Jan 1, 20164 minWeird New Year TraditionsIn an earlier entry I shared some bizarre December traditions around the world. Of course there are some strange choices to ring in the New Year. It may be t...
Dec 4, 20154 minTry these weird Christmas traditionsIt’s December and the final holidays of the year are in full swing. Christmas gets most of the attention, but it’s certainly not the only one in town. Mental...
Sep 24, 20152 minHendrix seance artifact up for auctionThis wax figure of Jimi Hendrix stands in Mme Tussauds of London Photo by Denis Bourez [CC BY 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons. We have a number of bizarre artifac...
Sep 23, 20153 minPhobia causes actions beyond reasonAftermath of freak crash by wane.com You may have heard of the bizarre accident in Northern Indiana where a woman found a spider on her shoulder and leapt fr...
Sep 16, 20151 minWho’s your Buddie?NOTE: This information is provided for entertainment purposes only and is not intended to express support or opposition to the legalization of marijuana. Res...
Sep 9, 20151 minFatal selfieArtist rendering shows how an unsuccessful gun selfie might look before the final moment. In a previous article from July we highlighted some of the amazing w...
Sep 8, 20151 minAdventures in time and spaceCan you tell the difference between the blue boxes below? Photo © Copyright Karl and Ali and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence Photo © C...
Aug 28, 20152 minBlood MoonYou may have heard some things about the Blood Moon in 2015. Some say it’s the Apocalypse. Some say it’s a time of strong magic and connection. So, what is t...
Aug 25, 20151 minWelcome to snake islandWe’ve shown you islands of cats and bunnies. We shared the island of lost dolls. Now it’s time to stir up the nightmares with a trip to Snake Island. Ilha da...
Aug 19, 20152 minRoanoke mystery solved?One American mystery that has lasted for more than three hundred years is the colony of Roanoke, Virginia. Led by John White, they were sent by Walter Raleig...
Aug 17, 20152 minYou might belong in a museumThis amazing mummy rests in peace at the Museum of the Weird At the Museum of the Weird we feature a mummy that might date back 3000 years. The process of mu...
Aug 13, 20152 minWhen monsters attackSeveral weeks ago we had a story about legendary monster, Godzilla, receiving official citizenship from Japan. That’s odd, since he spent a lot of time destr...
Aug 6, 20152 minBeginning at the endCouple celebrate their wedding in the family funeral home. We look forward to the day when an especially weird couple chooses to tie the knot at the Museum o...
Jul 29, 20151 minBuried alive in BrazilYou may have seen a recent story repeated from dailybuzz.com with titles like “Woman Buried Alive, Funeral Goers Hear Screams From The Grave.” Snopes declare...
Jul 27, 20151 minVampire flowers had willing donorHemochromatosis. The result was that his blood had too much iron. The treatment at the time—which is still recommended today—is removal of blood from the bod...
Jul 23, 20152 minOuija does it…Three talking boards await clearing by Doc Saul Ravencraft. As I give tours to visitors at the Museum of the Weird I tell them about my role in making sure t...
Jul 15, 20151 minFlame on—spontaneous human combustionA recent rash of news articles has focused on the strange case of the nine-day-old child of Karna Perumal, an agricultural labourer, and his wife Rajeswari f...
Jul 13, 20151 minDeath by selfieRecently, Russia released a pamphlet advising people about the deadly consequences of taking selfies. Apparently, the carelessness of people trying to captur...
Jul 8, 20151 minSome parts may not be includedIf it’s never happened to you, it’s difficult to understand the tragedy of losing a loved one, especially in a death that requires an autopsy. The tension is...
Jul 6, 20151 minIf you give a mouse a Mountain DewWe’ve all heard some of the food horror stories: animal and human body parts found mixed amongst the fries; things found packaged in the factory. Often these...