Supernatural Tales Stories from the darker side of life. Read about the Devil, sea serpents, monsters, witches like Bloody Mary, the Jersey devil, and other dark powers. Make sure you leave the light on! Contents Dark Powers The Devil Made Me Do It! The Jersey Devil Monsters Witches Scary Halloween Stories

The Spooky Series

Dark Powers

• The Black Dog of Hanging Hills
  A black dog with a curse haunts a Connecticut town.

• The Bloody Knife
  Many and many a year ago, two Micmac warriors from rival villages got into a terrible argument. Harsh words were exchanged and then knives were pulled.

• Bloody Mary
  The spirit of Bloody Mary returns to claim the lives of those saying her name in front of a darkened mirror.

• The Dancing with the Devil
  A young girl learns the hard way that you should never dance with the devil. (Texas)

• The Death Coach

The Death Coach comes for a dying man.
• Dem Bones
  The skeletons of Captain Kidd's pirate crew return to the place where they buried their treasure.

• The Devil On Washington Rock
  The Devil appears in a dream...and other places.

• The Express Train to Hell
  The Express Train to Hell comes to Newark Central Station to take the soul of an old man.

• Henry Hudson and the Catskill Gnomes
  Every wondered who Rip Van Winkle played nine-pins with? It was Henry Hudson and his crew!
• Invisible hands
  A couple of Comstock miners meet a couple of Tommy Knockers (bucca) working the late shift.

• La Mala Hora
  A woman meets a terrible spectre on her way to a friend's house.

• The Red Dwarf of Detroit
  The appearance of a Red Dwarf in Detroit heralds disaster.

• The Skeleton's Lantern
  An eight-foot skeleton roams the Arizona desert near Yuma.

• Tommy Knockers
  Tommy knockers, the spirits of departed miners, help miners find ore and knock on the walls right before a cave-in.

• Wait Until Emmet Comes
  Black cats haunt an abandoned house down South.

The Jersey Devil

• The Birth of the Jersey Devil
  The origins of the Jersey Devil.

• The Jersey Devil and the Dog
  Mrs. Sorbinski finds the Jersey Devil in her backyard with her dog clutched in its claws.
• Joseph Bonaparte and the NJ Devil
  The ex-King of Spain meets the Jersey Devil while out hunting game.

Monsters

• Bear Lake Monster
  Be careful swimming in Bear Lake! (Utah)

• Chicky Licky Chow Chow Chow  
  A flaming monster chases a father in son in this excerpt from Spooky South.

• Cow's Head
  In this spooky tale from the Ukraine, a girl is thrust from her home and finds shelter in a haunted hut.

• High Hat   
  The last of the man-eating Stone Giants stalks a local farmer in this excerpt from Spooky New York.

• The Lake Tahoe Serpent   
  A man encounters a giant serpent in this excerpt from Spooky California.

• Ogopogo, the Lake Monster
  A serpentine monster roams the waters of Lake Okanagan.

• Sasquatch
  A couple of hikers encounter Bigfoot while out on the trails.

• The Sasquatch and the Bear
  Sasquatch is fishing for his lunch when along comes a hungry bear.

• Tailypo   
  "You know. I know. All I want's my Tailypo!" A woodsman learns the hard way that he should be kind to animals in this excerpt from Spooky South.

• The Vampire Hermit   
  A vampire chases a young mother and her baby through the woods in this excerpt from Spooky New York.

• The Wampus Cat
  A hunter meets a terrible beast in the woods of Tennessee.

• The Werewolf's Bride
  A Werewolf covets another man's bride and steals her away on her wedding day.

Witches

• Aunty Greenleaf and the White Deer
A witch roams the woods near Brookhaven, New York, disguised as a white deer.
• The Black Cats' Message   
  Mysterious black cats send a message to Aunt Kan in this excerpt from Spooky Southwest.

• Bloody Mary
  The spirit of Bloody Mary returns to claim the lives of those saying her name in front of a darkened mirror.

• The Cursing of Colonel Buck
  A witch's curse haunts the colonel long after death.

• Moll DeGrow
  A wicked witch plagues the good people living on Gully Road.

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