folklore

Gloomy Sunday: Song With A Body Count

November 25, 2022 Rick Hale 0

The song “The End of the World” by Rezso Seress was written during the Great Depression and may be have at least twenty suicides attached to it. […]

Wolf werewolf at the old cemetery in the Night Time

The Beast of Bray Road

November 25, 2022 Rick Hale 0

Then Beast of Bray road is an American Werewolf of Wisconsin. Rick Hale explores the mystery of this compelling case in this article. […]

American Leprechaun and Other Little People

November 25, 2022 Rick Hale 0

Author Rick Hale retells a story past down from his grandfather about an encounter with a Leprechaun, and then explores other legends of little people. […]

Landscape view of Lincoln Park Zoo showing black-eyed Susan flowers and tall grasses next to pretty pond, bridge, trees and Chicago skyline in back and reflecting in water.

Haunts at the Lincoln Park Zoo

October 20, 2022 Rick Hale 0

Lincoln Park Zoo is one of the United States is a treasured animal sanctuary, and not only animals and staff walk its grounds. […]

The teeth of the black dog baring its fangs.

Hell Hounds On The Prowl: Black Dogs in England

May 4, 2022 Rick Hale 0

The lore of giant black dogs have been a part of England for centuries, but did you know that there is physical evidence of their encounters? […]

Windy City Spooks: Steak and Spirits

April 25, 2022 Rick Hale 0

That Steak Joint, formerly located at 1610 N Wells St, was a place where spirits were behind the bar in more ways than one […]

Windy City Spooks: Sweating with Ghosts at the Edgewater Athletic Club

February 20, 2022 Rick Hale 0

The former Sovereign Hotel in Chicago now hosts an athletic club and apartments complete with mysterious hauntings. […]

5 Final Lesser-Known Chicago Haunts

December 22, 2021 Rick Hale 0

In this final survey of lesser known haunts in Chicago, Rick takes you through some haunted locations known only by the locals. […]

5 More Lesser-Known Haunts in Chicago

December 6, 2021 Rick Hale 0

A fired department that was once a prison; a famous store that served as burn unit and three more locations are profiled in the new article about Chicago Haunts. […]

Facade of Board of Trade Building with a clock along LaSalle street

5 Lesser-Known Haunts In Chicago

November 30, 2021 Rick Hale 0

Chicago is a city where it is shown time and again, that there are human presences on this earth which remain after death. Learn about five of these locations in this article. […]

On Wings of Thunder: Thunderbirds In Illinois

January 13, 2023 0

Learn about modern sightings of Thunderbirds in the American Midwest in this new article about a very old cryptid. […]
Treatise on the Phenomenon of Spirit Voice Manifestations in Noise

July 15, 2020 0

We were sent this document written by Andrés Ramos-Jiménez for publication. The Treatise on the Phenomenon of Spirit Voice Manifestations in Noise was initially intended to be published on another site first, but it was [...]
F.W.H. Myers “Science and a Future Life.”

February 11, 2019 0

NOTE: This essay, “Science and a Future Life,” by F.W.H. Myers, noted psychical researcher and a founder of the Society of Psychical Research (SPR), is reprinted in its entirety. This essay was one of a [...]
Demon Lore of The World

August 26, 2020 0

Whenever I’m a guest on a radio show, the dreaded D word eventually pops up. And, by D word, I mean Demon. This is an issue that often gets my big old fat mouth in [...]
Ghost Town of the Damned

August 28, 2020 0

Well hidden by a century of overgrowth, along the ominously named Dark Entry Road in Litchfield, Connecticut, is Dudley Town. An enigmatic colonial era town that has gained a reputation for being one of the [...]