Traditional Legends

Legends of giants in West Virginia is not new. It has been theorized that a giant rests below the mound at Indian Mound Cemetery and...

The Grim is an ancient figure of folklore and folktales, believed to have originated in the early Middle Ages. It has taken on many forms...

Osore is an important religious site in Japan since ancient times. It is a sacred place where the dead come to pass on to the afterlife

Romanian Vampires have a long and varied history. The earliest known reference to a vampire in Romania dates back to the 11th century,...

A Ukrainian house spirit is an entity that has been present in the Ukrainian culture for centuries. This spirit is believed to protect a...

Gettysburg ranks in the top five most haunted locations in the US.

As the Yuletide Season is fully upon us Elves everywhere have made appearances in homes around the world. Their purpose is to keep an eye on the children and to create some harmless mischief in the process. Elves have been part of the Christmas tradition for quite some time. Apparently, Santa could not do his job if not for his trusty little helpers. But cultures around the world have some form of elf folklore year-round.

We witnessed shadows around the hallways, dodging in and out of rooms, and even into the shower room.

While President Lincoln decreed the last Thursday of November as a day of Thanksgiving, it wasn’t the first Thanksgiving. That occurred in 1637 in Groton Connecticut and took place in the summer.

Native American tribes that lived on the plains of middle North America between the Rocky Mountains and Mississippi River are...

In October, every year, it was our “Super Bowl” of paranormal investigations. The veil the thinnest, and everyone is“in the mood.”

Flood myths permeate the ancient world. The most well-known is the biblical story of Noah and the ark. However, the epic of Gilgamesh,...

In the tour, we were told of the sightings of apparitions and other paranormal claims that came from staff and patrons.

This Halloween, there were many little girls dressed up as sweet, colorful, unicorns. This could have something to do with the...

The Spirit World of Ancient Humans. To understand the concept of the spirit world, one must first understand ancient societies and their relationship with death as well as their view of the world. The Middle Paleolithic period was from 300,000 to 50,000 years ago. During pre-history, the time before written history, society was animistic, polytheistic, or animalistic or all three.

I began my journey into the paranormal and ghost investigations as a young, and dumb teenager, full of wonder and excitement.

Ah fairies, the benevolent wee creatures of the forest. How cute they are. Yet, historically, fairies have been described as fearsome creatures who not only cause mischief but also steal babies.

Autumn in Salem. What could be better? A few years ago, my husband was sent to New England on a business trip, and we decided to visit...

Who was Jacques St Germaine?

Werewolf myths are typically associated with the phases of the moon as the animal nature of the werewolf is believed to take over when the moon is full. Some scholars believe the werewolf made its debut in the Mesopotamian The Epic of Gilgamesh, the oldest known Western prose (2100-1200 BCE), when Gilgamesh jilted a potential lover because she had turned her previous mate into a wolf.