Previously: The Pied Piper & What Happened In Hamelin. What would you do if, one day, while you were digging around in your garden or yard or what have you, you dug up what appeared to be two Continue Reading > about Unresolved: What Happened To The Hexham Heads — And Just What Were They In The First Place?
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Creepy Wikipedia: Karsikko Trees, The Finnish Trees Of The Dead
Previously: Émélie Sagée And Her Mysterious Doppelganger. The English language Wikipedia page for "Karsikko," or karsikko tree, is quite sparse: Just a single sentence, a single citation for that Continue Reading > about Creepy Wikipedia: Karsikko Trees, The Finnish Trees Of The Dead
Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Badalisc, The Winter Holiday Goat-Serpent Of Italy
Previously: The House In Kita Ward. Type: LC (Legendary Creature). Period/location of origin: Unknown, Valcamonica (Camonica Valley) in the Lombardy region of Italy. Subject, known as the Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Badalisc, The Winter Holiday Goat-Serpent Of Italy
The Most Dangerous Games: A Polish Christmas Ritual For Good Health
Previously: The Sky Is Blue And I See You. In the spirit of the season, today, we’re looking at a ritual game that isn’t actually dangerous at all: A Polish Christmas ritual for good health. With Continue Reading > about The Most Dangerous Games: A Polish Christmas Ritual For Good Health
Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Dullahan, The Headless Horseman Of Ireland
Previously: Ted The Caver's Mystery Cave. Type: PE (Preternatural Entity). Period/location of origin: Unknown, Ireland. Written mention of subject, known commonly as the dullahan, although more Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Dullahan, The Headless Horseman Of Ireland
Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Capelobo, The Human-Tapir Hybrid Of Brazilian Folklore
Previously: Bluebeard. Type: LC (Legendary Creature). This classification is a relative of the FC (Fearsome Critter) classification; however, the “Fearsome Critter” taxonomy is typically reserved Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Capelobo, The Human-Tapir Hybrid Of Brazilian Folklore
Unresolved: The Green Children Of Woolpit & The Question Of Folklore Vs. Fact
Previously: Who Was The Poe Toaster? What would you do if, one day, you were suddenly approached by two seemingly lost children? Would you try to find out from them information that might help Continue Reading > about Unresolved: The Green Children Of Woolpit & The Question Of Folklore Vs. Fact
Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Red Piano
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