I have family living in Richmond, Virginia. I have visited them during the holidays. Richmond also houses the museum of my favorite author and hero, Edgar Allan Poe. The museum has been on my bucket list of places I want to see but haven’t yet. I wonder if Poe haunts the museum. With Richmond’s bloody ...

San Antonio, Texas, brings to mind the Alamo and the River Walk. I took a trip out to San Antonio and had a blast at both places. I never knew about the unusual cryptid that haunted the outskirts of San Antonio.  The Donkey Lady haunts a bridge just outside the city. It is an isolated ...

Every state has a cryptid; well, most states do. South Dakota, like Oregon and Nevada’s cryptid, is haunted land. Oregon has Crater lake, and Nevada has Pyramid lake. South Dakota has Sico Hollow. Sica Hollow state park, on the eastern slope of the Prairie Coteau Hills, is haunted. The state park has deep ravines and ...

It has been an exhausting day, and you are ready for a good night’s sleep. Your tired body sinks into the soft mattress, and you drift into dreamland. However, something wakes you up out of a sound sleep. You jerk upwards. Well, you try to, but you cannot move.  You cannot scream or move, and ...

Disclaimer: This is a work of fanfiction. It is an adaptation of the characters created and owned by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. This story is not associated with Disney’s adaptations, their added characters, or story elements. Wilhelm shook. He felt it in his hands, the slight quiver of anger that demanded the move. Pawns? They ...

This week’s cryptid comes from the tiny state of Rhode Island. Well, it was supposed to be a cryptid. However, during my research, I came across a fascinating story.  New England got battered in the 1800s by Tuberculosis. Although, the New Englanders called it consumption. The deadly disease ate the life force of its victims. ...

Part 1 Who was she? He stared at the Levite’s fortifications around their mud-brick buildings. Cast out by yet another conqueror, they now prospered in this new place. They will always prosper with faith in their God. He shook his head, crossing his arms and half-grinning as a group of children ran toward their homes. ...

This week is Oregon, and The Pacific Northwest is a hotbed for Bigfoot sightings. Yet, when I started looking for reports, Bigfoot wasn’t the one that appeared the most. Crater Lake showed up a lot more often than any cryptid, including Bigfoot. Crater Lake, like Pyramid lake, is haunted. In fact, Crater Lake is a ...

I write a weekly article on cryptids – monsters shouldn’t exist but do. The funny thing about these stories is where these stories originate. You wouldn’t think the state I write about would house that particular cryptid.  A case in point is an article I did titled, New York’s Champ. It’s about a Nessie-type monster haunting New ...

Disclaimer: This is a work of fanfiction. It is an adaptation of the characters created and owned by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. This story is not associated with Disney’s adaptations, their added characters, or story elements. Rafe cursed under his breath. Aledia, Wilhelm, and Jacob watched from a distance as Rafe approached the small village. ...