Monday, November 24, 2003
Places Where You Can Have Encounters
With Animal Ghosts*
1. Clifton, Arizona: The "Fantasma Colorado" or
Red Ghost lurks here near Chase Creek. It's
the revenant of a "huge orange camel" carring
a corpse on it hump. Thought to be missing
(for all eternity evidently) from a U.S. Army
Expedition in 1857.
2. Pet Cemetery, Los Angeles: The spirit of
Rudolph Valentino's Great Dane: Kabar is
known to the lick the hands of those visiting
its grave.
3. Mentone, Alabama: The sprites of Granny
Dollar and her faithful dog Buster roam
the woods, where Granny's cabin one stood.
Granny's spirit was upset, because her
tombstone money was stolen, though,
with the placement of a grave marker
in 1973, her sightings have all but
disappeared. Buster meanwhile, is
still heard merrily thrashing about
the woods, presumably doing what
all ghost dogs do...
4. Newberry, South Carolina: Old Buncombe
Road leaves many of the locals and vistors
with a strong case of the willies, as the
famed "Hound of Goshen" is noted for --
suddenly from nowhere -- leaping out
at unsuspected travellers and chasing
them between Church Cemetery and
Goshen Hill. The Hound has been doing
this since the 1800s.
5. Casper, Wyoming: The Rattlesnake Range
area of this locale is home to the "White Devil",
a magnificient, white, untameable stallion while
alive. In death, this ornery mustang critter is
free to roam the land it loved so much.
6. Port Tobacco, Maryland: "Peddler's Rock",
a bloodstained boulder is the domicile of the
creature called "Blue Dog". The spectral canine
is said to guard the buried gold of its master, a
peddler, who was robbed and killed here.
*From Coast To Coast Ghosts: True
Stories Of Hauntings Across America by
Leslie Rule.
2001: Andrew McNeel Publishing; Kansas
City
With Animal Ghosts*
1. Clifton, Arizona: The "Fantasma Colorado" or
Red Ghost lurks here near Chase Creek. It's
the revenant of a "huge orange camel" carring
a corpse on it hump. Thought to be missing
(for all eternity evidently) from a U.S. Army
Expedition in 1857.
2. Pet Cemetery, Los Angeles: The spirit of
Rudolph Valentino's Great Dane: Kabar is
known to the lick the hands of those visiting
its grave.
3. Mentone, Alabama: The sprites of Granny
Dollar and her faithful dog Buster roam
the woods, where Granny's cabin one stood.
Granny's spirit was upset, because her
tombstone money was stolen, though,
with the placement of a grave marker
in 1973, her sightings have all but
disappeared. Buster meanwhile, is
still heard merrily thrashing about
the woods, presumably doing what
all ghost dogs do...
4. Newberry, South Carolina: Old Buncombe
Road leaves many of the locals and vistors
with a strong case of the willies, as the
famed "Hound of Goshen" is noted for --
suddenly from nowhere -- leaping out
at unsuspected travellers and chasing
them between Church Cemetery and
Goshen Hill. The Hound has been doing
this since the 1800s.
5. Casper, Wyoming: The Rattlesnake Range
area of this locale is home to the "White Devil",
a magnificient, white, untameable stallion while
alive. In death, this ornery mustang critter is
free to roam the land it loved so much.
6. Port Tobacco, Maryland: "Peddler's Rock",
a bloodstained boulder is the domicile of the
creature called "Blue Dog". The spectral canine
is said to guard the buried gold of its master, a
peddler, who was robbed and killed here.
*From Coast To Coast Ghosts: True
Stories Of Hauntings Across America by
Leslie Rule.
2001: Andrew McNeel Publishing; Kansas
City
Sunday, November 23, 2003
Loud Sonic Booms In Moore
County, NC
These Mysterious Booms have been heard
all over the East Coast. Secret Government
Research? A cyclical Natural Phenomenon?
Likely, one of the two...
County, NC
These Mysterious Booms have been heard
all over the East Coast. Secret Government
Research? A cyclical Natural Phenomenon?
Likely, one of the two...
There's A Whole Lot Of Weird Goodness...
Happening in the Okefenokee Swamp in Florida.
Encounters with the "Pig Man", locals being
pursued by Green Orbs, Alien Abductions,
electronic instruments not functioniung right,
and of course it's a huge swamp too. Read about
it here.
Happening in the Okefenokee Swamp in Florida.
Encounters with the "Pig Man", locals being
pursued by Green Orbs, Alien Abductions,
electronic instruments not functioniung right,
and of course it's a huge swamp too. Read about
it here.
Saturday, November 22, 2003
A Few Links To Ghost Organizations
and Researchers
Lloyd Auerbach
Tennessee Ghost Chasers
Ohio Ghost Hunters Society
Atlantic Paranormal Society
Massachusetts Ghost Hunters Society
South Texas Paranormal Society
Utah Ghost Hunters Society
Southern New England Ghost Hunters Society
Philadelphia Ghost Hunters Alliance
John Zaffis, Paranormal Research Society of New England
Southern California Ghost Hunters Society
Great Lakes Ghost Hunters Society
SPOOKS
Paranormal Happenings
Long Island Paranormal Group
Ghosts
Earthbound Ghosts
Amityville Murders
Doorway to the Unknown
and Researchers
Lloyd Auerbach
Tennessee Ghost Chasers
Ohio Ghost Hunters Society
Atlantic Paranormal Society
Massachusetts Ghost Hunters Society
South Texas Paranormal Society
Utah Ghost Hunters Society
Southern New England Ghost Hunters Society
Philadelphia Ghost Hunters Alliance
John Zaffis, Paranormal Research Society of New England
Southern California Ghost Hunters Society
Great Lakes Ghost Hunters Society
SPOOKS
Paranormal Happenings
Long Island Paranormal Group
Ghosts
Earthbound Ghosts
Amityville Murders
Doorway to the Unknown
Monday, November 17, 2003
Chupacabras Extending Its Range
North Into Arizona...
To the Cerro Colorado mountains to be
precise. Interesting eyewitness sighting of
the blood-sucker and its victim.
And the witness actually chased
the Chupa on horseback...
North Into Arizona...
To the Cerro Colorado mountains to be
precise. Interesting eyewitness sighting of
the blood-sucker and its victim.
And the witness actually chased
the Chupa on horseback...
The Tram Road Ghostlight in
Nakina, NC
And Heartbeat Bridge, where you
can hear a heartbeat sometimes late at night...
Nakina, NC
And Heartbeat Bridge, where you
can hear a heartbeat sometimes late at night...
Weirdness at Cliff Cave Park
in St. Louis
Don't go there at night, unless you want
to meet the grey screeching creature and
the white
shroud figure...
in St. Louis
Don't go there at night, unless you want
to meet the grey screeching creature and
the white
shroud figure...
Sunday, November 16, 2003
A Small UFO Has A Big Effect in
Leominster, Massachusetts
Scared an 18-year-old girl half to death,
as she attempted to flee from it with her
dazed friend, and one wonders what the
other members of her group saw in the
woods...
Leominster, Massachusetts
Scared an 18-year-old girl half to death,
as she attempted to flee from it with her
dazed friend, and one wonders what the
other members of her group saw in the
woods...
Blood Cemetery: Do Not Visit!
A curse, a house burning down, a grave with Mrs. Blood minus several body parts, a motorcycle crash, razor-sharp fencing around the cemetery... It's all here!
A curse, a house burning down, a grave with Mrs. Blood minus several body parts, a motorcycle crash, razor-sharp fencing around the cemetery... It's all here!
Forbidden Archaeology: Mysterious Artifacts Found in America
Also known as Those Enigmatic Erratics...
Also known as Those Enigmatic Erratics...
Strange Magazine Sunday Continues
With Time Travel
Strange Magazine did a wonderul series of articles on
Time Travel. Here are a two links:
Interview with Time Traveller (?) and Time Travel
machine hawker Steven Gibbs.
Ken Meaux on a Time Slippage in Louisiana.
With Time Travel
Strange Magazine did a wonderul series of articles on
Time Travel. Here are a two links:
Interview with Time Traveller (?) and Time Travel
machine hawker Steven Gibbs.
Ken Meaux on a Time Slippage in Louisiana.
The Weird Wolves Have Spread To Michigan
The Witchie Wolves of Omer Plains
I grew up on the eastern shore of Lake Huron, twelve miles north of Bay City, Michigan. With the limited nightlife available to teenagers in this rural area, the vast majority of teens during the mid-seventies would drive around the piny woods and wetlands looking for parties or privacy. Since at least the early sixties, it was a teenage rite for male students from Pinconning High School to pile into a car and drive twenty miles north to the wilderness known as "The Omer Plains." Located a few miles west of the little town of Omer (the Omer Plains is marked on Arenac County maps), this strange uninhabited place of scrubby pines and swampland is home of the phenomenon known as "The Witchie Wolves."
According to local Chippewa legend, Witchie Wolves are invisible spirit dogs that guard the graves of ancient warriors, attacking anyone foolish enough to venture out at night on foot. Although I went to the Omer Plains twice, nobody in our vehicle was brave enough to get out of the car. We could all hear the hideous high-pitched laughing bark that came from all directions out of the near total darkness. Several times a year, a skeptical youth, usually an athlete or an outdoorsman type would take the dare and get out of the car, only to be violently knocked to the ground by what always seemed to be an invisible wolf or dog, snarling and snapping at the victim's head. Screaming and scrambling back into the car, nobody ever stuck around long enough to see what else would happen. I have seen tough guys cry while telling of their experience. I have heard claims of torn clothes and I have seen scratches and dents on roofs of cars which the owner, straight faced and sober, would claim weren't there before the Witchie Wolf attack.
It seemed like everyone knew and accepted the Witchie Wolves. They were and probably still are given a wide berth.
Name Witheld
Originally published in Strange 15.
Read more odd and intriguing Strange First Person Encounters in Strange Magazine's First Person.
The Witchie Wolves of Omer Plains
I grew up on the eastern shore of Lake Huron, twelve miles north of Bay City, Michigan. With the limited nightlife available to teenagers in this rural area, the vast majority of teens during the mid-seventies would drive around the piny woods and wetlands looking for parties or privacy. Since at least the early sixties, it was a teenage rite for male students from Pinconning High School to pile into a car and drive twenty miles north to the wilderness known as "The Omer Plains." Located a few miles west of the little town of Omer (the Omer Plains is marked on Arenac County maps), this strange uninhabited place of scrubby pines and swampland is home of the phenomenon known as "The Witchie Wolves."
According to local Chippewa legend, Witchie Wolves are invisible spirit dogs that guard the graves of ancient warriors, attacking anyone foolish enough to venture out at night on foot. Although I went to the Omer Plains twice, nobody in our vehicle was brave enough to get out of the car. We could all hear the hideous high-pitched laughing bark that came from all directions out of the near total darkness. Several times a year, a skeptical youth, usually an athlete or an outdoorsman type would take the dare and get out of the car, only to be violently knocked to the ground by what always seemed to be an invisible wolf or dog, snarling and snapping at the victim's head. Screaming and scrambling back into the car, nobody ever stuck around long enough to see what else would happen. I have seen tough guys cry while telling of their experience. I have heard claims of torn clothes and I have seen scratches and dents on roofs of cars which the owner, straight faced and sober, would claim weren't there before the Witchie Wolf attack.
It seemed like everyone knew and accepted the Witchie Wolves. They were and probably still are given a wide berth.
Name Witheld
Originally published in Strange 15.
Read more odd and intriguing Strange First Person Encounters in Strange Magazine's First Person.
Pigman of Elwood, Indiana
I would like to tell you about the "monster" from the small town I grew up in. Elwood, Indiana is about sixty miles north of Indianapolis. The towns population is aprox. 12'000. Elwood is located smack in the middle of the corn belt. The landscape for miles around is flat. Very flat. Elwood's monster was called the "Pigman". Said to have the head of a pig and the body of a man. (some said just the opposite, body of a pig, head of a man) "Pigman" was suppose to be the son of a farm couple who, because of his deformities, kept him locked away in their rural farmhouse. Late one night the house caught fire, killing the old couple. But their son escaped, though burned badly. "pigman" roamed the backroads of western madison county. Leaping out at teenagers in their cars, and scaring the hell out of them. I never saw the "pigman", And I don't recall anyone really claiming to have either. But the stories continued. Probably as a good excuse to take your friends or your girl for a drive in the country at night. I did know of a place where a white German Shepherd lived. This dog loved to chase cars. At night it made for a good scare for anyone not who didn't know what was going on. "OH MY GOD, IT'S THE PIGMAN!" We'd yell when old shep ran in front of the cars headlights. It's white coat made it look like something right from out of this world. By the way, the area "pigman" was suppose to roam was right inbetween Elwood and a small town called Hobs. Which I believe is another name for the Devil. Keep up the good work. I'll be back to your web soon.
Name Witheld.
Read more intriguing oddities from Strange Magazine's
letter section. Strange Mag, a personal favorite,
like the Fortean Times on steroids...
I would like to tell you about the "monster" from the small town I grew up in. Elwood, Indiana is about sixty miles north of Indianapolis. The towns population is aprox. 12'000. Elwood is located smack in the middle of the corn belt. The landscape for miles around is flat. Very flat. Elwood's monster was called the "Pigman". Said to have the head of a pig and the body of a man. (some said just the opposite, body of a pig, head of a man) "Pigman" was suppose to be the son of a farm couple who, because of his deformities, kept him locked away in their rural farmhouse. Late one night the house caught fire, killing the old couple. But their son escaped, though burned badly. "pigman" roamed the backroads of western madison county. Leaping out at teenagers in their cars, and scaring the hell out of them. I never saw the "pigman", And I don't recall anyone really claiming to have either. But the stories continued. Probably as a good excuse to take your friends or your girl for a drive in the country at night. I did know of a place where a white German Shepherd lived. This dog loved to chase cars. At night it made for a good scare for anyone not who didn't know what was going on. "OH MY GOD, IT'S THE PIGMAN!" We'd yell when old shep ran in front of the cars headlights. It's white coat made it look like something right from out of this world. By the way, the area "pigman" was suppose to roam was right inbetween Elwood and a small town called Hobs. Which I believe is another name for the Devil. Keep up the good work. I'll be back to your web soon.
Name Witheld.
Read more intriguing oddities from Strange Magazine's
letter section. Strange Mag, a personal favorite,
like the Fortean Times on steroids...
The Weird Werewolves Of Elkhorn, Wisconsin
Kind of like Bigfoot with dog heads, these Cryptids or Para-Cryptids have been around for years, and may be associated with Satan. Strange Magazine in years past, provided great coverage of the Bray Road Beast. There's also the Chaney Beast, which seems to be a smilar creature to the Bray Road Beast.
And then there's Weird Wisconsin's knockout coverage of the creatures. Go here to read it.
Kind of like Bigfoot with dog heads, these Cryptids or Para-Cryptids have been around for years, and may be associated with Satan. Strange Magazine in years past, provided great coverage of the Bray Road Beast. There's also the Chaney Beast, which seems to be a smilar creature to the Bray Road Beast.
And then there's Weird Wisconsin's knockout coverage of the creatures. Go here to read it.
Wednesday, November 12, 2003
Some Very Weird Things Happening in the Hermit Woods Road Section of Meredith,
New Hampshire
And it's a perfect triangle from the air...
New Hampshire
And it's a perfect triangle from the air...
Is There A Headless Horseman
in Spring Mount, Pennsylvania?
This person claims to have encountered the apparition...
in Spring Mount, Pennsylvania?
This person claims to have encountered the apparition...
Tuesday, November 11, 2003
An Ostrich Like Creature With
a Horse's Head
Encountered by the cemetery near Ripley,
Oklahoma. Read more here.
a Horse's Head
Encountered by the cemetery near Ripley,
Oklahoma. Read more here.
The Kingdom of the Whispering Winds
Located in Henderson County, North Carolina a place with strange aural effects and an ability to stop cars...
Located in Henderson County, North Carolina a place with strange aural effects and an ability to stop cars...
When You Have To Go
To The Bathroom In The Woods...
The last thing you want to encounter is a
Bigfoot,
as these people did in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
To The Bathroom In The Woods...
The last thing you want to encounter is a
Bigfoot,
as these people did in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
You Don't Want To Move Into This Trailer
A Tale Of Skinwalkers
Strange Goings-on At Gravity Hill
Near Harrisburg, PA, the stuff of Urban Legend it sounds like, but who knows? Could the ghostly spirits of a crashed football team be pushing cars up the hill?
Near Harrisburg, PA, the stuff of Urban Legend it sounds like, but who knows? Could the ghostly spirits of a crashed football team be pushing cars up the hill?
The Ghostly Panhandler of New York City
There's a ghostly panhandler in Greenwich Village on Greenwich Street between Christopher St. and West 10th Street. He seems to have an ability to make people want to give him money, and then he disappears.
There's a ghostly panhandler in Greenwich Village on Greenwich Street between Christopher St. and West 10th Street. He seems to have an ability to make people want to give him money, and then he disappears.
