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, England. From the legends of the brave knight to the queen from the Wars of the Roses, the abandoned fortress
How a 1985 Documentary 'Scared Us' and Sparked a Paranormal TV Craze
On a crisp winter evening in 1985, a documentary was broadcast with a preview that promised to scare viewers out of their minds. It did not disappoint. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the program's broadcast Haunted on Australian
Flat Earth, ghosts and conspiracy theories – experience can shape even unusual beliefs
February 22, 2020 “Crazy” by Mike Hughes he towed a homemade rocket into the Mojave Desert and shot into the sky. His goal? To see the flatness of the Earth from space. It was his third attempt and unfortunately it
Rachel Burton's Vampire: A Gruesome 18th Century Exhumation in Vermont
On a chilly February day, villagers in Manchester, Vermont, gathered in a square to stop a vampire who was about to suck the life out of a juvenile woman. By burying her and burning her remains, they thought they could
Tatzelwurm of the Aare Gorge: Switzerland's elusive alpine monster
Could the Aare Gorge in Switzerland be home to an historic creature? The Tatzelwurm is an senior Alpine legend, and even in state-of-the-art times, people have claimed to have seen this elusive and mysterious snake-like creature. In 1935, the Russian-Berlin
The Berwick Vampire: The blood-soaked legend of Berwick-upon-Tweed
In the midst of border disputes between the English and Scots and the threat of plague, a recent monster began to lurk in a murky alley. The Vampire of Berwick is one of the oldest vampire stories from Britain. Berwick
Teufelsbrücke in Andermatt and the Schöllenen gorge created by the devil
Considered to be the work of the devil himself, the Teufelsbrücke Bridge spanning the Scllenen Gorge in the Swiss Alps still remains a wonder and mystery. So much so that legend has it that it was so complex to build
Jewett City Vampires and the Ray Family in Connecticut
In the midst of a consumption epidemic that was devastating entire families on the New England coast, the Ray family took drastic measures to save their eldest son from the disease. The Jewett City vampires were believed to be behind
The Buckinghamshire Vampire: England's forgotten bloodsucker
Coming day after day to torment his wife, the Buckinghamshire vampire terrorized the entire town for days. And he was not stopped until the bishop intervened. Hidden among the villages and misty forests of Buckinghamshire in southeast England, a county