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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: Lebanon, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: 1911 to Present Category: Haunting, Mysterious Sounds, Poltergeist Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 040924A-00089 Summery:   This bar was a popular a hang out joint for bikers and ghosts. In Depth: Formerly known as Clementine's Cantina and Merlin's , Dragon Lair is a bar and grill in downtown Lebanon, Oregon, and is known for a few things. One of those things is the drinks, the live music and dance floor, and some of its regulars... some more permanent than others. While many go to the bar to forget their worries and have a good time, sometimes guests and workers alike have left with a little more to think about: the ghosts that call the bar home. There are several reported apparitions, from that of a child, a woman in a lacy dress, a man in a long coat, and a black dog. Workers also report items moving about the kitchen, which has been caught on video. People complain ...

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: Germany Dates Active: 856 AD Category: Haunting, Poltergeist Cause: Unknown Status: Closed Entry ID: 022424E-00074 Summery:   The first recorded case of a poltergeist haunting. In Depth: The first rewritten account of a poltergeist haunting occurred in what is now Germany in 856. Very little information is currently available about this particular case other than the year in which it took place and that it happened in a farmhouse in the country. According to some sources the entity involved threw objects, made loud noises and started fires. It also tossed stones at people, terrorizing the residence of the farmhouse. Related Entries and Connections : Connections: Haunting   Connections: Poltergeist Last Update: March 16, 2024

Picture generated with AI Location: Tacoma, Washington, United States of America Dates Active: May 9, 2017 Category: Haunting, Poltergeist, Serial Killers Cause: Unknown Status: Closed Entry ID: 010724D-00009 Summery:   A house flipper experiences some disturbing paranormal activity at a recently purchased residence, and then finds out it used to be the childhood home of one of the nations most famous serial killers. In Depth: House flipper David Truong purchased a house in Tacoma, Washington with the intent to fix it up and sell it for a profit, hiring a contractor named Casey Clopton to do most of the major work. While working on the home Clopton began experiencing odd things happening: cellphones suddenly dying despite having a full battery upon arrival, equipment would mysteriously become unplugged and items would go missing. A heavy dresser that was set into the wall upstairs was violently ripped from its place and hit the floor on its face while Clopton was downstairs a...

Picture generated by AI Location: Odon, Indiana, United States of America Dates Active: June 21, 1940 Category: Curse, Haunting, Poltergeist, Spontaneous Combustion Cause: Unknown Status: Closed Entry ID: 010624A-00002 Summery:   Hundreds of witnesses watch spontaneous fires sprout all over a family's home with no explanation as to the cause. In Depth: The Hackler family home has 28 individual fires break out in their home, all of them within a single 24 hour period. Many of these fires occurred in separate rooms at different times, sometimes igniting right in front of witnesses ranging from curious neighbors to firefighters. Every fire only burned a single item, with no visible damage to surrounding objects or the rest of the house. The first fire started sometime after 8:00am on June 21, 1940, when a strip of wallpaper in an upstairs bedroom suddenly caught fire. There was no damage to the wall or surrounding furniture, and no source of the fire was immediately found. The f...