Kisaragi Station

an urban legend about a train station that doesn't exist

Cicada 3301

mysterious online riddles calling out to really smart people

Cadaver Synod (897)

a dead pope standing trial

Celestial Phenomenon over Nuremberg (1561)

a bunch of apparent UFOs flying in the 16th century

Hinterkaifeck murders (1922)

mysterious murders in the Bavarian countryside

Dancing Plague (1516)

keep dancing till you drop dead

Hanako-san

a young girl who haunts toilets in elementary schools

Moberly-Jourdain incident (1911)

Time travelling incident at Versailles

Barney and Betty Hill incident (1961)

a couple abducted by aliens and lived to tell the tale

Akai Kutsu

a Japanese children's song with a sad background

Mary Celeste (1872)

a ship where everyone on board disappeared without a trace

Kagome Kagome

a Japanese children's song with creepy interpretations

Metsänpeitto

Finnish folklore saying that forests can trap people

Huldufólk

hidden supernatural beings from Nordic folklore

Four Big Pollution Diseases of Japan

major outbreaks of poisoning caused by improper toxic waste disposal