An artist’s depiction of Black Annis. Photo: Fandom Black Annis is a blue faced witch from English folklore that is said to have a taste for...
“Nachtmahr” (“Night-mare”), by Johann Heinrich Füssli (1802), depicts an Alp sitting on the chest of a sleeping woman. Image: Wikipedia The Alp of German folklore is...
Gerald Floyd Bettis – The Arkansas Dog Boy A Victorian-era house stands proudly at 65 Mulberry Street in Quitman, Arkansas. It was built in 1891 and...
An excerpt of the cursed poem, Tomino’s Hell According to the legend of Tomino’s Hell, if you read the poem aloud you will become cursed. The...
A woodcut of the Black Dog of Newgate Prison. Image: Factschology In the late 16th century, a Newgate Prison inmate in London wrote a terrifying account...
An artist’s impression of a Vrykolakas. Image: Random Times In Greek folklore, there is an evil undead creature called the Vrykolakas, said to be a type...
The spooky red heels of Madam Koi Koi. Image: RedFez The Nigerian legend of Madam Koi Koi tells of the spirit of a teacher who haunts...
La Sayona is a vengeful ghost on the Venezuelan plains, known to seek out and punish unfaithful men who do not escape her wrath. The Legend...
The Woman of the Rain by Svetlana Telets. In 1996, Ukrainian artist Svetlana Telets created a strange painting of a woman in the rain. She has...
A woman dressed in all black, just like Huggin’ Molly. Photo: Moon Mausoleum If you’re out after dark in Abbeville, Alabama, you might run into Huggin’...
The Tombstone of alleged witch Hannah Cranna. Photo: New England Historical Society Hannah Cranna was a woman accused of being a witch in Connecticut in the...
An artists impression of the Banshee of the Badlands. Photo: Small Town Myths The Bad Lands of Dakota are a strange and eerie place, with colorful...
A photo of the infamous Cave of the Evil Spirit Niagara Falls is a highly favored vacation spot in North America, yet close by to the...
Cyhyraeth: A disembodied voice that predicts death The Legend of the Cyhyraeth The Cyhyraeth (pronounced ‘cuh-huh-raith’) is a ghostly spirit or apparition that is part of...
La Carreta Chillona: The Weeping Wagon of El Salvador. La Carreta Chillona is a ghostly unmanned wagon that drives through the streets at night, collecting the...
A photo of the infamous Sallie House. Photo: US Ghost Adventures The Sallie House in Atchison, Kansas has a dark history of death and sorrow. Many...
The creepy Fofao dolls did in fact contain a sharp spike within to support the doll’s head. Photo: Latin Folktales An urban legend spread throughout Latin...
A possible Demon Cat peering over a fence in Washington D.C. Photo: Wikipedia Several people have reported seeing a large cat lurking around the US Government...
Walking Sam: The Suicide Spirit. Photo: Ranker. In 2015 a spree of suicides took place in the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Some believe these were caused...
A Diao Si Gui or Hanged Ghost. Photo: Cryptid Wiki According to Chinese legend, Diao Si Gui are the souls of those who took their own...
An artist’s depiction of La Siguapa: The woman with backwards feet. Image: Artisticord La Ciguapa is the story of a feral woman with long dark hair...
