by J.M. Plumbley | Dec 21, 2022 | Monster Meet
There comes a time in one’s monster-blogging career where the well of holiday-themed boogeymen runs dry. This year, I perused a couple cheery articles about how Santa loves the flesh of small children (tip: distract him by leaving out cookies instead), but struggled...
by J.M. Plumbley | Jun 21, 2022 | Monster Meet
Content warning: suicidality. In the late 2000’s, a 40-year old school teacher came to visit Dr. Francesca Anzellotti at the Department of Neuroscience and Imaging at G. d’Annunzio University in Chieti, Italy. The teacher had been referred there after suffering...
by J.M. Plumbley | Mar 20, 2022 | Monster Meet
We’ve all been there: We’re settling down, trying to relax, to concentrate to do our business. The light is soft, the faucet drips, and then WHAM WHAM WHAM! Someone shatters our equilibrium by hammering on the door. Given the state of everything, I figured it...
by J.M. Plumbley | Sep 22, 2021 | Monster Meet
“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,...
by J.M. Plumbley | Oct 1, 2020 | Monster Meet
Anyone with even a passing interest in urban legends and folklore will know that ghost bride stories (especially in the U.S., which I am most familiar with) are a dime a dozen. Certainly there are some practical reasons for this–white wedding dresses double...
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