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The town of Ulthar is part of H. P. Lovecraft's Dream Cycle, appearing in such stories as "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath" (1926), "The Cats of Ulthar" (1920) and "The Other Gods" (1933). Peterswood Enid Blyton: Five Find-Outers: Peterswood is a city that appears in the story "Five find outers" as the main setting in the fifteen mystery stories.
A hypothetical continent that allegedly disappeared at the dawn of human history. Nibiru: A mythological planet described by the Babylonians. Onigashima: A mythical island of oni visited by the character MomotarÅ in Japanese folklore. Paititi: A legendary Inca lost city or utopian rich land said to lie east of the Andes. Pohjola
It is a rural town founded in Douglas County, Wisconsin as a logging settlement in 1887. It was renamed following the 1890 disappearance of founder and storyteller Jackson Sloth and his family, said to have fallen in a sinkhole that no-one can find twice. The town is rich with folktales and paranormal activity, especially around holidays.
The new name came about in 1950 when, for the 10th anniversary of NBC radio's Truth or Consequences game show, host Ralph Edwards suggested there might be a town willing to adopt the name as their ...
In early history, the area of Oradell was home to Lenape settlements, a refuge for French Huguenot settlers escaping religious persecution and an encampment site during the Revolutionary War.
Matera is a town in the southern region of Basilicata, Italy, located one hour’s drive from Bari and three hours away from Naples. Why This Unsuspecting Italian Town Should Be on Your Bucket ...
Another town name in Missouri with the word "knob" in it. "Knob" doesn't have the same meaning in the US as it does in the UK, but it's stil a weird name nonetheless. Knock: A village in Ireland. The name is an anglicised form of the Irish Gaelic word "Cnoc" ("Hill".) Knockemstiff
Bannack, Montana a ghost town reportedly haunted by executed outlaws and a woman in a blue gown named Dorothy. [91] Bannack, a ghost town, was founded in 1862 and named after the Bannock Indian tribe. Several claims of hauntings have been made there, including the apparition of a woman in a blue gown named Dorothy who drowned in Grasshopper Creek.