Five Fingers

Five Fingers

This story comes from 4chan's /x/ board, so take it with a grain of salt. It does meet the criterion of weird tales purported to be true, so keep an open mind and enjoy.Okay I'm not sure if anyone else out there will find this story very creepy, but it's…
February 4, 20215 Comments
The Crow

The Crow

Lately, movie reviews and true accounts of high strangeness have become popular post subjects here. With the spooky season upon us and Hollywood on its knees due to Corona-chan, I thought it fitting to post my analysis of a movie that is itself a nexus of high strangeness. Said to…
October 16, 20206 Comments
It Was Under the Bed

It Was Under the Bed

 A reader who wishes to remain anonymous writes in with a personal tale of high strangeness.First, I don't usually believe when people tell me about their paranormal experiences.  I've known so many people who clearly bullshit and lie about things that never really happened (or at least I highly doubt…
September 15, 202011 Comments

The Vanishing of Ambrose Bierce

To call Ambrose Bierce a writer would be an understatement. This famous--some might say infamous--author, journalist, solider, and adventurer left a mark on American culture comparable only to the likes of Poe, Lovecraft, Greeley, and Twain. His Devil's Dictionary skewered official and media doubletalk a century before the politically correct crowd's…
July 29, 20208 Comments
She Was Robbed!

She Was Robbed!

Amid the endless revelations of Hollywood's current moral and creative decay, it's refreshing to look back to the movie industry's Golden Age, when the scandals and intrigues at least had a hint of novelty. Take the case of Alice Brady, one of the talented few whose career survived the end…
July 10, 20206 Comments

Low Strangeness

Sometimes the most fascinating curiosities aren't to be found in the skies above our heads, or even in the dark woods beyond our doorstep. Sometimes they're right under our feet. A reader passed along this immersive story: A resident who plummeted “into the abyss” below a New England home that…
July 2, 202014 Comments
High Strangeness Hits Home

High Strangeness Hits Home

An unexpected but welcome development arising from my high strangeness posts has been the occasional reader who writes me to share his own tale of the unexplained. Audience participation is a major benefit of blogging, and it's fun to hear from my readers. Recently though, these posts took an unsettling…
May 27, 202014 Comments
One Break-in, One Angel

One Break-in, One Angel

A reader passes along this story. The story about the visitor to the Kildalton Old Parish Church struck a cord with me. I thought I might tell you a story from my family. I believe in angels. I believe in them because the Scriptures speaks of them. I also believe…
May 5, 202016 Comments
An Awakened Presence

An Awakened Presence

Emboldened by the tales of high strangeness posted on this blog, a reader shares a remarkable personal experience. I had a different kind of chill and encounter about a year ago.  We took a long-planned and long-delayed trip to Scotland, which included a day trip to the Isle of Islay…
April 28, 2020
The Two Disappearances of Ian Hamilton

The Two Disappearances of Ian Hamilton

Soldier. Activist. Lawyer. Rector. Scottish nationalist Ian Hamilton has worn all of these hats throughout his notorious career. Hamilton distinguished himself as one of those flitting gadflies who always shows up in the middle of some outlandish controversy. Two episodes in his colorful life have attained legendary status: a pair…
April 20, 20206 Comments