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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: Malheur Butte, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: Unknown Category: Evil Spirits, Haunting, Mysterious Sounds, Peculiar Natural Formations, Shadows, Witchcraft Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 030624A-00082 Summery:   This extinct volcano is home to strange living shadows, ghost dogs, and is supposedly a meeting place for witches. In Depth: Malheur Butte is an extinct volcano that is located near the border between eastern Oregon and Idaho, just west of Ontario. The butte was once used by native Americans to watch the wagon trains heading west along the Oregon Trail. In the mid-1800s groups of trappers made a cache of animal furs and supplies near the nearby Malheur River, when the natives found and raided the stash. The area has since been named Malheur, which is French for "misfortune." The story of Malheur Butte becomes much darker in more recent years, with stories of all sorts of strange activity and rumors of...

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: 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 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: 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: 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: ...

Picture generated with AI Location: Portlock, Alaska, United States of America Dates Active: 1786 to Present Category: Cryptids, Evil Spirits, Monsters Cause: Natural Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 011724A-00034 Summery:   A large, hairy creature of Alutiiq legend which supposedly had a hand in causing people to flee the now abandoned ghost town of Portlock. In Depth: The story of the Nantiinaq was first relayed by the Alutiiq people who lived in the area to members of the British Royal Navy as they traveled along the Alaskan coastline in the late 1780s. At the time the sailors thought nothing much of the local legend. The creature is described as a large ape-like creature, similar to descriptions of Bigfoot or Sasquatch. It is described as having similar descriptions and behavior reported in Bigfoot encounters as well, from throwing large rocks, strong smells, and extreme feelings of terror. Local legend also gives the creature supernatural qualities as well, insinuating that it...

Picture generated with AI Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: 1960s to Present Category: Evil Spirits, Monsters Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 010724F-00011 Summery:   A local legend involving a man adorned in bandages attacking necking teenagers in parked cars, hitching rides on the backs of pickup trucks, and eating pets. In Depth: This local legend involves a man adorned from head to toe in bandages that likes to attack teenagers in the act of 'parking', hitching rides in the back of trucks, and eating pet dogs and cats. The reason for this behavior is unknown. He always appears along the same stretch of road along Highway 101, just north of the town Cannon Beach, supposedly hiding out in an abandoned garbage dump in the area. According to some versions of the story, the so-called "Bandage Man" used to be a lumberjack killed in a horrific logging accident sometime in the 1950s or 60s, but returned as some sort of v...