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Astonishing Madness 2024: Bracket, Entry, and Rules
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Create-A-Ghost Contest 2023
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Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind
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The Valensole UFO
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Creatures & Beings

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Morgawr
Morgawr
Deer Woman
Deer Woman
Drekavac
Drekavac
Mongolian Death Worms
Mongolian Death Worms
The Krasue
The Krasue
Mill Race Monster
Mill Race Monster
Lake Seljordsvatnet Monster
Lake Seljordsvatnet Monster
Changeling Lore
Changeling Lore
Joulusauna & the Sauna Gnomes
Joulusauna & the Sauna Gnomes
Chupacabra
Chupacabra
Belled Buzzards
Belled Buzzards
The Red Ghost
The Red Ghost
The Menehune
The Menehune
The Beast of Bray Road
The Beast of Bray Road
An Amarillo Mystery: Creature Sighting Near Amarillo Zoo
An Amarillo Mystery: Creature Sighting Near Amarillo Zoo
The Hodag of the Northwoods
The Hodag of the Northwoods
Momo the Missouri Monster
Momo the Missouri Monster
Butterfly People of Joplin
Butterfly People of Joplin
The Pennine Pterodactyl
The Pennine Pterodactyl
Old Stinker
Old Stinker
Dhobar Chu
Dhobar Chu
The Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp
The Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp
Rock Apes
Rock Apes
The Octo-Man from Ohio
The Octo-Man from Ohio
The Woodwose
The Woodwose
The Werewolf of Defiance, Ohio
The Werewolf of Defiance, Ohio
Lake Champlain Monster
Lake Champlain Monster
The Acheri
The Acheri
Muldjewangk
Muldjewangk
Skunk Ape
Skunk Ape
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Folklore & Legends

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Deer Woman
Deer Woman
The Legend of Cropsey
The Legend of Cropsey
The Lindworm Prince
The Lindworm Prince
The Black Dog in Folkore
The Black Dog in Folkore
The Hawaiian Night Marchers
The Hawaiian Night Marchers
Alice Flagg is Searching
Alice Flagg is Searching
Dowsing
Dowsing
The Munich Manual of Demonic Magic
The Munich Manual of Demonic Magic
The Werewolf of Dole
The Werewolf of Dole
Long Live the Albatross
Long Live the Albatross
Jiangshi
Jiangshi
Apotropaic Magic
Apotropaic Magic
Tasseography
Tasseography
Dreamcatchers
Dreamcatchers
The Domovoi
The Domovoi
Kumiho
Kumiho
Breaking a Curse
Breaking a Curse
The Hamsa Hand
The Hamsa Hand
Holly Lore
Holly Lore
Lemures
Lemures
Hecate
Hecate
Duendes
Duendes
The Golem of Prague
The Golem of Prague
The Simonside Dwarfs
The Simonside Dwarfs
The Wendigo
The Wendigo
Spriggans
Spriggans
Catoptromancy
Catoptromancy
The Affair of Poisons
The Affair of Poisons
Sin Eaters
Sin Eaters
Baba Yaga: An Overview
Baba Yaga: An Overview
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Haunted

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Chickamauga Green Eyes
Chickamauga Green Eyes
The Ladd School
The Ladd School
The Stratford Poltergeist
The Stratford Poltergeist
Haunted Smoke Stacks of Millington
Haunted Smoke Stacks of Millington
The Lamb Inn & The Biting Poltergeist
The Lamb Inn & The Biting Poltergeist
The San Haven Sanatorium
The San Haven Sanatorium
The Ghost of Blackbeard
The Ghost of Blackbeard
The Clatter of Ghosts at Glamis Castle
The Clatter of Ghosts at Glamis Castle
Ghosts of the Tower of London
Ghosts of the Tower of London
Ghost Hunting in the 2020s
Ghost Hunting in the 2020s
Lemp Mansion
Lemp Mansion
Ghost Banishing Haint Blue
Ghost Banishing Haint Blue
The Lincoln Ghost Train
The Lincoln Ghost Train
The Ruins of Bara-hack
The Ruins of Bara-hack
The Pink Lady of Grove Park Inn
The Pink Lady of Grove Park Inn
The Demon House of Brownsville Road
The Demon House of Brownsville Road
The Greenbrier Ghost
The Greenbrier Ghost
Blue Bell Hill Ghost
Blue Bell Hill Ghost
Old Whitey
Old Whitey
The Whitefish Point Lighthouse Haunting
The Whitefish Point Lighthouse Haunting
London’s Haunted Tube Station
London’s Haunted Tube Station
Mansfield Reformatory
Mansfield Reformatory
The Rosenheim Poltergeist
The Rosenheim Poltergeist
The Banff Springs Hotel
The Banff Springs Hotel
The Humpty Doo Poltergeist
The Humpty Doo Poltergeist
Black Mold & Ghouls
Black Mold & Ghouls
The Ghost of Anne Boleyn
The Ghost of Anne Boleyn
President Lincoln: Sightings After Death
President Lincoln: Sightings After Death
Ecto-Mist
Ecto-Mist
The White Lady of Union Cemetery
The White Lady of Union Cemetery
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Landmarks, Structures, & Objects

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The Battle of Blythe Road
The Battle of Blythe Road
Eloise Asylum
Eloise Asylum
Royston Cave: A Mystery Beneath the Streets of England
Royston Cave: A Mystery Beneath the Streets of England
Boleskine House
Boleskine House
Clinton Road, New Jersey
Clinton Road, New Jersey
The Marysburgh Vortex
The Marysburgh Vortex
Eastern State Penitentiary
Eastern State Penitentiary
Uwharrie Forest
Uwharrie Forest
Dr. James Still: The Doctor of the Pine Barrens
Dr. James Still: The Doctor of the Pine Barrens
The S.S. Baychimo: Ghost Ship
The S.S. Baychimo: Ghost Ship
The Chained Oak
The Chained Oak
The Bridgewater Triangle: An Introduction
The Bridgewater Triangle: An Introduction
Tutankhamun’s Curse
Tutankhamun’s Curse
The Sacred Cenote
The Sacred Cenote
Le Loyon
Le Loyon
Port Chatham, Alaska
Port Chatham, Alaska
What are Ley Lines?
What are Ley Lines?
Herodotus & the Baris Ship
Herodotus & the Baris Ship
The Aokigahara Forest
The Aokigahara Forest
Pedro Mountain Mummy
Pedro Mountain Mummy
London Necropolis Railway Station
London Necropolis Railway Station
The Grand Grimoire
The Grand Grimoire
Life on Titan
Life on Titan
The Plain of Jars
The Plain of Jars
The Key of Hell
The Key of Hell
The Silver Arrow
The Silver Arrow
This is your Brain on Mud
This is your Brain on Mud
Into the Valley of the Headless Man
Into the Valley of the Headless Man
The George Stickney Home
The George Stickney Home
Silbury Hill
Silbury Hill
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The Black Sisters from Christiansburg Virginia
The Black Sisters from Christiansburg Virginia
Florence Newton: The Witch of Youghal
Florence Newton: The Witch of Youghal
Nicolas Flamel, Alchemist?
Nicolas Flamel, Alchemist?
The Nazca Lines
The Nazca Lines
Sawney Bean: A History
Sawney Bean: A History
The Witch of Pungo
The Witch of Pungo
Sick Outfit, Girl!
Sick Outfit, Girl!
John ‘Babbacombe’ Lee, the Un-Hangable Man
John ‘Babbacombe’ Lee, the Un-Hangable Man
The Contemporary Hermit: Exploring Christopher Knight's 3 Decades of Silence
The Contemporary Hermit: Exploring Christopher Knight's 3 Decades of Silence
An Entire Town is the Subject of a HUGE Sleep Experiment
An Entire Town is the Subject of a HUGE Sleep Experiment
Let Her Live (Someday)
Let Her Live (Someday)

A controversial decision was made in November. An earnest girl wrote in, dying of cancer, asking for another chance at life at a later time. High Court Judge Peter Jackson decided to grant her final wishes. This is a landmark case,…

How Many is Too Many? The Golden Rule of Co-Conspirators
How Many is Too Many? The Golden Rule of Co-Conspirators
Houdini May Have Communicated in Death...but No One Cared
Houdini May Have Communicated in Death...but No One Cared
Get Ready to Get Tagged by this Uncanny Valley Resident
Reach Out and Touch The One You're Afraid Of
Reach Out and Touch The One You're Afraid Of
100,000 Downloads and Still Just Getting Started
100,000 Downloads and Still Just Getting Started
In Mourning for One of our Inspirations.
Comedy Legend Ms. Paula Pell Shows us Some Love Today Too!
Comedy Legend Ms. Paula Pell Shows us Some Love Today Too!
The Star of "Paranormal Activity" Knows a Good Podcast When She Hears It!
The Star of "Paranormal Activity" Knows a Good Podcast When She Hears It!
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True Crime

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The Witch Trial of Bethel, Ohio
The Witch Trial of Bethel, Ohio
Hex Hollow Murder
Hex Hollow Murder
Tainted Halloween Candy
Tainted Halloween Candy
The Watcher House
The Watcher House
North Berwick Witch Trials
North Berwick Witch Trials
Historically Horrible Houseguests
Historically Horrible Houseguests
The Nightmarish Remains of a Shipwreck
The Nightmarish Remains of a Shipwreck
Witches' Well
Witches' Well
One of Sweden's Most Infamous Unsolved Murders was Probably Committed by a Vampire
One of Sweden's Most Infamous Unsolved Murders was Probably Committed by a Vampire
The SPANISH Witch Trials
The SPANISH Witch Trials
The Mysterious Skeleton Inside a Cylinder
The Mysterious Skeleton Inside a Cylinder

Most people can agree that 1941 was a hellacious year for Europe. But in all this chaos, a strange mystery seemed to have almost slipped through the cracks. It remains unsolved to this day. Link Liverpool was one of the…

Human Sacrifice, Hierarchies, and Mimetic Theory
Human Sacrifice, Hierarchies, and Mimetic Theory
The Power of Possible Religious Mania
The Power of Possible Religious Mania
More than Flowers in the Garden
More than Flowers in the Garden
Modern Day Ghost Ships in Japan
Modern Day Ghost Ships in Japan
Mysterious Severed Feet Continue to Wash Up in the Pacific Northwest
Mysterious Severed Feet Continue to Wash Up in the Pacific Northwest
Ground Penetrating Radar Has Shown This Train is Real
Ground Penetrating Radar Has Shown This Train is Real
The Scariest Film of All Time Just Got Scarier
The Scariest Film of All Time Just Got Scarier
Ground Zero for the Hatfield McCoy Feud Discovered
Ground Zero for the Hatfield McCoy Feud Discovered
Fugitive Treasure Hunter Nabbed in Florida After 2-Year Hunt
Fugitive Treasure Hunter Nabbed in Florida After 2-Year Hunt
Is someone killing off high-powered bankers?
Is someone killing off high-powered bankers?
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Unexplainable Phenomena

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Not Deer
Not Deer
The Flatwoods Monster
The Flatwoods Monster
Marfa Lights
Marfa Lights
The Dark Watchers of Santa Lucia: A Mysterious Phenomenon
The Dark Watchers of Santa Lucia: A Mysterious Phenomenon
NASA Zone F
NASA Zone F
Cattle Mutilations
Cattle Mutilations
Astral Projection: An Overview
Astral Projection: An Overview
The Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle
The Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle
The Great Amherst Mystery
The Great Amherst Mystery
The Moberly-Jourdain Incident
The Moberly-Jourdain Incident
Remote Viewing: A Brief Overview
Remote Viewing: A Brief Overview
Spontaneous Human Combustion: An Overview
Spontaneous Human Combustion: An Overview
The Taos Hum
The Taos Hum
The Philip Experiment
The Philip Experiment
Brown Mountain Lights
Brown Mountain Lights
Quantum Movement
Quantum Movement
Seances
Seances
The HexHam Heads
The HexHam Heads
Electronic Voice Phenomena: An Overview
Electronic Voice Phenomena: An Overview
The Dover Demon
The Dover Demon
Emily’s Bridge
Emily’s Bridge
The Bennington Triangle
The Bennington Triangle
The Hairy Hands of Dartmoor
The Hairy Hands of Dartmoor
Shades of Death Road
Shades of Death Road
The Pope Lick Monster
The Pope Lick Monster
The Crying Boy Painting
The Crying Boy Painting
Ourang Medan
Ourang Medan
The Entombing of Julia Legare
The Entombing of Julia Legare
The Mysterious Death of Roland Owen
The Mysterious Death of Roland Owen
Overtoun Bridge
Overtoun Bridge
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UFOs & ALiens

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Hangar 18
Hangar 18
Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind
Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind
The Valensole UFO
The Valensole UFO
Shag Harbour
Shag Harbour
Doorway Amnesia & Alien Encounters
Doorway Amnesia & Alien Encounters
The Levelland UFO Case
The Levelland UFO Case
Clapham Woods
Clapham Woods
Are Black Holes Being Harnessed for Power by Aliens?
Are Black Holes Being Harnessed for Power by Aliens?
Iino: A Town Dedicated to the UFO Phenomena
Iino: A Town Dedicated to the UFO Phenomena
The Music of UFOs: Jim Sullivan
The Music of UFOs: Jim Sullivan
Crop Circles: An Overview
Crop Circles: An Overview
The Black Knight Satellite
The Black Knight Satellite
Cisco Grove Encounter
Cisco Grove Encounter
Aliens & Astrobiologists
Aliens & Astrobiologists
The Loch Raven Reservoir UFO
The Loch Raven Reservoir UFO
The Falcon Lake Incident
The Falcon Lake Incident
Commander Bodler’s Undersea Wheel of Light
Commander Bodler’s Undersea Wheel of Light
Zigmund Adamski
Zigmund Adamski
John Winthrop and Aliens and Missing Time - Oh My!
John Winthrop and Aliens and Missing Time - Oh My!
Do Aliens Glow in the Dark?
Do Aliens Glow in the Dark?
The DC Flap of 1952
The DC Flap of 1952
Nuremberg, 1561
Nuremberg, 1561
Nullarbor Car Jacking Incident
Nullarbor Car Jacking Incident
Getting the Aliens’ Attention
Getting the Aliens’ Attention
Darwin and Aliens
Darwin and Aliens
Winston Churchill & Aliens
Winston Churchill & Aliens
Did the International Space Station just get Footage of a UFO?
Did the International Space Station just get Footage of a UFO?
The Hunt for Alien Life just got some Major Funding
The Hunt for Alien Life just got some Major Funding
The Transit Method Reveals Where We Should Look for Aliens
The Transit Method Reveals Where We Should Look for Aliens
Are UFO reports 10,000 Years Old?
Are UFO reports 10,000 Years Old?
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Vanished

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Missing in the United States National Woods
Missing in the United States National Woods
Yuba County Five: An Overview
Yuba County Five: An Overview
What Sank the H.L. Hunley?
What Sank the H.L. Hunley?
MH370 and a Glitch in the Matrix
MH370 and a Glitch in the Matrix
Search for MH370 Leads to Lost Shipwreck
Search for MH370 Leads to Lost Shipwreck
Search for Missing AirAsia Flight QZ 8501 at Tomnod Now
Search for Missing AirAsia Flight QZ 8501 at Tomnod Now
Is someone killing off high-powered bankers?
Is someone killing off high-powered bankers?
Like a good mystery? Help solve one happening now.
Like a good mystery? Help solve one happening now.
Enjoy post-turkey convalescing with Amelia Earhart Part 2!
Enjoy post-turkey convalescing with Amelia Earhart Part 2!
Recording Amelia Pt 2 Tonight!
Recording Amelia Pt 2 Tonight!
The Found Colony?
The Found Colony?
Episode 4 - Amelia Earhart Vanishes
Episode 4 - Amelia Earhart Vanishes
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