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Are you superstitious?

18/8/2016

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A superstition is a belief in supernatural causality. It is the belief that one event (or object, or action) can cause another without there being any physical process linking the two.

​Ideas such as rabbits feet bringing good luck, an apple a day keeping the doctor away, toads causing warts, or that a black cat crossing your path is a bad omen are all types of superstition.


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Lived Once, Buried Twice!

20/7/2016

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Margorie McCall died from fever in 1705 and was quickly buried for fear the fever may spread.

​That night, when grave robbers dug her up in order to take her wedding ring, Margorie sat up - she had been prematurely buried!


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Victor Noir - Fertility Symbol Tomb

6/7/2016

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The sculpted face on Victor Noir's tomb is incredibly realistic but looking closer you will notice something odd, that the area around his mouth is missing the patina of age that is present on (nearly) the rest of the monument…

...and if our gaze was to creep lower…


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The Tantanoola 'Tiger'

22/6/2016

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The paranormal is not just ghosts and hauntings, there are many other aspects, one of which is Cryptozoology.

The 'Tantanoola Tiger' is allegedly one such 'cryptid', but as you can see, it is no tiger at all.


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Penanggalan

7/6/2015

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Detached Head and Entrails...

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During the day the Penanggalan will appear as a normal woman, but when darkness falls her head will detach from the body, trailing her internal organs behind her, as she hunts for food.

The Penanggalan will seek the homes of pregnant women, waiting for their child to come into the world, then she will strike with a long, invisible tongue, to feed on the blood of the newborn and the mother.


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Pisadeira

22/4/2015

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If you have just eaten a large meal, and are feeling bloated and drowsy, beware of any unseen eyes watching you. When you go to sleep that night, do not sleep on your back, although your full stomach might have you do otherwise...

If you do not heed these warnings you may be awoken but paralysed by a creature wanting to terrify or kill you in your half asleep state. Pisadeira needs to feed...


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The Gray Man of Pawleys Island

21/4/2015

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Pawleys Island, South Carolina, is home to quite a famous ghost - the 'Gray Man' who appears just before massive storms hit to warn those who see him of the impending disaster.

Those who heed the warning survive, as do their homes...

Who is this 'Gray Man' of Pawleys Island?


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Pontianak

12/11/2014

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Described as being a pale skinned woman with long (mostly black) hair, the vampiric Pontianak is often dressed in a long white dress, making for an absolutely terrifying appearance when standing in the dark.

Pontianak are the ghosts of women who died while pregnant.


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Bigfoot, the Yeti and other cryptid "Wildmen", Part Two

10/11/2014

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Part Two: Accounts of 'wildmen' - their description and behaviours - are given by many different cultures around the world.

For many, these mysterious creatures are considered to be shy and elusive but others describe them as capable of abducting and assaulting humans.


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The Witch of Joshua Ward House

6/11/2014

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In 1981, a historic house in Salem, Massachusetts, is purchased and converted into offices. At Christmas that year, a polaroid taken in the building caught something strange and quite frightening.

Was a dead 'witch' captured in this photo?

Fact or Fiction? You Decide!


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