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Unresolved: The Green Children Of Woolpit & The Question Of Folklore Vs. Fact

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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

Creepy Wikipedia: The Exhumation Of Mercy Brown And The New England Vampire Panic

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Previously: Hot Montauk Monster Summer. Mercy Brown wasn’t a vampire. Not really — not even though she’s filed under the page title “Mercy Brown Vampire Incident” at Wikipedia. She was simply a Continue Reading > about Creepy Wikipedia: The Exhumation Of Mercy Brown And The New England Vampire Panic

The Man From Taured, Solved: John Zegrus And How A Real-Life Event Became An Urban Legend

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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

The Fascinating & Gruesome History Of Madame Tussauds Chamber Of Horrors

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Previously: A History Of Haunted Attractions In The United States. Wax museums are fun, but they’re also undeniably creepy. But creepier even than your standard wax facsimiles of Marilyn Monroe, Continue Reading > about The Fascinating & Gruesome History Of Madame Tussauds Chamber Of Horrors

Creepy Wikipedia: The Moberly–Jourdain Incident, Time Slips, And The Ghosts Of Versaille

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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

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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

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