Ectolog

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: Nizhny Novogrod, Russia Dates Active: November 2, 2011 Category: Necromancy, Strange Crimes, Terrifying Toys, Witchcraft Cause: Insanity Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 011624C-00029 Summery:   Russian historian digs up the bodies of young girls and turns them into dolls. In Depth: Anatoly Moskvin, a noted history expert, journalist, linguist, and self proclaimed 'necropolyst' who specializes in burial rituals, had his home raided by Russian police on a tip. What the police found was the bodies of 29 girls and young women, all of whom were between the ages of 10 and 30 when they died, all encased in a custom cloth and wax "body" with features such as faced painted on them. Anatoly had apparently been digging up bodies from around local cemeteries, bringing them home and transforming their corpses into dolls. He would apparently celebrate their birthdays, watch cartoons with them, sing songs, and have tea parties with the dolls. He w...