The Real Dracula: Vlad the Impaler
One of the most influential books in the horror genre is Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula. Stoker, who was a manager of the world-renowned Lyceum Theatre in London
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The Rake – Mythical Scary Creature
The Rake is a mythical creature which is described as pale and humanoid, with it limbs twisted at odd angles and having long talons to harm its prey. Its movements are often described as canine.
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Conspiracy Theories – The Philadelphia Experiment
The Philadelphia Experiment is the conspiracy theory regarding a naval military experiment at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, sometime around October 28, 1943, in which the U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Eldridge was to be rendered invisible (i.e., cloaked) to human observers for a brief period of time. That is also referred to sometimes as Project Rainbow.
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Unexplained Mysteries – Urban Legend of Bunnyman Bridge
There are many variations to the legend, but most involve a man wearing a rabbit costume (‘bunny suit’) who attacks people with an axe. Many variations occur around ‘Bunny Man Bridge’, the concrete tunnel of a Southern Railway overpass on Colchester Road in Clifton.
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Unexplained Mysteries of ‘the Hum’
For decades, hundreds of people worldwide have been plagued by an elusive buzzing noise known as the Hum. Some have blamed gas pipes or power lines, others think their ears are faulty. A few even think sinister forces could be at work.
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The Mysterious Gurus & Cults
Cults seem an enigma. We all know of their existence, or have heard of their more extreme measures such as mass suicide or even violence. Yet most cults are quite innocuous. But still the mystery remains.
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The Curse of Macbeth – Haunted House
One of Shakespeares more popular plays, Macbeth has a bizarre and dangerous past, going right back to its premiere performance in the early 1600s. Two such superstitions float around Macbeth. The first is that it’s bad luck to even say Macbeth except during rehearsal or performance.
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The Little Red Man Ghost
Napoleon interpreted his dreams and he liked to tell ghost stories. He firmly believed in a Little Red Man of Destiny who foretold his future, and let this belief influence his decisions. A thoughtful historical look at Napoleon should include his superstitions and folklore beliefs, and an assessment of how much they influenced his actions.
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Mysterious Woman – The Isdal Woman – Real Spy Thriller
The Isdal Woman – Real Life Spy Thriller – Everybody loves a spy story, and we’ve all seen the adventures of James Bond on the big screen. It seems as though spies live a fun-filled world of martinis, glamorous parties, automatic pistols and cunning booby-traps. But the real life of spies is filled with mysteries and unanswered puzzles, and none is more mysterious than the mystery woman of Norway.
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The Gardner Heist: Story of the World’s Largest Unsolved Art Theft
Shortly after midnight on March 18, 1990, two men broke into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and committed the largest art heist in history.
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Folklore in Trinidad & Tobago
Superstitions and Folklore Characters in Trinidad & Tobago well be similar to other Caribbean countries with slight variations in name of the character
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Entity haunting: The true story of Doris Bither
The investigation on August 22, 1974, in Culver City California was to be like any other one Dr. Barry Taff had done. Believing that this would be an open and shut case they showed up at Doris Bithers house. Not expecting much. Little did they know this would be one of the biggest cases in the annals of paranormal history.
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The Devil’s Footprints
The Devils Footprints was the name given to a peculiar phenomenon that occurred in Devon, England on 8 February 1855. After a light snowfall, during the night, a series of hoof-like marks appeared in the snow.
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The Cursed Diamond (Hope Diamond)
The Hope diamond has intrigued people for centuries. Its perfect quality, its large size 45.52 carats (9.10 g), and its rare color (fancy deep blue diamond) make it strikingly unique and beautiful, currently housed in the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in Washington, D.C.
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The Coso Artifact
The story of the Coso Artifact has been embellished over the years, but nearly all accounts of the actual discovery are basically the same. On February 13, 1961, Wallace Lane, Virginia Maxey, and Mike Mikesell were seeking interesting mineral specimens, particularly geodes, for their LM&V Rockhounds Gem and Gift Shop in Olancha, California.
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