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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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 Zozo Demon: Untangling the Ouija Board’s Most Famous Legend
Its 'ancient' pedigree is thinner than believers claim. The caution is still sound.
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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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Stull Cemetery: How a Small Kansas Graveyard Became a “Gateway to Hell”
Tracing a nationally infamous legend back to a 1974 college newspaper article
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