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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

Picture generated with AI Location: Heceta Head Lighthouse State Scenic Viewpoint, Florence, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: 1950s to Present Category: Haunting, Lighthouses, Mysterious Sounds Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 012624A-00042 Summery:   The ghost of an old woman haunts the Keeper's House at Heceta Head Lighthouse, which is now a bed and breakfast. Reported activity includes disembodied voices, moving objects, knocking and banging, as well as full-body apparitions. In Depth: Heceta Head is a light station near Florence, Oregon that was built in the 1890s. The property has several buildings on it, including the lighthouse itself, a few sheds, and the Keeper's House. It is the Keeper's House that is supposedly haunted by a gray lady that some have taken to calling Rue, who has appeared to people on several occasions. Strange activity has been reported at this location since the 1950s, but documentation of such stories were not well ke...

Picture generated with AI Location: Beaverton, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: November 1981 Category: Conspiracies, Human Testing, Technology, Video Games Cause: Supposed Government Testing, Internet Rumors Status: Closed Entry ID: 012424A-00041 Summery:   An arcade game cabinet in an Oregon arcade causes players to feel sick, become paranoid, and even begin to hear and see strange hallucinations. In Depth: According to the story, an unassuming black game named Polybius was brought into an arcade sometime in 1981, and several players who played it became sick. Others reported seeing strange hallucinations or became paranoid for a while after, feeling as though they were being watched. Other witnesses reported that government agents supposedly monitored the activity around the cabinet, taking down the initials of high scoring players. Then, after a few short weeks, Polybius disappeared. Those who follow this story theorize that this cabinet was supposed to be s...

Picture generated with AI Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom Dates Active: Unknown Category: Demons, Evil Spirits, Monsters Cause: Folklore Status: Closed Entry ID: 011724G-00040 Summery:   A club-welding giant walks the forest roads of Yorkshire, and will take your head to adorn his chains. In Depth: This monster of Celtic folklore is a giant, reportedly towering at an impressive 13 feet tall (about twice the size of a normal person), wears a number of chains and shackles, and welds a large wooden club. While very little is told as to where Jack in Irons came from, but depending on where you look he is equated to either being a monster, an evil spirit, or a demon. He is said to haunt the dirt roads and abandoned highways of Yorkshire, where he will do one of two things: appear out of nowhere and stare at you menacingly, or bash in your skull with his club. Related Entries and Connections : Connections: Demons Connections: Evil Spirits Connections: Monsters Last Updated: ...

Picture generated with AI Location: Adolf Wolf Building, Silverton, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: 1898 to Present Category: Haunting, Mysterious Sounds Cause: Unknown Status: Closed Entry ID: 011724F-00039 Summery:   Cold spots and ghostly voices have been reported by unverified sources. In Depth: The Adolf Wolf Building was constructed in 1891 as a general store, and had gone through multiple owners and businesses until in 1984 it was vacated and remained empty for several decades. As of 2004 it was renovated and turned into a Bistro and Coffee shop. However, an internet site on haunted locations posted a claimed that the site has had issues with a male entity wandering the upper floors, disembodied voices and other strange activity. No formal investigation has been done, and the current owners say they have had no paranormal problems. Related Entries and Connections : Connections: Haunting Connections: Mysterious Sounds Last Updated: March 23, 202...

Picture generated with AI Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America Dates Active: January 15, 1919 Category: Mass Deaths, Unnatural Disasters Cause: Structural Failure Status: Closed Entry ID: 011724E-00038 Summery:   21 people were killed when a tank of molasses in Boston burst. In Depth: A holding tank at the Purity Distilling Company burst open at its base, resulting in a warm, sticky wave of fermenting molasses to come cascading through the busy afternoon streets of Boston. The wave enveloped everything in its path at a blistering 35 miles per hour, destroying an elevated train track and encasing dozens of people in brown goo. Because of the frigid weather, the surface of the molasses quickly hardened, dooming anyone unlucky enough to have been swept underneath to suffocation. In total, 21 people were killed and over 150 people were injured. Related Entries and Connections : Connections: Mass Deaths Connections: Unnatural Disasters Last Update: Ma...