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    News That’s Beyond Bizarre…


    2009 - 02.06

    Posted in australia, celebrities, england, ghosts, hallucinations, monsters, murder, news, photos, psychology, science, sweden, television, united states, vampires | Comments Off

    To end the week on an interesting note, here are some unusual stories from our weird world. And that’s no hat trick…

    The Whisperer and the Ghost…

    Yes, Jennifer Love Hewitt, star of Ghost Whisperer, does believe in ghosts in real life. In fact, she recently had a conversation with her dead grandmother, thanks to psychic James Van Praagh. She told OK! Magazine, “She just wanted to say hello and tell me that she was looking out for me. It was really nice.” I’m sure Hewitt was an easier audience for Van Praagh than Barbara Walters.

    Please, No Pictures…

    The hunt for Storsjöodjuret, the infamous lake monster of Sweden, continues. But there is one slight snag for cryptozoologists: cameras have been banned by the council from being used on the shores of Lake Storsjön. Under-water surveillance has passed through local ordinance four times, but if you’re planning an impromptu jaunt with a digital, you had better think twice. Who needs evidence, anyway?

    Those Bloody Lesbians…

    Perth was shaken in 2006 by the slaying of a 16-year-old girl. The two assailants, Jessica Stasinowsky and her lover Valerie Parashmuti, both pleaded guilty this week to bludgeoning their roommate to death with a concrete block. Apparently, the deed turned them on and they proceeded to make out while standing over her body. Parashmuti, 19, belonged to a vampire cult which engaged in the ritualistic drinking of blood. Their motive? They thought the girl was “annoying” and believed she was flirting with the girls significant other. Thus perpetuating the belief that lesbians are tough, vicious creatures…

    Was Darby O’Gill Delusional?

    If you’re seeing faeries outside of the nearest gay bar, you might be suffering from Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS). British doctors estimate as many as 100,000 people in England may suffer from CBS. The disturbance causes hallucinations of people, objects, and even little winged human figures while the sufferer remains otherwise of sound mind. Scientists say it is caused by a lack of visual stimulation, not mental illness. Theories for ending CBS vary from stimulating the fingertips to holding your breath to (in extreme cases) medication. In the case of visual hallucinations of leprechauns, I might recommend looking for that pot of gold anyway…

    Lavender Bloodbath Television…


    2008 - 08.13

    Posted in gay ghosts, legends, lesbians, murder, news, paranormal, slovakia, television, vampires | Comments Off

    If you’re looking for some paranormal television this evening, you might want to check out a gay ghost investigation!

    Tonight, the series Ghost Hunters International will visit a couple haunted relics in eastern Europe, including Čachtice Castle, alleged haunt of the sadistic, lesbian serial killer Elizabeth Báthory who bathed in the blood of virgin women to “maintain her youth”. Vampire legends are often linked to some of her dastardly deeds. She died while imprisoned in a castle tower in the 16th century.

    Her ghost is rumoured to haunt the place of her death.

    Figures. The bastards didn’t invite me.

    You can tune in tonight on the SciFi Channel at 9:00 PM.

    Jeepers Creepers, Where’d You Get Those Peepers?


    2008 - 03.25

    Posted in australia, michigan, oregon, paranormal, teenagers, texas, vampires | Comments Off

    Over the past decade or more, stories of particularly strange encounters with not-quite-human people have been whispered around the globe.

    The storytellers are very diverse: a bank executive in Sydney, Australia elevator; a couple at a rest area in Michigan; a Portland, Oregon apartment manager; an anonymous Starbucks customer in an undisclosed location; and most-surprisingly a newspaper reporter in Abilene, Texas.

    To the casual observer, the individuals they met or saw wouldn’t seem very unusual. Though upon closer inspection, they all had one very odd thing in common: their eyes. They were pure blackness, lacking a pupil or iris.

    Websites often refer to these people as BEKs (short for “black eyed kids“). Generally, they are children, between 10 and 18, and are entreating entrance. Be it a ride in a car or coming inside a home or apartment to borrow the phone, they generally grow impatient if denied. Witnesses have noticed a strange, uncomfortable feeling around them… even compulsion, as if under hypnosis.

    But who are they? Several theories exist, from the mundane “people wearing black contact lenses” to the obscure, more paranormal “alien hybrids”, “demons”, and “vampires”. The fact that they cannot enter a vehicle or dwelling without the owner’s permission lends credence to the similarities with vampire legends. Whatever they are, the people who have reported the encounters have been terrified and shaken by their experiences.

    Are they real? Many people say that it’s simply an urban legend. Indeed, there is no evidence backing up these stories, which makes them difficult to prove. They were all chance encounters, usually without other people present. No photographs were taken. No traces were left behind.

    The most credible encounter was that of Brian Bethel, a newspaper reporter who encountered two strange children outside a movie theater in Texas. his 1998 tale has been the cause of much speculation… and even controversy. Some allege that the tale is fiction, while Bethel still stands by his story. And yes, he’s even on Blogger.

    The only real way to know for sure is to experience one first-hand. After all, seeing is believing…

    Blood Baths, Lesbians, Dracula, and Transylvania


    2008 - 02.22

    Posted in dracula, eastern europe, elizabeth bathory, lesbians, romania, slovakia, transylvania, vampires, vlad the impaler | Comments Off

    I’ve always been fascinated with Eastern Europe. Perhaps it stems from my heritage (my great grandfather lived in an apartment in Bratislava, Slovakia before coming to America). Or it could be the result of the countless images of werewolves, old crumbling castles, and vampires haunting my nightmares at an early age. I even dated a Romanian named Dani during my college years (yes, he was from the region known as Transylvania… his hair, voice, and sense of humor were all dark… but he wasn’t a vampire, sorry).

    Often, our most iconic images are not so much based in reality but a blend of fact and fiction.

    Dracula, as we are familiar with him in our culture, never actually existed. His image stems from three sources: superstition, Vlad Dracul, and Elizabeth Báthory.

    A strigoi, in Romanian mythology, is the evil soul of the dead capable of transforming itself into an animal or specter to haunt and terrorize the countryside.There were a few different forms: Strigoi vii were living vampire witches, while Strigoi morţi were their undead counterparts. Both fed off the life force (be it the soul or blood) of their victims and could only be destroyed during their feast.

    Vlad Ţepeş (”Vlad the Impaler“, Vladislav III Dracula , or “son of Dracul“, Prince of Wallachia) was a fair and well-loved ruler in Romania during the 15th Century. His nickname stems from his preferred method of punishment. Tales of Vlad drinking the blood of his victims circulated around Europe, though these words came from the lips of his enemies. After escaping Poienari Castle (”Dracula’s Castle” as it is now known, where his first wife leaped to her death in the Argeş River below), he returned in 1475 with Stefan Báthory to reclaim the throne, only to be killed in battle during the winter of 1476. His body has never been found.

    Speaking of the Báthory family, there’s yet another possible origin for the vampires of legend: Báthory Erzsébet, better known as Countess Elizabeth Báthory of Hungary. Elizabeth was a lesbian and always surrounded herself with beautiful, young women. As age and fading beauty began consuming her thoughts, she devised a plan to keep herself young.

    She would bathe in the blood of young women. Well, torture and mutilate them first… just for fun.

    Everything seemed to go quite well, under the guise of schooling young peasant girls from the countryside. But soon, the rumors of her misdeeds reached government officials. To avoid a public scandal, she was sentenced to house arrest. Čachtice Castle in modern-day Slovakia became her prison for the remainder of her life. She passed away on August 21, 1614 while still bricked into the single room.

    Over the many centuries, these and many other tales became twisted and molded into the character we know today as Count Dracula. Transylvania and much of Eastern Europe still retain their superstitious beliefs, but most of the negative reputation is unwarranted.

    But who knows… if you ever find yourself wandering the Bohemian countryside after dark, you just might encounter a spook or two… or even a lesbian vampire…