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Bizarre

From aliens to cryptids to unexplained phenomena, we uncover the weird and wonderful. Join us — if you dare.

Mythical Water Creatures to Capture Your Imagination

Mythical Water Creatures to Capture Your Imagination

Don't go chasing waterfalls—you never know what they might hide.

Cryptids

By Danielle Kugler

Cryptids

Are Fairies Real? The History and Hoaxes Surrounding the Fair Folk

Are Fairies Real? The History and Hoaxes Surrounding the Fair Folk

By Orrin Grey

Cryptids

The Strange Case of the Loveland Frog, Ohio's Amphibian Cryptid

The Strange Case of the Loveland Frog, Ohio's Amphibian Cryptid

By Natalie Dalea

Fantasy Creatures

Are Dragons Real? A Scientific Exploration

Are Dragons Real? A Scientific Exploration

By L.W. Martin & Kelsey Christine McConnell

Cryptids

10 Bigfoot Books That Will Make You Want to Believe

10 Bigfoot Books That Will Make You Want to Believe

By Carolyn Cox

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Cryptids

4 Alleged Mothman Sightings That Preceded Disasters

4 Alleged Mothman Sightings That Preceded Disasters

Is the Mothman a monster bent on wreaking destruction? Or a supernatural force sent to warn of impending danger?

By Steven Casale

Aliens

7 Mysterious Alien Encounters Before Roswell

7 Mysterious Alien Encounters Before Roswell

Strange phenomena in the night sky are nothing new.

By Kyla Cathey

Aliens

9 People Share Their Most Bizarre Alien Abduction Stories

9 People Share Their Most Bizarre Alien Abduction Stories

They're coming for you...

By The Portalist Staff

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Here's the Creepy Mothman Documentary You Need to Watch Tonight

Here's the Creepy Mothman Documentary You Need to Watch Tonight

Because sometimes, truth is scarier than fiction.

By Carolyn Cox

Science

9 Weird International Space Station Facts

9 Weird International Space Station Facts

Learn the strange secrets of the ISS—a symbol of global unity and the power of science.

By Carolyn Cox

Fantasy Creatures

7 Mythological Creatures Explained by Science

7 Mythological Creatures Explained by Science

Sometimes, humans see what we want to see.

By Matt Ellis

Time Travel

Charlotte Moberly and Eleanor Jourdain: Accidental Time Travelers in Versailles?

Charlotte Moberly and Eleanor Jourdain: Accidental Time Travelers in Versailles?

While visiting the Petit Trianon in 1901, two scholarly women came face to face with visions they could not explain.

By The Lineup

5 Recent UFO Sightings That Defy Explanation

5 Recent UFO Sightings That Defy Explanation

Next time you’re gazing at the sky, keep your eyes peeled for something strange…you never know what you might see.

By Steven Casale

5 Real-Life Creatures That Could Inspire Science Fiction

5 Real-Life Creatures That Could Inspire Science Fiction

You only need to step into nature to find thousands of bizarre life forms.

By L.W. Martin

Science

7 Weird Natural Phenomena That Prove Our Planet Is Absurd

7 Weird Natural Phenomena That Prove Our Planet Is Absurd

Here's a reminder of how wonderful, wacky, and sometimes gross the world can be.

By J.C. Breen

Cryptids

The Secret History Behind Steller’s Sea Ape

The Secret History Behind Steller’s Sea Ape

During the grueling Great Northern Expedition, naturalist Georg Wilhem Steller came face-to-face with one of the sea's most mysterious creatures. Or did he?

By Andrew Thaler

Mercy Brown and the Great Vampire Panic of 1892

Mercy Brown and the Great Vampire Panic of 1892

In 1892, Mercy Brown died of consumption. But townspeople had a more sinister explanation for her death.

By The Lineup

Cryptids

Cloven-Hoof Cryptids: Legend of the Maryland Goatman and the Pope Lick Monster

Cloven-Hoof Cryptids: Legend of the Maryland Goatman and the Pope Lick Monster

The two most famous goat-like cryptids cause havoc in their respective American hometowns.

By Orrin Grey

Fantasy Creatures

9 Fantasy Creatures We Wish Really Existed

9 Fantasy Creatures We Wish Really Existed

Fangs, fins, and feathers: We wish these fantasy creatures were fact and not fiction.

By Terrence Dalton

Skinwalker Ranch: Utah’s Hotbed of Paranormal Activity

Skinwalker Ranch: Utah’s Hotbed of Paranormal Activity

This lonely ranch in Utah is haunted by ghostly voices, strange sightings, and UFO encounters.

By The Lineup

10 Places on Earth That Look Like They Belong in a Fantasy Land

10 Places on Earth That Look Like They Belong in a Fantasy Land

These gorgeous lands look straight out of a mystical, mythical world.

By Dana Piccoli

6 Things You Didn’t Know About the Hidden Life of Trees

6 Things You Didn’t Know About the Hidden Life of Trees

Trees are complex lifeforms with behavior strangely similar to our own human displays of seduction, vengeance, and compassion.

By G.G. Andrew

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