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Picture generated with AI. Location: Germany Dates Active: 1200s to Present Category: Fae Creatures, Poltergeist Cause: Fae Creature Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 040624A-00088 Summery:   Thought to have originated from German folklore, the kobold can be a help or a hindrance depending on how you treat it. In Depth: Kobolds are fae creatures of the mischievous variety, usually associated with one of three different places: houses, mines, or sea-going vessels. They are typically remain unseen, usually by shapeshifting into various non-human creatures or inanimate objects, or by using their strange powers to become invisible. Most kobolds have an interesting dynamic with people in that they love the company of humans, and crave acknowledgement, but are extremely shy and will do anything and everything to keep from being seen. This is most evident in household-dwelling kobolds: these like to help out where they can, fixing things and doing general chores for the people it 'haunts....

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: 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