In the Grip of la Grippe A few posts from the past.
Posted by
Chris Woodyard
on
November 15, 2016
in Animal Tales , Crime , Ephemera , Folklore , Fortean Mysteries , Ghosts , News , Occultism/Magic , Sky Mysteries , Strange Bodies , Victorian , Wonders and Curiosities
and tagged alligator , Captain Smith , carnival gaffs , devil fish , feejee mermaid , In the Grip of la Grippe , R.M.S. Titanic , resurrection , sailor cat , skeleton , sky visions
In 1895 the skeletal remains of the Devil were smuggled out of Japan, then put on exhibit in New York.
Posted by
Chris Woodyard
on
October 15, 2013
in Fairies and Elemental Spirits , Fortean Mysteries , Grim and Grewsome , medical oddities , News , religion , Scientific Oddities , Strange Bodies
and tagged carnival gaff , devil , devil's skeleton , Japan , Oni , skeleton
he Featureless Horror, the Skeleton Driver, and a Faceless Hitchhiker A faceless hitchhiker, a featureless creature, and a phantom automobile with a skeletal driver–more sinister road ghosts.
Posted by
Chris Woodyard
on
August 29, 2013
in Fairies and Elemental Spirits , Folklore , Fortean Mysteries , Ghosts , Grim and Grewsome , News , Victorian
and tagged and a Faceless Hitchhiker , elementals , Elliott O'Donnell , faceless ghost , ghost car , he Featureless Horror , phantom hitchhiker , reliquary bottle , road ghost , skeleton , the Skeleton Driver
