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ADVERTISEMENT Halloween is upon us, and with it we see all the standard Halloween decorations and symbols – Jack O’ Lanterns, scarecrows, etc. Did you ever wonder where these symbols come from? When did Halloween actually start? Why does it mean we have to buy candy, or dress up in costumes? All your Halloween questions [...]
Posted by Elizabeth Downing on Monday, October 31, 2011 at 12:01 am
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Visit even the smallest of towns in the U.S. and you’re likely to hear some local ghost stories and discover a few haunted houses. But some American cities have gained the reputation for being particularly ghost-ridden thanks to their rich and often bizarre historical backgrounds. The following are ten of the most haunted cities to [...]
Posted by Evan Andrews on Sunday, October 24, 2010 at 12:01 am
Filed under Bizarre, History, Travel · Tagged Alcatraz, Alcatraz Island, architecture, Athens Lunatic Asylum, Bachelor Grove Cemetery, cities, Dock Street Theater, Evil, ghosts, gothic, halloween, hampton Lillibridge House, haunted, haunted cities, haunted houses, haunting, horror, horror stories, Joshua Ward House, lalaurie house, legend, Robert the Doll, Shanghai Tunnels, terror, The Devil's Den, top 10 haunted cities, vampire, witchcraft, witches
There are just too many creepy places in America for this list to be the top 10, but these 10 destinations are all near the top of the list in terms of all-in-all creep factor. With Halloween fast approaching this list is appropriate and if you live near any of the places you may want [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 12:01 am
Filed under Bizarre, History, Travel · Tagged Bachelor's Grove Cemetery, creepy places, Cultural anthropology, death, Estes Park, Fall River, Francis Sorrel, ghost video car commercial, ghosts, halloween, haunted, haunting, J. Frank W. Stewart, John Bell, Kate Batts, legend, Legends, lizzie borden, Myrtles Plantation, mystery, poison, prison, Sarah L. Winchester, Sorrel Weed House, Stephen King, terror, The Shining, urban legend, urban legends, waverly hills, Waverly Hills Sanatorium, White Lady, winchester mystery house
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Posted by Brian Douglas on Thursday, October 14, 2010 at 12:01 am
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While trying to decide which ghost photos are the “best” is largely an exercise in subjectivity, it’s difficult to know which ones are the best with any degree of objectivity. These are the photos I consider the most authentic “captures” of ghosts ever caught on film, but I leave it to you to decide for [...]
Posted by Jeff Danelek on Monday, January 4, 2010 at 12:01 am
Filed under Bizarre, Photos · Tagged afterworld, Bachelor's Grove Cemetery, Bachelor’s Grove, Brown Lady, Cemetery, Chinnery Photo, Controversial, Corroboree Rock Spirit, death, Ghost, ghost photographs, ghost photos, ghosts, haunted, haunting, HMS Daedalus Photo, hoax, Lord Combermere, Queensland Photo, S.S. Watertown Faces, scary, spirits, The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall, top 10 ghost photos, Wem Fire Apparition
Ghost ships, or phantom ships, make up a big part of the seafaring lore that has been passed down by sailors and fisherman throughout the years. The ships are said to be spectral apparitions that materialize on the horizon before quickly disappearing, and they are believed to be a sign of bad things to come. [...]
Posted by Evan Andrews on Monday, October 26, 2009 at 12:01 am
Filed under Bizarre · Tagged baychimo, bermuda triangle, boats, caleuche, carroll a. deering, Flying Dutchman, Ghost, ghost boat, ghost ship, ghost ships, ghosts, Lady Lovibond, mary celeste, murder, mysterious, myth, ourang medan, pirates, sea, ship, ships, ss valencia, The Joyita, The Octavius ship, top 10 ghost ships, Van der Decken
Spooks, spirits and specters – the stuff of folklore and films for centuries. Don’t be afraid of this list, there are friendly ghosts and frightening spirits who are more famous in this life than in the afterlife. This list brings you the most famous fictional and non-fictional ghouls we love to scare us. 10. Casper [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Friday, May 1, 2009 at 1:34 am
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