Mary Louise Eklund

Tag: creepy

  • The Rest of Creepy October at G+

    The Rest of Creepy October at G+

    Photo by me of the window at the Simmons Library in Kenosha. I used some effects by Pixlr photo app for Google Chrome.

    I’ve already posted the first 20 posts of my series on G+ that I called Creepy October .  These are tales based on truth that have a creepy/mysterious almost spook aspect to them.  I stopped at the post on the 19th.  So here’s  the list for the rest of the series.  If you enjoy this kind of thing hop over and learn more.

    Oct. 20th  The Ghost Blimp of WWII  a USA blimp on patrol off the coast of California don’t forget this was the area of the battle for LA the real incident took place

    Oct 21st  Resurrection Mary the famous hitch hiking ghost from Resurrection Cemetery in October and the women that might have been the source for the legend

    Oct 22nd Teresita Basita Case  a strange case that really took place in Chicago in the late 70s that seriously brought up the subject of ghost testimony in court

    Oct 23rd  Robert The Doll the creepy supposedly possessed doll in Key West

    Oct 24th Elmer McCurdy’s Roaming Corpse the odd journey of Elmer’s body after his execution.

    Oct 25th Haunted painting sold on e-bay the story of the creepy painting by William Stoneham entitle Hands Resist Him

    Oct 26th  The Mysterious Stranger of Mark Twain’s Adventures  This was a claymation video that was very creepy inspired by Mark Twain’s unfinished novel about the nephew of Satan.

    Oct 27th The Mad Gasser of Mattoon  Was anyone really gassing the citizens of small towns in Illinois and Virginia?  If so who was it and why do it?

    Oct 28th What Happened to Fredrick Valentich?  A pilot flying over the Australian Outback  disappears but first he radios back a strange description of something…

    Oct 29th  Strange Love of Carl Tanzer  back to Key West for the odd story of obsession, grave robbing, necrophilia, and love?!?

    Oct 30th The Priest of San Francisco Trains  The odd tales of encounters and their aftermath on the people who see a strange priest

    Oct 31st  Skull Found Due to Sandy and Odd Notes of a Spy’s Diary  The eerie finding of a skull and unmoved graves uncovered by Sandy and odd notes in the diary of a Cold War spy handler about glowing men and plutonium.

    Nov 1st  Cultural Ways to Shed Evil Spirits  a list of things done in various cultures to shed evil spirits from buildings.

    Hope you find something that you’ll enjoy.  It’s always intriguing to find more mysterious and creepy stories – there’s another October coming in 2013.

  • It’s been a Creepy October over at Google Plus

    It’s been a Creepy October over at Google Plus

    This photo from the Haines Museum in Waukegan IL. I made it when we toured the museum. Then for the theme of Creepy October I used Pixlr-O-Matic to add creepy effects.

    It all started unintentionally on October 2nd but by the 9th it had become intentional.  Now I fully mean to make it to November 1st.  What am I talking about?  My posts on Google + about creepy stories based in truth.  That’s what!  I’ll warn you I’m a prolific poster on G+.  It’s where I go to share neat stuff I happen upon and where I go to make long rambling posts about the day. But in October I started adding a link to something creepy in honor of the pending holiday of Halloween.

    If you’ve been reading for long you KNOW I love the odd, strange, bizarre, and creepy.  Yes sometimes I like to be among those things most like me. As I found myself posting more oddities I thought why not share some of my favorite strange stories each day.  I’d kick off telling about how I encountered the story or what I thought of the story then I’d link to a site that went more in depth.   Then like all things when you try to think of them – uh brain freeze.  Still I’ve made one a day since the idea hit me.  Last night at writer’s group I asked for refreshers on creepy stories particularly ones local.  Now I’ve got a list to keep me going some suggested by friend others ones that hit me as the suggestions were flying.

    Here’s links to the Creepy October posts so far:

    This gives you a peek at what I do on other streams.  You see Flickr often and my Twitter feed is on the lower right of my posts.  BUT you don’t get to see my G+ so much and thus I thought I’d share.  If you are over there find me and join in the fun!  If not enjoy these posts and the links they provide.  Also if you know of creepy tales based on truth – tell me I LOVE THEM!

    Until next time!