Massachusetts has a reputation for the freaky that can be mainly credited to the Salem witch trials, the deadly miscarriage of justice that spawned gift shops that will outlive us all.
But strange things have been afoot all across the state that don’t necessarily get as much shine—unless you count the flesh-like shine coming off an owl’s white feathers that a skeptic posited as an explanation for a Massachusetts monster sighting.
The Dover Demon is likely the most well-known Massachusetts cryptid. It is a strange enough creature that its memory prevails even though it was only spotted a handful of times. Throughout three nights in late April 1977, witnesses encountered a figure with peachy-pale skin, a somewhat figure-8-shaped head, and a distended belly. The figure was sometimes on all fours, sometimes leaning back against a tree, and had seemingly opposable fingers and toes.
Some people believed the witnesses,...
But strange things have been afoot all across the state that don’t necessarily get as much shine—unless you count the flesh-like shine coming off an owl’s white feathers that a skeptic posited as an explanation for a Massachusetts monster sighting.
The Dover Demon is likely the most well-known Massachusetts cryptid. It is a strange enough creature that its memory prevails even though it was only spotted a handful of times. Throughout three nights in late April 1977, witnesses encountered a figure with peachy-pale skin, a somewhat figure-8-shaped head, and a distended belly. The figure was sometimes on all fours, sometimes leaning back against a tree, and had seemingly opposable fingers and toes.
Some people believed the witnesses,...
- 3/29/2024
- by Guide to the Unknown
- bloody-disgusting.com
Celebrity psychic Sylvia Browne is doing damage control over a prediction made nearly 10 years ago claiming Ohio kidnapping victim Amanda Berry was dead, but her actions may represent a watershed moment in how Americans view psychics.
"The [Ariel Castro abduction] is a test case for all psychics," said Joe Nickell, editor of Skeptical Inquirer, a magazine that encourages science-based analysis of paranormal and fringe-science claims. "Why didn't one psychic wake up in the middle of the night and know where they were?"
Browne told Louwana Miller, the mother of Amanda Berry, on "The Montel Williams Show" in 2004: "She’s not alive, honey. Your daughter’s not the kind who wouldn’t call," The Atlantic Wire reported. Berry was kidnapped 10 years ago and was found alive on Monday.
Browne responded with an official statement to The Huffington Post earlier this week that included this line: "Only God is right all the time."
For...
"The [Ariel Castro abduction] is a test case for all psychics," said Joe Nickell, editor of Skeptical Inquirer, a magazine that encourages science-based analysis of paranormal and fringe-science claims. "Why didn't one psychic wake up in the middle of the night and know where they were?"
Browne told Louwana Miller, the mother of Amanda Berry, on "The Montel Williams Show" in 2004: "She’s not alive, honey. Your daughter’s not the kind who wouldn’t call," The Atlantic Wire reported. Berry was kidnapped 10 years ago and was found alive on Monday.
Browne responded with an official statement to The Huffington Post earlier this week that included this line: "Only God is right all the time."
For...
- 5/9/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
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