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: 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: 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: U.S. Route 466, Shandon, California, United States of America Dates Active: September 30, 1955 to 1960. Category: Curses, Disappearances, Spontaneous Combustion, Villainous Vehicles Cause: Car Accident Status: Closed Entry ID: 031824A-00086 Summery:   The tragic death of actor James Dean was not enough to satisfy the dark forces surrounding this cursed automobile. In Depth: Actor James Dean loved a good, fast car, and the silver Porsche 550 Spyder he purchased was certainly one of those things. However, multiple friends of the actor have gone on record to state that of the two things 'good' was not a descriptor the car deserved. They would often tell him that they felt like the car gave off weird vibes, and that there was a dark presence surrounding it. He subsequently named the car 'Little Bastard', and had the name painted onto the vehicle's rear decklid. It also happened to be the last vehicle that James Dean would ever d...

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: Newport, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: August 1875 to Present Category: Disappearances, Haunting, Lighthouses Cause: Unknown Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 031024B-00084 Summery:   A young woman disappears inside a defunct lighthouse. In Depth: Some time in the 1870s a boat appeared off the coast near Newport, Oregon. It had been led off course by some foul weather, and were in need of replenishing their water supplies. The captain of the ship had a teenaged daughter by the name of Muriel Trevenard (some sources say her name was Zina), whom the Captain had decided to temporally leave at Newport's hotel while he completed his voyage. Muriel was an adventurous sort and met a group of young people from outside of the area who were on holiday, joining in their various adventures up and down the coast. On day in August they decided to go explore the nearby Yaquina Bay Light, which had been empty for some time. The group dragged Murie...