We know all about Krampus, we’ve spoken about the Yule Cat, but did you know there’s even more festive fiends to watch out for this holiday season? Let’s discover three more of the worlds creepiest Christmas characters. Père Fouettard – France, Belgium and Switzerland Père Fouettard translates to English as “Father Whipper”, which gives us…
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Don Decker And The Devil’s Rain
In February, 1983, a strange phenomenon took place. For a few days, a man was seemingly able to make it rain inside. This inexplicable rain was said to move sideways, upwards and materialise out of thin air. What caused this strange rain? Did Donald Decker have his own personal raincloud? Let’s explore the bizarre case…
Three More Unsolved Mysteries
Let’s explore three more of the strangest unsolved mysteries! D.B Cooper On November 24th, 1971, Northwest Airlines Flight 305 from Portland, Oregon to Seattle, Washington started off as any other flight. That was until an ordinary looking man in a business suit handed a note to a flight attendant. Thinking nothing of it, the flight…
Three Paranormal Games To Play This Halloween (If You Dare)
With Halloween just around the corner, come and explore three of the most famous paranormal games and parlour tricks to play with your friends – if you’re brave enough. Don’t blame me if it all goes wrong though. Apple Divination Games Apples are surprisingly magical fruits, featuring in folklore and mythology from the Bible to…
Three Weird Welsh Ghosts
My native Wales is a land full of ghosts and ghouls. With Halloween creeping up on us, let’s explore a few of the most famous weird Welsh ghosts! Hanging Judge Jeffreys George Jeffreys was born in Acton, Wrexham in 1645. As it turns out, he was also my 14th times great-grand uncle. Uncle-Judge Jeffreys earned…
3 More Movies Based On Terrifying True Stories
Who doesn’t love a good horror film? Let’s explore three more of the creepiest movies based on true stories. Verónica (2017) Verónica is a pretty spooky Spanish film released in 2017. Not to be confused with the Mexican film of the same name, released in the same year, this Verónica sees its titular character haunted…
Another 3 Horrible Haunted Houses
The Winchester Mystery House, San Jose, California After a string of premature deaths, the widowed Sarah Winchester, moved from Connecticut to San Jose, California. The year was 1885 and she had suffered the deaths of her husband, child, mother, father-in-law and eldest sister and had recently been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. As the story goes,…
Yet Another 3 Cursed Items
As we’re already established, I’m fascinated by curses, so let’s explore three more of the creepiest cursed objects around the world. Uluru Although it’s a stretch to call this an “item”, Uluru is a magnificent sandstone formation in the Northern Territory, Australia. Known as Ayers Rock by European settlers, Uluru is a site of incredible…
Three More Mysterious Hoaxes
Here’s another look at three more mysterious hoaxes! Check out our first list here! Crop Circles Crop circles are, as the name suggests, circles and patterns made in crops and I was inexplicably terrified of them as a child. The modern crop circle began to emerge in the 1980s, with patterns range from simple circles…
More Extraordinary Ghost Photos – Fact Or Fake?
Cemetery Ghost Baby This remarkable photo was allegedly captures by a woman named Mrs. Andrews, who was visiting her daughters grave in a cemetery in Queensland, Australia. Some reports state that the grave in question also includes her 29 year old son, Cecil. Joyce, Mrs. Andrews daughter, died about a year before the photograph was…
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