The Monster on the Bluffs: The Legend of the Piasa Bird in Alton, Illinois
A dragon painted on Mississippi River cliffs, and the tangled history of a much-embellished legend
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Eighty Thousand Fans Jump on a Prisoner-of-War Camp: The Two Lives of Camp Randall
Beneath Wisconsin's loudest football tradition lies the northernmost Confederate graveyard in America
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Resurrection Mary: Chicago’s Most Famous Ghost Hitchhiker
A vanishing dancer on Archer Avenue, two candidates for her identity, and the evidence that quietly favors one.
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Melon Heads Urban Legend: Ohio, Michigan, and Connecticut
One creature, three states, and a shared anxiety hiding underneath the campfire scares.
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Black Shuck: The Hellhound of the English Coast
A giant dog skeleton made headlines. Radiocarbon dating spoiled the story.
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The Barghest: The Shape-Shifting Hound of Yorkshire
Rattling chains, a limestone lair, and a bloodline that runs to Harry Potter.
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Helltown, Ohio: The Real History Behind Boston Mills
The chemical spill rumor is false. A nearby Superfund site is not.
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The Case That Reopened After 57 Years: Michael Plume and the Ghost in IU’s Rafters
A campus ghost story built on a suicide ruling that a coroner finally overturned
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Slenderman: Watching Folklore Get Born in Real Time
For once, we know exactly who created a monster, and the date.
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The White Things of West Virginia: Appalachia’s Pale Predators
Sheepsquatch is not the White Thing, and telling them apart matters.
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