Mermaids and Mad Men – Mermaids in Advertising The Mad Men of advertising swam with the mermaids.
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Chris Woodyard
on
September 7, 2018
in Cryptozoology , Ephemera , Fairies and Elemental Spirits , Folklore , Fortean Mysteries , News , Social History , Victorian , Wonders and Curiosities
and tagged Mermaid Day , mermaids , Mermaids and Mad Men - Mermaids in Advertising , mermaids in advertisements , mineral water , pearl buttons , StarKist tuna , vintage advertising
Outrunning the Dragon A witness sees a man trying to outrun a dragon, which seems at first only a cloud of dust.
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Chris Woodyard
on
September 5, 2018
in Animal Tales , Cryptozoology , Fortean Mysteries , News , Victorian
and tagged American dragons , dragon , dragon's ghost , Era Idaho , ghost of a dragon , Hailey Idaho , Idaho folklore , Jardine Henderson , Judge Waldron , Outrunning the Dragon , silly season , tall tales
Something Baleful on the Bridge Something invisible and baleful on the bridge evokes awful feeling of horror, sickness, and impending death in the witnesses.
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Chris Woodyard
on
July 14, 2018
in Animal Tales , Cryptozoology , Ephemera , Folklore , Fortean Mysteries , Ghosts , News , Victorian
and tagged bridge ghost , evil aura , evil spirits , ghost on bridge , haunted bridges , invisible animal , panic , phantom animal , phantom dog , Something Baleful on the Bridge
The Suffolk Sea Monster A strange Suffolk sea monster is shown by one of the fishermen who was injured while capturing it.
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Chris Woodyard
on
May 29, 2018
in Cryptozoology , Ephemera , Folklore , Fortean Mysteries , News , Scientific Oddities , Wonders and Curiosities
and tagged 18th-century cryptozoology , cryptozoology , dragon , English dragon , Gentleman's Magazine 1749 sea monster , harpy , Jenny Haniver , sea monster , Sea-dragon , Suffolk dragon , The Suffolk Sea Monster , wyvern
The Gobblers’ll Git You, If You Don’t Watch Out! Ghostly gobblers who tap at your windows and gobble in the garret…
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Chris Woodyard
on
November 21, 2017
in 18th century , Animal Tales , Cryptozoology , Death , Ephemera , Fairies and Elemental Spirits , Folklore , Fortean Mysteries , Ghosts , News , Poltergeists , Victorian
and tagged Epworth Rectory , fairy turkey , ghostly gobblers , ghostly turkeys , headless turkey ghost , king of the fairies , poltergieists , Thanksgiving , The Gobblers'll Git You If You Don't Watch Out! , turkey as messenger of death , turkey as omen of death , turkey ghost , white turkey
Review: Central Ohio Legends & Lore Ohio legends from James A. Willis of The Ghosts of Ohio.
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Chris Woodyard
on
September 16, 2017
in Crime , Cryptozoology , Death , Folklore , Ghosts , News , Panics , Social History , Strange Deaths , Victorian , Wonders and Curiosities
and tagged Annie Aokley , bigfoot , Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery , Dr. Snook , Fort Amanda , Frankenstein's Castle , Gates of Hell , Grassman , Hatchet Man , Johnny Appleseed , Love Rollercoaster , Ohio folklore , Ohio ghosts , Ohio legends , Ohio Players , Ohio urban legends , Review: Central Ohio Legends & Lore , Stonewall Cemetery , Stuart Pierson , The Night The Ghost Got In , Thurber House , urban legends , William Quantrill , Witches' Tower , Woolyburger Cemetery
The Hound of Evanston The Hound of the Baskervilles came to life in 1904, throwing the Illinois suburb of Evanston into convulsions of terror.
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Chris Woodyard
on
August 26, 2017
in Animal Tales , Crime , Cryptozoology , Death , Ephemera , Folklore , News , Panics
and tagged Arthur Conan Doyle , Evanston Illinois , fake ghosts , George P. Macklin , ghost dog , ghost hoaxes , ghostly dog , mastiff , National Dog Day , phosphorescent paste , pranks , rat poison , Sherlock Holmes , The Hound of Evanston , The Hound of the Baskervilles
Silas Told and the Devil-Fish A giant devil-fish ominously follows a sailing ship as a token of death for the Captain.
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Chris Woodyard
on
June 24, 2017
in Animal Tales , Cryptozoology , Death , Folklore , Fortean Mysteries , Grim and Grewsome , News , Prophecies , religion , Strange Deaths
and tagged cryptozoology , deateh omens , giant manta , giant ray , manta ray , poisoning , psychopomp , sailors' superstitions , Silas Told , Silas Told and the Devil-Fish , slave trade
Past Praying For – Something Sinister in an Irish Field Sinister encounters with bizarre and fiery animals in an Irish field.
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Chris Woodyard
on
January 31, 2017
in Animal Tales , Cryptozoology , Ephemera , Fairies and Elemental Spirits , Folklore , Fortean Mysteries , News , religion , Spook Lights , Victorian , Wonders and Curiosities
and tagged barguests , Black Dogs , boggarts , Cornish Bear Monster , dragon , elementals , fairies , ghost of a dragon , Irish folklore , North Antrim , padfoot , Past Praying For - Something Sinister in a Field , Rev. Samuel Drew , souls in purgatory
The Republican River Monster, a Kansas sea serpent.
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Chris Woodyard
on
August 2, 2016
in Animal Tales , Cryptozoology , Ephemera , News , Panics , Victorian , Wonders and Curiosities
and tagged Kansas monster , Republican River , sea serpent , sea serpent scare , silly season , The Republican River Monster