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The Truth About Slenderman
Written by:
David Emery
Jan 20, 2017
In 2014, two 12-year-old girls arrested for stabbing a schoolmate in Waukesha, Wisconsin told po ...
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The Disappearance of Ashley, Kansas
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Apr 20, 2015
The horrific tale of a Kansas town that disappeared, along with its entire population, after an ...
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Is This Photo of an 'Inhuman' Handprint Left on a Window Real?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Mar 29, 2015
This creepy picture is often used to illustrate a fictional story about a missing college studen ...
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Inhuman Handprint
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Mar 29, 2015
Fauxtography: Photograph purportedly shows an unnaturally large handprint left on the window of ...
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My Dead Girlfriend
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jul 7, 2014
Did a man begin receiving messages from his girlfriend via Facebook more than a year after she d ...
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Black-Eyed Children
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Apr 28, 2013
Spooky tale of mysterious black-eyed children who show up at the homes of unsuspecting residents.
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The Expressionless Ghost
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan 24, 2013
Did an 'expressionless' apparition in a blood-covered gown appear at Cedars-Sinai hospital in 1972?
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Prophetic Vanishing Hitchhiker
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
May 2, 2009
Hitchhiker utters prophecy about Judgment Day being upon us, then vanishes?
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Cell Phone Calls After Death
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Oct 5, 2008
Did a man's cell phone place calls to his loved ones after his demise?
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Ghostly Moth Saves Train
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jan 16, 2008
Did a ghostly figure produced by a moth save a train from traversing a washed-out bridge?
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Mysterious Staircase at Loretto Chapel
Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 2, 2007
Does a stairway at Santa Fe's Loretto Chapel miraculously stand despite having no discernable me ...
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Carmen Winstead
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Oct 9, 2006
The ghost of a teen named Carmen Winstead supposedly strikes down those who don't repost her sto ...
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Did the Ghosts of Two Teens Return to Kill and Skin Their Parents?
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Sep 1, 2005
Details from the grisly story of the Smith Sisters of Plainfield, Wisconsin bring up quite a few ...
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Was 'Amityville Horror' Based on a True Story?
Written by:
Snopes Staff
Apr 15, 2005
"I remember going by that house and how scary it was."
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Ghostly Rescue
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Mar 15, 2002
Did the ghost of a woman killed in a car crash direct rescuers to her injured child?
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Is the Bloody Mary Story True?
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Apr 27, 2001
Will chanting 'Bloody Mary' 13 times in front of a darkened mirror summon a vengeful ghost?
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Did a Statue Called Black Agnes Kill a Teenage Girl?
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Nov 5, 2000
Horror legend holds that a teenage girl was found dead in the arms of a graveyard statue.
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Devil in the Dancehall
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
May 14, 2000
A young girl dancing with a handsome stranger notices his cloven hooves.
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Did a Cursed Mummy Sink with the Titanic?
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
David Mikkelson
Oct 9, 1999
The ancient artifact that inspired this ghost story can still be seen at the British Museum.
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Room for One More
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Sep 19, 1999
Did a menacing dream about a creepy coachman save a woman's life?
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