Departing from the hellish fires of yesterday, we travel across the globe and out into the ocean to visit Hashima Island, one of the only known ghost islands. Between 1887 and 1974, the island was a coal mining facility. Most of the coal was mined from undersea deposits, making the work extremely dangerous. Plus, it’s [...]
Archive for February, 2011
Ghost Towns from Around the World: Wednesday – Hashima Island
Posted: 9th February 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: ghost island, ghost town, ghost towns, Gunkanjima, Hashima Island
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Ghost Towns from Around the World: Tuesday – Centralia, Pennsylvania
Posted: 8th February 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: centralia, centralia fire, ghost town, ghost towns
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So, yesterday we saw what happened when a whole town was left to be consumed by the harsh desert. Today, though, we are traveling a little closer to home – Centralia, Pennsylvania, a ghost town that may be a little more comparable to hell on Earth. Centralia is a borough located in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. [...]
Ghost Towns from Around the World: Monday – Kolmanskop
Posted: 7th February 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: ghost town, ghost towns, kolmanskop
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Kolmanskop, or Coleman’s Hill, was once a small mining settlement located in the Namib Desert in southern Namibia. The settlement’s name comes from a transport driver named Johnny Coleman, who left his ox wagon on a small hill opposite the settlement. In 1908, when one of the miners discovered a large diamond, people rushed to [...]
The Jack-o’-lantern: Or, the Story of Jack the Smith
Posted: 3rd February 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: Jack the Smith, Jack-o’-lantern, the devil
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Several centuries ago, there lived a drunkard known as Jack the Smith. He wandered the many towns and villages of Ireland, drinking, yelling, and making trouble wherever he went. Overtime, Jack became widely known as a deceiver and manipulator; he was a total blotch on society. On one cold, windy night, the Devil heard the [...]
Ghosts: Unknown Aerial Sightings Caught on Film
Posted: 1st February 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween UnexplainedTags: dancing orbs, floating orbs, ghost lights, ghosts, haunted house
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Since February 23rd, 2010, the National Geographic has been hunting down and documenting paranormal activity in the television series Paranatural. Whether it is a haunted house or a mountain range, they have been scouring for strange occurrences. Unlike most Youtube videos and other questionable ghost sightings, the National Geographic tends to utilize professional equipment and [...]