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Bloody Mary has been invoked by many names, Mary Worth, Hell Mary, Mary White or Mary Jane, however the fate of all those who call upon her have always been terrible indeed. Identified as an evil spirit, her tale emerged from British folklore in the 1700s, and took on a new vengeful twist with the advent of the Internet in the 1990s.
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One of the most famous apparitions is a hitchhiking White Lady seen on the shore of White Rock Lake in Dallas, Texas. Who was she, and is she the only one who haunts this place?
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She is mostly known as La Llorona, which is Spanish for the weeping woman. Depending on the source her story can vary, but she is commonly described as being a mother who either drowned her children, or they drowned in an accident and she is perpetually searching for them, usually in the vicinity of bodies of water. She is to be feared because she will drag an unsuspecting child and drown them thinking it is one of her own.
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In 1887, there was a report of a living mastodon in Alaska. The story was that a party of miners had learned of the existence of living mastodons near the headwaters of the White River. Up to then it was believed to be a fabrication of northern fur traders. By M.P. Pellicer | Stranger Than Fiction Stories There is a 200 square-mile area in Eastern Massachusetts known as the Bridgewater Triangle, as well as the more ominous-sounding Black Triangle.
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Lonely stretches of road all over the country are said to be haunted by the spirit of lost hitchhiker ladies, always trying to reach their final destination. By M.P. Pellicer | Stranger Than Fiction Stories Mines, both mysterious and treacherous are believed by the men that work there to be haunted. Sometimes these apparitions try to give a warning of pending disaster, other times they lure the living to their doom. In Grant Town, West Virginia the Federal No. 1 mine operated from 1901 until 1985 and was said to be haunted by a Russian miner. By M.P. Pellicer | Stranger Than Fiction Stories Tamworth has many ghosts that are said to be haunting it's ancient walls, but two of the most famous are the Black Lady and the White Lady.
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Waikumete Cemetery is located in Auckland. It is the largest cemetery in New Zealand, and the second largest in the southern hemisphere. It covers almost 300 acres, and has over 70,000 burials. Is it little wonder that it has a fearsome reputation as being very haunted. By M.P. Pellicer | Stranger Than Fiction Stories When we think of aliens, we picture something strange with large black eyes. Something that doesn't look human. But in some cases these beings have learned very well how to mimic us. By M.P. Pellicer | Stranger Than Fiction Stories There are locations from around the world which are scenic, but for all their beauty and historical significance come with a turbulent past, and troubled souls that refuse to rest in peace. By M.P. Pellicer | Stranger Than Fiction Stories Are the stories about these cursed paintings real or just urban tales? |
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