Panics

The Jersey City Devil After asking the devil on Halloween to show her the face of her future husband, Miss Hennessey finds herself visited by a diabolically handsome young man with horns and cloven hoofs.

Rictus Mortis: Killer Clowns In these dark days of clown panics, can we identify the possible visual origins of Killer Clowns?

The Republican River Monster, a Kansas sea serpent.

Horses That Scent Death Can horses smell death? Do they shy from suicides? Can they see ghosts?

Poisoned by a Blotter A young woman is nearly killed by a blotter soaked in poisonous perfume.

The Night-Walker causes a ghost-panic in Newbury, Massachusetts.

Beelzebub in New York Devil panics in New York’s East End.

Weekend Compendium: 20 February 2016 brings you the week’s posts: the Witch of Leadville, eye-lash history, the ghost of a living woman, a discontented and destructive daemon, as well as creepy crawlies in hair and jungle.

Aping the Devil. The unfortunate Mr Cocks found himself assaulted by a dark demon dragging a chain.