The big bad wood: Nahanni Valley

The big bad wood: Nahanni Valley

“Men vanish in that country…and down the river they say it’s a damned good country to keep clear of.”-Advice to Nahanni Valley prospector  Yes, it is true! I, too, have seen the Mr. Ballen video about the mysterious and frightening expanse of the Nahanni Valley,...
Grin and bear it: Indrid Cold

Grin and bear it: Indrid Cold

It was October 1966, around 9:45 p.m. Two boys–Martin Munov and James Yanchitis–were walking home along a chain link fence below the elevated New Jersey Turnpike. On the other side of the fence lay some shrub brush and a steep, nigh insurmountable slope up...
Tall, Dark, and Phantom? The Shadow People

Tall, Dark, and Phantom? The Shadow People

This topic is of particular interest to me. When I was a child, my family moved to a small house. I had a small room, and a bed crammed next to a long closet with a sliding door. It was a difficult time in my life–my mother was sick, and I was too old to go to...