In 1836 17 mysterious wooden figurines in miniature coffins were found on Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh. Debate has raged since over who put them there and for what purpose
Category: Mysteries
The Disappearance of the Eilean Mòr Lighthouse Keepers
Hebrideans have long claimed the remote Flannan Isles to be haunted, but what caused the strange disappearance of three lighthouse keepers there in 1900?
The Crew of the Mary Celeste
One of history’s most notorious ‘ghost ships’, what caused the crew of the Mary Celeste to abandon their largely undamaged ship and disappear?
Black-Eyed Children
Described as resembling children but with coal-black eyes, these beings are described as intent on tricking their way into homes or cars
The Axeman of New Orleans
A mysterious serial killer with a strange penchant for jazz terrorised the city of New Orleans for over a year
The Dancing Plague
In 16th Century France, as many as 400 people were infected by a strange contagion that caused them to dance for days on end
The Mysterious Human Feet in the Salish Sea
Since 2007, more than 20 severed feet have been discovered around the islands of the Salish Sea
