Review: Central Ohio Legends & Lore Ohio legends from James A. Willis of The Ghosts of Ohio.
Posted by
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
Dead Man Cycling An Australian cyclist named James Somerville was said to have won his last race, crossing the finish line–dead.
Posted by
Chris Woodyard
on
August 18, 2016
in Death , Ephemera , Folklore , Grim and Grewsome , medical oddities , Mourning Customs and History , News , Strange Deaths , Victorian
and tagged Australia folklore , Australian cycling death , cycle rading , dead man cycling , dead man wins bicycle race , James Somerville , mythbusting , mythmaking , urban legends
The Tomb Challenge of the Russian Princess In 1818 the Russian Princess Elisabeth Demidoff died at Paris, aged 39. 75 years later, strange stories began to circulate about the tomb and its occupant.
Posted by
Chris Woodyard
on
September 8, 2015
in Death , Folklore , Grim and Grewsome , Mourning Customs and History , News , Panics , Strange Deaths , vampires , Victorian , Wonders and Curiosities
and tagged Demidoff Mausoleum , Elisabeth Demidoff , Elisabeth Demidov , hoaxes , Pere Lachaise Cemetery , rumors , The Tomb Challenge of the Russian Princess , tomb challenge , urban legends , vampires
