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The Duende: Forest Spirit, Child Stealer, or Protector?
Duende folklore, four lost children, and 40 days alone in the Colombian Amazon. The ancient forest spirit of Latin American legend may be a child-stealing predator, a fierce protector, or both — and the true story behind the Netflix documentary The Lost Children suggests the answer is more complicated than anyone expected.
Dead Children’s Playground: The True Haunting Inside Alabama’s Most Terrifying Cemetery Park
At the edge of Maple Hill Cemetery, the trees fall quiet in a way that feels intentional. Just beyond the weathered headstones, a small playground sits almost out of place, as if time forgot to move it along. Locals say that after sunset, the stillness shifts. Swings begin to creak without a breeze, and the faint sound of children’s laughter drifts through the dark, echoing across one of Alabama’s oldest and most haunted grounds.