Strange Tales

An 1891 Texas newspaper story claimed a fallen meteorite gave off poisonous effects and left people sick. More than a century later, the tale still survives through clippings, reposts, and retellings.

The 2007 Costa Rica UFO sighting keeps resurfacing because the Motorola Razr footage still feels like one of those clips that should have been solved by now.

A close look at the viral three-photo sequence from Antoine’s Restaurant in New Orleans, what commenters think they see, and the ordinary camera effects that may explain the figure.

The Kola Superdeep Borehole did not record literal screams from hell, but the real science behind the deepest hole ever drilled is strange enough on its own.

Most viral skinwalker videos are unverified, but the fear behind them is real. Here’s where the legend comes from, why Appalachia gets pulled in, and what skeptics see in the footage.

The Heaven’s Gate website is still online decades after the group’s mass suicide. Here’s why it remains active, who appears to maintain it, and what it reveals about the early internet and cult history.

The giant oarfish is one of the strongest real-world candidates behind some sea serpent sightings, though it cannot explain every report.

The dyatlov pass mystery remains one of the most chilling unsolved cases of the twentieth century: in February 1959, nine experienced Soviet ski hikers died in the Ural Mountains under circumstances so bizarre that official investigators could only conclude a “compelling natural force” was responsible. Decades later, declassified documents, competing theories, and a persistent cryptid […]

A terrifying entity encounter originally documented in a 1970s unexplained mysteries book has resurfaced on Reddit and gone viral — proving that genuinely frightening accounts don’t have expiry dates. The Devonshire Night Thing is the latest case in a growing trend of old paranormal stories being rediscovered by new audiences. In a digital landscape saturated […]

A March Vatican meeting between Pope Leo XIV and representatives of the International Association of Exorcists has triggered a fresh wave of interest in demonic-possession narratives, occult panic, and institutional religion’s response to spiritual warfare claims. The group reportedly urged the pope to ensure every Catholic diocese has one or more properly trained exorcists, citing […]

Few threads in modern conspiracy culture are as explosive as the one that links Jack Parsons, the Collins Elite, occult ritual, UFO manifestations, and contact with entities from outside our dimension. It is a theory complex that refuses to stay in one category. It is not just UFO lore. It is not just occult history. […]