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A portion of the painting Man Proposes, God Disposes showing a polar bear tearing at a red flag

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The “Man Proposes, God Disposes” Cursed Painting

November 4, 2024 by Lucia

Previously: The “Letta Me Out” Doll. Click here for content warnings. Type: CO (Cursed Object). Period/location of origin: 1864, England, United Kingdom. The precise location of origin Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The “Man Proposes, God Disposes” Cursed Painting

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: art, art history, CO, cursed painting, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, haunted painting, history

The Letta Me Out haunted doll

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Letta The Haunted Doll (“Letta Me Out”)

September 9, 2024 by Lucia

Previously: The Zanetti Ghost Train. Type: LD (Living Doll). Period/location of origin: Subject, known as “Letta the Haunted Doll” — “Letta” being short for “Letta Me Out” — is believed to have Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Letta The Haunted Doll (“Letta Me Out”)

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: dolls, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, haunted dolls, LD

a vintage train with steam

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Zanetti Ghost Train

August 12, 2024 by Lucia

Previously: The 13 Steps Of Maltby Cemetery. Type: PV (Phantom Vehicle). Period/location of origin: 1911, Italy. However, please note the following caveat: Although all reports of subject Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Zanetti Ghost Train

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, Ghost train, PV, trains

stone stairs in the woods covered by brown leaves

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The 13 Steps Of Maltby Cemetery

July 15, 2024 by Lucia

Previously: The Fresno Nightcrawlers. Type: UL (Unexplained Location). Period/location of origin: Late 1800s-early 1900s, near the town now known as Maltby in Washington State. Please note that Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The 13 Steps Of Maltby Cemetery

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: cemeteries, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, UL, urban legends, Washington State

The shadow of a person seen on a tree in the woods

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Fresno Nightcrawlers

June 17, 2024 by Lucia

Previously: The Red Piano. Type: PE (Preternatural Entity). Period/location of origin: Subject was first observed on Nov. 5, 2007 in the city of Fresno, California. It is not known whether Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Fresno Nightcrawlers

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: California, cryptids, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, PE

the keyboard of a red piano

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Red Piano

May 20, 2024 by Lucia

Previously: The Stagecoach. Type: MO (Malevolent Object). Period/location of origin: The earliest collected account of subject, known as the Red Piano (Красное пианино), the red piano urban Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Red Piano

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, folklore, Russia, urban legend, urban legends

the painting known as the stagecraft

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: “The Stagecraft” (Or, The Haunted Stagecoach Painting)

April 22, 2024 by Lucia

Previously: Trimper’s Carousel. Type: CO (Cursed Object). Period/location of origin: 1994, Sierra Vista, Arizona. Appearance: Subject — often erroneously referred to as “The Stagecraft” Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: “The Stagecraft” (Or, The Haunted Stagecoach Painting)

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: CO, cursed painting, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, haunted painting

Trimpers Carousel featuring the Forever Joanne horse

Encylopaedia Of The Impossible: Trimper’s Haunted Carousel

March 25, 2024 by Lucia

Previously: The Beijing Ghost Bus. Type: HO (Haunted Object). Period/location of origin: 1910-1912, North Tonowanda, New York. Please note that North Tonowanda is where subject, the allegedly Continue Reading > about Encylopaedia Of The Impossible: Trimper’s Haunted Carousel

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: amusement parks, carousel, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, ghosts, HO

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