Please enjoy this curious (and creepy) guest contribution from Strangilla. No one knows what’s out there in the Universe. Intelligent life forms or Galactic Empires? Super powered aliens or deadly plants? Here’s the story of ‘Indrid Cold’ aka The Grinning Man, one such uncertain creature encountered in human history. FirstContinue Reading
When I received the press release about “Mountain Monsters” moving to Travel Channel, I didn’t post it all. There was more to it, including something that really intrigued me. The two-hour season premiere will pick up where Season Three left off –with AIMS (Appalachian Investigators of Mysterious Sightings) team membersContinue Reading
I have it noted on the Weird Holidays & Observances calendar that National Ventriloquism Week is July 17-20 this year. However, I always like to fact-check myself to make sure I have dates and such right. I noticed I had the week linked to something, which turns out to beContinue Reading
Trick Question Recently I published a post on The Occult Section asking is World UFO Day June 24 or July 2? You know how I love my Weird Holidays & Observances. As I explained in the TOS post, my confusion about which was the correct date for World UFO DayContinue Reading
Children of Dave David Jessup’s therapy is creating curious sculptures out of discarded or broken toy parts. For the past 8 years, Jessup has reassembled toys, he calls his children, and sold them via his website, David-Jessup.squarespace.com, and various art galleries and specialty shops. If visiting the Dallas-Fort Worth area,Continue Reading
This is a guest contribution from Sally Writes. Spending a night or two at a hotel is pretty commonplace for anyone spending a night away from home. With an estimated 54,200 hotels in the United States, you’re bound to be within distance of a few at any given time. However,Continue Reading
This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. Did you know that Stonehenge is a popular summer solstice destination? It’s a popular winter solstice destination for that matter too. I didn’t realize these two times mark popular pilgrimages for Stonehenge visitors until research for summer solstice events (ie. “SpookyContinue Reading
This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. Or does it? I never would’ve associated Father’s Day with black-eyed children until I watched Into the Dark’s June movie, They Come Knocking. Do you have Hulu? Have you been watching the Into the Dark offerings? In case you’re not familiarContinue Reading
This is a guest contribution from Sharon Hooper. Who says our knowledge and level of technological advancement are enough to unravel the numerous mysteries which mother nature continually present to us? We’ve truly come a long way and various fields of science have helped us to better understand human historyContinue Reading
This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. When In Search of Monsters premiered on Travel Channel in April, they published “The 8 Best Places to See Bigfoot Right Now.” They used never before released data from the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO). It was exclusive tracking information fromContinue Reading
One of the days that never fails to amuse, inspire and perplex me on the Weird Holidays & Observances page is Mike, The Headless Chicken Day, which is observed on May 31. But not only does the “Miracle Chicken” have a day, there’s a festival for the freak-of-nature foul, called,Continue Reading
This is a guest contribution from Sally Writes. Back in 2000, a “Haunted Painting.” was listed on eBay that spread like wildfire. The seller was anonymous, but the painting was very much real. Entitled “The Hands That Resist Him” by artist Bill Stoneham, the painting depicted a boy with aContinue Reading
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