One gate is visible in the day, six more at night, and passing all seven takes you straight to Hell.

While snow is blanketing many parts of the United States right now, Arizona feels like autumn.

An old highway full of haunts.

I took a photo of the full moon with my phone on November 8th, 2022. The cameras sure have come a long way since the potato quality of yesteryear.

A strange creature lurks in the swamps of a wildlife refuge in Delaware.

Remember the strange story of the Fauna of Mirrors I mentioned in Mirrors: Superstition, Mythology, Psychology, & Sanity?

Local legends are fascinating. Most of them can't really be traced back to any particular origin, and precisely how or why locals know about them is a bit of a mystery.

I took this photo last night, around sunset, of the moon on Devil's Night here in Tucson.

Many legends of cryptids don't have a clear origin, a story that can easily be traced back to the first sighting. For these creatures, the line between cryptid (an as-of-yet undocumented natural animal) and supernatural is sometimes blurry, as is true with cases such as The Qalupalik of Inuit Folklore or El Peuchen of Mapuche Mythology. In some ways, the controversy surrounding sightings of strange things can make them even more intriguing to explore because there is little in the way of proof for or against their existence. At the core of these legends or folklore is a story, often a tangled combination of truth and fiction, genuine experience and exaggeration.

There's a bit more to do with the move into a new place in Tucson, and it's a good thing I have a couple of dollies to help.

A ghostly black dog isn't the only thing prowling castle ruins in Poland.

I move around a lot. It's a thing. I've accepted it as part of my personality, and it's good that Tae is the same way. It's not that we necessarily like moving. In fact, the act of moving is kind of a pain in the ass. But we have had enough practice that it's pretty straightforward for us.

A creature born from the ashes of cremated oxen, out for revenge.

I'm moving into a new place in Arizona, changing day jobs, starting up a few new adventures, and still getting a lot of writing done. There are times in life that are relatively calm and routine, and then others, like now, are hectic and sometimes chaotic.

A movie from Japan that forever changed the film industry.

Some time ago, I wrote about a true crime murder case in Keillers Park, Gothenburg, in western Sweden. I've just published an update on the case.

A strange mystery from Norway that remains unsolved over fifty years later.

Why is it that at least every couple of years, it looks like nuclear war is imminent?

A witch with a true horror that may surprise you.

Did you know that true crime means real people? It seems obvious, but it's easy to lose sight of...

Don't you just love spirited dolls?

It's always a great day when some weird package comes in the mail.

A procession of the dead just waiting to curse you.

About two months ago, I tracked down and ordered an old book that supposedly had an entry El Peuchen, a strange flying snake creature from Mapuche mythology in the southern area of South America. The book finally came!

The life and times of horror host Morgus the Magnificent.