The Hook, The Hookman or Man Door Hand Hook Car Door is an urban legend about a killer with a hook for a hand attacking a couple in a parked car. The story is thought…
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Boo Hag
A Boo Hag is a mythical creature in the folklore of Gullah culture. It is a regionalized version of the Hag myth.
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The Mercy Brown vampire incident occurred in Rhode Island, US, in 1892. It is one of the best documented cases of the exhumation of a corpse in order to perform rituals to banish an undead…
Read More Mercy Brown vampire incidentThe Romanian ‘Strigoi’
In Romanian mythology, strigoi (English: striga, poltergeist) are the troubled souls of the dead rising from the grave. Some strigoi can be living people with certain magical properties. Some of the properties of the strigoi…
Read More The Romanian ‘Strigoi’The Origins of Fairies
Most of us think of fairies as tiny creatures, flitting about on gossamer wings, waving a magic wand, but history and folklore tell a different tale.
Read More The Origins of FairiesThe Ghosts & Mermaids of Ardvrek Castle
Standing on a rocky promontory jutting out into Loch Assynt in Sutherland, north west Highland, Scotland, Ardvreck Castle is a ruined castle dating from the 16th century. The ruins can be reached by driving along…
Read More The Ghosts & Mermaids of Ardvrek CastleThe Monsters Of Northumbria
Legends say that the old cobbled way stretching from Corbridge to Berwick, in Northumberland, known to some as the Devil’s Causeway, was built by a race of giants called the Yotuns, or Ettins. Not far…
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Robert, otherwise known as Robert the Doll, Robert the haunted doll, or Robert the Enchanted Doll, is a doll exhibited at the East Martello Museum that was once owned by Key West, Florida painter and…
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Annabelle is a Raggedy Ann doll said by Ed and Lorraine Warren to be haunted. The pair describe themselves as paranormal investigators and demonologists.
Read More Annabelle (doll)Black-eyed children
Black-eyed children (or black-eyed kids) are a contemporary legend of supposed paranormal creatures that resemble children between the ages of 6 and 16, with pale skin and black eyes, who are reportedly seen hitchhiking or…
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