Spooky quicks December 2025

Howls for December. It's that time again, and its come around because time is a circle. There are going to be some different additions to Spooky Quicks from now on, with people's added experiences included. I shall summarise on a few weird stories that entered the headlines and mention updates sometimes.

Critter story: Squirrels have been playing in a car, hoarding a secret stash of nuts for the winter, it seems! A motorist in China took his car to the local garage to fix issues with it as the car was making weird noises every so often. Then when the car's heating started acting up, he decided to get it seen to. It was the mechanic who discovered the problem with the car was inside the engine compartment. It was packed full of hazelnuts!

Space: The remarkable comet named 3I/Atlas has signs of water vapor and didn't break up when it reached near the sun, as other comets would have done. It's often styling itself, and has other incredible traits too that interest scientists. Among them it's powered by non-gravitational acceleration. 

Cryptids: There are now files on Bigfoot available to see on the FBI website "The Bigfoot Files". Much of it's about reports, newspaper articles and discussions. 

Moon: The full moon will appear on the 4th December 2025. It will be a supermoon and named Cold Moon, drifting through the Pleiades stars (or the Seven Sisters). The name Cold Moon refers to the arrival and winter and the season of long nights. It's the third and last supermoon of 2025. Supermoons are believed to be when werewolves are mostly active, according to folklore. 

Shapeshifting: There is a man claiming that his wife turns into a snake. While this seems to be nothing more than a domestic, husband Miraj appears terrified and worries his wife may kill him. He claims Nasimun turns into a snake each night, who torments him even while he sleeps and even bit him. Nasimun says that her husband is lazy because he won't do anything to help her during pregnancy, and that he's been unfaithful behind her back. 

Personal stories: A Reddit poster named "Vanilla Chocolate Kiss" shared a strange experience from childhood. Sometimes the girl woke up during the dead of night to see shadowy figures in the bedroom, watching her sleeping. She said this always happened whenever she woke up during the night in darkness. She used to completely hide under the blanket and felt someone touching her as if knowing it would scare her. She would then wake up her grandmother and tell her this, but was told it was her imagination. 

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Hans the werewolf

 There are so many cases of werewolves being tried and executed in the infamous Witch Mania times but among them is a chilling number of stories coming from Livonia, which is now called Estonia. One case in particular is very sad.

Hans was only 18 years old. He came from the small village of Idavere and he was badly bitten by a dog. Then he was arrested and taken to court, so that he would stand trail for being a werewolf. Hans admitted that he transformed into a wolf, and that he hunted animals in the woods for food. It's never been made clear how many animals he hunted but he had been doing this for two years. He hunted for food and it was only while he was in the form of a wolf. The year was 1651 and the court officials concluded that he was guilty and sentenced him to to death. 

Hans didn't deny anything but was convinced that he turned into a wolf. He said that he was bitten by a strange dog or a man in black. The judges concluded that he encountered the Devil. Many came forward as witnesses and blamed him for their livestock mutilations. Besides, unlike other werewolf cases, Hans didn't kill humans, as there is no confession or record of him doing this. To read more about the sad and shocking case visit this link on The Horror Collection 

It seemed as if the paranoid courts won because those in charge didn't like the idea of peasants killing animals, mainly their game. This jealousy might've contributed to many people accused of being werewolves and witches. 

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November ghosts

 

There are many ghosts during the month of November, associated with local legends and traditions about spirits. I will mention a few of them as there are so many ghosts in November. 

The most well known of all ghostly activities is the Day of the Dead, occurring at the beginning of the month of November. While this happens on the 2nd November, other places celebrate it anywhere between the 31st October and 6th November. Day of the Dead is also a holiday of fun, festivals, sugar skulls and Dia de los Muertos make-up. 

There is a recurring haunting in Bruce Castle, Tottenham. It's believed that a ghost lady appears every November 3rd. This is the anniversary of a young mother who tragically died there in the 17th century. She was Lady Constantia Lucy and wife of Lord Coleraine, Henry Hare. Their marriage was unhappy and he was abusive, and locked her in the clock tower room. One fateful day she managed to escape and crawled outside onto the parapet, then fell to her death. Over the centuries, many people have seen and heard the tormented lady up on the clock tower. Today the ghost still appears.

The Devil's Stone of Shebbear is about a magical rock that, for centuries people believe keeps away evil. A local pub is named after the stone, and it's attracted multiple spirits. These include a scary pale haired ghost girl dressed all in white, ghost of another girl who died during a fire centuries ago, a menacing old coachman dressed in red, and also an elderly bearded man glaring at the bar. Poltergeist activity happens and mysterious big puddles appear inside. Every 5th November, local residents have always taken part in a ritual by ringing bells and turn the stone over to prevent evil. At the outbreak of the Second World War, people neglected the tradition for the first time but as bad things happened, they resumed the ritual again. The origins of the stone itself fell from the sky as the Devil was cast out of Heaven in folklore. The stone is a glacial erratic and not native to the surrounding landscape. 

A ghost army appears on 11th November in Horley, Surrey. Located at Thunderfield Castle and along a road called Haroldslea Drive, the sounds of phantom bells can be heard soon after sunset. The sound of mysterious ringing bells get louder and louder for hours up until midnight. This is when a scary army of ghosts walk along the place. It's believed that this was King Harold's army who perished during the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

Another ghost army, last seen in November 1932, happened on Marston Moor in North Yorkshire. A motorist stopped driving the car when an army of ragged and injured men marched across the road during a slightly foggy night. They all appeared to look as if they come from the 17th century. It was a recurring haunting that was witnessed before. Another time when the same ghost army was seen, it happened during the daytime and there were strange pillars of bright lights in the sky. Some witnesses even saw the armies during a haunted battle with the fiery pillars of lights. Some had watched as the northern army won the fight, only to all disappear including the fiery pillars in the sky. It's believed to be the Battle of Marston Moor. Why has this haunting, which used to be recurring, stopped in 1932? Some believe it might be because the deceased soldiers were given Christian burials in consecrated ground. A beautiful war memorial was made for them in 1936, that might've eased off the haunting and laid them to rest. Today people still hear residual sounds of this 17th century war.   

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Legendary griffin

This is a really special post with video clips of supposedly real griffins. I mention griffins first because it was drawn to my recent attention that this legendary is real. You can watch the following clip and decide for yourself: You Tube "Is this a real griffin?" and also on You Tube I came across more clips of strange animals that resemble the mythical griffin: Breaking footage of real life griffin

A griffin is a creature with the body of a lion and head of an eagle. More specifically the head and feathered wings of an eagle, while the rest, including four legs and tail is like that of a lion. Also similar to lions, they have the same paws and strength. These creatures can fly and have the same excellent sharp vision of an eagle. 

The origins of the griffin comes from Egypt and Persia due to the artwork featuring them. Ancient Persians called them lion-eagles or "Shirdal". They were seen in a positive light. Griffins were regarded as creatures of fortune, happiness, the sun and protectors. Griffins symbolised royalty and they guarded treasure. There are images of griffins used during warfare on the Minor Hierakonpolis Dogs Palette. Ancient Greeks linked griffins with the gods Zeus and Apollo. 

Some modern scholars believe griffins were a misunderstanding and that the myths based on ancient people finding fossils of Protoceratops dinosaurs in the Gobi Desert full of skeletons. There is quite a resemblance between these dinosaurs and a griffin, minus the wings though. 

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Don't forget

 

A haunting reminder of the tragedy. Vast amounts of lives lost and it happened during terrible wars. Remembering the human lives, as many of them were young men who were sent into war. At first they believed it was glorious, and they felt happy to go into battle like their heroes of stories. But they never knew the horrors that would face them as war was not the same as it used to be. Long gone are times when soldiers met on a battlefield armed and ready. They didn't anticipate horrific machines that slaughtered so many. 

Also please don't forget the animals who lost their lives during warfare. It's heart breaking. I've no more words.

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Spooky quicks November 2025

 Hello November and more stuff on the unknown and strange. Halloween was filled with activity including the paranormal kind. 

In Cheshire, CCTV still image of an apparition at a Medieval castle. It happened late at night and during this time, a security guard noticed and went out to look for an intruder but found no one was there at all. What was curious was the way his dog behaved to be frightened. To have a thorough read, visit the link at Mail Online source article "Is this a ghost?". 

Much excitement up in Loch Ness when something was caught on camera. It was believed the mysterious creature was about 17 foot and underwater, near the surface, which was there for a couple of minutes before vanishing further. The eye witness described the creature as dark coloured, making circular movements in the water and almost seemed to break the surface. The film was taken from a hotel near Loch Ness. Go and see it for yourself at YouTube HERE. 

Another local resident saw movements at the Loch and a dark creature was looking out of the water. Then it swam before diving underneath. He was able to take a single photograph during the strange sighting. It's been called the fourth Nessie sighting of the year. That picture can be viewed at Inverness Courier. 

In nature many can't explain why squirrels have turned blue in colour! Some have been seen running around displaying bright blue fur! There has even been one squirrel looking an unnatural bright scarlet. While some have said it's AI to blame, these animals are actually vivid in colour. Someone has been painting them and no one knows who was responsible. Check the story on YouTube HERE. Even more mysterious, feral dogs at the Chernobyl exclusion zone are also now blue in colour! Have a look on YouTube for that particular story HERE. 

The next full moon will happen on 5th November. This will be the biggest and brightest moon of 2025, regarded as a Supermoon. This is a Beaver Moon, and will occur on Bonfire Night, a traditional centuries old celebration in the UK. While the occasion itself is often associated with the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, it's an overlap of ancient Pagan fire festivals.  

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Halloween scary stories

 Halloween has many chilling and scary stories to tell in the dark. Some may be true personal experiences and others are urban legends or creepy pastas. I will share as much as I can while it's dark. 

"The ghost house" is often mentioned during sleep-overs and around campfires at night. It's about some kids going out Trick or Treating and they had a good fun time, then remember an interesting house, It was decorated with Halloween displays and props, even though the house itself looked quaint, gothic, old fashioned and even a bit rundown. They were greeted by a pleasant owner who seemed very quiet. The next day, the kids decided to pay the house a visit just to thank the home owner but there was no house where they were sure it stood there the night before on Halloween. They could never find the house again. They later heard that there was once a house that stood in the neighbourhood that was demolished decades earlier because it was a ruin. A fire damaged the property and the home owner died. 

"The disappearing child" is about a group of kids going Trick or Treating in a quiet dark area. They later come across a particular house and greeted by a girl dressed as a ghost. She kindly gave them a lot of sweets. The group soon leaves and when they turn back, they notice that the girl isn't there anymore. It was later on they heard that the house is abandoned and derelict, no one lives there and certainly no children live there.

Most paranormal stories of Halloween are scary and have origins from internet forums. Other types of Halloween scary stories are not paranormal but involves criminal and dangerous activities. There is a case of a man who answered the door to a Trick or Treater, only for them to fling acid in his face for a joke. The man suffered minor injuries but he never answered the door to anyone during Halloween again after that. Also a woman who gave dog biscuits and wool to Trick or Treaters because she felt they shouldn't be doing it. Some tales of candies and sweets being laced with poison or filled with sharp objects are based on some true crimes. 

On Reddit many people share unsettling weird experiences on Halloween night. Someone shared an experience they had when aged 8 years old. Their parents decided to go out Trick or Treating while leaving their child at home. The night became frightening when a number of adults in costumes harassed the kid for refusing to answer the door, and the police were called. When the parents returned, they refused to believe their child. 

Have a good Halloween!

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October ghosts

 October is a very special time for celebrating ghosts and other spooky things, when the veil is lifted. This month is filled with stories and true encounters of the paranormal, I've selected a few to mention here. Enjoy reading!

A 15th century castle is a place of regular haunts every Halloween. Located in Aberdeenshire the castle is now a hotel called MacDonald Pittodrie House. Ghostly screaming and crying has been heard on the staircase every Halloween. It's believed to be from a maid who perished during a fire that happened there. There's been reports of unknown smells of smoke and burning, strange running footsteps and sightings of a girl with flaming red hair who falls down the stairs. The library is haunted by regular spirits, and a phantom coach with spectral horses appears outside. 

There is a mysterious Halloween legend of a stone that floats in the air every Halloween night. The site is known as Deil's Cradle, found at a glen in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, which is believed the Devil sits on the stone surrounded by witches. The stone levitates until sunrise the following morning. 

The woods of Tuamgraney of County Clare is full of eerie creatures, especially during Halloween. The place becomes sinister with multiple entities, including demon hounds such as Black Shuck, a spectral cat and a vicious ram with red eyes beating regular deer. Local people avoid going into the woods during Halloween as they're afraid of the Beasts of Tuamgraney Woods.

At a crossroads in Great Maplestead in Essex, is the location of a witch's grave. Her name was Polly Mills and she died at a castle lake. They buried her at the crossroads of the village. Every Halloween,  fresh flowers appear at her grave. 

In Whitby, North Yorkshire, a magical event is believed to happen. Part of legendary folklore, if you stand near the rock of Black Nab during Halloween,  call out the name of your true love. The wind itself will respond and echo the name of your true love, and the sound of bells coming from underwater, where a ship carrying bells from an abbey sank.

In North Shields, a werewolf sighting in an area now called Smith's Dockyards. There is a man who appears in the form of a large black canine who patrols the area during Halloween at night. Who was he? It's a tragic story of a sailor who became lost at sea, then found his way home after many years passed, but his parents didn't recognise him and murdered him. The ghost of the sailor returns there in the form of a wolf/dog.

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Thirlmere hauntings

There is a recurring haunting that happens each October on the night of Halloween. It happens at Thirlmere Lake, found in Cumbria and in the area of the Lake District. The lake itself is a location of strange mysteries. Nearby on land is Armbroth Fell, an ancient site with eerie sounds of church bells that come from long lost churches that don't exist there anymore. 

This occurs every Halloween night. Some have pinpointed the direction of the sounds of church bells to be coming from underneath the nearby lake Thirlmere! It's believed that there was once a hamlet called Armbroth that got submerged when the reservoir was created in the 1880's. Another hamlet called Wythburn was submerged during the flooding in the area, but only Wythburn Church was the only building that remained. People of the hamlets abandoned their homes before the flooding. Certain ruins can still be visible, such as a summerhouse and a crumbling road. Drought in Summer can cause low water levels and reveal the hamlets. 

It was during the 19th century when locals in the hamlets of Armbroth and Wythburn opposed to the plan to flood the area to make a reservoir. Their voices were of concern because It was decided to go ahead with it, causing everyone to leave. The spirits and other weird entities remain. 

Also submerged was Armbroth Hall, once located at Wythburn. There is a lady in white, believed to be the ghost of a bride who drowned before her wedding. It's said that she died on Halloween, and her spirit appears every Halloween along with the sounds of church bells. The bride is believed to have been the daughter of the owner of Armbroth House. 

A phantom black dog swims in the water, adding to it's creepiness. The black dog spectre and the haunting sound of church bells, along with unknown shrieks and glowing corpse candles in the windows is all the events on Halloween. There is much more too. A phantom castle appears then vanishes the closer you get. There's a ghost army and a phantom horseman is seen also, wearing a long cloak that trails behind him as he rides. Some believe that he was once a landowner who was murdered, and his ghost is out riding every Halloween searching for his killer. 

Thirlmere Lake has a cryptid named Shore Boggle, with smelly matted long fur, razor sharp claws and glowing red eyes. It can stand upright on two legs and terrified the witnesses. Such a thing was mentioned in local newspapers but hasn't been seen since the 1930's. A cool site to visit for Halloween!

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Haunted La Mussara

 

One of the most scariest places to visit in Europe over Halloween is haunted La Mussara. Located in the hills of Catalonia of northern Spain, La Mussara is a ruined ghost town. A thick fog envelopes the abandoned town regularly, and it's believed that the local cemetery is full of buried witches. The empty houses and looming church gives that creepy vibe similar to stepping into a horror film. 

Halloween in Spain is celebrated for three days. It begins on 31st October with Day of the Witches but later there is Night of the Pumpkins. Followed by All Saints Day, and then Day of the Dead. There's many traditions of pumpkin carvings, costumes, trick-or-treating and feasts. Described as a children's event, it also recognises this is a time honouring the ancestors. 

On 16th October 1991, a group of friends visited La Mussara. Among them was a man named Enrique Martinez who went off to pick mushrooms. The friends noticed Enrique was unnerved by a "shadowy figure" watching them from the ruins but they didn't see it. Soon Enrique touched a stone and a strange mist appeared, along with an increased sound of croaking frogs. Enrique then simply vanished into thin air in front of them. The alarmed friends contacted authorities about their missing friend, and soon there was a search party but no trace of him was ever found. To this day there's still no sign of Enrique. 

The stone that Enrique touched is called The Stone of Six, which is believed to have magic powers. Some say that it's a portal to another dimension. Ancient warriors used this stone to help guide through the region. It's believed this stone is much older than the ghost town itself. 

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Full moon October werewolf

Full moons will bring a sample of werewolf lore starting with this October 2025. The full moon is here and it's also a harvest moon and a supermoon or BLOOD MOON. This means one thing: Werewolves. 

Here is an interesting Roman legend of the Versipellis werewolves. The name Versipellis is Latin and it basically means "turning skin" or turnskin. Werewolves were cursed creatures to change at the full moon. They would go to experience natural physical changes, as the Versipellis could transform painlessly. Sometimes the Versipellis could change spiritually, as their mind and soul would become werewolves. They used magical herbs and potions to control their shapeshifting. These werewolves are similar to lycanthropy and much of the descriptions involves the mind. Some would've been linked to darker magic using powerful spells as they were sinister and dangerous creatures. 

Also the Versipellis werewolf wasn't simply a natural looking wolf as it didn't appear to look like this but was scary and nightmarish. The Versipellis resembled a huge monster, a bipedal canine, almost a cross of human and wolf. As if the werewolves could walk and think like humans but with many wolf features but far more bigger and chilling. The imagery of them are upright walking with humanlike arms and hands with claws, thick fur and canine noses and fangs. They could blend into the night and hide there, as they were imposing, always taller than human adults, making their big size completely terrifying. 

It's not a good time to meet one of those Versipellis! So do stay indoors during the full moon.

To read more on the Versipellis read Versipellis: The Roman Werewolf and its cultural impact on Connect Paranormal.

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Spooky quicks October 2025

 

Hi and big howling for October. To start off the month with some recent unexplained news related stories, some weird and bizarre things that happened. 

A strange ball of hair fell from the sky. It landed in a field by Puerto Tirol, Argentina. The object resembles a massive hairy eyeball, but it's really a piece of debris from a Space X mission that broke off. The hair covering the metallic lump is fibre caused by glass heating up when entering the Earth's atmosphere. Space junk at it's most ludicrous! Have a look for yourself!

A video clip has been making lots of enthusiastic UFO fans excited. It features an unidentified flying object moving in the air, which also happens to resemble a person! It's been nicknamed "the witch" by the person who filmed it. The footage from France has been very popular. To watch the clip and judge for yourself go to Youtube: The flying witch

There's a legend of the Devil's Lagoon, which is believed to carry a ghost. Located in Willacy County, Texas. It's believed that if you spend the night there, you can hear the sounds of phantom horses and wheels of a carriage that isn't there. It was taken up by several teenagers who dared listen one night. However, it wasn't a ghost that shocked them but a gunman who pulled up in a car. Ghost hunting has many dangers! For that go here on Valley Central News. 

Now the next full moon (Harvest Moon) will appear on Tuesday, October 7th 2025. This will be a supermoon, which is the biggest and brightest moon of the year. As the supermoon rises, also in the sky will be visible Saturn visible and then both Jupiter and Venus shine later. 

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Harvest celebration of werewolves

 

There are some traditions during Harvest period, late Summer and early Autumn, connected to werewolves. Some I've included are the Green Wolf, Stirling wolves, Lame wolf and the Rodnovery "days of wolves". 

The Green Wolf is celebrated in Normandy. It's an ancient Pagan tradition. This occurs during harvest festivals, and the Green Wolf makes an appearance who leads a magical dance, until a fire is lit. The Green Wolf is a man dressed up in green decorated in foliage, sometimes leaves, moss and spruce. Before the ritual itself, a man is carefully chosen to play the part of the Green Wolf. He represents nature and the change of season, the wilderness and feral forests. Once a fire is created after games and crescendo, the Green Wolf is then symbolically thrown on the fire, which is probably a toy likeness made from plants. The Green Wolf burnings can help a future harvest and protect everyone from werewolves. 

Read Strange werewolves of Normandy on Normandy Then and Now.

This is probably linked to a legend of the Green Wolf of Jumièges. A story about a woman and a wolf. This was about a donkey that was eaten by a wolf, and the donkey belonged to a nun. Sainte Austreberthe soon made the wolf replace the donkey and carry out similar work, which was tamed and lost its primal instincts. The wolf even turned vegetarian. This caused a movement called the Green Wolf Brotherhood who celebrate during solstices and equinoxes. Today there's a carving of wolf and woman at the abbot church in Jumieges. A magical tour along the Green Wolf Hike in the location in Boucles de la Seine Nature Park. 

The Stirling wolves are based on a Scottish legend that wolves howling alerted people in the villages of approaching Viking raiders. It was in a village of Stirling that it happened when Vikings crept along using stealth to give a surprise attack during darkness. One Viking accidentally stepped on a hidden sleeping wolf, causing it to yelp in pain, followed by an entire chorus of wolves howling. The loud noise woke up the villagers including the prince brothers, who chased off the fleeing Vikings. In appreciation and thanks, the royal brothers made a wolf on their banners. Today Stirling has grown from a village to a city with the wolf as a guardian. You'll find wolf gems all over, symbolisms of wolves in the city of Stirling. Even their rugby union team are nicknamed "Stirling wolves."  Look at The Tale of the Stirling Wolf at Stirling City Heritage Trust.

The Lame Wolf appears in Romanian folklore as a symbol of misfortune and one of the most scariest entities of Autumn. The character is connected to the three fates, who decide a person's life and death, but the third Fate is the one said to the Lame Wolf. These would be the Ursitoare, three female spirits who are weavers of a person's entire life from birth. Unlike others in different mythologies, such as the Fates and Norns, the Ursitoare resemble beautiful fairies dressed in white. They're called Weaver, Spinner and Cutter. The wolf is the shadowy force creeping around the third fate, where death lingers with the Cutter lady. 

Rasturnyak or Dispersion is a celebration ritual of Summer and Autumn, honouring the Days of Wolves. During this time, souls of the dead take forms of wolves. This unnerves the living, who fear the threat of wolves and so they put out offerings for them to keep them away for the cold months. These would be bread, sometimes meat or mutton, also sacrifices. This is similar to the mystical Benandanti werewolves from Italy who were actually protectors and guardians of harvest.   

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The Gandillon family

The 1500's were a truly brutal and frightening time. Mostly because of werewolves and especially the dreadful werewolf trials. An entire family of werewolves became known about and they were the Gandillon family. There is a very eerie true story about them that sends chills.

In 1598 two small children were picking wild strawberries beside the Juan Mountains, France. They were attacked by a large ferocious wolf, even though the kids tried to defend themselves. The screams alerted some men out hunting in the forest, who quickly ran towards the scene but it was too late. The men saw the wolf bounding away through the trees. They chased in the direction the wolf took, but once they soon reached the location and cornered it, the wolf became human! 

The men were shocked by what they saw. They were chasing down a wolf and once they reached it, the beast was in the form of a woman. They recognised her as a local resident of St Claude named Perrenette Gandillon. She was considered strange by other people. She displayed bleeding knife wounds on her arms, which was caused by the unfortunate children that just lost their lives by a wolf attack. That wolf had been Perrenette. 

This enraged the villagers who got wind of it. The people were angry, sickened and grieving the deaths of the children. So they sought Perrenette out and once they found her, they killed her. However, the people as well as the authorities didn't finish. They turned their attention upon Perernettes' own family! 

Perrenette's brother, sister and nephew were all targets, and something convinced everyone that they were all werewolves. Antoinette, sister of Perrenette, dabbled in sorcery and witchcraft. She was taken into custody, while the brother (Pierre) and nephew (George) mentioned having dealings with the Devil and were arrested. Both father and son walked on all fours and became wolves. It was then decided that the Gandillon family would be put to death and they were all burned at the stake. A violent ending to depravity. 

In more details and conclusion, read more on the Gandillon family of werewolves at The Horror Collection. I personally know they were scary times. 

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September ghosts

September is a time when it becomes darker and chilly. Plenty of ghosts appear this month, far too many to list here but I'll mention a few of them.  

There is a regular haunting at Old Bawn Road in Dublin. A spectral scene of six headless horses pulling a black coach is believed to happen during September, mostly occurring every year on the 8th. It's best not to even look for it! It's believed that someone who witnesses it is doomed to die within 366 days. Now this area is centred on the Dodder national park, and the river itself is haunted with an eerie atmosphere in Autumn. The ghostly region has a townland called Bohernabreena with famous hauntings that include echoes of an ancient battle and Da Dearga's Hostel mystery. The September hearse of headless horses travels along that road. It's said to contain two footmen and Archdeacon William Bulkeley who was responsible for building Old Bawn House in 1635. 

Another September haunting that happens every year is the ghost of a bride name Janet Dalrymple, or the "Bride of Baldoon". It was during the 17th century that a pretty girl named Janet Dalrymple fell in love with a young man called Lord Archibald Rutherford. They each wore pieces of the same golden coin as tokens of their love. However, Janet's parents disapproved of their relationship and insisted she marry someone richer and more powerful. It was Janet's controlling mother who broke up the romance between Janet and Archibald. This caused a lot of distress in Janet. It was on the wedding night when Janet became furious and stabbed her unwanted groom. He survived but Janet because depressed and died. Her ghost always appear at the castle on 12th September.

Newark Castle is full of terrifying ghosts on the 12th and 13th September. It's believed this is a dark place where innocent women and children were murdered there by soldiers during a massacre.

Sir Walter Raleigh haunts Sherborne Castle in Dorset every 28th September. His ghost is often seen beside a tree on the grounds, as the tree was named after him. (Sir Walter Raleigh's ghost is very busy and has even been seen during a sinister phantom Wild Hunt!)

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The fire demon of Felixstowe

 The coastal village of Felixstowe in Surrey, experienced something weird on a chill September night in 1965. A strange glowing fiery object was seen floating in the sky. There were a number of people living in the area who reported seeing strange flying lights at the Walton Avenue area. It was described as an orange sphere that flew with an eccentric bizarre movement. There was a humming sound and brief electric blackouts across the village. 

Three people in particular witnessed the orange lights and a frightening entity. They were Geoffrey Maskey, Mavis Fordyce and Michael Johnson. Geoffrey was driving his car and giving his friends a lift when he pulled over to watch a strange light in the nearby sky. It was then they watched as a flaming figure appeared. They described it as standing 7 feet tall, humanoid in shape, with large sloping eyes that shone with an inner light. They were terrified but Mavis passed out from fear. After coming round, she noticed some burn marks on her clothing.

There was a feeling of "immense dread" when they looked at the flaming entity. It moved in a strange manner that didn't look natural. The alien being gave off intense heat. The friends suffered nightmares for weeks after their encounter, they visited doctors. There was no answers to what the entity might've been other than others finding rational explanations. They felt the group hallucinated and/or mistook ball lightning, car headlights, swamp gas, atmospheric conditions or bonfires. Even so the friends who witnessed it were traumatised. 

Felixstowe is very close to Rendlesham Forest, which would later become known as the UK's Roswell. There was a strange event that happened there in 1980. Felixstowe is also the location of the lost sunken city of Dunwich, which is the UK's Atlantis. It's said on stormy nights, chilling ghost bells can be heard ringing from the shore. Felixstowe has even got it's very own black shuck hellhound! A small place with so many scary legends. 

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Spooky quicks September 2025

 

Hello and howls for September. To begin the month with various unknown and mystery news related stories, paranormal and weird and other things for ahead. 

A grim discovery of human ashes in the Mojave Desert, Nevada, was found everywhere even covered over cactus plants. It's about 70 cremated human ashes were scattered over there. There was also broken urns and zip ties. Whoever dumped the ashes there and why remains a mystery.

On the 20th September will be a Mothman Festival in Point Pleasant. This is a celebration of a cryptid entity that became known in the mid 1960's after multiple sightings of a strange large winged creature. 

A 32 year old man Oliver Alvis hasn't been asleep for two years and it's causing him health problems. He's become poorly, with impaired vision, headaches and inability to function. He's often desperate for sleep and envies even homeless people that are found asleep outside. Perhaps the recent black moon (a second new moon of 2025 last week) could help. 

Onto this, the full moon (Corn Moon) in September 2025 will have an eclipse. This will be a significant time for the moon, as it will become a Blood Moon. At the same time Saturn will emerge. 

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The mystery of eels

Eels are often thought of as mere fish that look like snakes. No one thinks anymore of them, at least I never did before. Then I was given some info. "Eels are immortal". "Eels are aliens". "Eels have no reproductive organs". "Eels are magical". "Eels are interdimensional". "Young eels are invisible". 

We all think we know about eels but these rumours floated about online and so I looked further into it. These are just eels, who live in water. Some eels are a delicacy such as jellied eels and eel pie in England, Unadon in Japan, and Anguilla alla bisentina of Italy. It has do be cooked with much caution. Blood of eels is toxic towards mammals especially humans. Raw eel consumption is deadly. 

Eels are different to other animals because they can breathe through their skin, they've got fine scales. They can slide in and out of passages in water caverns, tunnels, caves and it's not just because of their slender snake-like forms. They're also covered in a mucus layer. Eels are very nocturnal and they often hide. These are predators and this is how they catch their prey. Certain eels such as the moray eels have two sets of jaws. 

Their strange behaviour is that during an eels mating season, they all swim towards the Bermuda Triangle! That location, which is exactly at the Sargasso Sea  is where they all reproduce. Many scientists have been confused about the eels migration over to the Bermuda Triangle during mating season. A test was made on a few captured eels that wanted to find out about their cycles. It was while they had mating season the eels turned and swam to the direction of the Bermuda Triangle. This is the case for eels in the Americas and Europe but some eels in other parts of the world don't travel there.  No one knows why.

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Dire wolf dogs

 As mentioned before about the three dire wolf pups, there is another interesting animal I want to discuss here at She Wolf Night. There was an earlier separate project who created a much more less known type of dire wolf. These are the DireWolf Dogs. 

While the three white dire wolves (named Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi) were created by Colossal Biosciences, other companies such as Direwolf Project are responsible for bringing about an interesting and legendary breed of puppies. This has been working for years. These puppies are cute domestic dogs that resemble the magnificent Ice Age dire wolves. They make loving pets, companions, members of the home and family, and they;re extremely beautiful. 

While the ferocious Ice Age dire wolf species (Dirus) has been extinct for about 13,000 years ago, the modern equivalent would be the Dire Wolf Dogs, bred to look like them. They make the fantasy realm come to life. 

For more info visit The Direwolf Project site.

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A subject of therianthropy

There is an unknown belief amongst people called Therianthropy. I've touched on this subject before but I didn't explain much about it. Therianthropy is when people have a deep spiritual connection to a certain animal. It means that these people feel themselves as the animals they identify with, and have a lot in common with other therianthropes who they share an understanding.

Some regard themselves as "therians" for short, or "weres", similar to werewolf. Not all of them are were-wolf therians. 

There's a lot of different animals including tigers, lions, cougars, foxes, coyotes, jaguars, bears, hyenas, crocodiles and more. Not all of these therianthrope animals tend to be predators. Some are rabbits, deer, bison and so on. 

Besides the animals among therianthropes, there's also other types who can identify with mythical creatures. These will be people who identify with dragons, angels, griffins, fairies, elves. ect. Many of these are called "Otherkin". There is a difference between Therianthropes and Otherkin. 

For more reading on Therianthropy visit Pluralpedia page HERE.

There was a massive online community of therianthropes and otherkin up until 20 years ago. Therianthropes and Otherkin have formed their own personal symbols. The otherkin symbol is a seven pointed star to represent fae. The therianthrope symbol is a theta-delta overlapping. More on the therianthropy symbol found here at Fandom. 

Therians even have "shifting" sensations in various ways. Often it's psychological with the senses of phantom limbs such as tails. Others can mentally shift by having the mindset of the animal, almost like a Berserker mode but not always angry. Some mental shifts are mild sensations. Most common are dream shifts where the therianthrope becomes their animal. Some people forget what it's like to be human as they become part of their animal. 

It must be said that therianthropy isn't the same as clinical lycanthropy. Therianthropy is purely based on a spiritual idea and has roots in mysticism, helping people to understand to learn about themselves while knowing they're human. While clinical lycanthropy is a severe mental illness like psychosis that gives someone delusions and hallucinations. 

In centuries past, therianthropes were often demonised and linked to evil, witchcraft and sorcery. During the infamous Witch Trials, a number of innocent lives were lost because of a mania and lack of evidence. Most of the condemned were targeted by malicious gossip. So-called werewolves were also put to death. A lot of horrific things happened and the majority simply practiced the old ways and might've been confused as witches. Today people are certain werewolves don't exist while history shows otherwise. Therianthropes today are not in any way evil witches or criminals. Today's werewolves are seen differently in a positive light.   

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Sturgeon moon

The next full moon will appear on the 9th August. This will also be low on the horizon and looking brighter and bigger. It's called the sturgeon moon as it was named because of the Great Lakes during this season that was important for fishing. It has other names including Grain Moon, Lynx Moon, Lightning Moon, Corn Moon and Dispute Moon. 

The Sturgeon Moon will rise in constellation Aquarius. This will be the day after Lion's Gate Portal, which is on the 8th August. The Lion's Gate Portal is about the present phase within Leo constellation, from 23 July to 22 August. However on the 8th August 2025 this will be a galactic new year, where there is a full cosmic alignment of the Sun, Sirius, Orion's Belt and Earth. Many observed this since ancient times as it's when powers are increased and the clear night sky is interesting. This is when the star Sirius is meant to be more powerful as it's light is enhanced by the Sun. 

Star Sirius is also called the Dog Star. This is a strong period and many inclined to spirituality and astrology find it significant. This year's Lion's Gate Portal is like the numbers 8 triple. The full moon influenced by Dog Star magic is going to be a busy time for werewolves. According to much research, people are influenced by the full moon and it tends to be associated with aggression and lunacy.   

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Spooky quicks August 2025

 August is here along with fruit from the trees and new strange stories that happened since I last posted about spooky quicks. 

A girl went missing in Sedona, causing a search party that involved strange goings on. Some of the people described seeing a Bigfoot type creature during their search for the missing girl. Fortunately she was soon found alive and well, but what she had to say was very interesting. She said she'd ran away from something in the woods, and later observed strange glowing entities at night around her. 

Talking of Bigfoot there are other stories and videos that seem to show the cryptid. Check out this article on Daily Mail with a video clip in the snowy mountains. 

The creepy doll Annabelle has been in the news a lot. A paranormal researcher named Dan Rivera passed away during a haunted tour with the Annabelle doll. 

The recent demise of rock star and heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne is a shock for everyone. He's been associated with the occult. Famous for biting the head off a bat on stage in 1982, then starring in horror films and taking part in paranormal investigations, claiming a haunted doll made his year hell.

Friday the 13th is rare but also incredibly rarer is a full moon taking place during Friday the 13th. The last time this happened was in September 2019. The next full moon on Friday the 13th will happen on August 2049.   

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Mermaids of Staithes

This is a true folklore story and historical event. There was once a fishing town by the coast in Yorkshire. The town was thriving and pretty, set in the middle of Whitby and Saltburn. The name of the town was Staithes, and was much admired and visited because of its fishing, the modest harbour and gorgeous little castles. Nearby was a village by the name of Seaton. 

A rough storm occurred one night and two beautiful mermaids were caught in the tides. These two mermaids were tired and could no longer swim home as the waves dragged them to shore. The mermaids found themselves on a beach with a view of buildings at Cowbar Nab. 

Soon the villagers found the exhausted sleeping mermaids. The mermaids were described as beautiful with doe eyes and long golden hair, with heads and torsos of women, but the tails of scaly fish. The mermaids were kept in the village as prisoners, for selfish reasons mainly. They were cruelly treated by the villagers and people used to throw stones at them. 

Four months passed, the mermaids managed to escape during a party that distracted villagers. Soon the villagers realised the mermaids got away and they ran for them. The mermaids looked back at the villagers and then uttered: "The sea shall flow to Jackdaws' Well". After cursing the town, the mermaids plunged into the sea and never returned again. 

The mermaids words didn't make sense to the people but soon the meaning became clear that it was a curse. Years later, the town itself began eroding away and all the houses fell into the sea. Much of the town has crumbled away and battered by severe storms, claiming the lives of many of the villagers. Most significant of all is about Jackdaws' Well. This well was located further inland and provided fresh water to the village, but also fell into the sea! 

Today the town of Staithes is a picturesque tourist attraction but is a fragment of the size it was once. There's still erosion happening and many places lost to the sea. Staithes is cursed. Never upset a mermaid.  

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Gilles Garnier

 The name Gilles Garnier is associated with werewolf folklore. Who was this person? It's not clear when Gilles Garnier was born, although he died in 1574 on 18 January. He's best known as "The Werewolf of Dole" and another "The Hermit of Saint Bonnot". He was a notorious monster who lived up to the werewolf stereotype and one that is part of history. 

He lived within the County of Burgundy in a small commune called Saint Bonnot. Gilles Garnier was a poor man. Married to a woman named Appoline she became fearful when her husband turned aggressive towards her and the children. Gilles liked to go out hunting at night so he could provide for his family, but it's believed this was when he turned into a wolf.

The local area became scary when children started going missing and soon found deceased. It was during these fearful times that Gilles Garnier was seen running around in wolf form, carrying a dead child. It was then that authorities arrested Gilles and he ended up confessing under torture. 

He told them he killed those children and was involved also in lycanthropy. Dark magic was used to help him transform into a wolf so that he could hunt better at night. As a result of this he was found guilty of lycanthropy and witchcraft, then executed by burning at the stake. So poverty in Medieval France drove this man to turn to horrific crimes, but also he had to have been creepy anyway. 

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Hit by a shooting star

An extraordinary thing happened to a woman. It was during 12:45 pm on 10th September 1954, that took place in a house in Sylacauga, Alabama. Ann Hodges was napping on the living room couch and then a piece of meteorite crashed through the roof. It broke into three pieces, and one of the fragments bounced off a radio and hit Ann. She was unhurt but left with a serious bruise. 

Ann was a housewife who lived with her husband and mother. Afterwards the mass media covered the story and she found some fame but it was short lived. Many accused her of making it all up for attention, resulting in some bullying that made Ann withdraw and enter depression. She sold the meteorite to a museum for just $25 which didn't please her husband. This followed with a divorce. She had no children of her own.

That night she was struck by a meteor was a rare and a one-off. According to records she's the only person ever to have survived being hit by a meteorite. On another level this woman could be perceived as lucky. She was touched by a star. In myths and folklore, shooting stars and meteorites are often considered magical. These are associated with omens of a departed loved one, souls of the dead and signs of good luck. 

In Greek mythology shooting stars were thought to be projectiles thrown by Zeus during anger. In Norse myth, they're seen as dragons. Many people are in awe when seeing shooting stars and children make wishes on them. Meteor showers were seen as tears of the gods. One specific deity was Asteria, a goddess of shooting stars, whose domain was dreams and sleep. Interesting that Ann Hodges was sleeping when a shooting star broke into her house! 

After this did she become powerful and supernatural? The answers is no but she was truly special because she was kissed by a falling star. She has something in common with people like Roy Sullivan, Mary Ball Washington and Sharon Stone who were struck by lightning. Being hit by lightning is more common than being hit by a shooting star but still. Ann Hodges was literally starstruck!  

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Buck moon

July full moon will appear on Thursday, 10th July 2025 at evening. The July full moon is called a Buck Moon, named after male deer's behaviour this time of the year. Each year male deer shed their old antlers and during July is when they grow new antlers. Other names for the July full moon is Thunder Moon, as this is when there's more thunderstorms during hotter season. This year's Buck Moon will be especially different though because it will appear low on the horizon. The July Buck moon is the most furthest away from the sun. 

Another interesting detail about this year's Buck Moon is the position in the sky amongst stars, in the middle of a star constellation Sagittarius, located in the asterism called the Teapot. It would look like the moon is low on the horizon at the Teapot pattern, which may be difficult to see from the UK and Europe.

In folklore it's believed that those werewolves born in July's full moon will grow to have white fur and they're regarded as "ghost wolves." 

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Spooky quicks July 2025

 A lot of strange things have been happening recently. I can remember seeing a number of strange anomalies myself including fairy lights and eerie shadows. The veil was lowered because of the Summer solstice, making it special, spooky, magical and even intense.

A woman named Colleen McCormack from Pembroke, Massachusetts, filmed a strange object in the sky near her house. It's not clear what it was but doesn't resemble any meteorite or known aircraft. It's seen slowly descending from the sky. The official Federal Aviation Administration said there were no reports of debris in the area but they didn't make anymore comments. To read the full story and watch the video clip, visit HERE at UPI news site. 

More about the hidden structures beneath the pyramid Khafre at Giza, Egypt. Earlier this year it was revealed the team of scientists using satellite radar discovered giant pillars underneath the pyramid doing deep underground. Now they've found more. Hidden pillars and chambers were found under another pyramid Menkaure. They scanned a huge city complex 2,000 ft underground beneath Giza pyramids. 

More ancient secrets have revealed a lost Mayan city in northern Guatemala. It's been named Los Abuelos to mean "The Grandparents". It's about 16 square miles including pyramids and a canal. For more info visit the Look Into History video on Youtube to discover a closer look. 

Scientists have theories that time could have three dimensions and not just one dimension. While this is a new idea, it's very interesting and might explain unusual phenomena such as time-slips and hauntings. Check out the article at Phys org.

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Loss of a star fox rescue

This is sad news for everyone especially at Save a Fox rescue. Mikayla Raines was the founder of the Save a Fox charity. She dedicated her life helping animals mostly wild and especially foxes. She rescued innocent animals from cruel fur farms and gave them happiness. 

Sadly the world lost this amazing kind woman. She was a beautiful angelic soul. She didn't only work in helping animals but she truly loved them all. She helped to save lives and provided good homes for them in a healthy spacious environment. 

Sadly Mikayla passed away on 21st June 2025 aged just 29. She will be forever missed. In sympathy to her friends and family. This is a tragic loss of life and the world grieves her as we do on She Wolf Night. She loved animals and cared for them so much. 

Rest in peace Mikayla Raines