Author archive for J.W.H

  • Mar032026

    Basilisk of Basel: The Beast at Gerberberglein

    Once upon a time, in a cave below where the Tanner Fountain (Gerberberglein) is now located, a basilisk lived. It…

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  • Mar032026

    Munkholmen: The island of chains, prayers and the restless dead in Trondheim

    There have long been many disturbing rumors about the diminutive island of Munkholmen near Trondheim, Norway. From an ancient Viking…

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  • Mar032026

    The haunting of Frick's steps: death processions in Bern and the ghosts of murderesses

    There isn't a single ghost story about the Frick Stairs in Bern, there are plenty of them. It is said…

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  • Mar032026

    Kindlifresserbrunnen and the ghosts of abandoned children near Bern

    It is said that around the terrifying statue of Kindlifressenbrunnen devouring children, adolescent ghosts haunt like a misty night. They…

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  • Mar032026

    The ghost of the Finnbogastaðir mounds

    Buried in the mounds of the Icelandic landscape, a murdered shepherd has returned from the dead as a Draugr, or…

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  • Mar032026

    The restless ghost of Hans Franz Nägeli: The Fricktreppe Ghost

    The aged stairs in Bern, Switzerland are said to carry an aged legend. Hans Franz Nägeli, the city's former leader,…

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  • Mar032026

    Haunting Miklabær Leather Skirt – Lunar Mausoleum

    The deep and northern valley and fjords of Skagafjörður are said to have been haunted by more than one ghost.…

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  • Mar022026

    An unfortunate stay at Grandma's

    INWhen I was 15, my best friend took me to visit her grandmother. She didn't want to go alone, but…

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  • Feb282026

    Blue Man

    INWhen my family and I moved into a brand recent house about 10 years ago, my mother heard me talking…

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  • Feb262026

    Ghosts of the Britannia Adelphi Hotel: Shadows in Liverpool

    The current Britannia Adelphi is the third building on the site to be used as a hotel and is rumored…

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