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Picture generated with AI Location: Point Pleasant, West Virginia, United States of America Dates Active: 1800s to Present Category: Cryptids, Monsters, Omens Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 040324A-00087 Summery:   Sometimes seen as a harbinger of doom, the most well-known sighting of the Mothman occurred in Point Pleasant, WV. In Depth: Roger and Linda Scarberry and their friends Steve and Mary Mallette went on a drive late at night on November 15, 1966, near the location of an old World War II instillation in the current-day McClintic Wildlife Management Area, near Point Pleasant. Along the road they witnessed a large figure standing near the side of the road, which they described as looking like a man, but having large red eyes and white wings. Frightened by the creature's strange appearance, they sped off towards town, with the creature flying after them. It chased them as far as the city limits before flying back off into the night. The two couples, not really ...

Picture generated with AI Location: Lithia Park, Ashland, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: 1908 to Present Category: Haunting, Mysterious Sounds, Nice Spirits, Omens Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 022424J-00079 Summery:   Another spirit said to haunt Lithia Park, this one being that of a cheerful logger who warns people of danger. In Depth: When it was first opened in 1908, Lithia Park was only a small patch of land, but eventually grew inside to a nearly 100 acre park with duck ponds and streams, walking paths, a Japanese garden, a playground, and a bandshell. It even had a zoo and campgrounds at one time, but those days have long since passed. However, the park is also home to a few dark secrets, including stories of numerous ghosts haunting the grounds. One such ghost is that of the 'Whistling Logger,' the spirit of a lumberjack that was supposedly killed on the job. While this tragedy cannot be backed up with news reports from the time, suppose...

Picture generated with AI Location: Hawaii, United States of America Dates Active: Unknown Category: Mysterious Sounds, Omens, Wandering Ghosts Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 022424H-00077 Summery:   This procession of ancestral ghosts has remained a cultural phenomenon on the Hawaiian islands. In Depth: Stemming from the oral traditions of native Hawaiian residents passed down from generation to generation, the nightmarchers are a large group of ghosts made up of ancestral warriors that march along the islands at night. They are known by many names, such as 'Oi'o or Na huaka‘i o ka Pō in Hawaiian, or Nightmarchers and Spirit Ranks in English. Such marches are traditionally claimed to happen on nights that honor Hawaiian gods Kane, Kanaloak, Ku, or Lono, where the spirits of the dead rise from their burial sites and march to sacred places all over the islands. There have been hundreds of witnesses to this strange spiritual procession over the years, with locals ...

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: St. Sennen Church Cemetery, Sennen, Penzance, United Kingdom Dates Active: Unknown Category: Burial Grounds, Mysterious Sounds, Omens Cause: Unknown Status: Possibly Ongoing Entry ID: 013024A-00057 Summery:   People visiting this graveyard have claimed to have heard bells chiming around midnight, claiming it is a bad omen. In Depth: The St. Sennen Church Cemetery supposedly has a legend that bells can sometimes be heard chiming at midnight. It is believed to be caused by the ghost of a sea captain who is in denial that his ship has sunk off the coast, and is a bad omen to those that hear it, especially sailors. Supposedly, if you hear the bells you should refrain from leaving port, as those that ignore the warning are soon lost at sea. Related Entries and Connections : Connections: Burial Grounds Connections: Mysterious Sounds Connections: Omens   Last Updated: March 23, 2024

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 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

Picture generated with AI Location: Porthcurno, Penzance, United Kingdom Dates Active: 1600s to Present Categories: Ghost Ship, Omens Cause: Unknown Status: Possibly Ongoing Entry ID: 010524A-00001 Summery:   A ghost ship has been spotted several times over the centuries heading straight for - and over - the beach in Porthcurno. In Depth: With sightings dating back to the 17th century, this ghost ship has been spotted numerous times sailing into and through the beach near Porthcurno, over the land. It was said that some sort of tragedy would befall anyone who saw it. It is described as a black ship, with anywhere from 1 to 4 masts, always appearing at nightfall, and no crew has ever been spotted aboard despite sailing across the ground near accessible areas. Some believe that it is the specter of a pirate ship that had wrecked somewhere off the beach in a storm, and was said to have something to do with a man and his servant that would keep a boat at Porthcurno Cove. Rumors s...