Fur-Bearing Trout

 Author: CrazyTheroiest0095

All over the world from Montana to Canada many people and fishermen know about the

urban legend myth about the fur-bearing trout. The fur-bearing is a creature that grows a thick

coat of fur to keep itself warm in cold waters. According to legends, the fur-bearing trout was

first encountered by Europeans when the Scottish settlers emigrated to Canada during the

seventeenth century.

The very rare fur-bearing trout is in Canada and some parts of the U.S. In the video, it says

that even though there is no real evidence of the fur-bearing trout, one article talks about how

you can ripe away the fur in one piece and use it for commercial purposes and you can also

eat it if you want to.

The Fur-Bearing Trout

This article talks about how in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, the fur-bearing trout come out

in the spring and warmer weather but if you try to catch it. It will be extremely hard because

it’s a myth that has been passed down throughout generations. There have been different

stories about the origins of the fur-bearing trout. In the article it says, “No matter how the

story behind the fur-bearing trout came to life, the one thing that is certain, is that the myth

still lives on, and probably will for decades to come.”

The fur-bearing trout is a creature that many people think is a myth or real. It is purportedly

found in the Arkansas River, northern North America, and Iceland. The tall tale about the furbearing

trout is that the waters of lakes and rivers in the area are so cold that they evolved a

thick coat of fur to maintain their body heat. The Saprolegnia will sometimes infect fish

which causes tufts of fur-like growth to appear on the body. A heavy infection will result in

fish death, and as the fungus continues to grow afterward, dead fish that are largely covered

in white fur can be found washed ashore. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fur-bearing_trout)

Works cited:

“The Fur-Bearing Trout”, Montana Wildlife, May 1929.

http://www.furbearingtrout.com/montanawildlife.html.

“The Fur-Bearing Trout”, Quickfire Cryptids, July 2, 2023, YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO1paSJWobI

“The Fur-Bearing Trout”, Quickfire Cryptids, July 2, 2023, YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO1paSJWobI.

“Discover the Origin of Lake Memphremagog’s Fur Bearing Trout”, William Alexander and

Scott Wheeler, Vermonter.com. https://www.vermonter.com/fur-bearing-trout/.

“Fur-bearing Trout” Wikipedia.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fur-bearing_trout

Further Research: 

“The fur-bearing Trout” Mythcrafts, June 15, 2017. https://mythcrafts.com/2017/06/15/the-furbearing-

trout/. The fur-bearing trout is one of the rare fish creatures that has a long history in

folkloric with rabbit fur attached to it.

The Fur-Bearing Trout of Lake Superior” Paul Lundgren, Nov 05, 2022.

Perfectduluthday.com. https://www.perfectduluthday.com/2022/11/05/the-fur-bearing-troutof-

lake-superior/. This article talks about the fur-bearing trout is a very rare species of fish. It

was caught while trolling in Lake Superior off Gros Cap, near Sault Ste. Marie, District of

Algoma.

“Legend of Ross C. Jobe furry trout lives on in Scotland”, Sootoday.com.

https://www.sootoday.com/columns/remember-this/legend-of-ross-c-jobes-furry-trout-liveson-

in-scotland-3573128. In this article talks about how the legend Ross C. Jobe caught the

very rare fur-bearing trout while trolling in a lake. The trout was mounted by Ross and

arrived at the museum by way of a donation by a returning tourist believing it was real.

The Legend of The Boggy Creek Monster

 The Boggy Creek Monster is a territorial cryptic being roaming the sulfur flats of

Texarkana Arkansas. The creature has never proven to exist but has numerous accounts predating

in the early 1900’s. Though the being has never been proven to exist the locals believe in the

monster, and many encounters unexplainable phenomena. According to the article “Fouke

Monster” by Amy Thompson, Sightings were reported before the “Legend of Boggy Creek”

(https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068837/), the movie describing the Ford family’s encounter with

the creature, causing more sightings to be reported from locals and tourists alike after its release.

Stories between hunters in the region vary, yet they all give about the same interactions

with the creature. According to the article “The Fouke Monster” by Jim Powell, The Monster

was around seven feet tall, while having a chest three feet across. Tracks were also discovered

believed to belong to the creature shown to have three toes instead of the traditional five. This

differentiated the Monster of Boggy Creek from its look like the Sasquatch. Another

distinguishing feature is the creature’s red eyes. Elizabeth Ford stated, “The creature's eyes

looked like coals of a fire…Real red.”. Bobby Ford, Elizabeth’s husband, ran after the creature shooting it seven times before it ran into the woods. There were no signs of blood from the

creature. When Bobby returned to the house, he was climbing the front steps when the creature

attacked him from behind as stated in “The Boggy Creek Monster” by B., Dunning. The news of

the attack spread bringing The Boggy Creek Monster to headlines in the area. This caused the

locals to have an uptick in sightings in the area. Grabbing the attention of local movie producers.

This uptick in public interest in this creature caught the attention of a beginner filmmaker.

He went on to create “The Legend of Boggy Creek” Filling drive-in theatres all around to get a

glimpse of the Ford family’s supposed encounter. The movie made 22 million in revenue and

grabbed the attention and imagination of millions. This brought what the locals would say as

unwanted attention to Fouke. Though some of the locals used this to their advantage, according

to “The Legend of Boggy Creek” by Nbj914. The locals opened shops and museums to profit

from the creature’s existence. These shops were run by locals who believe they have had

encounters with the creature themselves as demonstrated by “Searching for The Boggy Creek

Monster” by Austin Gelder. 

Works Cited

“Image of The Boggy Creek Monster.” Artist Depiction. Midwest Weirdfest. Retrieved 11 Oct.

2024, https://www.midwestweirdfest.com/boggy-creekmonster/

mnf55z55kfndfanqhxcigen9dx39gv.

Dunning, B. "The Boggy Creek Monster." Skeptoid Podcast. Skeptoid Media, 4 Mar 2014. Web.

27, Oct 2024. https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4404.

Powell Jim, "The Fouke Monster: A look at how the media recorded the reports of the 1971

alleged sighting of a large creature in rural Miller County, Ark." Texarkana Gazette.

archived from the original on 3 August 2003, retrieved October 30th, 2024.

Thompson, Amy M. “Fouke Monster.” Encyclopedia of Arkansas, 31 Oct. 2024.

https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/fouke-monster-2212/.

Nbj914, “The Legend of Boggy Creek.” Edited by SemiruralYeti, valerielea1980, northwoods63,

Obscurities, Martain, and delmonstro. Atlas Obsura, posted 12 October 2012.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/boggy-creek-monster.

Gelder, Austin. “Searching for the Boggy Creek Monster.” Arkansas Blog, 6 Oct. 2021.

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2021/10/06/searching-for-the-boggy-creek-monster,

retrieved 31 Oct. 2024.

Further references

Dunning, B. "The Boggy Creek Monster." Skeptoid Podcast. Skeptoid Media, 4 Mar 2014. Web.

27, Oct 2024. https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4404.

The article described Elizabeth Ford’s chilling encounter with the Boggy Creek Monster while

resting in her Arkansas home. The article describes the terrifying encounters that the two

newlywed couples had experienced.

Powell Jim, "The Fouke Monster: A look at how the media recorded the reports of the 1971

alleged sighting of a large creature in rural Miller County, Ark." Texarkana Gazette.

archived from the original on 3 August 2003, retrieved October 30th, 2024.

This article is a newspaper describing the accounts of the attacks on residents and their exact

recounts. The paper stated the locals’ offering rewards for whoever could hunt down the monster.

Thompson, Amy M. “Fouke Monster.” Encyclopedia of Arkansas, 31 Oct. 2024.

https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/fouke-monster-2212/.

This article goes into detail on similar attacks on locals as the Ford family, involving sightings by

locals and deaths believed to have been caused by the creature. This article involves the sheriff’s

point of view on the situation and his personal beliefs on the monster based on the state of the

victims.

Nbj914, “The Legend of Boggy Creek.” Edited by SemiruralYeti, valerielea1980, northwoods63,

Obscurities, Martain, and delmonstro. Atlas Obsura, posted 12 October 2012.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/boggy-creek-monster.

This article states the sightings prior to the Ford family’s attacks and the local use to popularize

the monster for profit. The purpose is to inform the reader of the local effects and the further

history of The Boggy Creek Monster.

Gelder, Austin. “Searching for the Boggy Creek Monster.” Arkansas Blog, 6 Oct. 2021.

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2021/10/06/searching-for-the-boggy-creek-monster,

retrieved 31 Oct. 2024.

This article goes into detail of the hands-on accounts of locals that are skeptical though their

accounts reforged their perspectives. This article details the hunt for the monster in early

September, a man with his son turn to locals after no luck and inspect the evidence from the

locals.

“Image of The Boggy Creek Monster.” Artist Depiction. Midwest Weirdfest. Retrieved 11 Oct.

2024, https://www.midwestweirdfest.com/boggy-creekmonster/

mnf55z55kfndfanqhxcigen9dx39gv.

The Melonheads of Northeastern US

Author: Nicholas Owens

Artist’s depiction of a melon head

Throughout the Northeastern part of the United States exists a legend which tells the tale the melon heads. Small humanoid creatures with large bulbous heads, who lurk within the forests of mainly Michigan, Ohio, and Connecticut. There’s a variety of stories which try to explain what the melonheads are, and the history of them, but there’s not very much solid evidence.

There are several stories of how the melonheads came to be. The most popular one revolves around a scientist by the name of Doctor Crowe. He had somehow gotten several patients at a mental hospital, either by kidnapping or through some secret deal, who he performed inhumane experiments upon. These experiments focused on the head and the brain and as a result led to their deformed heads. Among Crowes experiments were also lobotomies, making the melonheads not very aggressive, and a little slow. It’s not known whether Dr. Crowe was a real person, some people believe that he was a dentist in the 1940s. Other’s follow the belief that he was a doctor in the early 1800s who practiced medicine from his home. He had obtained kids with mental problems, or maybe even kidnapped and performed bizarre experiments upon them such as injecting their brains with water, leading to further damage. Dr. Crowe kept them locked away in cages, but eventually they escaped to the wilderness. It’s believed that they still live within the woods around Holden Arboretum, Ohio  only coming out at night, feeding on deer and other forest animals for food, and sometimes even humans.

Another story takes place in the 1980’s. A group of teenage girls from Notre Dame High School, decided to go driving around. It was a late Friday night, and they were just looking for harmless fun. They drove around for a while in a blue Granada, but then they decided to go to Velvet Street, nicknamed Dracula Drive. It was given this nickname for all the bizarre occurrences which happened there, the melonheads being one of them. On that road, they decided to stop and get out searching, jokingly thinking they’ll see the melonheads. It just so happened that the car, with its headlights still on, began charging towards them and in the window the girls could see the perpetrators, small human-like creatures with large heads, the melonheads.

People all throughout the area may claim that they have seen a melonhead once in their life, however there isn’t much evidence towards their existence. There is not one definitive answer to what the melonheads are, some believe that they are ghosts of murdered children, some say they’re escaped mental patients and others say that they are the result of inbreeding. But the consistent fact throughout it all is that they have larger than average heads.

Works cited:

Moran. Mark, and Sceurman, Mark. “Melonheads Creep Through the Ohio Woods at Night.” Weird US, http://www.weirdus.com/states/ohio/fabled_people_and_places/melonheads/index.php. Accessed 20 October 2022.

Dimmick, Aaron. “MICHIGAN MONSTERS: Beware the Melon Heads of Saugatuck” WWMT, 9 May 2016, https://wwmt.com/resources/media/a46e9a53-fccb-4891-bdcf-e1edbd4c8f21-jumbo16x9_melon2.PNG?1462797483921

Links for Further Research:

Cryptid Wiki

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Melon_Heads

The cryptid fandom page holds more information on the melonheads and has similar cryptids with large heads that could have inspired the legend.

 

Melonheads Part I: A Trip Down Dracula Drive

https://newenglandfolklore.blogspot.com/2015/08/melonheads-part-i-trip-down-dracula.html?m=1

This blog post goes into depth on the stories surrounding the melonheads legend.

 

Melonheads Part II: Why So Many Big Heads?

http://newenglandfolklore.blogspot.com/2015/08/melonheads-part-ii-why-so-many-big-heads.html

This second blog post discusses similar creatures with large heads, which may or may not been inspired by the melonheads, or the other way around.

Clinton Road New Jersey

Author: Taryn Mazyck

People all over the world are infatuated with ghost stories, tall tales, folklore, and scary legends. Many people are intrigued by these stories because they contain events that cannot be explained, naturally. So, it isn’t an uncommon occurrence for people to travel long distances, spend unnecessary amounts of money, or even dedicate their entire lives to studying these mysteries, to try to find an explanation. According to author Taffy Brodesser – Akner in an article entitled “Highway to Hell: A Journey Down America’s Most Haunted Road” with such high curiosity, comes popularity. Over the past 20 years, people across the nation have traveled to a small-town in New Jersey, in hopes of experiencing supernatural events that are said to happen there, On Clinton Road.

Clinton

 Road from Atlas Obscura article

Ghost boy bridge is one of the most well known legends of Clinton Road. As the legend goes, a young, deceased boy lives under the bridge and returns coins to people that throw them into the river. It is unclear to experts and residents of the area when this legend began. In the article entitled “Clinton Road: A Dark Ride” the anonymous author wrote about how it is obvious to passersby that many people have tried to test this legend. When you look beneath the bridge, down into the tea-colored water that lies below, you can see various coins that have been thrown down for years and years. In an article entitled “ Stranger Jersey: Clinton Road and Dead Man's Curve” author Jessica Presinzano wrote that in 2016 this same bridge where this alleged ghost boy lives, was replaced.

Look closely and you will see coins on the creek bed which were thrown to summon the Ghost Boy.

The people of West Milford are said to have seen sightings of ghosts, strange creatures, gatherings of witches, Satanists, and even the Ku Klux Klan. One legend is that killers dispose their victims' bodies in the surrounding woods of Clinton Road. This legend is partially true. There has been one case reporting that this indeed did happen. In an article entitled “The Most Haunted Road in New Jersey” author Bill Doyle explained the details of this murder. Mobster Richard “ The Iceman” Kuklinski, in attempt to dispose of his victim, threw his into woods in 1983. Later that year, a cyclist seen what appeared to have been a vulture consuming the remains of said victim. Bridge boy and ghosts aren’t the only things loitering Clinton Road. According to an article entitled “Clinton Road, New Jersey: The scariest and strangest road in the U.S.” there has been even stranger occurrences. Author Nick Kurczewski writes about residents who have allegedly seen snow in July and UFO’s. This 10-mile stretch of road is anything but ordinary.

Works Cited:

Brodesser-Akner, Taffy. “Highway to Hell: A Journey Down America’s Most Haunted Road.” Atlas Obscura, 27 October 2015. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/highway-to-hell-a-journey-down-americas-most-haunted-road.

Doyle, Bill. “The Most Haunted Road in New Jersey.” New Jersey 101.5, 31 March 2021. https://nj1015.com/the-most-haunted-road-in-new-jersey/

Kurczewski, Nick. “Clinton Road, New Jersey: The scariest and strangest road in the U.S.” New York Daily News, 23 May 2014. https://www.nydailynews.com/autos/creepy-cursed-curvy-new-jersey-clinton-road-frightening-road-america-article-1.1803331

Presinzano, Jessica. “Stranger Jersey: Clinton Road and Dead Man's Curve.” North Jersey, 17 October 2017. https://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/2017/10/17/clinton-road-and-dead-mans-curve-stranger-jersey/773080001/

The Bridge at Dead Man’s Curve on Clinton Road “Clinton Road: A Dark Ride” Weird N.J., 25 October 2022. https://weirdnj.com/stories/clinton-road/.

Links for Further Reference:

Brodesser-Akner, Taffy. “Highway to Hell: A Journey Down America’s Most Haunted Road.” Atlas Obscura, 27 October 2015. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/highway-to-hell-a-journey-down-americas-most-haunted-road The purpose of this article is to inform the readers of what they might expect on Clinton Road. This source is unique because there are beautiful illustrations to depict what the author wrote about. This source is relevant because it has facts on Clinton Road. As published in Atlas Obscura this article is aimed at those interested in learning about new things.

Doyle, Bill. “The Most Haunted Road in New Jersey.” New Jersey 101.5, 31 March 2021. https://nj1015.com/the-most-haunted-road-in-new-jersey/ The purpose of this article is to explain the legends behind Clinton Road. This source is unique because it, one by one, explains the legends, where they came from, and debunks them. This source is useful because it is informative. This source is relevant because it discusses my topic. As posted in New Jersey 101.5 this article is aimed at the residents of New Jersey.

Kurczewski, Nick. “Clinton Road, New Jersey: The scariest and strangest road in the U.S.” NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, 23 May 2014. https://www.nydailynews.com/autos/creepy-cursed-curvy-new-jersey-clinton-road-frightening-road-america-article-1.1803331 The purpose of this article is to inform readers of the logistics of Clinton Road. This source is unique because not only can you listen to the audio on the website, but it also discusses the layout of the town, where Clinton Road resides, how many miles the road runs, and the neighboring cities around it. This so is relevant because it is specifically based on my topic. As written in NEW YORK DAILY NEWS this article is aimed at those interested in spooky stories

Spring-Heeled Jack

 By Andraiona Harmon

n 1830’s South London , mysterious stories occurred about a devil-like figured person attacking women. He was said to have the resemblance of a gentleman, tall and thin, he wore a black cloak and white fitted garment . He has sharp metallic claws, his eyes had red balls of fire in them and he could breathe blue and white flames. He was given several different names such as, Peckham Ghost and Park Ghost. Only two people can confirm he spoke English and he had springs that helped him escape after every attack. The first reported sight of Spring-Heeled Jack was in 1837, the first newspaper appearance was January 9, 1838. According to Wikipedia, the first sighting was in September, when a businessman returning home late on night, was shocked by a strange creature jumping easily over the high railings of a cemetery. The businessman said that Spring-Heeled Jack apparently had large pointed ears and nose with glowing eyes.

Shortly after Jack proceeded towards the north west of England to do more attacks. The first report made more people of London come forward. In October 1837 , a girl named Mary Stevens was walking to her job after visiting her parents house. While she was walking a figure leaped at her, he immobilised her by tightly grabbing her arms then kissed her face. She claimed he ripped her clothes off and scratched her skin with his claws. When she started screaming Jack leaped off fleeing from the scene. The scream was heard by local residents who ran out to help Mary and immediately started looking for the attacker who had already vanished within minutes.

 

He would make his attacks targeting women. Spring Heeled Jack would perpetrate his attacks by ringing the doorbell of women's homes and when the lady answered he would rip their clothes off or he would sometimes harass walking pedestrians. The attacks got worse as time went on. The biggest attack was in February 1838, a random man rang Jane Alsop's doorbell, he was acting as if he was the police claiming he caught Spring-Heeled  Jack and needed help. As Jane went to help the man, he  started to blow blue flames in her face and rip her clothes and skin with his claws. Realising she was tricked Jane proceeded to scream for help and her sister ran to her rescue but when she got there Spring-Heeled Jack disappeared. It was the most ridiculous attack heard thus far and they now compared Spring-Heeled Jack to the devil.

Many theories occurred about who Spring Heeled-Jack actually was. Some people suspected that Spring-Heeled Jack was a gentleman dressing up to scare people to win a bet, others suspected it was actually more than one man playing these weird pranks on women all across London. He was only known for frightening women but in the 1840’s Jack was accused of murdering a prostitute. After arresting and questioning several men, they still could not catch him so no one was ever charged for the murder or could prove that Jack was the killer. Many believed the 3rd Marquess of Waterford as Spring-Heeled Jack because of his known drunken antics that got him the nickname “Mad Marquess” . A young boy came forward with information that he saw Jack with a W crest on his costume which made many people believe it stood for Waterford. Waterford died in 1859, yet more attacks were still taking place, making the theory of Spring-Heeled Jack being several men believable. In 1870 The Army set traps to catch Jack and people who thought to have seen him would shoot at him but Jack could never be caught or killed. He was last seen in 1904 in Liverpool reportedly leaping from several rooftops and never seen again. Spring-Heeled Jack was later featured in fiction stories, plays and comic novels. Spring-Heeled Jack legend whether he was Nonfiction or Fiction still lives on today.

Works Cited:
Castelow,Ellen. “Spring Heeled Jack”. HistoricUK. https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Spring-
Heeled-Jack/.

Grundhauser, Eric. “Meet spring-Heeled Jack the Leaping Devil that Terrorized Victorian England”.
Atlas Obscura.

Sedgwick, Icy. “Who was Spring-heeled Jack, the Victorian scourge of London?”. Icy Sedgwick.
Feb. 2020. https://www.icysedgwick.com/spring-heeled-jack/.

Lamoureux, Aimee. “The legend of Spring Heeled Jack, The Victorian Demon Who Terrorized
London”. ATI. March, 2018. https://allthatsinteresting.com/spring-heeled-jack.

Other References for Research:
Monster Wiki, https://monster.fandom.com/wiki/Spring-heeled_Jack , gives information about the
plays and novels written about Spring-Heeled Jack.

Thought Catalog, https://thoughtcatalog.com/january-nelson/2018/08/spring-heeled-jack/ , gives
more information about Spring-Heeled Jack attacks.

Tv Tropes, https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SpringHeeledJack , gives more
information about who Spring-Heeled Jack was.

Robert the Doll

 By Jimir Johnson

Robert the doll is known as a famous haunted doll that was made 117 years ago . Robert was made in Germany by the Steiff Factory in 1904. The Steiff factory was known to make high end collection of bears. The doll was brought by Robert Otto grandfather from his trip overseas. His grandfather named the doll after him. Robert would give his new doll a sailor outfit. The sailor outfit would make Robert the doll appearance iconic because it was Robert’s child real outfit. Robert treated the doll like he was a living person. When Robert Otto would misbehave or something went missing he would blame the doll. Robert Otto would say “Robert did it” so much that it became the theme of the doll. The first  supernatural incident was in Robert Otto childhood. Robert Otto claimed to woken up by Robert The doll looking at him at the foot of the bed. Not long after he seen this unpleasant sight the house was woken by sounds of moving furniture. Robert’s mother rushed his room to find him under his blankets and everything around him in chaos. His mother asked him what happened Robert Otto responded with “Robert did it”. That would become ah habit of Robert Otto in his childhood, he would blame most of his wrong doings on the doll. Legend has it that Robert blaming his doll for everything made the doll behavior worsted and noticeable. Robert was said to move his doll to the upstairs because he was getting older and probably needed the space. Robert put the doll on a window seal and left it. Neborhood children was aware of the legend and would tell Robert would move in and out of the window seal. So one day Robert went upstairs to check up on his doll and found it in a rocking chair. Robert Otto just simply ignored it because it was his doll. Robert went to New York and Paris to continue his art education but the doll remained in Key West, Florida. When he returned he got married to his wife Anne but she didn’t like the doll in the house. The doll wasn’t moved out of the house but moved into the attic. Robert the doll probably happy with his new living quarter. Anne expressed that soon after they moved the doll she heard “footsteps and malicious giggling from the attic”. Robert Otto died in 1972 and his wife died in 1974, the was sold to Myrtle Reuter. Robert the doll was still in the attic in the house. Myrtle daughter discovered Robert and quickly feared him. She was convinced he wanted to hurt and haunt her. She even told her parents that Robert would be wandering around the room at night. In 1994 Robert was donated to East Martello Museum in Key West. This is now Robert’s home and now popular attraction .

Robert the Doll

Works cited: 

https://burialsandbeyond.com/2019/09/27/the-curse-of-robert-the-doll/

Links for Further Research:

Horror Obsessive https://horrorobsessive.com/2021/04/13/caution-mind-your-manners-when-
visiting-robert-the-doll/ Author Melissa Bastek explains how Robert the doll had strange
different effects on people. 

Medium https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-true-story-of-evil-doll-that-inspired-
chucky-haunted-key-west-for-100-years-be54e3624b5c Author Esh explains how Robert Otto
had a weird inseparable relation with Robert the Doll since his childhood.
 

Ripleys https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/robert-the-doll/ Author Noelle Talmon
explains why Robert the doll was taken to the museum by Myrtle Reuter and how he
mysteriously started jamming electronic devices around him.

Wendigo

Author: Elizabeth Hadwin

From Lost Tapes

Is Wendigo only a myth or is it really a cannibalistic humanoid creature waiting in the forest for its next victim? Wendigo is a horrifying creature of the Algonquian Native American legend, that devours human flesh during harsh winters. Wendigo is a fearsome beast with a gruesome appearance. The creature is described as having long limbs, ash colored skin,and extremely thin. Most are said to be without hair (due to malnutrition). Although in the colder regions,the Wendigo is said to have thick snow-white hair that is matted with blood and other gore. Its hands are withered and bony with sharp claws for tearing a person apart with a single touch (Geller, “Wendigo (Folklore) -Terrifying Monster”). Some of the most extensive and numerous of the Native American groups, The Algonquian, once lived along the Atlantic Coast and the Great Lakes Region. However, they are also found in legends of other Native American tribes. The word, “Wendigo” means “the evil spirit that devours mankind.” No matter how much flesh and bones the creatures eat they are always remaining hungry. Legends say that Wendigoag were once human beings. From the most popular version of the story, when a person resorts to cannibalism they form into a Wendigo. When the human flesh is consumed, it is believed that they are being overcome by the evil spirit and are in the process of transformation. At the beginning of the 20th century, Jack Fiddler, an 87-year-old Cree man was tried for the murder of a Cree woman. He claimed he was defending himself because the women were on the verge of transforming into a Wendigo, and she had to be killed before she killed the other members. (“The Wendigo: A Terrifying Beast with an Insatiable Hunger for Human Flesh”)The tale is often seen as a warning that is told to prevent people from engaging in immoral behaviors. It is also served as a metaphor to help better understand terrible acts committed by other people that can’t be understood otherwise (Geller, “Wendigo (Folklore) -Terrifying Monster”). According to some settlers’ versions of the Wendigo, if someone saw the Wendigo it would be a signal of death in their community. The Wendigo was claimed to be seen numerous times near a town called Roseau in Northern Minnesota in the 1800’s through the 1920’s. Every time a person would report the sighting, an unexpected death would occur. There are many who still believe the Wendigo is still roaming in the woods and prairies of northern Minnesota and Canada. Don’t doubt the Wendigo stories because many of the encounters and legends have been around since before man walked through these forests. The legends had to have come from somewhere and somehow, didn’t they?(“THE WENDIGO”)

Works Cited:

Wendigo. n.d,“Lost Tapes Wendigo”, Animal Planet, http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/lost-tapes/creatures/wendigo/. 25 Oct. 2019.

“The Wendigo: A Terrifying Beast with an Insatiable Hunger for Human Flesh.”Ancient Origins, 31 Jan. 2016, https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/be-wary-wendigo-terrifying-beast-native-american-legend-insatiable-hunger.

Geller. “Wendigo (Folklore) -Terrifying Monster.” Mythology.net, 8 July 2018, https://mythology.net/monsters/wendigo/.

“THE WENDIGO.” American Hauntings, 2019, https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/wendigo.

For more information on the Wendigo visit these links: 

Redfern, Nick. “Taking a Look at the Wendigo Phenomenon.” Mysterious Universe, 19 July 2019, https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/07/taking-a-look-at-the-wendigo-phenomenon/.
Nick Redfern, a full-time writer on unsolved mysteries, published this article to make readers aware the Wendigo might be a myth. He explains that many old sightings got confused with Bigfoot encounters. The purpose of this article is to make readers realize that not all stories of the Wendigo are true.

Martínez, María. “Wendigo–Flesheater of the Forests.” Legends of America, June 2019, https://www.legendsofamerica.com/mn-wendigo/.
Maria Martinez wrote this article about many of the Native American Indian tribes and their encounters and legends of the Wendigo. Maria explains a legend that claims, when you have an intense craving for human flesh it is called the Wendigo psychosis. The Wendigo psychosis occurs within individuals who are stranded in the snow in Canada.

McCauley, Elizabeth. “The Mythology and Misrepresentation of the Windigo.” Backstory, 23 Nov. 2016, https://www.backstoryradio.org/blog/the-mythology-and-misrepresentation-of-the-windigo/
Elizabeth McCauley, an intern for the blog Backstory, writes in this article how the Wendigo is misrepresented. She believes the Wendigo legends are not told correctly. She asked the readers if they have ever heard of the show Supernatural or are a fan of Stephen King, but do you really know where the Wendigo is from?

Stull Cemetery

Mason Mauldin

After all my research on Stull Cemetery, I have learned that you do not want to go to Stull, Kansas. There’s more to this story, but I want to get that out here in the beginning. For over a century, Stull Cemetery has been linked to countless legends involving witchcraft, and satanic cults. Blake Smith explains that the people of “Stull has suffered enough from the drunken idiots who were disappointed at the lack of supernatural activity”. The vandalism by visitors of Stull Cemetery has taken a toll over the last one hundred years. Erwin Seba said “Any little damage to a headstone could cost up to $25,000”. The people of Stull are fed up with the disrespect of the visitors and journalists that disrespect Stull and the Cemetery, and are not afraid to prosecute them, or to get the law involved. Stull is such a tiny town, and not even really a town based on the population, just a collection of a few houses, a church, and a graveyard. However, the small population of residents is not all that encounters Stull, Kansas. The place is believed to contain a number of residents that are from beyond this earth. In addition, the town is also home to a number of legends, and strange tales that are linked to the run down church and Stull Cemetery itself. Taylor explains there have been devil sighting since the 1850’s, and explains how the people buried here at Stull Cemetery had died from painful deaths, and that that’s why this location is so haunted. People have heard all the horrific and mysterious things that has happened at Stull Cemetery, like sprits appearing at midnight, and the noises heard over the years. According to the legend, the gate to Hell was either under or next to the little church in the cemetery. Taylor, and urban legends have tied the place, and have said that when the Pope flew over the US he had his plane divert around Kansas to avoid flying over unhallowed ground which, is Stull Cemetery. Some people have even told stories of seeing Satan himself on Halloween night, at midnight. Matthews said that even with all the hate, and horror towards the cemetery. The front gate is still wide open for visitors of family and friends, still putting fresh flowers that are propped up against the shiny new graves from the new burials. Overall this research has really opened my eyes not to step foot in Stull, but will you be brave enough to go check out Stull, and Its haunted cemetery for yourself?

Works Cited:

Matthews, Dana. "Haunted Stull Cemetery Is America's Most Off-Limits Portal to Hell." Week In Weird. 05 Jun 2016.

Smith, Blake “Keep the Hell out of Stull” Atlanta Examiner, 20 Oct 2010. doi:

94738bff678cda206cac3be5eb80f892634db6d4.

Seba, Erwin “Legends linger around Stull Cemetery.” Lawrence Journal- World Kansas. 01

Nov. 1999. doi: 0030003905.

Taylor, Troy. "Stull Cemetery! One of the Seven Gateways to Hell?" Apr. 2002.

Blackwood, Kendrick. “Old Tree Comes Down in Stull Cemetery” Lawrence Journal- World

Kansas. 31 Oct. 1998. doi: 0010095081

Links for further research:
Stull Cemetery Kansas study

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrraaUVvqRg

This video is a study of people around Kansas and what they have heard about Stull Cemetery and the church. It goes into detail about the cemetery and why it is haunted. 

Halloween in Stull

http://www.makingthemovie.info/stull/legend.html

This documentary talks about Stull on Halloween night. It also describes the people of Stull and how upset they are with the vandals of the cemetery.

Describing Stull Cemetery in detail

 http://www.weirdus.com/states/kansas/stories/gateway_to_hell/

This article by Weird U.S. describes the Cemetery and town in detail. It also goes into detail about the hauntings and demonic figures around Stull. 

The Legend of the Loch Ness Monster

Morgan Gumola

The Loch Ness Lake located in the Highlands of Scotland is said to have many monsters and cryptids, but the most famous one of all is called the Loch Ness Monster. The Loch Ness Monster, also known as “Nessie” has been a legend in Scotland since 1933. The first sighting of Nessie was in 565 AD but the sighting wasn’t given any attention by the media. The first speculation of the Loch Ness Monster was in 1933 from a sighting by a couple near the Loch Ness Lake. Nessie lives in the Scottish Highlands and in the biggest body of water in Britain. She is said to have two humps, four fins, a long tail, and a snake-like head. There has been no way to know what Nessie feasts on but scientist say if they find out what she eats there will be an easier way to find her. It is said that Nessie is not considered a mammal because she would have to come up for air and a lot more people would have spotted her.

There have been numerous sightings (over 1,000) of Nessie and false images of her as well. The most famous photo of the Loch Ness monster was taken in1934 but later was discovered to be a hoax. The Loch Ness Monster has been reportedly seen on Google maps. In a robot found a large object in the Loch Ness Lake, but it later came out to be a movie prop in the lake from the 1970s film “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes”. There have been multiple organized searches for Nessie and there are four people who are Nessie hunters as their profession. Robert Rines, Tim Dinsdale, and Steve Feltham are three of the four experts on the Loch Ness Monster.

There has been a huge article going around titled “Loch Ness Hunter: Have we been catfished by Nessie?”. Steve Feltham a Nessie hunter for over 24 years believes that the Loch Ness Monster has been a catfish, and the sightings people have reported were sightings of a Wels Catfish. These catfish can grow up to 13 feet long. The expert says that these catfish can live a very long life and have been around for quite the time. The hunter since 1991 has ended his career searching for the monster and says he does not believe that the Loch Ness Monster is a prehistoric monster. The description of Nessie does not match the description of a catfish. The descriptions say that Nessie has two large humps and four fins with a snake like head but a catfish does not look like that. While this legend has been going on since 565 AD Steve Felthams search is over. A lot of Nessie believers do not believe Steve and are still continuously searching for Nessie because of more information out on the internet.

Overall the legend of the Loch Ness Monster will forever be around even if Nessie is a myth or not. There are many attractions, news reports, and movies on the Loch Ness Monster and the search will never be over.

Works cited:

Atherton, Kelsey. “Robot finds Loch Ness Monster (prop) in the lake.” Popsci.com, http://www.popsci.com/robot-finds-loch-ness-monster-prop-in-lake. Accessed 13 Apr. 2016.

Imms, Katie. “Loch Ness Monster: 81 facts to mark 81 years since most famous Nessie 'photo' as hoax claims resurface” Mirror, 21 Apr 2015, http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/loch-ness-monster-81-facts-5558997.

Imms, Katie. “Loch Ness Monster: 81 facts to mark 81 years since most famous Nessie 'photo' as hoax claims resurface” Mirror, 21 Apr 2015, http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/loch-ness-monster-81-facts-5558997.

For more information visit:

The Legend of Nessie the Ultimate Loch Ness Monster site http://www.nessie.co.uk/

Loch Ness Monster sighted-May 02, 1933 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/loch-ness-monster-sighted

The Loch Ness Monster sightings through the years: In pictures http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/howaboutthat/10776095/In-pictures-Loch-Ness-Monster-sightings-through-the-years.html

The Haunted Railroad Crossing

Chelsey Watts

Railroads are never a safe place to cross, especially when it is foggy and difficult to see. Trains are constantly moving from station to station and a train going fifty fives miles per hour takes about a mile or more to come to a complete stop if their tires and breaks are in good condition. Trains cannot swerve; they can only follow the track. Never take chances when crossing a railroad, always look and listen to make sure one is not near by.
 
The Salt Lake Tribune says that on December 1 1938 in Salt Lake City, twenty-three students and one bus driver lost their lives due to an incident between and school bus and a train. A train crossed at 10200 South and 400 West in South Jordan during the first snowstorm of the year. The bus driver opened his doors to look for a train but saw nothing in the thick fog. The driver pulled onto the tracks at 8:34 a.m. and at that same moment, an 80-plus car "Flying Ute" train emerged from the storm traveling more than 50 miles per hour. The engineers slammed on the brakes, but it was too late — the train plowed into the bus. 

Ghost and Ghouls say that the legend happened on a rainy day in the 1930s (or perhaps 1940s) a crowded school bus stalled at a railroad crossing near San Antonio, TX. The train plowed into the school bus, killing a dozen children (give or take). Nowadays, if someone stops his or her vehicle on the same tracks, an unseen force will push the car to safety. If the person dusts their bumper with baby powder and then stops on the tracks, small handprints will appear. It seems the children killed all those years ago want to save others from suffering the same fate, or so the story goes. 

 

This is a picture of someone putting baby powder on their truck and the handprints showing up

But the truth says that there are reports of moving cars and ghost prints persist, the school bus accident never happened, at least not in Texas. If such an accident had occurred, it would have certainly appeared in newspapers. Yet, no articles exist. However, a horrific bus-train accident did occur in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1938, 26 children died after a train struck their bus, which had stalled on the tracks. The accident resulted in days of nationwide coverage, and researchers believe this incident inspired the San Antonio legend.

I am from Texas and have lived there all of my life. I have never heard of such a thing happening in San Antonio. I live about four hours from San Antonio and I have visited there at least fifteen times in my life. The two articles that I read contradict their stories. The article that was written in Salt Lake City has a specific address, the time of day and the number of students that were on the bus. That article is very similar to any article that talks about the incident. I personally believe the incident happened in Salt Lake City. There might have been an incident similar in San Antonio and the railroad tracks there are haunted, but I think the incident that everyone says to of happened there really happened in Salt Lake City.

 

This is a picture of the railroad tracks at night and you can see the ghost.

Work Cited:
Brantley, Kanesha. “San Antonio “Haunted” Railroad Crossing.” Can of Mystery.  Web. 16 Oct. 2015.

Dalrymple, Jim. “Deadly Utah school bus accident remembered 75 years later. “The Salt Lake Tribune. 2 Dec. 20013. Web. 14 Oct. 2015.

Ghostghoul. “ Truth or Legend: Do Ghost Children Haut A Texas Railroad Crossing?” Ghost and Ghoul. 19 July.  2015 Web. 10 Oct. 2015.

Ghostghoul. “Ghost Picture Of The Day: Railroad Ghost Girl.” Ghost and Ghoul. 3 July. 2013. Web. 14 Oct. 2015.

Weiser, Kathy. “ Texas Legends: Ghost Children upon San Antonio’s Railroad Tracks.”  Legends of America. Sept. 2015. Web. 16 Oct. 2015.

Links for further research:
Miracle Hunters - "The Ghost Tracks of San Antonio": Hosted by Jonathan Levit
https://youtu.be/RJYuF2sYzGw
This is a video of a guy that goes to the site in San Antonio to give a tour of the areas and have people try out the “optical illusion.”

“Haunted” railroad tracks in San Antonio, Texas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-ZWdwPc2LA
This is a video of someone putting their car and neutral and seeing if the ghost will take them over the railroad tracks.

San Antonio Ghost Children
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/ghosts/handprint.asp
This article is about two kids that went to the railroad tracks and tried the illusion themselves. It also talks about the variations and origins behind the illusion. 

The Creepy Legend of The Haunted Railroad Crossing
http://paranormal.about.com/od/hauntedplaces/a/The-Haunted-Railroad-Crossing_2.htm
This article talks about the facts of the incident and also mentions “weird” things.

The Giant’s Causeway

Kali Wiggins


“Giant’s Causeway, Ireland,” by Jeff Mauritzen, National Geographic


The Giants Causeway is a stunning geological phenomenon located on the northern coast of Ireland. Tourist travel from all over the world and visit this extraordinary site to personally witness the breathtaking view of the causeway,and better understand the reasoning behind the famous legend about the giant who supposedly created it. Richard Pococke, who was well-known in Ireland for his documentaries about natural locations, personally visited the Giant’s Causeway and observed that it consists of tens of thousands of vertical and geometrical shaped basalt columns ranging in height and width.In one of his letters, Pococke recorded that the pillars have anywhere from three to eight sides, and they could range from one to two feet in diameter.

Like any unusual story, there is a logical and scientific reason behind the formation of the Giant’s Causeway. Since 1986 the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has considered the Giant’s Causeway to be a part of the World Heritage List. They credit the causeway as an important geological site,which over the last three hundred years of scientific studieshas led to a better understanding of basaltic volcanism. It is now understood that the causeway was formed fifty to sixty million years ago as a result of volcanic activity. Scientists now know the lava formed from the volcanic eruption solidified and contracted unevenly causing the many interlocked, geometrical pillars(Martin).


“Giant’s Boot,” by Sean McClean



Tourists find the causeway so astounding because the structural composition of the interlocked columns makes it seem as if it was man made; therefore several versions of the famous Irish legend about the giant named Finn McCool have arisen to compensate for people’s disbelief. Many of the stone structures have become linked to the legend because they resemble human items. For instance, “the giant’s boot” is a humongous stone that strongly resembles a boot, which compels people to associate it to the legend of Finn McCool and the Giant’s Causeway. (Martin)

Chelsea Martin, who is the author of many articles on Fairyroom.com, wrote an article about the Giant’s Causeway that describes a popular version of the Irish legend. Finn McCool, an Irish giant, grew tired of the ongoing rivalry between himself and a Scottish giant named Benandonner. He built the causeway in order to cross the sea, confront his enemy face to face, and put an end to the conflict.  However Finn’s plan did not go accordingly because he greatly underestimated the size of the Scottish giant. He panicked when he realized he could not compete with Benandonner. Thankfully for Finn, he had a clever wife who disguised him as the couple’s baby before Benandonner showed up. Once the giant arrived and saw the “baby”, he became terrified as he contemplated how giant Finn must be if his child was already so huge. This version says that the Scottish giant destroyed the causeway as he fled back to his home, to ensure Finn could not follow him.

Although some might not believe the legend of Finn McCool, the Giant’s Causeway itself is an incredibly unique formation that unites people from all over the world that are interested in its beauty. The ancient Irish legend of Finn McCool only adds more of an attraction to the world heritage site, inviting people who have an imaginative mind to visit this rare formation and better understand how the Irish legend began.

Works Cited:
Martin, Chelsea. “Mystic Places: The Giant’s Causeway and the Legend of Finn MacCool.” Fairyroom.com. Fairy Room. 15 Oct. 2012. Web. 8 Oct. 2015.

Mauritzen, Jeff. “Giant’s Causeway, Ireland.” Photograph. National Geographic. National Geographic Society, 5 Sept. 2014. Web. 14 Oct. 2015.

McClean, Sean. “Giant’s Boot.” Photograph. Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Dec. 2004. Web. 14 Oct. 2015.

Pococke, Richard. “An Account of the Giant’s Causeway in Ireland, in a Letter to the President from the Rev.  Richard Pococke, LL. D Archdeacon of Dublin, and F. R. S.” Philosophical Transactions. 45 (1748): 124-127. JSTOR.Web. 8 Oct. 2015.

UNESCO World Heritage Centre. “Giant’s Causeway and Causeway Coast.” UNESCO. (1992-2015) Web. 7 Oct. 2015.

Links for Further Research:
YouTube: Giant’s Causeway, North Ireland by George Pollenhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTEBxxJ6MUw
This website contains information on the structure of the causeway and its legend.

World Heritage Site- For World Heritage Travellershttp://www.worldheritagesite.org/sites/giantscauseway.html
This website contains information on the geological formation of the causeway for tourists interested in visiting this world heritage site.

The Giant’s Causewayhttp://www.geographia.com/northern-ireland/ukiant01.htm
This website contains another version of the legend and tells the history of the causeway’s first documented account.

Mysterious Monsters of the Deep: Messie and Nessie

Peyton Smith

 

We’ve all heard the fictional stories of creatures that live in the deep, but have you ever considered where those theories and stories originated? According to Stephen Lyons, in his article “The Legend of Loch Ness”, the earliest evidence of the Loch Ness monster is dated back to the first century A.D., “when the Romans first came to Scotland and found it occupied by fierce, tattoo-covered tribes they called the Picts, or painted people.” The Picts had many animal statues carved in stone, all of which were recognizable except for one which was “a strange beast with an elongated beak or muzzle, a head locket or spout, and flippers instead of feet” (Lyons). It was described by many as a “swimming elephant.” Even though the Pictish statues were the first real evidence, “the earliest written evidence can be found in the biography of Saint Columba, in 565 A.D. when he saw a giant beast about to attack a swimmer in the lake” (Lyons). However, Lyons said the Loch Ness legend we all know about today arose in 1933, when a couple driving home passed the loch and saw “an enormous animal rolling and plunging on the surface.” Based on this sighting the first real description of the beast was created, and this description is still how we depict the creature today. The beast was said to have a long slender neck, distinct humps along its back, and fins. Does this monster seem believable to you?

In Bejnamin Radford’s book Lake Monster Mysteries, he discusses some of the most iconic photos of the Loch Ness monster, one of which was photographed by a London doctor named R. Kenneth Wilson. This photo became the most popular form of evidence to many because it came from someone as credible as a doctor, who was believed to be too well respected to lie about a monster. This photo was later falsified and the story behind the hoax was recorded in Radford’s book, it was also recorded in Stephen Lyons’ article “The Legend of Loch Ness”

Hearing about the Loch Ness monster can be terrifying for some, but many people don’t care about the urban legend since it is so far away in a loch in the middle of Scotland. But what if I were to tell you that there have been sightings of a similar beast in a lake many people in South Carolina visit frequently. In 1933, the first sighting of Messie the Lake Murray monster appeared. Lake Murray is a manmade lake located near Irmo, South Carolina, it is over 41 miles in length, 14 miles in width and about 200 feet in depth. The creature was first spotted by a husband and wife, who were out in a boat fishing on the lake, when they said the beast attacked their boat and they had to fight it off with oars to avoid sinking (SC Lakes). Over the years many Messie sightings have occurred, each time “it is always noted as being a giant snake with fins and has been calculated as being 40 to 60 feet long” (SC Lakes). Now next time you decide to go for a swim, beware of what could be lurking just under the surface.

Works Cited:
Lyons, Stephen. “The Legend of the Loch Ness.” pbs.org. PBS-NOVA, 12 Jan. 1999. Web. 7 October 2015.

Radford, Benjamin. Lake Monster Mysteries. Lexington: The UP of Kentucky, 2006. Print

SC Lakes. “Lake Murray Monster.” sclakes.com. SC Lakes, 17 Sept. 2009. Web. 14 October 2015.
Wilson, R. Kenneth. Surgeon’s Photo. 1934. American Museum of Natural History. amnh.org. Web. 14 October 2015.

Links for Further Research:
Can of Mystery: Lake Monsters: Messie and Nessiehttp://canofmystery.blogspot.com/2012/10/lake-monsters-messie-and-nessie.html
This website is a blog post about the Loch Ness Monster and the Lake Murray Monster, it gives a lot of background information about the two creatures.

American Museum of Natural History: Sea Monstershttp://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/past-exhibitions/mythic-creatures/water-creatures-of-the-deep/sea-monsters
This website explains the theory behind why people believe in sea monsters and discusses many sea monsters such as the loch ness monster, giant squids/kraken, and sea serpents.

Metro News… But Not As You Know Ithttp://metro.co.uk/2015/04/18/loch-ness-monster-really-does-exists-natural-history-museum-scientist-said-5156146/
This news article describes a scientist’s first hand encounter with a loch ness monster sighting and his theory that the beast is an aquatic dinosaur thought to be long ago extinct.

Isla de Las Munecas

Jalisa Pinckney


There are many haunted place in the world, the Island of Dolls in Mexico is one of these mysterious places. In Xochimilco, Mexico on the south of Mexico City on the canal there is a small island located on south. The small creepy island is actual hidden. The island tells a story of a little girl sprits wondering through the island. The island is consider haunted with her bad spirit. Legend has it a little girl was found drown near the island many years ago. No one actually know how the little girl died. A man named don Julian Santana Barrera found the little girl floating on the canal near the island. It is said that he witnesses her drown, as well. In the same spot he found the little girl he also found a doll. He saw the doll and picked up and put it on one of the trees on the island. The doll rest on the tree to please the soul of the little girl and to protect him for her bad spirit. The island of dolls is now a famous tourist attraction in Mexico City. “Over the years, La Isla de lasMunecas has truly become one of the most famous chinampas of Xochimilco based purely on its grim reputation and bizarre history( Swancer).”


Dolls on the island hanging on the trees.


The island water is shallow, and you can see the dark shadow of the trees in the water. The island is shaped like a rectangle and had mud all around the gloomy atmosphere. It is said that the little girl spirits lives there. Barrera’s believed that the dolls would come to life at night and kill animals. The evil spirit told Barrera to keep adding dolls on the trees. Barrera would sale vegetables be grew to pa for the dolls. The ghost of the little girl drove Berrera’s nearly insane, he was found dead on the canal after he could not afford the dolls anymore. Tourist that spend the night have said to her voice from the dolls on the trees. “It was said that the dolls would come to life at night and roam the islands brutally killing animals, and that if one listened carefully the gibbering whispers and giggling of dolls could be hears as they went about their grim work( Swnacer).” Many people have visit and had there own experience. Tourist says they can hear a little girls voice at night.

The haunted doll at night.

Caption: Story of the Island of Dolls.

Works cited:
“Island of the dolls ghosts – True Scary Stories.” YouTube. Google, 22 Jul 2015. Web. 19 Oct. 2015.

Swancer, Brent. “The Mysterious and Creepy Island of Dolls.” Photograph. Mysteriousuniverse.org, Mysterious Universe, 1 July 2014. Web. 19 Oct. 2015.

Swancer, Brent. “The Myterious and Creepy Island of Dolls.” Mysteriousuniverse.org, Mysterious Universe,1 July 2014.Web. 19 Oct 2015

Links for further research:
Welcome to the Island of the Dolls, the creepiest Place in Mexico
Jan Albert Hootsen analyzes the location Xochimilco, Mexico. The purpose of this source is to inform the audience on the geographic aspect of the location of the island of dolls.http://www.vocativ.com/culture/photos/welcome-island-dolls-creepiest-place-mexico/

Creepy Doll Island May Be Possessed, But Tourists Still Come
The article informs the audience about the tourists coming to the island touring, and their interaction with the sprits on the islandhttp://www.cracked.com/article_18830_the-6-creepiest-places-earth-part-2.html

The 6 Creepiest Places on Earth (Part 2) # 6. Isla de lasMunecas.
Jan Strisiewicz summarizes the legend of the doll using pictures and captions in a more current prospective.http://www.cracked.com/article_18830_the-6-creepiest-places-earth-part-2.html