A purple flame which rose from the casket:” Spontaneous Human Combustion in Brooklyn A case of spontaneous human combustion hushed up in Brooklyn, plus two other historic cases, including one where the victim survived a few days to tell his story.
Posted by
Chris Woodyard
on
April 3, 2014
in Fortean Mysteries , Grim and Grewsome , medical oddities , News , Scientific Oddities , Strange Bodies , Strange Deaths , Victorian
and tagged A purple flame which rose from the casket:" Spontaneous Human Combustion in Brooklyn , Father Bertoli , hysteria , mysterious fires , Nicole Millet , SHC , Spontaneous Human Combustion
The Fiery Hand of Doom A selection of stories about mysterious fiery hands and scorched hand-prints–are they a religious or a paranormal phenomenon?
Posted by
Chris Woodyard
on
February 19, 2013
in Fortean Mysteries , Ghosts , News , Poltergeists , religion
and tagged Catholic , incendiary poltergeists , poltergeists , poor souls , purgatory , SHC , spook lights , The Fiery Hand of Doom , Wizard Clip
A small collection of possible cases of Spontaneous Human Combustion (SHC) from 1829-1884.
Posted by
Chris Woodyard
on
January 24, 2013
in Death , Folklore , Fortean Mysteries , Grim and Grewsome , medical oddities , News , Poltergeists , Scientific Oddities , Sky Mysteries , Strange Deaths
and tagged forteana , incendiary poltergeists , Minnie Markle , mysterious fires , SHC , Spontaneous Human Combustion
