bridgewater Triangle is a nearly 200 square mile area with points in Abington, Freetown and Rehoboth Massachusets, which seemingly acts as a magnet for various types of paranormal activity. In Depth: First described by cryptozoologist Loren Coleman in his book Mysterious America , this large area seems to be a hub of strange sightings, with which one could easily black out a card in paranormal bingo. From cryptids to ghosts to aliens, this small 200 square mile area seems to have what any fan of the paranormal could possibly want to see. Sightings of strange creatures are common here, with Bigfoot, Thunderbirds, and giant snakes being among them. UFOs and all manor of ghosts are also common, along with stor...

Picture generated with AI Location: Lafayette, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: November 1, 1886 to Present Category: Curses, Strange Crimes Cause: Curses, Murder Status: Possibly Ongoing Entry ID: 010924A-00019 Summery:   A small town is cursed to suffer massive fires when an ax murderer is hanged. Several fives have happened through the town's history, but is another major fire imminent? In Depth: On November 1, 1886, long-time criminal Richard Marple, along with his wife and mother, conspire to rob a local business man D. I. Corker. Richard's mother, Anna, befriends and drugs Corker in hopes that he would be too out of it to catch them in the act. However, before the drug could take full affect, Richard (or in some versions of the story his mother) decides to kill Corker with an ax. Richard is caught, tried, convicted of the crime, and sentenced to be hanged while his accomplices get off free due to a lack of evidence. During the hanging, which occurred o...

Picture generated by AI Location: Odon, Indiana, United States of America Dates Active: June 21, 1940 Category: Curse, Haunting, Poltergeist, Spontaneous Combustion Cause: Unknown Status: Closed Entry ID: 010624A-00002 Summery:   Hundreds of witnesses watch spontaneous fires sprout all over a family's home with no explanation as to the cause. In Depth: The Hackler family home has 28 individual fires break out in their home, all of them within a single 24 hour period. Many of these fires occurred in separate rooms at different times, sometimes igniting right in front of witnesses ranging from curious neighbors to firefighters. Every fire only burned a single item, with no visible damage to surrounding objects or the rest of the house. The first fire started sometime after 8:00am on June 21, 1940, when a strip of wallpaper in an upstairs bedroom suddenly caught fire. There was no damage to the wall or surrounding furniture, and no source of the fire was immediately found. The f...