Hugh Strangeness
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"'Stranger Things' is not just a TV show," he said. "It's a depiction of things that actually did go on in Montauk. These people did their research. They must have hung out at bars late at night and spoken to a lot of people — they know too much."
#StrangerThings #Montauk #Fortean
#StrangerThings #Montauk #Fortean
Locals Share Terrifying, Haunting Memories Of The Real-Life Montauk Camp Hero That Inspired 'Stranger Things'
As "Stranger Things" airs its final episode, Joyce and Hopper speak of moving to Montauk — where creepy Camp Hero inspired the hit series.
patch.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:56 PM
"'Stranger Things' is not just a TV show," he said. "It's a depiction of things that actually did go on in Montauk. These people did their research. They must have hung out at bars late at night and spoken to a lot of people — they know too much."
#StrangerThings #Montauk #Fortean
#StrangerThings #Montauk #Fortean
Watched the last one. I both laughed and shed a tear more than I expected.
Totally loved this series.
I've always been a massive fan of 'coming of age' horror stories. I blame reading 'IT' in the 80s.
#StrangerThings #horrorsky
Totally loved this series.
I've always been a massive fan of 'coming of age' horror stories. I blame reading 'IT' in the 80s.
#StrangerThings #horrorsky
a silhouette of a monster is visible in the sky above the trees
Alt: A silhouette of a monster is visible in the sky above the trees - Stranger Things.
media.tenor.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Watched the last one. I both laughed and shed a tear more than I expected.
Totally loved this series.
I've always been a massive fan of 'coming of age' horror stories. I blame reading 'IT' in the 80s.
#StrangerThings #horrorsky
Totally loved this series.
I've always been a massive fan of 'coming of age' horror stories. I blame reading 'IT' in the 80s.
#StrangerThings #horrorsky
The Devil's Bumhole!
I love daft stuff like this.
#folklore #weird #SpiritOfPlace #devil #Fortean #Pareidolia #EntranceToHell
I love daft stuff like this.
#folklore #weird #SpiritOfPlace #devil #Fortean #Pareidolia #EntranceToHell
Visitors flock to Welsh mountainside to gaze in wonder at the 'Devil's Bumhole'
A 300-foot-wide mysterious mountain hole has been dubbed the 'Devil's bumhole' by mystified locals.
metro.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 10:18 PM
The Devil's Bumhole!
I love daft stuff like this.
#folklore #weird #SpiritOfPlace #devil #Fortean #Pareidolia #EntranceToHell
I love daft stuff like this.
#folklore #weird #SpiritOfPlace #devil #Fortean #Pareidolia #EntranceToHell
January 1, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Black-eyed kids at Cannock Chase.
Includes video of a figure (which doesn't look particularly odd to me).
Yeah, I know it's The Express! Here's your pinch of salt.
#Black-EyedKids #ghost #paranormal #Fortean #CannockChase
Includes video of a figure (which doesn't look particularly odd to me).
Yeah, I know it's The Express! Here's your pinch of salt.
#Black-EyedKids #ghost #paranormal #Fortean #CannockChase
'Black-eyed ghost child' caught on camera 'haunting UK forest' in chilling clip
The ghost of a black-eyed child has been haunting Cannock Chase for decades, with a number of people claiming to have seen the eerie figure in the woods
www.express.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Black-eyed kids at Cannock Chase.
Includes video of a figure (which doesn't look particularly odd to me).
Yeah, I know it's The Express! Here's your pinch of salt.
#Black-EyedKids #ghost #paranormal #Fortean #CannockChase
Includes video of a figure (which doesn't look particularly odd to me).
Yeah, I know it's The Express! Here's your pinch of salt.
#Black-EyedKids #ghost #paranormal #Fortean #CannockChase
No, you grow up!
January 1, 2026 at 12:39 PM
No, you grow up!
Nope. Still here.
Stupid, stupid people.
Stupid, stupid people.
January 1, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Nope. Still here.
Stupid, stupid people.
Stupid, stupid people.
"America has fallen. NATO is teetering. Europe is on the brink of some new darkness. The Silicon Valley tech companies are now in an alliance with the worst people on the planet."
I told myself I wouldn't post any politics on this new profile. But fuck it. This says it all.
Happy New Year.
I told myself I wouldn't post any politics on this new profile. But fuck it. This says it all.
Happy New Year.
On Power
Liminal thoughts from a liminal space, "The Perineum" between Christmas and New Year
broligarchy.substack.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM
"America has fallen. NATO is teetering. Europe is on the brink of some new darkness. The Silicon Valley tech companies are now in an alliance with the worst people on the planet."
I told myself I wouldn't post any politics on this new profile. But fuck it. This says it all.
Happy New Year.
I told myself I wouldn't post any politics on this new profile. But fuck it. This says it all.
Happy New Year.
Are these numpties in my town even in the same time zone as me? They've been letting off fireworks for the last 6 hours. It's not even midnight yet!
December 31, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Are these numpties in my town even in the same time zone as me? They've been letting off fireworks for the last 6 hours. It's not even midnight yet!
"If it turns out that transients are reflective artificial objects in orbit — prior to Sputnik — who put them there, and why do they seem to show interest in nuclear testing?"
#ufosky #Fortean
#ufosky #Fortean
'Who put them there?' Scientists struggle to explain UFO-like objects captured in 1950s astronomy photos. | Blaze Media
Researchers hypothesize that strange and transient star-like objects that appeared in astronomy photos at the time of nuclear tests might be UFOs.
www.theblaze.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Yeah... sure they did... 😉
Rats ate 200 kg ganja, claimed police; Ranchi court acquits accused in 2022 drugs case
Court finds contradictions in testimonies on key aspects, raises doubts over seizure, handling of narcotics
indianexpress.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Yeah... sure they did... 😉
A katana-wielding hacker/pizza delivery guy. Nice!
Depending on who is the actual main character in these books I'm either a very—ahem—portly detective who grows thousands of orchids and eats gourmet food at every meal or I'm his handsome strong intelligent smart aleck assistant.
December 31, 2025 at 10:09 PM
A katana-wielding hacker/pizza delivery guy. Nice!
I find conspiracy theories fascinating and a couple of these were new to me ('NASA finds a missing day' and the 'green moon hoax').
#ConspiracyTheory #Fortean #science
#ConspiracyTheory #Fortean #science
10 of the biggest conspiracy theories in space and astronomy, and how to defeat them | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
From flat Earth to UFOs, a hollow Moon and the Black Knight spacecraft, the biggest space conspiracy theories and how to defeat them.
www.skyatnightmagazine.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I find conspiracy theories fascinating and a couple of these were new to me ('NASA finds a missing day' and the 'green moon hoax').
#ConspiracyTheory #Fortean #science
#ConspiracyTheory #Fortean #science
All the best for 2026!
December 31, 2025 at 9:21 PM
All the best for 2026!
"Hollywood is the world’s most effective education machine. By adopting the “NHI” and “UAP” terminology, sci-fi isn’t just trying to be accurate to the 2025 news cycle. It is preparing us for a reality where the answer to “Are we alone?” is not a simple “No”..."
#sci-fi #ufosky #moviesky #Fortean
#sci-fi #ufosky #moviesky #Fortean
The 'Non-Human Intelligence' Terminology Shift: How Sci-Fi is Changing its Language in 2025
Pop culture is replacing “Alien” with “Non-Human Intelligence” as Hollywood mirrors Washington’s evolving UAP language.
www.fanbolt.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I've made plenty of trips to the picturesque fishing village of Staithes. I never knew it had a mermaid legend.
#mermaid #folklore #cryptid #cryptozoology #Fortean #Yorkshire #Staithes
#mermaid #folklore #cryptid #cryptozoology #Fortean #Yorkshire #Staithes
Folklore: Uncovering the mystery of the mermaids of Yorkshire's coastline
Mystery surrounds the many tales of folklore and superstitions so prevalent along Yorkshire's coastline.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I've made plenty of trips to the picturesque fishing village of Staithes. I never knew it had a mermaid legend.
#mermaid #folklore #cryptid #cryptozoology #Fortean #Yorkshire #Staithes
#mermaid #folklore #cryptid #cryptozoology #Fortean #Yorkshire #Staithes
"The project has been described in pitches as a “UFO disclosure-themed take on All the President’s Men,” and follows the true story of two men working in national security who uncover a secret program devoted to recovering and reverse-engineering crashed UAPs."
#ufosky #moviesky #Fortean
#ufosky #moviesky #Fortean
Joseph Kosinski Says His Upcoming UFO Movie is “Science Fact" Not “Science Fiction" — World of Reel
Coming off back-to-back blockbusters — “Top Gun: Maverick” ($1.5 billion) and “F1: The Movie” ($631 million) — director Joseph Kosinski can likely make just about any movie he wants.
www.worldofreel.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Seems like everyone needs a side hustle these days.
"Cedric Lodge provided skin to a buyer so it could be tanned into leather and bound into a book... [and] sold a man’s face — perhaps to be kept on a shelf, perhaps to be used for something even more disturbing,” Martin said."
#TrueCrime #Fortean
"Cedric Lodge provided skin to a buyer so it could be tanned into leather and bound into a book... [and] sold a man’s face — perhaps to be kept on a shelf, perhaps to be used for something even more disturbing,” Martin said."
#TrueCrime #Fortean
Harvard morgue manager who sold body parts like 'baubles' gets 8-year prison term
A former manager of the Harvard Medical School morgue in Boston has been sentenced to eight years in prison for stealing and selling body parts.
apnews.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Seems like everyone needs a side hustle these days.
"Cedric Lodge provided skin to a buyer so it could be tanned into leather and bound into a book... [and] sold a man’s face — perhaps to be kept on a shelf, perhaps to be used for something even more disturbing,” Martin said."
#TrueCrime #Fortean
"Cedric Lodge provided skin to a buyer so it could be tanned into leather and bound into a book... [and] sold a man’s face — perhaps to be kept on a shelf, perhaps to be used for something even more disturbing,” Martin said."
#TrueCrime #Fortean
This new book looks great!
It's all about Geomythology (a new term to me, but coined over 50 years ago) and 'folk science': "from dry quicksand and rains of frogs to burning lakes, paleoburrows, and Scandinavian “endless winters”..."
*Adds to Wish List*
#booksky #Fortean #folklore #myths
It's all about Geomythology (a new term to me, but coined over 50 years ago) and 'folk science': "from dry quicksand and rains of frogs to burning lakes, paleoburrows, and Scandinavian “endless winters”..."
*Adds to Wish List*
#booksky #Fortean #folklore #myths
A quirky guide to myths and lore based in actual science
Folklorist/historian Adrienne Mayor on her new book Mythopedia: A Brief Compendium of Natural History Lore...
arstechnica.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Baba Vanga apparently predicted a "new light in the sky" that'll enable humanity to meet aliens in 2025.
*looks at watch*
They'd better hurry up, there's not much of 2025 left...
#ufosky #BabaVanga #Fortean
*looks at watch*
They'd better hurry up, there's not much of 2025 left...
#ufosky #BabaVanga #Fortean
Is Baba Vanga's most awaited 2025 prophecy about to become true?
As 2025 is about to end, followers of late Bulgarian mystic Baba Vanga are eyeing the global broadcaster closely, fearing one may fulfil her chilling last prediction for the year: first contact with a...
www.geo.tv
December 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Baba Vanga apparently predicted a "new light in the sky" that'll enable humanity to meet aliens in 2025.
*looks at watch*
They'd better hurry up, there's not much of 2025 left...
#ufosky #BabaVanga #Fortean
*looks at watch*
They'd better hurry up, there's not much of 2025 left...
#ufosky #BabaVanga #Fortean
Reposted by Hugh Strangeness
Well alrighty then!
December 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Well alrighty then!
Jeff Vandermeer goes searching for bears and Bigfoot...
#bigfoot #cryptid #conservation #bears #booksky #vandermeer
#bigfoot #cryptid #conservation #bears #booksky #vandermeer
Double Take - Orion Magazine
Are people crying Bigfoot when it’s really a bear?
orionmagazine.org
December 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Jeff Vandermeer goes searching for bears and Bigfoot...
#bigfoot #cryptid #conservation #bears #booksky #vandermeer
#bigfoot #cryptid #conservation #bears #booksky #vandermeer
"The metal sheet carried a curse, written in faint Gothic script, naming two people and invoking demonic figures. According to excavation director Jörg Ansorge, it is a find without known parallel from the Middle Ages..."
#demon #curse #folklore #Fortean
#demon #curse #folklore #Fortean
Demonic curse tablet found in ancient German latrine: Medieval witchcraft or ancient grudge? | - The Times of India
Trending News: Archaeologists discover a unique 15th-century curse tablet in Rostock, Germany, hidden in an old latrine, invoking demonic figures and revealing potential personal conflicts.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This gentle ditty has been stuck in my brain today.
"My town it looks like yours
needles scattered on the floor
body parts in bags in wheelie bins
My town it looks like yours
no one here can trust the law
You win the fight but lose the war..."
#punk
"My town it looks like yours
needles scattered on the floor
body parts in bags in wheelie bins
My town it looks like yours
no one here can trust the law
You win the fight but lose the war..."
#punk
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes - My Town ft. Joe Talbot
YouTube video by FCATRVEVO
youtu.be
December 30, 2025 at 1:18 AM
This gentle ditty has been stuck in my brain today.
"My town it looks like yours
needles scattered on the floor
body parts in bags in wheelie bins
My town it looks like yours
no one here can trust the law
You win the fight but lose the war..."
#punk
"My town it looks like yours
needles scattered on the floor
body parts in bags in wheelie bins
My town it looks like yours
no one here can trust the law
You win the fight but lose the war..."
#punk
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam or Alice in Chains.
December 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam or Alice in Chains.