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  • Oct272025
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    What is the difference between ghosts and demons? Books, folklore and history reflect society's supernatural beliefs

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    Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you'd like answered by an…

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  • Oct222025
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    A Brief History of the Haunted House in Western Cinema and Literature

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    The door closes unexpectedly; footsteps are heard on the stairs; face seen in the window. The haunted house is a…

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  • Oct152025

    The Curious Case of Annie Dennett and the Vampire Vine

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    Vines growing from coffins and decaying corpses were a local superstition marking the vampire graves of those who died of…

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  • Oct142025

    The curse of the robber knight Junker Kuoni: the restless spirit of Neu-Bechburg

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    Hidden in the valleys of Switzerland, Neu-Bechburg Castle is said to be haunted by the robber knight, Junker Kuoni, who…

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  • Oct092025

    Baobhan Sith: Scotland's legendary bloodthirsty woman

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    There are stories in the Scottish Highlands about a bloodthirsty creature disguised as a stunning and seductive woman. The Baobhan…

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  • Sep302025
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    New ghosts: white death and restless shadows of Basel

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    Wandering around the Basel of the Spirit called Weisse Tod, or apparently white death terrorizes the district around the baroque…

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  • Sep292025

    Lenzburg Castle: The Haunting Legends of A Swiss Hilltop Fortress

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    One of the oldest castles in Switzerland is the Lenzburg Forte Hilltop Castle. It is said that it is built…

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  • Sep262025

    Bazyle's headless heretic: visiting the Spießhof building

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    Personal for his beliefs, the spirit of David Joris, the notable heretic who persecuted his senior house Spießhof in Basel.…

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  • Sep252025

    Bad eye Rebgasse: curses, shadows and exorcism in Basel

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    The Kleinbasel district is probably one of the most haunted places in Basel, Switzerland. In a modest house in Rebgasse…

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  • Sep242025

    Ghosts Patron Saints of Zurich: Felix, Regula and Exuperantis, carrying heads under the arms

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    There is a legend of ghosts from Roman times in Zurich. The story of martyrs and saints Felix, Reguli and…

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