Via Newspapers.comThis account of a particularly lively poltergeist appeared in the “Edmonton Journal,” August 15, 1939:The Germans have a word for it; so have the Africans of the West Indies. The disciples of Herr Hitler call it "poltergeist"; the children of Mother Africa speak of it in awesome...
Via Newspapers.comThis account of a strange figure that seemed to take fashion tips from the Ku Klux Klan appeared in the “Syracuse Post Standard,” December 8, 1901:CAZENOVIA, Dec. 7.-The usual calm of this quiet village has given way to unwonted excitement.Strong men do not venture out at night...
Via Newspapers.comA ghost that was, you might say, all things to all people was reported in the “Moncton Transcript,” February 1, 1922:London, Jan. 30-Eastbourne is being troubled, or entertained, by a "ghost" mystery.A strange apparition has been seen several times gliding along the Crumbles,...
Via Newspapers.com This account of an extremely weird cloud (?) appeared in the “Caledonian Mercury,” January 18, 1821:COSENZA. On the 29th Nov. last, about half-past six in the evening, there suddenly appeared, on the west of the horizon, a luminous body, more brilliant than the moon at its full....
Via Newspapers.comThis unnerving account of the mysterious deaths of two sisters appeared in the “Patriot News,” March 24, 1968:A soft sigh, a stare of horror, a piercing scream and death that as yet is unexplained…that was the fate of Beverly Stephens and her sister, Patricia, who died in almost...
Via Newspapers.comOn this blog, we’ve met mysterious Women in Black. Not to mention the occasional Women in White. So, who’s up for making the acquaintance of a Welsh Woman in Yellow? The “Bradford Weekly Telegraph,” February 18, 1905:A silent woman, shimmering in a bright yellow light, with...
Via Newspapers.comIt’s time for some Mystery Blood! The “Sacramento Bee,” August 16, 1870:At the Juapa, at the residence of Mr. John Baldwin, one of those phenomena occurred for which it is so difficult to account. On the 15th instant, a shower of blood fell at the dwelling of Mr. B., spattering...
Via Newspapers.comThis tale of strange goings-on in a seemingly unremarkable apartment was told in the “Western Mail,” March 10, 1927:An extraordinary story of queer happenings in an unoccupied Fulham (England) flat was told recently by a foreman and two workmen who have been decorating it...