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Within the Walls
Within the Walls
Laurie Spence was a 52 years old woman who lived in a humble home on her own. Surrounded by a picturesque deciduous forest, her visitors…
pietervp
Feb 18, 2023
The Hungry Creature
The Hungry Creature
According to legend, in the high mountainous region of Vietnam, a hungry demon will appear every time it rains on the night when there’s a…
Đinh Xuân Thành
Dec 8, 2022
The Lazarus of Colorado
The Lazarus of Colorado
In late 2004, a man from Julesburg Colorado named Henry Campbell was all over the news. The doctors’ claim had caught the nation’s…
pietervp
Dec 8, 2022
The Nuckelavee — a Horse-Like Nasty Demon From Scotland’s Northern Isles
The Nuckelavee — a Horse-Like Nasty Demon From Scotland’s Northern ...
In 1981, Alfie moved from Oxford to the Orkney Islands, located in the Northern Isles of Scotland. Alfie was an archaeologist doing…
pietervp
Dec 7, 2022
Five Reasons Why Ghouls Are Scarier Than You Think
Five Reasons Why Ghouls Are Scarier Than You Think
Everyone has heard of ghouls. They’re widely portrayed in the media as dangerous creatures that ought to be avoided. There is a lot of…
pietervp
Nov 26, 2022
Children of Dorothy White
Children of Dorothy White
Dorothy White was an eccentric woman with a vast knowledge of ancient esoteric practices. When her husband died, she spent most of her time…
pietervp
Nov 21, 2022
Frightening Nights in the High School’s Dormitory
Frightening Nights in the High School’s Dormitory
Linh was born and raised in a poor family in a rural area in the East of Vietnam. At the age of 16, she was accepted into a prestigious…
Đinh Xuân Thành
Nov 19, 2022
What You Did Not Know About Onryo — A Japanese Mythical Creature
What You Did Not Know About Onryo — A Japanese Mythical Creature
In Japanese folklore, Onryo is a mythical creature resulting from murder, brutality, or injustice. Most of the time, it is taken as a…
pietervp
Nov 18, 2022
The Notes of Dorothy White
The Notes of Dorothy White
The house of Dorothy White had been vacant for a couple of decades ever since she passed away, and it gathered a lot of stories within the…
pietervp
Nov 17, 2022
La Pata Sola — The One-Legged Woman
La Pata Sola — The One-Legged Woman
La Pata Sola
pietervp
Nov 17, 2022
How to Grow “THẦN TRÙNG” (the God of Insects)
How to Grow “THẦN TRÙNG” (the God of Insects)
Let’s go a little further to the northwest of Vietnam, where there are high craggy mountains, vast valleys, and forests full of wilderness…
Đinh Xuân Thành
Nov 16, 2022
Myling, the Dangerous Ghost You Didn’t Know Existed 97 Years Ago
Myling, the Dangerous Ghost You Didn’t Know Existed 97 Years Ago
Many years ago, when there was no childcare or home for displaced children who their families didn’t want if they were born out of wedlock…
pietervp
Nov 16, 2022
Case #8923: The Mysterious Case of Eugene Walker
Case #8923: The Mysterious Case of Eugene Walker
short horror story
Andrew Letke
Nov 15, 2022
The Disappearance of Amelia Gray — The First Prominent Female Paranormal Investigator
The Disappearance of Amelia Gray — The First Prominent Female Paran...
The story of Amelia Gray has gripped the paranormal and true crime communities for over a century. Her profession and the discrepancies in…
pietervp
Nov 15, 2022
Why in Some Places the Fire Should Never Go Out
Why in Some Places the Fire Should Never Go Out
“Dude I’m in your hometown. Tell me about a good apartment near your old home.” — Drake asked his childhood friend Simon who had shifted…
pietervp
Nov 15, 2022
The wealthiness keeper — Miserable virgin girls.
The wealthiness keeper — Miserable virgin girls.
The keeper is the name of an ancient charm. At the time it appeared, Vietnam was still a backward country, the class was divided between…
Đinh Xuân Thành
Nov 14, 2022
The Witch of Tanzania
The Witch of Tanzania
Behind the breathtaking scenery and wildlife that visitors often see, there remains a belief in Tanzania that was long forgotten by others…
pietervp
Nov 13, 2022
Case #5342: The Scream at The Platz
Case #5342: The Scream at The Platz
short horror story
Andrew Letke
Nov 11, 2022
No Orchids for James Hadley — A View on the Manhattan Project
No Orchids for James Hadley — A View on the Manhattan Project
No Orchids for Miss Blandish is arguably one of the greatest works of art written in the form of a book, thoroughly describing the depth…
pietervp
Nov 11, 2022
Kakbhushundi - a Mythical Creature That Could Time Travel…
Kakbhushundi - a Mythical Creature That Could Time Travel…
In Indian mythology, there is a vivid description of a person who was turned into a crow on account of a curse but was later blessed with…
Deepanshsin
Nov 10, 2022
Lunar July — Devil’s month
Lunar July — Devil’s month
To begin with, maybe a lot of people do not know the fact that in some Asian countries, there is a so-called Lunar Calendar.
Đinh Xuân Thành
Nov 10, 2022
Faint Sound of Paranormal Anklet
Faint Sound of Paranormal Anklet
As a kid, one of my biggest fears growing up was encountering a ghost or a paranormal experience. Maybe I was afraid of the dark or what it…
Deepanshsin
Nov 9, 2022
This is what you Need to Know About Poltergeists
This is what you Need to Know About Poltergeists
Let’s assume you landed here in search of the type of ghost most active among all. So you are at the right place. The kind of ghost we will…
pietervp
Nov 9, 2022
The Bodily Anomaly of Luke Trent
The Bodily Anomaly of Luke Trent
short horror story
Andrew Letke
Nov 8, 2022
5 Signs that your House is Haunted
5 Signs that your House is Haunted
Do you feel someone is watching you while you are home alone? And from that, you have a feeling that your house might be haunted.
pietervp
Nov 7, 2022
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