by mike | May 18, 2020 | Creature Features, Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Monster Movies, Movies, Myths & Legends, Uncategorized |
Okay, I’m embellishing here. But in the 2009 creature feature, Wyvern, a mythical dragon chows down on the quirky residents of a small town in northern Alaska in order to feed itself, as well as to bring some tasty morsels to its soon-to-be-hatched young. I suppose...
by mike | Apr 13, 2020 | Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
The SS Iron Mountain, a stern-wheel paddle steamer, proudly sailed the waters of the mighty Mississippi River following its launch in 1872. Its owners foresaw a long and prosperous run for the vessel. How could they know that its run would end in barely a decade under...
by mike | Mar 2, 2020 | Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
To be clear, we’re not talking about the city in Missouri, but rather a small town in Canada, located in the province of Saskatchewan. This rural burg put itself on the paranormal map a long time ago by virtue of an eerie phenomenon: the lights of a ghostly train that...
by mike | Nov 4, 2019 | Death, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Myths & Legends, Nightmares, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
The most recent films in the Conjuring Universe both hit the silver screen in 2019 and are already available in DVD/Blu-Ray. Film number six, The Curse of La Llorona, fits into the franchise primarily by virtue of it being created by the same studios. Its only link to...
by mike | Oct 10, 2019 | Books, Ghosts, Mystery Novels, Myths & Legends, Native Americans, Uncategorized |
In the Navajo culture, the Chindi is a prominent—and feared—figure. “Chindi” is the Navajo word for “ghost,” and this one is no Casper, not by a longshot. This post first ran in 2015. GHOST SICKNESS The traditional Navajo belief is that a person’s Chindi is released...
by mike | Sep 9, 2019 | Myths & Legends, Nightmares, Travel, Uncategorized |
There is an otherworldly place not far from the heart of the sprawling Mexico City called La Isla de las Muñecas—the Island of the Dolls. It is located in one of the channels off Lake Xochimilco. For those of us creeped out by the “true” stories of Annabelle and...
