Legends & the undead
Halloween Season Creep: When America Starts Searching for October
2026 survey: 43% start Halloween planning on Google/Bing; 37% used generative AI; season creep into early October and late summer — what the numbers mean.
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Legends & the undead
Familiars and the Witch’s Teat: The Cruel History Behind Cute Halloween Pets
Before black-cat costumes, English witch trials treated “familiars” and “witch’s marks” as evidence. Cruel history, respectful telling, Halloween context.
Legends & the undead
Enchanted Forest Halloween: Why Mystical Beat Horror in 2025 Search
Google Frightgeist 2025 named Enchanted Forest the top Halloween party theme — magical/mystical over traditional horror. What that signal means for 2026.
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Bigfoot & Sasquatch
Researchers Renew Interest In An Old Bigfoot Theory
Vampires
Cannock Chase Black Eyed Kids Surface Again
Bigfoot & Sasquatch
Review – Linda Godfrey’s American Monsters: A History of Monster Lore, Legends and Sightings
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Flipping the Script: The Hunters Become The Hunted
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Their Black Eyed Kids Were Bad Enough: Woman Encounters Mom & Dad
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Russian Farm Animals Wiped Out in Chupacabra-Type Attack
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The Case of The Florida Fanger
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Bigfoot Attack: California Man Reports A Close Call With The Creature
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Shadow People: Are They Ghosts or Something Even Worse?
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One Seriously Haunted Hotel
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The Michigan Dogman: Werewolves and Other Unknown Canines Across the USA
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They’re Back! More Encounters With Black Eyed Children
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