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On the left, a black-and-white photograph of an antique, wingback armchair, circa 1760-1790. On the right, a diagram of a similar wingback armchair, circa 1760-1770.

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Chair Of Death

July 1, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: Loira do Banheiro. Type: CO (Cursed Object). Period/location of origin: Unknown. Subject is frequently stated to be roughly two centuries old in sources with dates ranging from the Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: The Chair Of Death

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: Baleroy Mansion, Chair Of Death, Chestnut Hill, CO, cursed chair, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, haunted chair, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

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The Haunted House That Never Was: The Congelier Mansion Of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

July 9, 2018 by Lucia

Previously: How To Be A Nanny In A Haunted House. It’s often spoken of as one of the most haunted houses in America — and it’s no wonder that it is: The things that are said to have gone on in the Continue Reading > about The Haunted House That Never Was: The Congelier Mansion Of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: Congelier Mansion, debunk, haunted houses, history, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, travel

Abandoned: The Skeletal Remains Of Williams Grove Amusement Park, Mechanicsburg, PA (Photos)

August 3, 2015 by Lucia

Previously: Kings Park Psychiatric Center. There’s something about abandoned amusement parks that I always find particularly arresting. Maybe it’s knowing that thousands of people once passed Continue Reading > about Abandoned: The Skeletal Remains Of Williams Grove Amusement Park, Mechanicsburg, PA (Photos)

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: Abandoned, abandoned amusement parks, amusement parks, Pennsylvania, photography, Williams Grove Amusement park

Abandoned: The Decaying Penn Hills Resort in the Poconos (Photos)

January 21, 2015 by Lucia

Previously: The Dead Malls of America. If travel into the Pocono Mountains region in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, you’ll find an odd sight located off of Route 447 in the town of Analomink: An Continue Reading > about Abandoned: The Decaying Penn Hills Resort in the Poconos (Photos)

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: Abandoned, abandoned places, Monroe County, Penn Hills Resort, Pennsylvania, photography, Pocono Mountains, resorts, The Poconos

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