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Picture generated with AI Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America Dates Active: 1930s to Present Category: Demons, Evil Spirits, Mysterious Sounds, Poltergeist, Spontaneous Combustion, Witchcraft Cause: Witchcraft and/or Evil Spirits Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 041424B-00093 Summery:   A small wine cabinet dating from World War II is said to contain an evil spirit. In Depth: A dybbuk is a malicious spirit from Jewish mythology that can possess or cling to a person. The name comes from a Hebrew verb that means "to cling" or "adhere," and according to legend they can cause all sorts of problems, including speaking through those that they possess or create a separate (or "alien") personality similar to schizophrenia. They're also known to cause physical harm in the form of accidents. According to Hebrew folklore, a dybbuk is either a demon or the spirit of a deceased person (a ghost) who was not laid to rest and became a sort of demon. ...

Picture generated with AI. Location: Tequesta, Florida, United States of America Dates Active: August 15, 2016 Category: Demons, Strange Crimes, Werewolves, Zombies Cause: Illicit Drugs or Insanity Status: Closed Entry ID: 030424A-00081 Summery:   Florida student murders couple and eats a man's face, claiming that he was being chased by demons and thinking he had become some sort of non-human being. In Depth: On the evening of August 15, 2016, a 19-year-old college student by the name of Austin Harrouff had joined his family for dinner at sports bar and restaurant. While waiting at the restaurant Austin started acting strange, stating things like he had super powers and was immortal, but then got agitated and left the restaurant, presumably because of slow service. His parents, whom were worried about Austin's behavior, called police. He was later found four miles away in the garage of Michelle Mishcon and John Stevens, hunched over their bodies and eating John's face...

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: 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: 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: 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 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: ...