Devil’s Gate Dam: Where Rocket Science Met Ritual Magic
Thousands of drivers cross the 210 freeway near Pasadena every day without knowing what sits below. A concrete flood dam. A rock outcropping shaped like…
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La Lechuza: The Owl Witch and the Real Birds Who Pay for Her
A border legend that still gets barn owls killed.
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The Anatomy of Backstage Superstitions: The Hidden Logic Behind Theatre’s Sacred Rules
Why performers never whistle, never say Macbeth, and never leave the stage fully dark
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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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Third Man Factor: Guardian Angels or Survival Brain Glitch?
An unseen companion who appears at the edge of death, a poet's famous mistake, and the science of the sensed presence.
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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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The Hat Man: The Science Behind a Shared Nightmare
Strangers on every continent describe the same figure. Here is why.
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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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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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