One afternoon, Lisa drove her car into a gas station. “Please hurry! I have to pick my daughter up from an art class. I am already late!” she requested the attendant, who pumped gas. Just then, a well-dressed man walked over to her car and started talking to her. “My car broke down and I […]
A monkey, named Hanu, lived in a forest on a banyan tree, with his old mother and father. Hanu was a dutiful son. Hanu’s mother was blind; he was always waiting near by to help her. They were living a peaceful life until a hunter came that way. He wanted to kill Hanu’s mother. Hanu
One Halloween night, a group of teenagers were driving to a Halloween party outside of town. As they drove through the freeway, suddenly the car started slowing down. “It looks like it is running out of gas!” said Mary. “No way!” exclaimed Kate. “Strange! But the meter is full!” answered Mary. Then, Mary and two
Alice lived near the forest with her parents and grandparents. One night, Alice was alone at home as everyone had gone for a party. Alice sat by the window, reading a book. Just then, she heard a howling sound, like a wolf’s. Scared, she moved away from the window into the kitchen. However, the howl
Young Charlotte worked at a popular clothing store. One night, Charlotte had a strange experience which she wrote in her yearbook: That night, I was folding sweaters at the front desk and the locked front door completely. A woman caught my eye, especially because of her bright purple coat with large buttons. She walked past
A woman at a grocery shop gave Josh a very strange look when he was sitting in his car, one evening. Her eyes could not be seen, only a blackness where eyes should have been. Her look was not just bad-tempered; it was accompanied by intense feeling of hatred. Josh just shrugged off the incident
Xu Fu was born in 255 BC, in Qi, ancient China. Xu Fu was a court sorcerer and was sent on two voyages to look for the Elixir of Life by Qin Shi Huang, the ruler of Qin. Xu travelled for many years with a fleet of 60 ships, 5000 crew members and various artisans
One evening, Shana walked along a park when she saw a huge muscular male shadow materialise just before her. Shana ran as fast as her legs could carry her. The next morning, at 5:30 a.m., Shana entered her kitchen to prepare some coffee before leaving for work. Suddenly, she saw the muscular shadow peering into
Nigel and Ted were at the river cabin, waiting for other friends to arrive when they had an unexplained experience. It was 10 p.m. and they were beginning to worry about Robbie and Tim. Only a few moments later, they saw car lights at the front of the cabin. They were in the middle of
There lived a pious fish in a lake. Many marine animals lived there happily. Once, there was a severe drought and the lake was drying up. Many fish and other animals died, while others lay dying. The pious fish felt sorry for his fellow beings in the lake. He would have to act soon, or
John Charles Fremont was born on 21st January 1813 in Savannah, Georgia, United States, and he died on 13th July 1890 (aged 77 years) in New York. A politician who undertook expeditions to the American West and was called the ‘Path Finder’, John mapped the second half of the Oregon Trail. The third expedition led
Henry was getting into his car one night when he was startled to see two brains floating in the middle of the road. He quickly sped away and returned home. When Henry underwent hypnosis, his story of what happened that night sounded frightening. He revealed, “I returned home to find the brains waiting for me.”
Old Barbara went to visit her son and his family, one winter morning. As she started walking towards the front door, she heard her son’s voice. He had a distinct way of saying, “Hey, Mama.” Barbara went to the side of the building but no one was there. Again, she heard the voice and walked
It all started at 9 p.m. after an ice storm. The ground ice crunched under my feet. While walking towards my backyard door, I looked up and almost dropped my groceries. UFOs were assembling overhead; their ‘engines’ were glowing dark red against the blackness! I stared, confused at a strange but not yet disturbing sight.
One night, John’s wife and daughter had fallen asleep when they were camping at a mountain forest. John was sitting by the fire when he heard a noise which was different from the usual bear’s grunt. It was more like someone lurking in the trees. The next morning, John narrated the incident to his wife…