A Meme to Kill For: The Slender Man Phenomenon

by Tony Harrington It was summer of 2009 when “Something Awful” forum member Eric Knudsen, going by the alias Victor Surge, first introduced web users to the frightening world of Slender Man. The Slender Man was created by Knudsen as part of the Something Awful photo contest by which users took ordinary photos and edited …

So Long and Farewell: The Final Goodbye

by Tony Harrington I remember the last time I spoke with my Grandfather. It was the early part of 1984 around one O’clock in the morning. I was eight years old and he came into my room and sat on the edge of my bed. He always called me Nino, explaining that it was the …

The Black Stick Man Phenomenon

by Tony Harrington In the world of the paranormal, there is seldom anything new to write home about. Ghosts are ghosts after all, the tried and true staple of an investigator’s diet. Rarely do we see an emergence of a new phenomenon. We might see an older type of entity experience resurgence in popularity due …

Unrest In Pieces: Bachelors Grove Cemetery

by Tony Harrington Several years ago I visited a friend of mine who lives in Chicago, IL.  I spent a portion of the trip doing the tourist thing. Going to the Field Museum and the Shedd Aquarium and eating deep dish pizza and Italian Beef sandwiches seemed to fill the bulk of my trip. One …