Feliz 6/23/26 Feliz 6/23/26

Haunted Amusement Parks: Cedar Point, Chernobyl, and the Ghost Children Who Never Got to Ride

The yellow Ferris wheel of Pripyat, still standing in the Chernobyl exclusion zone more than forty years after the explosion that ended the city. It was never ridden. It was never even officially opened. And yet, investigators who have walked beneath it have recorded something that sounds like children laughing.

Feliz 5/26/26 Feliz 5/26/26

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.

Feliz 5/12/26 Feliz 5/12/26

Mother's Day Ghost Stories: The Ubume, Crybaby Bridges, and the Paranormal Power of a Mother's Love

This is one of the oldest known depictions of the Ubume, illustrated by Japanese artist Sawaki Suushi in 1737 as part of the Hyakkai Zukan, a collection of illustrated yokai. She is shown exactly as the folklore describes her — blood-soaked from the waist down, hair wild and loose, clutching her infant against her chest with the desperation of someone who knows she is running out of time. There is nothing monstrous about her expression. She just looks like a mother who is not ready to let go.

Feliz 5/5/26 Feliz 5/5/26

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.

Feliz 4/14/26 Feliz 4/14/26

Witchcraft Then vs Now: From Salem Witch Trials to Modern Manifestation Trends

This photo was taken at the Salem Witch Trials Memorial, a quiet but powerful space dedicated to the victims of the 1692 witch trials. Each stone marker along the wall represents a life lost during one of the most tragic periods of mass hysteria in American history, a reminder of how fear and belief can turn devastatingly real.