bedside ghost

It Was at His Bedside

High strangeness just hasn't been the same since the death of radio legend Art Bell. The spook stories shared on his show by long-haul truckers and ham radio insomniacs in the wee hours of the morning put YouTube creepypastas to shame. I've been a night owl since high school, and…
Face Peelers

The Face Peelers

It's getting weirder out there. And we're serving up the high strangeness. Shout out to my Twitter mutual @DJSchreffler for showing me this one. Let's get into it. NB: The "Maussan" name dropped in the tweet above is Jaime Maussan, a serious Mexican journalist whose reporting on UFOs in the…
Hickson-Parker

They Were Fearful

Tales of high strangeness have become a fixture on this blog these past years. So much so that people have started sending me weird stories unsolicited. The following was referred to me by a Twitter mutual: There's more to the story. Parker, now 58, was 18 when he went fishing…
Yeti Hand

The Oilman, the Funnyman & the Yeti Hand

What do a Texas oil tycoon, a beloved comedic actor, and a mytho-historical cryptid all have in common? A connection to a mysterious artifact - a mummified hand once kept in the reliquary of a remote Buddhist monastery. The cryptid used to be connected to it, at least. Read on…
Ghostcar

It Was on the Road

It's not standard High Strangeness post procedure, but for this one I'm front loading the video. Watch it to the end. Trust me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k2ZEyxA1wc What you just saw was dash cam footage of a high-speed chase recorded by the Garden City PD. Officer Wayne Daniels submitted the tape to Fact or…
M Cave

It Was in the Cave

For the better part of a decade, Nevada residents - and the internet - have wondered. What became of Kenny Veach? Nevada Magazine explores this case of high strangeness. That aint nothing. I am a long distance hiker. One time during one of my hikes out by Nellis Air Force…
Guardian Angel

He Was Surrounded by Light

CatholicDan returns with a spiritual successor to a previous high (as in on high) strangeness post. Miracles aren't fairytale magic that happened only in ancient stories. They happen all the time. Right now as you read this, even. God is good. NB: Your guardian angel's first act of will was…
Homey the Clown

Arcane Clown Posse

With a candy-colored child sacrifice cult taking over every TV channel and burger joint, the thought of clowns prowling neighborhoods in vans for kids to steal sounds like a less remote possibility. What you may not know is that phantom clowns have been plaguing the country in waves for decades.…
St. John the Forerunner

A Bright Man With Wings

From Twitter comes an account of the highest possible high strangeness:   Thanks again to Dan for sharing. And glory and praise to Our Lord Jesus Christ through St. John the Forerunner!   As always, Brian brings the action Read it now:
sewer gator

It Was in the Sewer

As we're fond of pointing out here, the neologism "urban myth" is is misleading on two counts: Not only is it used to handwave away reports of the extraordinary, it contains a stealth denial that myths can transmit truth. Today I'm pleased to chalk up another win for so-called urban…