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Category: Folklore

Folklore Posted onFebruary 15, 2014February 15, 2014

The Music of the Magicians: Occult Science & Rock ‘n’ Roll

Rock ‘n’ roll; it’s the long-held modern corruptor of the innocent… and according to some, the potential soul-catching menace of the occult.

Folklore, Fortean Phenomena Posted onFebruary 5, 2014December 31, 2020

The Battle of Los Angeles: Evidence, Misinterpretation & Urban Legends

Sources around the web have long attributed “The Battle of Los Angeles” to a UFO, and some have gone so far as to assert it was butterfly-like… but how credible is this information?

Folklore, Science, UFOs Posted onMay 22, 2013May 22, 2013

Secrets of the Linville Gorge: Mysteries along the River of Many Cliffs

The Linville Gorge Wilderness is one of the most enigmatic and beautiful landscapes anywhere in the southern United States. Decorated with steep and dangerous rock […] Read More

Folklore, History Posted onApril 18, 2013April 19, 2013

“Ball’s” Lightning: The First Known Photo of the Brown Mountain Lights?

Throughout the Linville Gorge Wilderness, an expansive and well-preserved tract of rugged woodland between the cities of Linville and Morganton, North Carolina, stories detailing encounters […] Read More

Folklore Posted onFebruary 20, 2013February 20, 2013

Nevermore: The MIB at Edgar Allan Poe’s Grave

Modern UFO research is, at times, rife with reports of alleged interactions with Men in Black (MIBs), the infamous and unsettling UFO-silencers that are purported […] Read More

Folklore, History Posted onDecember 21, 2012December 25, 2012

The End is the Beginning is the End

Today is the long-awaited “end of the Mayan calendar”… and as we can see, the world has not ended. Well, it hasn’t ended yet, anyway. […] Read More

Folklore, Fortean Phenomena Posted onDecember 6, 2011January 11, 2013

Classic Art That Gives You The Creeps: A Few Favorites with a Fortean Feel

Upon first entering my home, many will find my selection of art rather strange, or even lacking a general theme or genre. Among the paintings […] Read More

Cryptozoology, Folklore Posted onMarch 28, 2011March 29, 2011

Fear and Folk Devilry in Ireland: A Thirteenth Century “Wild Man”

Within various Medieval literature detailing history and folklore throughout Europe, one who looks hard enough won’t have to struggle to find references to hairy, manlike […] Read More

Cryptozoology, Folklore Posted onMarch 15, 2011March 26, 2011

Nuclear Crisis in the East: Will Mothman Strangeness Ensue?

In the days since the tremendous 8.9 magnitude earthquake that rocked Japan late last week, mounting concerns over complications at Japan’s damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor […] Read More

Folklore, Science Posted onJanuary 26, 2011

Taking in the Double Sunset: Betelgeuse, Star Wars, and the Hero’s Journey

What do the now somewhat infamous Betelgeuse star and 2012 doomsday prophecies have in common? Furthermore, what do each of these have to do with […] Read More

Folklore, Fortean Phenomena Posted onDecember 13, 2010December 6, 2011

A 19th Century Encounter with a Folk Devil?

Over the last several months I’ve been pondering a particular phrase, which I’ve taken slightly out of context and used to describe shadowy, evasive characters […] Read More

Folklore Posted onOctober 22, 2010

Leaping Fiends: Jumpin’ Jacks and Phantom Attackers

The old familiar rhyme reads, “Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jumped over the candle stick.” Whether it be a wicked Jumpin’ Jack the […] Read More

Folklore Posted onOctober 13, 2010

Black-Winged Things: Monsters, Myth, or Madness?

It is often said in Fortean circles that the mysterious appearance of the Mothman, a winged cryptid monstrosity that appeared in the vicinity of Point […] Read More

Folklore, UFOs Posted onOctober 5, 2010January 17, 2013

Alien Contact in History: Battle for Our Souls, or a Culture Clash?

Quoting Archbishop Desmond Tutu in this week’s edition of Time Magazine, apartheid’s fierce adversary and soon-to-be-retiring holy man commented that, “The texture of our universe […] Read More

Cryptozoology, Folklore Posted onJune 16, 2010August 24, 2010

Strange Things Afoot: Manlike Monsters with Beautiful Hair

As time goes on, people’s perceptions begin to change. Things that once held a certain fascination begin to lose their luster, and one will eventually […] Read More

Folklore, Fortean Phenomena Posted onApril 2, 2010

Unearthing American Giants

Over at Mysterious Universe I recently blogged about a new book two of my favorite Forteans, Loren Coleman and Mark A. Hall, are working together […] Read More

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