Hinterkaifeck: Farmhouse Horror
In 1922, the Hinterkaifeck Murders saw six brutally killed on a Bavarian farm, preceded by attic footsteps, a strange newspaper, and vanishing keys. The Gruber family and their maid were slaughtered with a mattock. The killer lingered days, eating and lighting fires. Believers see a malevolent force, perhaps a vengeful spirit, haunting the isolated farm. Skeptics point to a human killer. Unexplained omens, post-murder ...
Black Monk: Pontefract Terror
In 1966, the Black Monk of Pontefract, a violent poltergeist, haunted 30 East Drive, West Yorkshire, terrorizing the Pritchard family with a hooded figure, physical attacks, and over 300 incidents. Dragged upstairs, Diane, 14, bore claw marks, while objects flew and furniture burned. Believers see a demonic entity, tied to a medieval gallows, its malice akin to Enfield’s horror. Skeptics cite family stress. Investiga...
Enfield Poltergeist: Haunted Home
From 1977 to 1979, the Enfield Poltergeist terrorized a London council house with knocks, flying furniture, and a demonic voice claiming to be “Bill,” a dead tenant, speaking through 11-year-old Janet Hodgson. Over 1,500 incidents, including Janet’s levitations, were witnessed by 30 people, including investigators Maurice Grosse and Guy Lyon Playfair. Believers see a demonic entity, its malice targeting a vulnera...
Wow! Signal: Alien Whisper from Space
On August 15, 1977, astronomer Jerry Ehman detected a 72-second radio burst at Ohio’s Big Ear telescope, dubbed the Wow! Signal for its intensity, coded 6EQUJ5. Emitting at 1420 MHz, the hydrogen line, from Sagittarius, it matched SETI’s criteria for an alien signal, yet never repeated. Believers see a mystical message, an otherworldly call from a civilization near Tau Sagittarii, defying natural sources like comet...
Mothman: Winged Omen from beyond
In 1966-67, Point Pleasant, West Virginia, was haunted by Mothman, a seven-foot winged creature with glowing red eyes, spotted by over 100 witnesses near the TNT Area. Chasing cars and hovering over bridges, its eerie presence coincided with UFO sightings, poltergeists, and men in black. The Silver Bridge collapse in December 1967, killing 46, ended the sightings, fueling theories of a mystical omen, a primal warning o...
Circleville Letters: Poison Pen
From 1976 to 1994, Circleville, Ohio, was terrorized by anonymous letters penned in blocky script, exposing secrets and accusing bus driver Mary Gillispie of an affair with superintendent Gordon Massie. Over 1,000 letters, some laced with arsenic, targeted residents and officials, spreading fear and paranoia. In 1977, Mary’s husband, Ron, died in a suspicious crash after a call from the writer, his gun fired once. In...
