Previously: The Green Children Of Woolpit. You’re probably familiar with the tale: Once, many years ago, a mysterious stranger came to the German town of Hamelin — a stranger with a musical gift Continue Reading > about Unresolved: What Happened In Hamelin? The Mysterious History Of The Pied Piper
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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
The Man From Taured, Solved: John Zegrus And How A Real-Life Event Became An Urban Legend
Previously: Who Was The Man From Taured — And Did He Even Exist At All? Way back in 2015, when The Ghost In My Machine was still in its early years, I took a relatively brief look at a story that Continue Reading > about The Man From Taured, Solved: John Zegrus And How A Real-Life Event Became An Urban Legend
Unresolved: Who Was The Poe Toaster? (And Other Mysteries Of Edgar Allan Poe)
Previously: Doveland, Wisconsin. They called him the “Poe Toaster,” because, well… that was what he did: Annually, on the anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday, he would quietly yet publicly Continue Reading > about Unresolved: Who Was The Poe Toaster? (And Other Mysteries Of Edgar Allan Poe)
Unresolved: What Happened To Doveland, Wisconsin — And Did It Ever Exist At All?
Previously: The Atlanta Blood House. Do you know about Doveland, Wisconsin? It’s a town — well, no. That’s not quite correct. It was a town. A small one, more rural than suburban, although no one Continue Reading > about Unresolved: What Happened To Doveland, Wisconsin — And Did It Ever Exist At All?
Unresolved: What Caused The Atlanta Blood House’s Mysterious Mess?
Previously: The Missing Girl In The Odessa Catacombs. The house located at 1114 Fountain Drive in Atlanta, Georgia is small and cozy. Built in 1945, it’s made of brick and has three bedrooms. Continue Reading > about Unresolved: What Caused The Atlanta Blood House’s Mysterious Mess?
Unresolved: Masha, The Missing Girl In The Odessa Catacombs
Previously: The I-17 Mystery Christmas Tree. There’s a photograph that’s been passed around online for well over a decade now: A photograph of a bunch of young men — boys, really — in an Continue Reading > about Unresolved: Masha, The Missing Girl In The Odessa Catacombs
Unresolved: The Mysterious Death Of “Peter Bergmann”
Previously: The I-17 Mystery Christmas Tree. [CW: Suicide.] In one sense, the story ended with the body on the beach. But in another, it began. Here is the point at which the life of Continue Reading > about Unresolved: The Mysterious Death Of “Peter Bergmann”