Author archive for J.W.H

  • Mar032026

    The Ebenrain slave trader: a tortured ghost in the shadow of Sissach

    Ebenrain Castle, which was supposed to be a still summer residence in Sissach, near Basel, Switzerland, has turned into a…

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  • Mar032026

    Eyjafjörður Skott sent to torture the women of the fjord

    After insulting some Dutch fishermen, a ghost was sent to torture local women in Eyjafjörður, Iceland. For a long time,…

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  • Mar032026
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    The Legend of Rollibock: Guardian of the Aletsch Glacier

    Coming down like an avalanche through the Swiss Alps, the Rollibock monster takes revenge on man when he takes too…

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  • Mar032026

    Knightly spirits haunting St. Johanns-Vorstadt on the Rhine

    Before a state-of-the-art apartment convoluted was built in its place, the area around the St. Johann once belonged to the…

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  • Mar032026

    Ghosts haunting Mattentreppe, ushering in the modern year

    The elderly steps around Bern's elderly town are certainly haunted. Climbing from the cathedral to the Münsterplattform towards the Aare…

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  • Mar032026

    Tschäggättä: Swiss masked monsters of winter

    Deep in the heart of the Swiss Alps, the captivating yet eerie Lötschental valley holds a chilling tradition that has…

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  • Mar032026
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    Alp: the night terrors of German folklore

    Sitting on your chest and crushing you in your sleep, the Alp of Germanic Folklore was considered a vampiric creature,…

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  • Mar032026

    Hörgsland-Móri Haunted Foss á Síðu as a dog

    At the fantastic Foss á Síðu waterfall in southern Iceland, there are rumors of a ghost in the form of…

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  • Mar032026

    Legends of the oriental theater and ghosts from the great Chicago fire

    After the devastating fire at the venerable Iroquois Theater in Chicago, approximately 600 people died trying to escape the flames.…

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  • Mar032026

    Ghosts haunting the ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle

    A bulky veil of sea mist hides ghost stories around the ruins of the once magnificent Dunstanburgh Castle in Northumberland,…

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