Thanks largely in part to Tobe Hooper and Steven Speilberg, when people hear the word “poltergeist” it immediately conjures images of a young blonde girl perched before her television set and proclaiming, “They’re here.” In actuality, as scary as many found the film, the actual phenomenon is much more terrifying …
Lost City of Z
Search for the lost city Z and the disappearance of Percy Fawcett -By Hollis- In 1920, a visitor to the national library of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro found a parchment that piqued his interest. The parchment was about an 11-year journey through the jungle of Mato Grosso. On a …
Bloody Mary
This is a popular legend that you may remember from your childhood. The Mary Worth story–also known by such names as Bloody Mary and Mary Margaret–is popular at sleepovers. As the story goes, a beautiful young girl named Mary Worth suffered some sort of terrible, disfiguring accident (or occasionally the …
La Llorona
La Llorona is the legend of a woman who has lost her children, and who can be heard, and sometimes seen, weeping in the night. La Llorona (the name means “She who weeps” in Spanish) is in most stories said to be Mexican, although sometimes she is a woman who …
Centro Bancomer (Mexico City, Mexico)
From: “Luis Agustin Guerrero Hinojos” (luis.guerrero@softtek.com) To: obiwan@ghosts.org Subject: The Haunted Bank in Mexico City Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 20:29:42 -0500 Hello. Im going to tell you about the hauntings in Centro Bancomer, one of Mexico Citys’ biggest buildings. Its the headquarter of Mexicos’ second biggest bank, and has room …
The Chase Vault (Barbados)
The Chase Vault Contributed by Matthew Hucke (hucke@mcs.com): In Christ Church cemetery on the island of Barbados there is a burial vault of unknown origin. The earliest records call it the “Chase vault”. It was first used for the burial of a Mrs. Goddard in 1807, followed by two-year-old Mary …
Carisbrooke Castle (Isle of Wight, England)
From: “GAY BALDWIN” (gb@hauntediw.demon.co.uk) To: obiwan@ghosts.org Subject: ghosts at Carisbrooke Castle, England Date: Saturday, March 13, 2004 8:04 AM Dear Obiwan Carisbrooke Castle is well known as the place the doomed King Charles I was imprisoned before his execution – and from which he failed to escape. It is also haunted …
Chanctonbury Ring (West Sussex, England)
From: Anonymous To: obiwan@ghosts.org Subject: Chanctonbury Ring Date: Thursday, November 13, 2003 9:19 AM Hi, Would you be so kind as to submit my story on your website? I have no preference where you include the story, although it would probably fit in on the “Haunted Places You Can Visit” section. …
Washington Old Hall (Washington Village, England)
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1998 12:02:05 +0100 From: “C.J.Huff” (C.J.Huff@durham.ac.uk) To: obiwan@ghosts.org Subject: Washington Old Hall, Washington England. Hello there from the Uk where we are actually having a decent day for a change. Don’t know if you want this one but I thought I would give electronic publishing a go …
Gef, the Talking Mongoose Poltergeist (Isle of Man)
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 19:25:28 -0500 From: Scott Wells (mswells@raex.com) To: ghost-discuss@aurora.cdb.com Subject: Gef, The Talking Mongoose (Was ghostly weasles) Hi all! As promised, the tale (tail?) of Gef, the Talking Mongoose, one of the strangest twists on the average Poltergeist I’ve ever come across. Its also one of my …