Chhauda: The Nepali Ghost Only Children Can See
This article contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. A Chhauda is a child's ghost that…
The Choking Ghost: Hawaii’s Sleep Paralysis Legend
The Choking Ghost is Hawaii's most widely reported haunting: a pressure on the chest and a grip on the throat…
Drukgyel Dzong: Bhutan’s Ruined Fortress and Its Ghost Legend
Drukgyel Dzong doesn't have doors anymore. It has a gate, blackened stone walls, and a view over the Paro valley…
The Big C Hải Phòng Ghost: Vietnam’s 2009 Refrigerator Delivery Legend
In 2009, a story spread across the northern Vietnamese port city of Hải Phòng about a beautiful young woman who…
Than Trung: Vietnam’s New-Grave Spirit Behind Trung Tang
A black bird with a blood-red beak lands on a fresh coffin lid at night. It pecks. It listens. That's…
River Mumma: The Golden Comb Spirit of Jamaica’s Rivers
River Mumma — sometimes written Rivah Mumma or River Maid — is a water spirit from Jamaican folklore said to…
Baba Harbhajan Singh: The Sikkim Soldier His Army Still Won’t Let Go
Every year, a jeep leaves a Border Roads post near the Nathu La pass carrying one man’s luggage to a…
Rolling Calf: Jamaica’s Fire-Breathing Ghost Bull of the Night Road
Late at night on a lonely Jamaican country road, travelers say you can hear it before you see it: a…
Is the Bell Witch Real? What the Historical Record Shows
Short answer: the Bell family was real, and John Bell's death in December 1820 is documented history. Whether an actual…
Is Kuchisake-onna Real? The 1979 Panic, Explained
Short answer: no — there is no verified case of anyone being attacked by a slit-mouthed woman. But the fear…
Is Krasue Real? The Truth About Thailand’s Floating Head
Short answer: no independently verified case of a woman's head detaching and floating with her organs attached has ever been…
Ghost Month 2026: The Hungry Ghost Festival, Explained
Ghost Month is the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar — in 2026 it runs from August 13 to…
The Pigtail Girl of CUHK: Hong Kong’s Most Famous Campus Ghost With No Wikipedia Page
At the Chinese University of Hong Kong, first-year students hear one story before almost anything else: don't walk a certain…