Tomorrow night at the Edinburgh Fortean Society! I'll be talking about the Tarves Beastie, Aberdeenshire's answer to Gef the Talking Mongoose.
www.edinburghforteansociety.org.ukNext EdFortSoc : Wednesday 9th April – Edinburgh Fortean Society
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A Peculiar, Short-Lived Office at the Smithsonian Once Explored Reports of Bizarre Natural Phenomena | Smithsonian #Fortean
Updates to the #Paranormal Database include glass smashing #poltergeists, spooky pubs, and folkloristic places… https://www.paranormaldatabase.com/recent/ #fortean
www.paranormaldatabase.comThe Paranormal DatabaseA List of Hauntings, Folklore and Strange Places, from The Paranormal Database
Adventure idea from Charles Fort:
"About six years before the disappearance of Ambrose Small, Ambrose Bierce had disappeared. Newspapers all over the world made much of the mystery of Ambrose Bierce. But what could the disappearance of one Ambrose, in Texas, have to do with the disappearance of another Ambrose, in Canada? Was somebody collecting Ambroses?"
- excerpt from Wild Talents (1932)
A piece of patterned rock was removed from an Iowa coal mine.
"The surface is artistically carved in diamond shaped squraes [sic] with the face of an old man in each square. Of the faces all but two are looking to the right."
Iowan ‘OOPART’ was really a fossilized tree #Fortean
https://incertaesedisblog.wordpress.com/2025/03/01/iowan-oopart-was-really-a-fossilized-tree/
Incertae Sedis · Iowan ‘OOPART’ was really a fossilized treeFossilized bark of Lepidodendron showing the characteristic diamond-shaped leaf scars; photo by James L. Stuby from Wikimedia Commons (public domain). The acronym OOPART (‘out-of-place artifa…
'Final service at ‘#haunted’ #Perthshire church after sale'...https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/5190749/haunted-perthshire-church-sale-last-service/ #fortean
The Courier · Final service at 'haunted' Perthshire church after saleThe Church of Scotland put St Martins on sale with a £40,000 price tag a year ago. But is the new owner ready for a spooky sitting tenant?
It's the return of the sexy Oompa Loompas in this week's #SupernaturalSelection! Find it at your podcatcher of choice or our site!
https://www.supernaturalselectionpod.com/podcast/week-in-weird-2-24-25
#podcast #paranormal #SuperNatPod #humor #fortean
A recent #ghosthunting recollection by myself is featured in the February edition of #ForteanTimes (page 63, to save you looking).
Worth buying for the Arthur Lowe article alone!
#paranormal #ghost #fortean
It has been a year since I last updated the page, but here is every episode of @supernatpod up through the latest.
Find an episode by topic: https://www.supernaturalselectionpod.com/by-topic
Supernatural SelectionEpisodes By Topic — Supernatural SelectionSupernatural Selection, the podcast about all things odd, has a complete list of episodes grouped by topics ranging from UFOs and UAPs, to cryptids, to biographies. Listen along with us on the website or with your favorite podcast source.
Austria's rare 'sun candle' phenomenon goes viral in Lanč's video, leaving social media users in awe #weather #fortean
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The Times of IndiaAustria's rare 'sun candle' phenomenon goes viral in Lanč's video, leaving social media users in awe: "Nature is so magical" | - The Times of IndiaSkier Lenka Lanč captured a rare atmospheric phenomenon, the 'sun candle,' in Austria, which quickly went viral. The phenomenon occurs when sunlight i
Flood museum closed due to flooding inside of it.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/flooding-in-museum-forces-flood-museum-to-close/ar-AA1y4zKs
#Fortean #Forteana #StrangeButTrue #WeirdPA
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'When the Dead Return: On #jamaica 's #Duppies'... https://crimereads.com/when-the-dead-return-on-jamaicas-duppies/ #fortean
CrimeReads · When the Dead Return: On Jamaica’s DuppiesOne of the most popular ghosts in Jamaican folklore is the White Witch of Rose Hall. According to the lore, Annie Palmer, the aforementioned “White Witch,” is said to have been a cruel mistress on …
'A #ghost is said to roam this railroad. A scientist has another idea' (earthquakes)... https://mashable.com/article/earthquake-railroad-ghost-story #fortean
Mashable · A ghost is said to roam this railroad. A scientist has another idea.
Updates to the database include road #ghosts, some Berkshire #folklore, and recently received strange experiences... https://www.paranormaldatabase.com/recent/ #haunting #fortean
www.paranormaldatabase.comThe Paranormal DatabaseA List of Hauntings, Folklore and Strange Places, from The Paranormal Database
'The Irish-Greek wanderer who became #Japan’s foremost #folklore chronicler'... https://metropolisjapan.com/lafcadio-hearn/ #fortean
Metropolis Japan · Based in Japan: Lafcadio Hearn (Yakumo Koizumi) - Metropolis JapanExplore Lafcadio Hearn's journey from Western writer to Japanese folklorist, preserving ghost stories and cultural tales.
'Fabled #Irish ‘sea monster’ — dating to #medieval times — may have a simple explanation'... https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article298309898.html #cryptozoology #fortean
'An Elven Alliance Is Protecting Iceland’s Natural Wonders'... https://atmos.earth/an-elven-alliance-is-protecting-icelands-natural-wonders/ #folklore #fortean
AtmosAn Elven Alliance Is Protecting Iceland’s Natural Wonders | AtmosIn the last century, environmental activists have used local belief in Huldufólk to protect the country’s landscapes—and elf culture.
New post. I don't think this story is online anywhere else. #news #meteorite #Pennsylvania #Fortean #weirdnews
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