Category: The Bizarre and Unexplained
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Nine Russian students, experienced hikers – seven men, two women –massacred by an unknown force in the early morning hours of February 2nd 1959 on the high slopes of Kholat Syakhl, a mountain peak in the Northern Ural range. No…
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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. …
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You’re standing on the middle of the dance floor of a crowded nightclub, a rather large crowded nightclub. Your friends have deserted you, more or less – they’ve found more interesting people, likely of the opposite sex, with whom to…
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For years, a photograph supposedly showing the human soul leaving the body has circulated online. Attributed to Russian scientist Konstantin Korotkov, the image has been linked to Kirlian photography—but the famous “soul photograph” doesn’t actually exist. So where did the…
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You know what rocks are, right? Of course you do, what a silly question. Rocks are natural solid aggregate formations of one or more minerals or mineraloids, at least according to Wikipedia. Earth’s lithosphere is made of rock, hence their…
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Along England’s Somerset coast lies a strange landscape of fractured limestone—and an old legend about the dragon said to have made it. Known as Blue Ben, the creature belongs firmly to folklore, but an intriguing fossil discovery gives the tale…
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Canada’s largest city, Toronto, finds itself with a genuine mystery this week. While the rest of the province and the entire east coast is dealing with record cold temperatures and heavy snowfalls, Toronto police are investigating what’s being called a…
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What do Tibetan mummies, cancer research and a poor woman from the first half of the 20th century have in common? No, that’s not the opening line to a really bad joke. It’s a serious question. Though giving you the…
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Psychics, healing crystals, Atlantis, and an odd discovery. Just by that short qualifier, you might think you’re in for a woo-filled sales pitch for a New-Age spiritual retreat. You’re not, but it might seem that way. Those four things are…
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Some time ago, I brought you the story of The Bennington Triangle and the Man-Eating Stone of Glastonbury Mountain. Even by the title alone, you can probably tell that the accompanying story is somewhat fanciful. If you follow the link…
