In 1912, a rare-book dealer acquired a strange manuscript filled with writing that he could not read. The pages contained unfamiliar words alongside drawings of plants, stars, zodiac symbols, and peculiar human figures. The manuscript…
In May 1964, Jim Templeton took his young daughter Elizabeth to Burgh Marsh in Cumberland, England, for a family day out. Like any parent with a camera, he took several photographs of her enjoying…
In the English village of Woolpit, Suffolk, a strange medieval tale has survived for centuries. The tale of two children who appeared unexpectedly near the village, speaking an unfamiliar language and having an unusual…
On September 14, 2007, 14-year-old Andrew Gosden left his home in Balby, Doncaster, apparently on his way to school. Instead, he made a decision that would leave his family searching for answers for nearly…
Few true crime cases are as strange as the YOGTZE case. In the early hours of October 26, 1984, 34-year-old Günther Stoll was found severely injured inside his damaged Volkswagen Golf beside Germany’s A45…
What happens when a seemingly perfect life begins to fall apart behind closed doors? Death of the Pastor’s Wife, Netflix’s three-part true crime documentary, examines the life and death of Mica Miller, a young…
On the night of November 22, 1987, television viewers in Chicago were watching their usual Sunday-night programs when something extraordinary happened. The broadcast suddenly disappeared, replaced by a strange figure wearing a mask of…
On March 13, 1964, Catherine “Kitty” Genovese was returning home from work in the early hours of the morning. She was walking through Kew Gardens, Queens, when a stranger near her apartment building brutally…
On the morning of June 7, 1992, a quiet house in Springfield, Missouri, became the starting point of a mystery that has refused to disappear. Three women were gone, yet the circumstances surrounding their…
In the early hours of April 18, 2016, a fitness instructor arrived at a church in Midlothian, Texas, to prepare for an early-morning workout class. She had no idea that an unknown person was…
Australian folklore is filled with mysterious beings closely tied to the landscape, and among the strangest is the Yara-ma-yha-who. The small, red, frog-like creature comes from Australian Aboriginal folklore and is known for its…
For five years, a serial killer terrorised communities across northern England. Between 1975 and 1980, Peter Sutcliffe, later known as the Yorkshire Ripper, murdered 13 women and attacked seven others. His crimes triggered one…
