by Maledicta | May 5, 2019 | Haunted Homemaking, Oddities and Curiosities
This beautiful Victorian-style home looks nothing short of idyllic, perched right on the Hudson River in Nyack, New York. Yet it hides a bizarre secret – the dwelling boasts five bedrooms, three bathrooms and three poltergeists. Yes, this picturesque home...
by Maledicta | Apr 6, 2019 | Oddities and Curiosities, Weird Tourism
Wisconsin is home to many places considered sacred and powerful by the indigenous people. When British author Neil Gaiman came to live in the US, he felt such an affinity for the state that he decided to make his new home in rural Wisconsin. And that was where...
by Maledicta | Feb 7, 2019 | Oddities and Curiosities
It was at the height of the Cold War, 63 years ago last week, when a military plane went down into the icy Monongahela River… and the “Ghost Bomber” went down in history as one of the great Mysteries of Pittsburgh. On January 31, 1956, Major...
by Maledicta | Jan 8, 2019 | Interesting People, Oddities and Curiosities
You might say things are looking up for the late Dr. Smith… The fear of being buried alive was not uncommon in the 19th Century. Though it’s the stuff of horror novels, most of those tales are nothing more than urban legends. Yet sometimes truth...
by Maledicta | Nov 25, 2018 | Oddities and Curiosities
Back in the 1920s, inventor Helene Adelaide Shelby was pretty sure you would. Criminal justice might be a whole different ballgame if law enforcement officials had heeded the advice of one Helene Adelaide Shelby of Oakland, California. Savor the genius of...
by Maledicta | Nov 18, 2018 | Oddities and Curiosities
Maritime lore abounds with stories of ghost ships – ships that sail the oceans of the world manned by a ghostly crew, destined never to make port. One of the creepiest ghost ship stories is the mystery of the Octavius. In 1761, the Octavius sailed from London...
