Dangers of the Reptilian

 Author: Jordan Dicks

Reptilian Humanoids are known through many legends. One of their known origins is from the Book of Genesis , a part of the Bible, where they were known as the scholars and the renowned men. Throughout the years, Reptilian Humanoids, or Lizard people, have been sighted. Some have even said that their blood runs through our genes today. 

One of the most well-known cases is the theory surrounding the late Queen Elizabeth. David Icke has revealed that the royal family has the blood of Lizard people. Icke also believes that beneath the Earth's crust, there is a network of tunnels inhabited by a civilization of Lizard people who receive protection from the government. Even though there is no evidence to prove this claim, many people believe in Icke and his theories. 

Another well-known case of Lizard people is the story of Christopher Davis (the godfather of the story). In a town in South Carolina called Bishopville, the teenager discovered sightings of the Carolina Lizard Man on a summer morning in July 1988. Over the years, there have been many reports, and though there have been no first-hand sightings, people have reported damaged property left after the attacks. Sightings became so common that the story ended up on television shows like Good Morning America .

When interviewed, Christopher Davis stated that while driving home from his job, he ran over

something sharp, which caused a flat tire. When he finished changing the tire, he heard a noise

next to him. He looked across the field only to be met with a figure over 7 feet tall. Davis

explained that the creature was about 25 yards away, standing strong and with visible anger. This

creature had glowing red eyes, three large fingers, long black sharp nails, and rough green skin.

As Davis tried to escape, the creature, now identified as a Humanoid Reptilian, started running

toward him, eventually jumping onto the roof of Davis's car before falling off.

When his story was reviewed, he was later questioned again out of suspicion, this time with a lie

detector in use. During the questioning, all of his answers came out true, and he later brought the

damaged car he was driving as proof. After this incident, no major sightings were documented,

and the case was buried. The story remains a known mystery with no clear evidence of where the

Lizard Man is or who the Lizard Man could be.

Works Cited: 

“Fortean Times November 2015” Fortean Times, Dsfsdfsdfhttps://archive.org/details/Fortean_Times_November_2015/page/n27/mode/2up Accessed 1 Nov. 2024.

“Lizard Man of Lee County” Youtube, uploaded by ETVRoadShow, 25 Aug. 2008, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsRMcBuPnxs

“Reptilian” Cryptid Wiki, https://cryptozoologycryptids.fandom.com/wiki/Reptilian Accessed 1 Nov. 2024.

“Queen Lizard” The Wires Crossed, 9 Sep. 2022 https://m.mediaamazon.com/images/I/41hqhjtL7RL.jpg

Links for further information:

‘Lizard People’ Catacombs Discovered Beneath Los Angeles 

https://davidicke.com/2022/03/02/lizard-people-catacombs-discovered-beneath-los-angeles/

A discovery was made in the 1930s by mining engineer G. Warren Shufelt. Using an electrical

signal scan, he uncovered an expansive labyrinth of tunnels stretching for miles beneath the

surface of Los Angeles.

Legends: Lizard People

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1Me59VQpvE

A video by Lore Podcast that explains the lore and origins of Lizard people. Lore Podcast goes

in-depth about the different types and origins of these creatures.

South Carolina’s legend of Lizard Man reappears

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/south-carolinas-legend-of-lizard-man-reappears/

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%20creature%20crossing%20the%20swamp.

This article explains the sightings of The Carolina Lizard Man in 2015. A man named, Jim

Wilson, explains the terror he experienced when meeting the Lizard Man in the woods. The

story is similar to the story of Christopher Davis.

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.

Tale of the Cottingley Fairies

 Author: Mesha

Fairies, what are fairies? As we would normally describe, fairies are mythical creatures that can take the form of many creatures like, dwarfs, spirits, or mischievous creatures. The are reported looking like tiny humans who have wings, magical abilities, and playful nature. They found in European cultures like the French, Slavic, Germanic, and Celtic. Fairies are rarely spotted and when they are, mostly children report having seen them.

One of these phenomena is the story of the Cottingley Fairies. It started of as one young girl Frances Griffith playing by the creek and her shoes getting dirty then she confronted by her mother. Her explanation was she was “playing with the fairies.” Her cousin Elsie Wright wanted to help her, so she suggested to her father to hold his camera to capture the fairies Frances were playing with. In the image below it shows Frances surrounded by dancing fairies.

Frances and the dancing fairies

Shockingly the girls came back with two photos to show the family, they could not believe it. But the photos were there. Two years later Elsie’s mother took the photos to a fairy talk which was being taught by Edward Gardener and the photos the girls took then caught his eye. The photos then got back to Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, who took an interest in the supernatural. From then Doyle was adamant about proving wither the photos were fake or not, so he had many experts look at the photos and get their input before publishing them in 1920.

After the publishing of the two photos, Doyle wanted more photos so he bought cameras for the girls so they could produce more evidence. They went on to capture three more photos.

As time went on the story would fade then come back, and the cousins would say the same thing every time, “the photos were real.” Then in the 1980’s Frances and Elsie had an interview where they admitted the photos were fake and how the fairies were made.

They said they did not trick anyone because the people choose to believe, they wanted to believe in the supernatural. One mystery still remains, the two cousins say all the photos were faked, all except the fifth and final photo.

Wright, Elsie. The first Cottingley captured on photo. Photograph. BBC News. 4 December 2020. Web. 7 November 2024

Wright, Elsie. “Frances and the Leaping Fairy.” Photograph. Wikipedia.org. 26 September 2024. Web. 7 November 2024

HistorianR42. “Story behind the Cottingley fairies (includes interview with Frances Griffiths and Elsie Wright).” YouTube.com. 15 July 2022. Web. 30 October 2024

Links to further research:

The story of the Cottingley Fairies hoax.

This YouTube video goes into depth of life during that time and the people involved with making the story so big.

The Cottingley Fairies.

https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Fairies-of-Cottingley/.

This article tells us why Doyle was so easy to believe in the photos because of this belief of the supernatural.

1976: COTTINGLEY FAIRIES: FACT or FANTASY?

https://youtu.be/1Z7zSGzdgTU?si=kJ4_M6FDQUERWa5k

This YouTube video has a first had video of Elsie Wright giving an interview in the very place the fairy photos were taken

The Most Haunted Forest

 Author: L.K. Leaphart

The Hoia-Baciu Forest is in the heart of Transylvania. The Forest spans for 792 acres and is deemed the most haunted forest in the world. The Hoia-Baciu Forest has many legends and unsolved mysteries dating back to Neolithic times. Many people visit the Hoia-Baciu Forest in hopes of gaining answers of the mysterious legends and experiences. 

The legends of the Hoia-Baciu Forest started to become popular after a little girl went missing. She was five years old when she went missing. A search party was organized but she was never found. Until five years later, she reappeared. She was wearing the same clothes when she went missing. The little girl had not aged and had absolutely no recollection of what happened. She was untouched. Another legend is the disappearance of a Sheppard and his 200 sheep. The remains have yet to be found after all these years. People have also reported UFO sightings frequently in the 1970s. This happened more after a military technician was able to capture a photo of a UFO. 

The Hoia-Baciu Forest is very popular for the strange vegetation. The trees assume unnatural positions like being bent and curved. In the middle of the Forest is Poiana Rotunda. Poiana Rotunda is a huge circle in the middle of the forest where nothing grows. Scientist have studied the soil and have not found any evidence as to why nothing grows. The locals refuse to go to this area of the forest because it is where the most paranormal and strange activity happens in the forest. 

Many people who’ve entered the forest never leave the same. The Hoia-Baciu Forest is known for inducing anxiety and making visitors of the forest feel as if they are being watched. People also leave the forest feeling unwell. It has also been documented that people will develop random rashes, bruises, and scratches after leaving the Hoia-Baciu Forest. People are also more prone to lose track of time. Many people have left also with very little memories from the Hoia-Baciu Forest due to forgetting after leaving the Forest

The Hoia-Baciu Forest remains a mystery to this day. The Forest remains a tourist attraction today and is visited by many excluding the locals of Romania. Is it possible for the mystery to be solved in the Bermuda Triangle of Romania?

Works Cited: 

The Curious World, director. Romania's Haunted Forest . YouTube, YouTube, 31 Aug. 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D00MgX-WtNY. Accessed 24 Oct. 2022.

Doucette, David. “Meet Hoia Baciu Forest, the Bermuda Triangle of Romania.” TravelAwaits, 17 May 2022, https://www.travelawaits.com/2478360/hoia-baciu-forest-bermuda-triangle-romania/.

SirCodyBuffinton, director. World's Most Haunted Forest. YouTube, YouTube, 28 Oct. 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1I4OWBmju0. Accessed 24 Oct. 2022.

Sonja. “The Hoia Baciu Forest .” The Little House of Horrors, 7 Oct. 2020, https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/the-hoia-baciu-forest/.

“Stories from the Hoia-Baciu Forest .” Guided Tours in Romania, 25 July 2021, https://tourinromania.com/reasons-to-visit-romania/stories-from-the-hoia-baciu-forest/.

Machu Picchu

Author: Niiyonah Kitchings

The Peruvian city, Machu Picchu, was discovered 100 years ago. It was first built in 1450 and then completed in 1460. Also, Machu Picchu is a historic establishment for the Inca Emperor. It was made of heavy granite stones and it is extremely hard to cut even with today’s technology. The city of Machu Picchu is in the midst of a landscape of mountains. It was built to withstand earthquakes that would rattle the town situated on top of two fault lines. In 1911, Hiram Bingham and his fellow crew rediscovered Machu Picchu. The Incas never wanted it to be discovered though. According to skeletal remains, majority of the people who lived there were immigrants from very different backgrounds. They lacked the chemical markers they would have if they had been living there their entire lives. Instead, there was bone damage to different areas of Peru from various species of water parasites. At Machu Picchu the skeletal remains found are unique in their level of natural bone damage from laborious activities. The levels of arthritis and bone fractures differ at Machu Picchu than at the Inca Empire. Most people at Machu Picchu, their levels of arthritis and bone fractures are low. The interesting thing about this is that there the total amounts of skeletons were 135. Bingham took many archaeological findings. Among those archaeological findings there were pottery, jewelry, and human bones. Bingham believed that most of the skeletons he found was 75% females and the other 25% percent were males. 109 skeletons were from females and the last few were from males. The exposed bones do not belong to royal burials, but it is known for belonging to those living and working in the retreat of the emperor at the time when Machu Picchu was abandoned. The abandonment of Machu Picchu was in 1572. Unfortunately, their line of rulers came to an end.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/archaeology/machu-picchu-mystery/

According to the National Geographic, it states, “Machu Picchu is a testament to the power and ingenuity of the Inca empire. Built without the use of mortar, metal tools, or the wheel, Machu Picchu stands as an archaeological wonder of the ancient world” and I find it very interesting that no mortar was used in order to make it steady.

Works Cited:

Rehfeld, Silvan. Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu (Peru). 4 April 2009. UNESCO, https://whc.unesco.org/en/documents/120275. Accessed on 25 Oct. 2019.

Hearn, Kelly, and Jason Golomb. Machu Picchu 101. National Geography Society, 1996. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/archaeology/machu-picchu-mystery/

Machu Picchu: The Geological Landscape. 13 Jun. 2016. https://www.geopostings.com/tag/machu-picchu-geology/

Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu. World Heritage Centre, 1992-2019. UNESCO, http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=274

Eisenberg, Daniel. Machu Picchu and Cuzo. Journal of Hispanic Philology, 1989. https://web.archive.org/web/20140224185451/http://users.ipfw.edu/jehle/deisenbe/JHPcolumn/MACHUPIC.htm

Links for further research:
https://www.geopostings.com/tag/machu-picchu-geology/
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/274/
https://web.archive.org/web/20140224185451/http://users.ipfw.edu/jehle/deisenbe/JHPcolumn/MACHUPIC.htm

Machu Picchu Secrets Exposed
https://www.quasarex.com/blog/machu-picchu-secrets 
In the article, Machu Picchu Secrets Exposed by Paul Schicke, it discusses the many secrets that Machu Picchu have that no one would ever imagine.

Roanoke Island, North Carolina, United States

Author: Kaylah Ginyard 

August 1590 brought the occurrence of one of the most puzzling mysteries in history. As John White arrived too England in order to gather supplies he came across a war between England, Spain, and Queen Elizabeth I. Three years later John White returned to Roanoke. When White left in 1587, he left in his wife and daughter, his infant granddaughter and some other settlers. He came back with no proof or evidence of the colony, including the entirety of his family. The only clue he did discover was the word “Croatoan,” which was carved into a wooden post. The “Lost Colony” is still under investigation, and there are plenty of theories and conspiracies which are laced with what little evidence exists, but science and anthropology have yet to yield an affirmative answer to the question of the “Lost Colony.” Although, “Croatoan” was discovered to be the name of an island South of Roanoke, it was founded to be the home of native Americans. Studies state that perhaps the colonists were killed or abducted by Native Americans. 

Works Cited: 

Mason, Emma. “What Happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island?” HistoryExtra, March 26, 2019. https://www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/what-happened-to-the-lost-colony-of-roanoke-island/.

Rogers, James. “Roanoke Colony Mystery: Could This Strange Rock Reveal the Settlers' Fate?” Fox News. FOX News Network, June 11, 2018. https://www.foxnews.com/science/roanoke-colony-mystery-could-this-strange-rock-reveal-the-settlers-fate.

Conway, Stuart. “It Was America's First English Colony. Then It Was Gone.” The Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke, July 3, 2018. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/06/lost-colony-roanoke-history-theories-croatoan/.

“The Lost Colony of Roanoke: 8 Theories About the Mysterious Island and Its Inhabitants.” History Collection.co, 15 Aug. 2017, https://historycollection.co/lost-colony-roanoke-8-theories-mysterious-island-inhabitants/.

For even more leads than this article provides: 

“What Happened to the ‘Lost Colony’ of Roanoke?” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 3 Oct. 2012, https://www.history.com/news/what-happened-to-the-lost-colony-of-roanoke. This article discusses one of America’s oldest unsolved mysteries traced back to August 1587. After settling, John White, governor of the new colony sailed to England to get fresh supplies. Three years after returning, he found no trace of the colony, including his wife and daughter. The only thing that was left was the word “Croatoan” carved on a wooden post.

 “Roanoke Island.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 23 Sept. 2019, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roanoke_Island. This article focuses on the main history of Roanoke Island, the birthplace of America’s first English child. Located on an island in Dare County on the outer core of North Carolina.

 “Haunted Roanoke.” Colonial Ghosts, 7 Oct. 2017, https://colonialghosts.com/haunted-roanoke/. In 1998 archaeologist and historians discovered an extraordinary golden ring engraved with a prancing lion. Unfortunately, there was a huge misconception and researchers had it all wrong from the start. The ring had a numerous amounts of lab test ran on it. After being sent to east Carolina University, archaeologist “Charles Evans” was appalled by the results. The purpose of this article is to showcase why and how the research was wrong. What is distinctive about this article is the actual artifact that was found.

Are We In Danger?

Author: Airyhana Brown

Chemtrails in the sky

Imagine you’re walking around with a loved one when they suddenly ask you to look up into the sky, there you see a skywriting of your name. You’re amazed but you’re also wondering how it was possible. While planes naturally release a trail of condensed water while at high altitudes, people rather believe that those trails are altering the temperature of the environment or poisoning the planet. While the government does have the means to make this happen, the process is actually quite natural and referred to as a contrail. The word chemtrail is directly related to the conspiracy. Chemtrail was actually a name given to the conspiracy by the government. Suzanne Maher believes that the term ‘conspiracy theory’ was created by the CIA to discredit those who question the government, so she never uses the term.(Bell)  It all began in the 1990s when “investigative journalists” like William Thomas began describing purported plots by the government to inject poisons into the atmosphere via the exhaust trails of jet planes.(CSI) Nearly twenty years later and Chemtrails are still a hot topic. Global warming has increased which makes Chemtrails seem more and more realistic. We understand that we could treat the environment better, but with the drastic weather changes, people are looking for a more realistic cause.

Suzanne Maher on the right

“Chemtrails” have been described as either a means of carrying out biological warfare upon the citizenry of the United States or as a method of weather modification, perhaps related to mitigation of global warming. (CSI) Since the 1990s global warming has become a rising issue in America and we as a nation suffer from the effects every year. People who believe in chemtrails are apart of a massive mind control effect. It’s believed that lithium was sprayed 30,000 feet or so, in an attempt to control global warming, and still others say chemtrails are there to make the global warming “hoax” more convincing. Atmospheric scientists, environmental groups working on air quality issues, and engineers familiar with aircraft mechanics, since then have completely dismissed chemtrail notions.(Clarke) While as Americans we look for the shortcut to all of our situations, we also look for validation in our work. If someone had found a way to validate the idea of chemtrails it would’ve been proven by now. So far there is only one peer-reviewed paper on the topic and a study. Chemtrail advocates point out that persistent contrails are much more prevalent than they once were, which is true. That’s easily explained by dramatic increases in air traffic, as well as by changes in the fuel efficiency of jet engines leading to cooler exhaust, and increased water vapor in the atmosphere due to global warming(Clarke)

Links For Further Research:

“The 'Chemtrail Conspiracy'.” CSI, www.csicop.org/sb/show/chemtrail_conspiracy.

CSI gives their research and scientific response concerning Chemtrails.

Clarke, Chris. “Why Do People Believe in Chemtrails?” KCET, 25 May 2017, www.kcet.org/shows/earth-focus/why-do-people-believe-in-chemtrails.

KCET is a broadcast channel that covers a variety of national news. They cover chemtrails and the mindset of those who believe in Chemtrails. Their goal is to engage, educate and activate viewers to become involved in the world. They let readers experience the story from both the scientific and nonscientific sides of the story.

Bell, Chris. “Chemtrail' Conspiracy Theorists: The People Who Think Governments Control the     Weather.” BBC News, 31 Jan. 2018,    www.geoengineeringwatch.org/geoengineering-watch-global-alert-news-january-27-2018-129/.  

BBC news is covering a protest about chemtrails. A group of people who conspire against the government naturally were in charge of the protest. Local activists were calling the protest ByeByeBlueSky

Coral Castle: Fact or Fiction?

Author: Corin Edwards

The Coral Castle has been in Homestead, Florida since he moved it in 1936. It took Edward Leedskalnin about 28 years to build this castle completely out of rock. Leedskalnin was about to marry his girlfriend Agnes, who he called his sweet sixteen, because she was sixteen at the time. He started building his rock castle in 1920 to show his love for Agnes after she called off the wedding. The structure is built completely out of oolite limestone  . Leedskalnin had no real building or lifting tools, just his hands and a carving tool for the rock. Since the beginning Leedskalnin has used the coral castle as a way to make money by charging people to come and see his progress. During the night he would crave the rocks and set them and then in the morning he would allow people to come in and see what he had done. Leedskalnin used his personal strength along with his knowledge of magnetic current to build the castle. He even wrote short books about magnetic current. Even though most scientist say that his finding are not right, it is still cool. 

No one could believe that Leedskalnin a man who was 5ft tall and weighed 100 pounds could build that castle by himself. To our amazement he did, not only did he build it but in 1936 he moved the entire structure. He did get a mover truck, however he insisted that the driver leave the truck overnight so that he could load the rocks himself. The mystery is how he did it with no help or lifting tools. Leedskalnin was a very secretive man who did not share his method with anyone, only moving and carving the rocks at night. There are several theories on how he could have done it, although none have ever been proven or tested. They are just speculations made by people and scientist. That was until Wally Wallington decided to build a replica in his back yard using only himself and gravity. His techniques look so simple, but no one had really thought of it as a way.

Leedskalnin was very smart and intuitive for his time. He was originally from Latvia a country that earned their independence from Russia in 2004 and became apart on NATO not long after; he was a self-taught engineer and sculptor who built one of Americas many amazing structures. In 1951, leedskalnin died from tuberculosis, although he is gone his work still lives today. Hundreds of people go to see the castle, there is a tour guide there who has been studying leedskalnin for years and is fascinated   with his work and theory's as well. Most people would not think that a man of his way would be able to pull something as amazing as this off, but he did.

Work Cited:

The Epoch Times. “The Mysterious Coral Castle: Built with Anti-Gravity Technology” Beyond Science, 15 Nov. 2017 https://www.beyondsciencetv.com/2017/11/15/overcoming-gravity-the-enigma-of-coral-castle/

Emery, Matt. "Double Helical Magnetic Interaction" Leedskalnin 2005 http://www.leedskalnin.com/

BBC News "Latvia Country Profile" 8 Oct. 2018. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17522134.

Doore, Kathy. "A Geomantic Wonder" Labyrinthina http://www.labyrinthina.com/coral-castle.html 

Mike, "What is Oolitic Limestone" Everything Dinosaur 8 June 2015 https://blog.everythingdinosaur.co.uk/blog/_archives/2015/06/08/what-is-oolitic-limestone.html

Radford, Benjamin. "Mystery of the Coral Castle Explained" Live Science 1 June 2018 https://www.livescience.com/41075-coral-castle.html 

Sony IIce-7r “South Florida Coral Castle Attraction” Pixabay  https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2015/08/11/13/33/coral-castle-884520_960_720.jpg

Dunning, Brian. “Coral Castle” Skeptoid Podcast #149, Skeptoid Media, 14 Apr. 2009 https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4149


Links for Further Research:

http://ezproxy.usca.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=86695678&site=ehost-live&scope=site
The link above is to an article about theory's people said about how Leedskalnin was able to move the rocks.

http://www.thebohemianblog.com/2014/12/the-coral-castle-masonic-mystery-in-the-sunshine-state.html
The article above give a better look andinteresting facts about the guy who built it, Edward Leedskalnin.

https://latvia.eu/ 
This is a website made by his home country. They have pictures, information on their traditions and culture, history and landmarks.

The Oak Island Money Pit

by Alexandra Anthony

Location of Oak Island, Nova Scotia, Canada

An article about the journey of the Oak Island Money Pit by Ashley Morgan. On the shoreline of Nova Scotia in 1795, Daniel McGinnis as a teenage boy found the mysterious hole and told his two friends John Smith and Anthony Vaughan. It is known that pirates buried treasure in that pit and McGinnis, Smith, and Vaughan weren’t the first to dig that hole. They knew that by the first two feet, because of the flagstone that was covering what they thought was the hidden treasure. But it just led to more dirt. The boys continued and followed the previous walls of the hole when it was first dug out. The tunnel wall had pickaxes impressed into the walls. The hole was decreased in seven meters of the diameter. At ten feet into the pit, they found a layer of composed wood, the wooden plate gave the pit a base and was very sturdy. When they ripped up the wood believing they would be rich, they found more dirt. Twenty more feet later, the same type of wood, and the same results. They waited several weeks before they started digging again. When they went back they dug ten more feet and it felt like de ja vu to the poor boys. They went 5 more feet and then gave up.

John Smith soon bought the land of the money pit and a man named Simon Lynds joined the hunt. Lynds family settled in Nova Scotia from Ireland, and since Lynds was a “wheel-wright,” he also got the help of Colonel Robert Archibald, Captain David Archibald and Sheriff Thomas Harris. These men got a lot further than Smith, McGillis, and Vaughan. Thirty feet in the pit and they hit another wood platform, but this one had charcoal around it. Ten feet later, another wooden plate, but this one had sap to seal the tunnel. Another ten, a wooden plate is found but has coconut fibers scattered around it. This was good signs because the crew knew that coconuts were from somewhere tropical, like the Caribbean’s. They also knew that people used coconut fibers to secure the valuable cargo. Now the men were 60 feet deep in the pit, they go 30 more feet and find a stone. The stone had strange symbols, Each character of the mysterious text consisted of a unique combination of lines, arrows and dots.

Replica of stone found at 90 feet in the Money Pit.
Photo by Ken Boehner

In 1860, the stone was translated by James Letchi. Letchi believes it says “Forty feet below, two million pounds are buried.” After that stone they went another 8 feet and hit a wooden plate again but this time a metal pole came up between the timbers. The stopped for the rest of that day. When the crew came back the pit was filled with 63 feet up with water. When the men tried to drain the pit and the water came back immediately. This pit was made to toy with whoever got this deep, so it would be difficult to dig and find the treasure. Which only meant they were getting closer. The crew had multiple ideas on how to get around the water. First they asked they hired Mr. Carl Mosher to install a mechanical pump to drain the water but since was in the late 1800s the pump failed. Then they had an idea to dig from an different angle but the water flooded back into where they were digging. The Onslow crew finally realized they failed and they gave up.  

40 years later, the Money Pit, undisturbed, came the Truro Company. Anthony Vaughan, helped create the Truro Company, with John Gammell, Adams Tupper, Robert Creelmand, Esq., Jotham McCully and James Pitblado, the Onslow Company's Simeon Lynds, Dr. David Barnes Lynds. In 1849, the Truro crew removed the water and After two weeks of digging and removing timbers and was at a  depth of 86 feet. The next day, workers found that the surface of the water had returned to 60 feet again. The Truro Company thought about trying to plug the water from spilling into the pit but it failed and they gave up. The first tragedy at The Oak Island Money Pit was the Truro company decided to install a iron steel pump to drain the water. The company had trouble getting the pit drained and the pump exploded and scalded one member and injured several others. Four years later the Truro company decided to give up the rights to the pit never went back.

More companies tried to empty the pit with more expensive pumps after pumps, the companies realized the amount of money are putting into trying to get to the money just ironic. 126 feet later they hit an iron plate and they went through debris, coconut fibers, and oak splinters. As the workers were removing the debris they found a script, that said “VI.”  The script was proven by Harvard Specialist.

Photo of parchment discovered in Money Pit by Oak Island Treasure Company in 1897 provided by Triton Alliance

Franklin Delano Roosevelt joined the wreck company and was interested in the Oak Island Money Pit throughout his years of being president. He could return because of the war outbreak in Europe. William Chappell took interest in Oak Island and found the original owner of the pit, Frederick Blair. Blair allowed Chappell to dig once again in the pit. At 115 feet to 130 feet, Chappell discovered an anchor sink, an acaridan axe, miners pick, and pieces to an oil lamp. 

The next discovery was in 1979, using a camera to look inside of the pit. There was a severed hand, a corpse, and five treasure chests. Divers looked into the pit and found nothing. The Treasure Trove Act was set in place to watch over the treasure hunts. It was really the government trying regulate the money if found. Captain Kidd is believed to bury his treasure in the Money Pit in 1699. Also theorist believe that Black Beard allegedly buried his treasures there.  Black Beard stated only the Devil and himself can find his treasures. 

Works Cited: 

Dunning, Brian. “The Oak Island Money Pit.” Ancient Mysteries, Urban Legends, November. 2008, https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4129 

Morgan, Ashley. “The Oak Island Money Pit.” https://www.oakislandmoneypit.com/resources/ 

Nickell, Joe. “The Secrets of Oak Island.” Skeptical Inquiry, vol. 24.2, March/April. 2000,  https://www.csicop.org/si/show/secrets_of_oak_island 

Strochilic, Nina. “Treasure Hunt to Discover Oak Island’s Mysterious Booty.” February. 2014, https://www.thedailybeast.com/treasure-hunt-to-discover-oak-islands-mysterious-booty 

Links for further research:

Oak Island Money Pit: The Last Great Unsolved Mystery

An article by Ashley Morgan that has a lot more information that I can use to further my research. Morgan tells the story of the money pit and she writes about the theories of the Oak Island. Every company that has ever put money and time into the pit is talked about and Morgan talks about the tragedies of the pit. Even the government and the president was involved with the pit. 

The Money Pit

“The Money Pit,” by Parker Morrell is about the finding of the Money Pit and only describing the very beginning. It is an article in the newspaper in 1939, and is well descriptive. Morrell newspaper article is very descriptive and he does a good job telling the audience the excitement of the discovery of the Money Pit. 

The Mystery of Coral Castle

Ali Hayes

Coral Castle and the crescent shaped moons

The sunshine state otherwise known as Florida has sand castles all around the coast, but have you ever heard of a coral castle in Florida? Well there is one and it has a mystery behind it.  A 5 foot, 100 pound man who moved from Latvia to America by the name Edward Leedskalnin  supposedly built this whole piece of art by himself in Homestead, Florida. The whole castle is made of sedimentary rock which is a limestone and he made into shaped walls, tables, and crescent moons, so the mystery is how did almost 100 years ago this little Latvian man build it all by himself over the course of 20 years (Radford). 

Wally Wallington a construction worker tried to replicate the work that Ed would have done to complete Coral Castle. Wallington said it is somewhat possible with the pull and levy technique, since there was not machinery while Ed was building the Castle. But there also is the belief that he had a unique insights to magnetism and electricity. People don’t know if it was on a spiritual level or he had built machinery since Ed unusually worked on building it at night with tall walls surrounding his work, he was very private (Dunning). Another theory behind the castle was that, local teenagers would spy of Ed at night while he was hard at work and they stated they heard him sing and see him lift his hands and the work would be done (Wagner). Why wouldn’t other people do the same thing as him then? It all is a mystery like the 9 ton gate that sits at the entrance to Coral Castle could be moved by the touch of a finger, when Ed was still alive and gave tours of his beloved museum people were fascinated, but later once Ed had passed away workers took down the gate and noticed  a metal rod was the reason behind the work. But still how did the little Latvian man do all this work by himself? Apparently Ed had recovered the secrets of the pyramids and he just knew how the Egyptians were able to create the massive pyramids, so that could of been a way that he built Coral Castle (Wagner).

The reason Coral Castle was built was for Ed’s former fiancé Agnes Scuffs. He moved away from his home country to America in hopes to get over his heartbreak when Agnes called off the wedding leaving Ed completely heartbroken. His broken heart couldn’t be fixed so he started to build Coral Castle in hopes that Agnes would take him back and the little Latvian man dedicated the rest of his life to building this for her, but it quickly became an obsession. He invited her in countless letters to come visit the castle and take him back, but his dream sadly never came true. 

Coral Castle is just a handful of places that have a mystery of how they were built or how they appeared there. But this one stands out in its own way Edward Leedskalnin dedicated his whole life into his love story and built a quite beautiful and mysterious now Museum that is toured and tells his love story to many tourists and local residents of Florida.  

Works Cited: 

Dunning, Brian. “Coral Castle.” Skeptoid. 2009.

McLachlan, Sean. “Coral Castle: Testament to a Broken Heart.” Gadling.2012.

Radford, Benjamin. “Mystery of the Coral Castle Explained.” Live Science. 2013.

Wagner, Stephen. “The Secrets of Coral Castle.” About Entertainment.n.d.

“9 Ton Gate- Megalitihic at Coral Castle, Florida.” Phenomal Travel Videos. 2015. 

Links for further research: 

Coral Castle Museum 

http://coralcastle.com

This website explains a lot more about how to museum and everything you need to know about Coral Castle 

Road Side America

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2056

This website goes into the 

Mystery Pile Ancient Mysteries 

http://www.mysterypile.com/coral-castle.php

This website has great information about Coral Castle as well as good photos of the property 

The Beast of Gevaudan

Darrell Craig

The Beast of Gevaudan was one the first serial killers recorded in the world’s history. This animal, or demon as some may recognize, was double the size of a normal wolf and had many ways that were different from the way it lived and hunted. This beast terrorized the south-central mountains of France for years before they “killed” it. The story goes back to the first recorded sighting in 1764. There were many distinct features on the beast which included: sharp long teeth, coarse black hair, and a very massive body. This animal was the perfect killing machine, its body was perfectly made to survive in the mountains of France which is also a factor of why it took so long for them to “kill” the beast. Many victims had their lives taken by this beast and only some were lucky enough to live another day after the encounter with the beast.

There were many ways the citizens of France could tell if the beast of Gevaudan had struck or not. The beast usually only attacked women and children. Their bodies would be found sometimes unclothed, or with their throats ripped out, and in many of the cases their bodies would drained of blood. This caused many of the people to say “werewolf” or even “demon”. The beast had taken over 200 lives while it made its way through France. Many of the people became outraged by the animal and started to go out and hunt the beast. They would begin to cover the land in small groups. Then soon as time passed the searches became large parties of men, and soon after that a whole army of men began to search for the beast. The beast even got the attention of King Louis XV who sent much of his army to find and kill the beast. The search went on for a while and many rewards were offered for the capture of the beast. During the search for the beast, there were hundreds of wolves were massacred. The population of the wolves were troubled in that area after this. The reason of the killing of the wolves was thought that they could have also been apart of the murders as well and not just the beast alone. In 1767, the beast disappeared around the middle of that year. Many say that the vast amount of poisoned carcasses are what drove the beast out the area. There were no more reports or sighting of the animal after that year. 

Many people today struggle, including myself, to grasp if this creature actually existed or not. This could’ve easily been a rather large wolf that people could’ve mistaken as a werewolf simply because of its size in general. The blood being drained from their bodies was another factor of the werewolf conspiracy. The only facts that are truly held firm are that people were dying in large numbers and in a span of three years without any explanation. The victims were obviously attacked and killed viciously with evidence of it being an animal. Many will never know if the beast did really exist or if this was simply an overgrown wolf. All we know for sure is the murders stopped in 1767 and did not continue. 

Works Cited:

GuestBlogger. “Solving the Mystery of the 18^th Century Killer Beast of Gevaudan” National       Geographic. 27 September 2016. http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2016/09/27/solving-the-mystery-of-the-18th-century-killer-beast-of-gevaudan/

Linda Duprat, Slideshare. 15 November 2015. https://johnknifton.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/222222.jpg      

theCajun Cutthroat. The Beast of Gevaudan-The True Story. 18 November 2011. Youtube.

            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fyTL50hQKM

Tricurioso.http://www.tricurioso.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/besta-gevaudan-eutesalvo-tricurioso-2.jpg

"Gevaudan Beast."Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained, edited by Una McGovern, Chambers Harrap, 2007. http://library.usca.edu:2048/login?qurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.credoreference.com%2Fcontent%2Fentry%2Fchambun%2Fg%25C3%25A9vaudan_beast%2F0. Accessed 19 Oct 2016

Cry Baby Bridge

Carolyn Padgett

Urban Legends  have been around for many centuries. Most people think that urban legends can only be scary stories, but truth is, urban legends can be anything from funny to sad or just plain weird (S.E. Schlosser). However, the one thing that they have in common is the fact that they all have a little bit of fiction and mystery in them. Since urban legends have been around for so long, each one has different versions somewhere out in the world. It’s hard to tell which stories are true and which stories are not. It’s up to the audience to figure out which version is the most believable. For instance, Cry Baby Bridge.

Cry Baby Bridge is an urban legend that many believe originated in Ohio (Cry Baby Bridge Tour).  Eventually, the legend spread into many different states, and it became complicated to tell which story was actually true. No one even knows where it started at in Ohio because there are nearly 24 different cry baby bridges in Ohio alone (Cry Baby Bridge Tour).  All of the stories that have been created revolve around a mother and her baby. It really leaves you wondering which story is true and which story is not. Going into further research, all that is on the internet is the many different stories that have been created all across the United States.

In Columbus, Georgia, it is said that a farmer and his wife just had their newborn baby (Roberto). The farmer did not want the baby, so he talked to the doctor and asked him to get rid of it (Roberto). The doctor agreed and told the mother that the baby did not make it (Roberto). Later on that day, he took the baby to a nearby bridge and threw it over into the creek where the baby quickly drowned without the mother ever knowing what happened (Roberto). They say that if you go to this bridge, park dead in the center, sprinkle some baby powder around your car, and get on top of it, you will soon hear the baby’s helpless cries (Roberto). When you get off the top of your car, you will see the baby’s footprints in the baby powder (Roberto).
 
There is also another story told in Woodbridge, New Jersey about a farmer and his wife (Abbey). When they had their baby, they loved it very much (Abbey). However, after a while, the farmer grew jealous that the wife paid more attention to the baby than to him (Abbey). One night, after a long night of the baby’s cries, he grabbed it out of its crib, took it to the creek, and threw it over the bridge (Abbey). He then went back and killed the mother (Abbey). Rumor has it that if you go to the bridge, you will hear the baby’s miserable cries, and the mother will push your car off of the bridge (Abbey).
There are many more stories on Cry Baby Bridge. Though, no one will really be able to tell the true legend, it will always live throughout the many stories that have been spread from state to state. There may be some truth in all of the creative mix of stories, but where exactly did it all start?

Works Cited:
Abbey. “Cry Baby Bridge Ghost Story”. Angels and Ghosts, Charles, Louis. N.d. Web. 19 Oct. 2015.
 
“Crybaby Bridge Tour”. Dead Ohio. N.p., N.d. Web. 19 Oct. 2015. 

Dalemccartney. “Cry Baby Bridge, Egypt Rd.” Photograph. Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Foundation, 9 Nov. 2010. Web. 19 Oct. 2015.
 
Roberto. “Cry Baby Bridge in Columbus Ga”. Read-legends-and-myths.com SBI!, N.d. Web. 8 Oct. 2015.
 
S.E. Schlosser. “Urban Legends”. Americanfolklore. S.E. Schlosser, 13 Dec. 2014. Web. 19 Oct. 2015.
 
Shane. “Cry Baby Bridge”. Your Ghost Stories. N.p., Mar. 28, 2007. Web. Oct. 8, 2015.
 
Further Research:
Your Ghost Stories
www.yourghoststories.com/real-ghost-story.php?=4058. This source is helpful because it helps see what other stories about Cry Baby Bridge are out there. In this case, it’s about Cry Baby Bridge in Mississippi.
 
About Entertainment
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/horrors/tp/top10scariest.html. This site is helpful because it shows 25 other scary urban legends that the viewers may be interest in.
 
Love to Know
http://paranormal.lovetoknow.com/Really_Scary_Urban_Legends. This website is useful for further research on scary urban legends.

Tags: urban legends, scary, crybaby bridge, mystery, mother and baby.