Category: Ghosts and Monsters
The Wendigo
The first wendigo came into being many years ago, when a village was starving to death in the coldest of winters. Continue reading The Wendigo
Watching in the Basement
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Beasts of the North Woods
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The Ghost of the Lily of the Valley
There was a woman who lived alone in the woods with her young son. Every day from sunrise to sunset, he played among the trees. One day, he returned with a handful of lily of the valley. “These are beautiful!” … Continue reading The Ghost of the Lily of the Valley
The Marsh Lights
If you look at the marshes on summer nights, you will sometimes see little lights hovering above the weeds. Some people say they are marsh gases that burn, others say that they are the souls of children who died but … Continue reading The Marsh Lights
Dark Water
My town has a beautiful lake. It’s deep and cool water makes it popular with fishers and boaters, and swimmers who fill the small beach during the summer. Every year a few people disappear without a trace and are declared … Continue reading Dark Water
Edgar Allen Poe: Spirits of the Dead
Be silent in that solitude, Which is not loneliness—for then The spirits of the dead, who stood In life before thee, are again In death around thee, and their will Shall overshadow thee; be still. —From “Spirits of the Dead” … Continue reading Edgar Allen Poe: Spirits of the Dead