The Phantom Nurse of Waverly Hills Waverly Hills Sanatorium, as we’ve previously discussed, is a now abandoned tuberculosis hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. As is expected for any hospital, the building saw a whole lot of death, so a ghost or two isn’t out of the ordinary, if you believe in that sort of thing….
Category: Paranormal
There’s good reason to fear the darkness, but just what causes a spirit to haunt this mortal plain? From vanishing hitchhikers to pesky poltergeists, we’ll dive into some devious delightful tales of famous haunts from past and present.
3 Creepy Premonitions
Is it possible to predict the future? History, is littered with examples of people claiming to foretell disasters – both natural and man made. Often, we only hear of these predictions in the event’s aftermath, by which time, it’s impossible to prove just when they were stated. Still, history gives us a handful of infamous…
Napoleon and The Little Red Man of Destiny
Napoleon Bonaparte has been renowned for his military prowess for over two hundred years. Even for those not historically inclined, he has become imprinted upon the global consciousness to the degree that most people recognise his name. For his time, Napoleon was not overly superstitious. The folklore and ghost stories of his childhood in Corsica…
Top 3 Weird Hoaxes
Some stories are unbelievable for a reason. Let’s explore three of the weirdest and most well known hoaxes that baffled the world. Mary Toft, The Rabbit Queen Mary Toft was a mostly ordinary lady from Godalming, Surry. Born in 1701, she lived a seemingly ordinary life until 1726, when she began to give birth to…
The Poltergeist Curse
Poltergeist came crashing into movie theatres in 1982, almost immediately searing itself into our collective consciousness. However, almost as famous as the film itself is the string of tragic deaths associated with it. Let’s explore the supposed Poltergeist Curse. Film This is your spoiler warning. The story, focuses on the Freeling family, who begin to…
3 More Horrific Haunted Paintings
Art is suffering put to canvas – that’s why it’s called a painting. Poor jokes aside, many an artist will tell you that there’s a ‘bit of themselves’ in every piece they create. In addition to the time and effort, a huge part of the artistic process is psychological and unconscious in nature. Perhaps that’s…
Seven Supposed Gates of Hell
From ancient times, certain locations of our material world have been viewed with fear and awe. Legend suggests these places will lead any foolhardy adventurer straight to Hell. Let’s explore some of these places from the safety of our own home. 1. Hellam Township and the Seven Gates of Hell With a name like Hellam,…
Three Horribly Haunted Houses
What is a ghost without a house to haunt? Every village, town or city has its own legends – with varying degrees of historical accuracy, of course – but nevertheless, if there’s a spooky old house at the end of your street, it’s only natural for locals to put a ghost in there. Many of…
The Haunting of Summerwind Mansion
Near the Michigan-Wisconsin border sits the ruins of a long abandoned mansion. The house, once known as Lamont Mansion, had been vacant for decades before a mysterious fire gutted the place and left only the ruined shell behind, but its reputation as a paranormal hotspot lives on in urban legend and ghostlore. Let’s explore the…
Horror Movies You Didn’t Know Were “Based On A True Story”
We like to keep a reasonable distance between what we see on screen and what experience in our mundane, everyday, completely and utterly safe real life. That’s why there’s something indescribably sinister about the words “based on a true story”. Luckily for us horror fans, this is often a vast exaggeration. We should by now…
The Hawthorn Files 