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GHOSTS, HAUNTINGS, POLTERGEISTS:
Is Phoenix bar haunted?
In the last 100 years at the Saddle Horn Bar at least three people have died, but owners insist their ghosts are still around. Owner Jimmy Olaguez insists it's more than just the things that go bump in the night. He says he's convinced his security cameras caught a little girl playing at his bar after it was closed for the night. The problem is Olaguez believes she died more than 80 years ago...
Night at the museum seeks paranormal activity
Several stories about haunting in the Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum have drawn the interest of paranormal investigators. Friday night, members of the community were able to participate in a paranormal investigation at the museum...
Ghost lore on Steuben's Starr Hill
Steuben natives say there's still something spooky about Starr Hill. Named for a local captain in the Revolutionary War, the hill "is probably better known for the ghost lore," Remsen-Steuben Historical Society President Jean Kraeger said. The ghost in question is reportedly the spirit of Dr. Daniel Roberts, a Welsh immigrant whose doctor's lantern is said to still be seen from time to time "guiding the way" on Starr Hill...
The MacKenzie Poltergeist
In December of 1998, a homeless man wandered through Edinburgh's storm-lashed streets. Seeking shelter from the night's downpour he staggered into Greyfriars Kirkyard and broke into one of the old mausoleums in the Covenanter's Prison section-no doubt attracted by its intact roof...
State of the supernatural: A call to restore sanity
Over the past 10 or so years, ghost hunting has gone from fringe counterculture to mainstream hobby. Somehow, paranormal turned "cool" and all the stylish people started doing it; some even managed to turn it into successful television careers. But through all the hype and popularity, the new high-tech gadgets like the Ovilus and full-spectrum camcorders, there haven't been any major steps forward in understanding most unexplained phenomena from the viewpoint of self-proclaimed paranormal investigators. If anything, most superstitions and assumptions have only been reinforced and passed along as truths...
CREATURES:
China's top new scenic spot crowned
As the alleged home of the legendary Bigfoot-like ape-man known as "yeren," Shennongjia has been the go-to place for adventurous Chinese travelers for decades. But its mystery and solitude might soon fall victim to the colorful flags of tour guides...
Mysteries of Mount Shasta: Home of the underground dwellers and ancient gods
One cannot help but be impressed when first seeing Mt. Shasta. It is a massive and imposing mountain that dominates the landscape for many miles around it. For many people, the mountain also seems to dominate their very inner being with a siren call that stretches out across invisible astral pathways drawing them in through time and space...
2011 was a bumper year to see Nessie: Three monster hunters compete for £1,000 prize for Best Sighting
The last recorded sighting was in 2002, when a postman captured video footage of something moving deep in the water. But sightings were thin on the ground until May last year, when she was caught on camera by holidaymakers and spotted again in June and September. Now one of the three Loch Ness Monster hunters will win the £1,000 Best Nessie Sighting of the Year prize, unclaimed for a decade...
