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The Murder Castle – Chicago’s Real Life House of Horrors

Greetings, and welcome. I want to play a game. There are some people for whom those words cause a chill, from the bottom of their spine all the way up to those little hairs on the back of their neck. Those words, of course, are part of…
The Black Hellhounds of the United Kingdom

Even within the realm of cryptozoology and Forteana, there are creatures that seem to defy easy classification. To me there is absolutely a distinct line between the field of cryptozoology, which by definition deals with undiscovered organisms which are real, flesh and blood animals, that of paranormal…
Men in Black…Cloaks

There’s no doubt in my mind that when it comes to the matter of the Men in Black, there is a direct connection between these menacing characters and a wealth of other supernatural phenomena. That includes the Hat-Man, the Shadow People, the Black-Eyed Children, and the Women…
Peacocks and the Paranormal Realm

In the 1898 edition of the book The Dictionary of Phrase and Fable we are told: “The peacock’s tail is the emblem of an Evil Eye, or an ever-vigilant traitor. The tale is this: Argus was the chief Minister of Osiris, King of Egypt. When the king…
Zombie Land and the Tale of the Green Man

Some places seem to have become so incredibly infused with weirdness that they push beyond even their own otherworldly boundaries to become breeding grounds for plentiful tales of the bizarre and urban legends. These are places in which reality, the supernatural, and the twisted imaginings of the…
The Cursed Death Road of New Jersey

There are certain places in the world that undeniably lend themselves to scary tales of ghosts and the paranormal, or to at least cast a feeling of profound unease upon us. Spooky abandoned buildings, graveyards, and dark ancient forests are all good examples of locations that really…
Speed Demons: Tales of Possessed Cars

We sort of take cars for granted. They are the workhorses of the transportation world and pretty much everyone reading this has likely ridden in one at least once. They are ubiquitous, useful, and have changed the face of our world. However, have you ever thought if…
Birds, Death, and the Afterlife

The first few months of 2010 were overshadowed by my mother’s increasingly worsening state of health. She was, at the time, suffering from one of the most horrific and destructive conditions around: Alzheimer’s Disease. Worse still, she had been diagnosed with it while she was only in…
Joan Rivers’ Haunted Penthouse Gutted by New Owner

Joan Rivers terrorized a number of big celebrities when she was alive and performing comedy – Elizabeth Taylor, Kim Kardashian and Gwyneth Paltrow to name just a few. But after her tragic death in 2014, could she be terrorizing again from beyond the grave? That’s one possibility…
A Mammoth-Sized Ghost (Literally!)

As most people who read my articles here at Mysterious Universe will know, my main areas of interest are Cryptozoology and Ufology. I rarely ever get into ghosts, haunted houses, and related issues, however. Only because the collective subject doesn’t really interest me that much. Now and…
Haunted Mansion Drops in Price But Still No Takers

Just in time for your Halloween party, a famous haunted mansion near Chicago has dropped its selling price but buyers still think the deal is ghostly ghastly. The luxury home on the shores of Lake Michigan is the Mayflower Place, better known by the name associated with…
Mysterious Cursed and Haunted Paintings of the World

There can be no doubt that paintings can have a powerful influence over us. They are truly remarkable things. When an artist puts brush to canvas, they are in a sense channeling their soul and imagination into the images that we see, and these images can have…