Friday, March 27, 2015
"Ray Bradbury wrote a short illustrated novel titled The Halloween Tree, a version of which was made into an animated TV movie special, first aired in 1993. The story takes a small group of children traveling through time to discover the real meaning and historical roots of Hallowe'en, and where some of the customs of the night originated. It's a genuinely scary and thrilling story, even for adults." courtesy artdurkee
Theodosia Goodman was a tailor’s daughter from Cincinnati. People who knew her growing up said she was a “nice Jewish girl.” Then she changed her name to Theda Bara and started making movies. In 1915 she starred in A Fool There Was. Listed in the credits as simply the Vampire, occasionally shortened to the Vamp, she was a temptress who lured men to ruin, mouthing lines like “Kiss me, my fool!” The movie itself was unremarkable, but the way it was marketed was revolutionary. The fledgling Fox Film Corporation tasked its new publicity department, staffed by two former New York World reporters, with fabricating a backstory for the Polish-American starlet. At a press conference for A Fool, the assembled journalists were told that Bara was the Serpent of the Nile, born in the Sahara to a French actress mother and an Italian sculptor father, and raised “in the shadow of the Sphinx.” Bara became one of the biggest stars of the silent era—rivaling Charlie Chaplin and that goody-two-shoes Mary Pickford. She was happy to play along with the vamp image, wearing veils and black clothing and slathering on dark eye makeup. She would laugh uproariously at the latest bit of invention printed about her in the papers—one item described a 2,000-year-old emerald ring supposedly given to her by a blind, wizened old sheik. For press events, Fox encouraged her to use an exotic accent and profess her interest in mysticism and the occult. Bara even posed with skeletons for several publicity photos; the message was that she was a supernatural siren who literally devoured men. Bara made 39 films from 1915 to 1919, wearing outfits onscreen that even today would be considered revealing. The titles say it all: The Forbidden Path, The Vixen, The Devil’s Daughter, The Eternal Sappho, When Men Desire, and, of course, Sin. She made a few attempts to play a good girl, but those films always disappointed, proving yet again that there’s no escape from the dark side. Courtesy of William Fox/Porter Emerson Brown/Roy L. McCardell/Frank Powell photo by Everett
Thursday, March 26, 2015
The Shaniwarwada Fort – Pune India Legend has it that during a full moon, the level of supernatural activity increases. The mysterious story surrounding this fort talks about how a young prince was brutally murdered by one of his very own relatives in the fort. Therefore, his spirit still haunts the place and in the night, sounds of him shrieking almost violently can be heard. There are many locals who actually camp at night on the fort grounds just to hear that little boy’s scream for help. by reckintalk
Saturday, March 21, 2015
Thursday, March 19, 2015
They say Biringan In the Province of Samar, the Philippines is the legendary home of the encantos (enchanted ones) and half-encanto, half-human progeny. The encantos are most likely elementals, as old as the mountains and rivers in the area. They are apparently shapechangers because they have been reported to appear in whatever form they wish, human or not. But in human form, their distinguishing characteristic is the lack of the philtrum, the indentation below the nose and above the upper lip. courtesy stunninginterestingfacts
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
The ghost town of Bannack. Bannack was founded in 1862 when John White discovered gold on Grasshopper Creek. As news of the gold strike spread many prospectors and businessmen rushed to Bannack hoping to strike it rich. In 1864, Bannack was named as the first Territorial Capital of Montana. For years it was hopping, but the populationstarted dwindling in the 30s and 40s and then completely disappeared in the 50s. What remains is a row of some sixty buildings, and you can step inside most of them. courtesy Best Western Travel
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Thursday, March 5, 2015
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Sophia Eberlein, (1889–1931), was beaten to death by her second husband Jacob Bentz in her home in Harvey, North Dakota ,, Sophia married Bentz. One night Bentz bludgeoned Sophia to death while she slept. He did his best to clean up the scene of the crime and tried to make Sophie's death look like a car accident. However, when Sophia's daughter Lillian came home for the funeral, she found blood in the house and reported her findings to the police. Bentz admitted the crime during the investigation and was sentenced to life in prison. He died in 1944 in the state penitentiary . -- In 1990 a new library was built on the site of the former Eberlein house . "Sophie" as librarians and others claim is haunting the library.
Sims is a ghost town in Morton County, North Dakota, United States. The town was founded in 1883 , with a population that grew to around 1000 tops ,,, due to the brick and railroad co's in the 1880s , dwindled to 98 in the 1940s , to a completely uninhabited ghost town , although the church still holds service for those in surrounding areas ,, Locals report, however claim, that the town does have one remaining resident, a former pastor's wife who died between 1916 and 1918. Dubbed the "Gray Lady Ghost," her spirit is reported to haunt the old parsonage next door, wandering the rooms and playing the organ ,,,
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Baker Mansion is a historic home located at Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1844 and 1848 , An apparition of a woman dressed in black has been seen roaming the upstairs of the house. It is believed that this was the matriarch of the Baker household. Anna and her mother are not the only ghosts who haunt Baker Mansion. Once on a tour, a young boy refused to enter the basement claiming he saw a soldier standing at the bottom of the stairs. Screams have also been heard coming from the basement area. While not a soldier, Anna Baker's brother David, once served on a steamboat. He was killed in an accident while on board. When his body arrived home, the ground was too frozen to bury him. So they stored his body in the basement of the home in the ice room until the ground thawed and they could properly bury him. info wiki and ghosts of central pa
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