Previously: The Moberly-Jourdain Incident. In the spring of 1945 — April 20, to be precise — an egg hatched on a farm in Fruita, Colorado. Unsurprisingly, out popped a chicken. But this chicken Continue Reading > about Creepy Wikipedia: The Life And Times Of Mike The Headless Chicken
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Creepy Wikipedia: The Moberly–Jourdain Incident, Time Slips, And The Ghosts Of Versaille
Previously: Weegee. Have you ever been to the Palace of Versaille? I haven’t — not yet. (Ironically enough, despite being the only member of my family to have studied French, I am also the only Continue Reading > about Creepy Wikipedia: The Moberly–Jourdain Incident, Time Slips, And The Ghosts Of Versaille
Creepy Wikipedia: Weegee, Crime Scene Photography, And The Business Of Murder
Previously: The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine. When I first stumbled upon the Wikipedia page for the photographer Weegee, who is known primarily for his street shots, documentation of the activity of Continue Reading > about Creepy Wikipedia: Weegee, Crime Scene Photography, And The Business Of Murder
Creepy Wikipedia: The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine, Which May Or May Not Exist
Previously: Phantom Clown Sightings. In Arizona, about 40 miles of Phoenix, there’s a mountain range known as the Superstition Mountains. The name is fitting; many stories and tales cling to the Continue Reading > about Creepy Wikipedia: The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine, Which May Or May Not Exist
Creepy Wikipedia: Phantom Clown Sightings And The Great Clown Scare Of 2016
Previously: Witch Bottles. In the late summer of 2016, something unnerving arrived in Greenville, South Carolina. It was shaped like a clown, but it… didn’t seem like a clown. In fact, it seemed Continue Reading > about Creepy Wikipedia: Phantom Clown Sightings And The Great Clown Scare Of 2016
Creepy Wikipedia: Witch Bottles, Wards, And Protection Against The Unknown
Previously: The Collyer Brothers. It’s not uncommon for bottles, jugs, and other vessels to be among the artifacts unearthed at sites long associated with human history — but some of those vessels Continue Reading > about Creepy Wikipedia: Witch Bottles, Wards, And Protection Against The Unknown
Creepy Wikipedia: The Life And Death Of The Collyer Brothers And Their “Mystery House”
Previously: The Mowing Devil. In 1947, no one had seen the Collyer brothers for years. Not properly, at least; it had, after all, been nearly 15 years since they had boarded up the windows and Continue Reading > about Creepy Wikipedia: The Life And Death Of The Collyer Brothers And Their “Mystery House”
Creepy Wikipedia: The “Mowing Devil” Pamphlet, Crop Circles, And “Strange News out of Hartford-shire”
Previously: The Black Paintings of Francisco de Goya. In 1678, a curious pamphlet, printed and published quarto-style via woodblock, appeared in England, coming out of Hertfordshire in the Continue Reading > about Creepy Wikipedia: The “Mowing Devil” Pamphlet, Crop Circles, And “Strange News out of Hartford-shire”