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    Category: Ghosts and Hauntings

    We’ll Need a Priest, and a Plumber: Japanese Toilet Ghosts

    There are some questions you never want to hear when you’re in a public restroom stall. “Got any spare toilet paper?” comes to mind. “Is your toilet… Read more “We’ll Need a Priest, and a Plumber: Japanese Toilet Ghosts”

    March 26, 2020 by MythCrafts Team

    Black Aggie: The Haunted Statue.

    Black Aggie is the local name given to a statue that haunted the Druid Ridge Cemetery in Pikesville, Maryland until it was removed in 1967. Her face… Read more “Black Aggie: The Haunted Statue.”

    October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

    La LLorona: Who Cries for the Children?

    Imagine this: you are a poor girl living in a rural Latin American village. However, you are truly beautiful. One day, a rich nobleman comes riding through… Read more “La LLorona: Who Cries for the Children?”

    March 26, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

    Space Ghosts: the Judica-Cordiglia Brothers’ Lost Cosmonauts

    There are easy ways out of our mortal coils: dying in one’s sleep, carbon monoxide poisoning, or as rumor has it, pulling a Genghis Khan, which while… Read more “Space Ghosts: the Judica-Cordiglia Brothers’ Lost Cosmonauts”

    October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 by MythCrafts Team

    The Flying Dutchman: The Most Curs’d Ship of All

    The Flying Dutchman is one of the most notorious ghost ships to ever sail the seven seas. This ghastly specter has inspired artists throughout the ages; from… Read more “The Flying Dutchman: The Most Curs’d Ship of All”

    September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 by MythCrafts Team

    The Curious Case Of Elmer McCurdy, The Bandit Who Wouldn’t Give Up

    Imagine this: you’re working as a prop hand for a very successful T.V. show in 1976, a production called the 6 Million Dollar Man. An upcoming episode… Read more “The Curious Case Of Elmer McCurdy, The Bandit Who Wouldn’t Give Up”

    June 8, 2017September 10, 2017 by MythCrafts Team

    Heikegani Crabs: The Ghosts of Re-incarnated Samurais

    Heikegani or Heike crabs (Heikeopsis japonica) are a species of crab native to Japan. Many of these crabs share a distinctive feature: strange markings on their carapace… Read more “Heikegani Crabs: The Ghosts of Re-incarnated Samurais”

    April 27, 2017October 18, 2018 by MythCrafts Team

    Haunted Statues: The Legend Of The Colossi Of Memnon.

    Heading out towards the Valley of the Kings in Egypt are two imposing statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III that reach about 18m (60ft) high. These statues have… Read more “Haunted Statues: The Legend Of The Colossi Of Memnon.”

    March 23, 2017April 19, 2017 by MythCrafts Team

    The Mysterious Min Min Lights

    If you find yourself driving through the central Queensland outback of Australia, you might come across this sign, erected by the Boulia Shire Council: The Min Min… Read more “The Mysterious Min Min Lights”

    January 27, 2017April 7, 2017 by MythCrafts Team

    Guns, Ghosts, and Guilt: The House That Sarah Built

    Some people have occasional run-ins with spectral forces and lost souls, encounters that often fade as the sun rises. For some people, however, the ghosts never go… Read more “Guns, Ghosts, and Guilt: The House That Sarah Built”

    January 4, 2017May 9, 2017 by MythCrafts Team
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