Ectolog

Picture generated with AI. Location: Newport, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: 1873 to Present Category: Haunting, Lighthouses, Peculiar Natural Formations Cause: Deaths on the property, natural formations Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 040924B-00090 Summery:   Multiple strange stories surround this lighthouse, from deaths and hauntings to strange phenomena. In Depth: The Yaquina Head Lighthouse was finished in 1873, just a few miles north of Newport, Oregon. Originally known as the Cape Foulweather Light (more on this later), it is one of the longest operating lighthouses on the Oregon coast. In its over 150 years of operation, there have been a number of strange stories and rumors about the light, with the earliest supposed rumors dating from its construction. Supposedly, a worker was killed while the lighthouse was being constructed, and his body had become wedged between the brick outer wall of the base of the lighthouse and the inner insulating wall. Unable to r...

Picture generated with AI Location: Nancledra, Penzance, England, United Kingdom Dates Active: Unknown Category: Miracles, Peculiar Natural Formations, Witchcraft Cause: Unknown Status: Possibly Ongoing Entry ID: 031724A-00085 Summery:   This strange rock formation supposedly acted as a recruitment site for witches, as well as a miracle cure for rickets. In Depth: A logan stone (or a logan rock) is a large stone that has become naturally balanced, usually on top of a much smaller stone or series of stones. They can rock back and forth when touched, but do not move from their original location. One such rock is located around Nancledra at Trink Hill, which as a few peculiar properties. First, the only time it ever moves is at midnight, which it would do so of its own accord. It was otherwise impossible to move the stone without significant force. This led it to be referred to as the "Twelve O'Clock Stone," but this was far from the only strange thing about it. Becaus...

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: Lacul Vinderel, Maramures Mountains Natural Park, Romania Dates Active: Unknown Category: Cryptids, Curses, Monsters, Peculiar Natural Formations, Unexplained Deaths, Witchcraft Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 022424G-00076 Summery:   This lake is said to drown even the strongest and most skillful of swimmers, and that human body parts can sometimes be found floating on its surface from time to time. In Depth: Lacul Vinderel is a glacial lake in northern Romania in the Maramures Mountains. It is fed by snow melt and rainwater, making it extremely cold, and is on a nature preserve meant to protect rare plant species. It's high elevation, remote location and limited access make it perfect for local legends to spring up. Some of the more benign stories about the lake is that it is supposedly bottomless,or that on St. Elijah's Day young women could walk into the lake and wash in its waters while whispering magical spells in order t...

Picture generated with AI Location: Profile Rock, Freetown State Park, Massachusetts, United States of America Dates Active: 1800s to Present Category: Ghost Lights, Mysterious Sounds, Peculiar Natural Formations Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 011224A-00025 Summery:   One of the many different locations within the Bridgewater Triangle that is known for spook lights, but also strange voices and other strange activity. In Depth: This location in Freetown State Park in Massachusetts features a massive rock which looked as though it had the silhouette of a man's face. The profile was apparently carved into the rock at some point - though who exactly performed to carving or why is not known - but it was believed for some time that the face represented that of Wampanoag Chief, Massasoit Sachem. The piece of the rock that made up the nose fell off a few years ago, but the name remains. Legend has it that the area around the rock is rife with strange stories, including murd...