Lake of Skeletons

My fabulous, furry friend Che sent me this interesting piece:

IN 1942, a frozen lake of over 200 skeletons in Rookund, India was discovered by a forest guard. The first assumption was that the skeletons had belonged to Japanese soldiers. When that was ruled out, the main mystery was how had these people died? It was later discovered that the skeletons belonged to a family as well as travelers that date back to 850 AD.

According to the article: "All the bodies had died in a similar way, from blows to the head. However, the short deep cracks in the skulls appeared to be the result not of weapons, but rather of something rounded. The bodies also only had wounds on their heads, and shoulders as if the blows had all come from directly above. What had killed them all, porter and pilgrim alike?"


It turns out there is a traditional folk song among Himalayan women describes a goddess so angry that outsiders had come into her territory that she killed them by throwing hailstones "hard as iron." After further research, it was concluded that the people did die from a severe hailstorm. 

AWAY IN GETTYSBURG

Off to Gettysburg, land of Civil War ghosts and major history. I'll have a report and pictures when I return. . .

DUDLEY TOWN: CURSED TOWN

Ghost Village has a feature today on Dudley Town - a deserted town in Cornwall, CT that is said to have been cursed. I've actually been to this place many years ago with some friends on a ghost tour given by Ed and Lorraine Warren. I can say first hand that this place is weird.

It was the middle of spring and not a bird, insect, or wild animal could be heard despite the lush forest. When we were set to leave, the Warren's car mysteriously refused to start and we had to bring them to a nearby gas station to get things running again.

While I can honestly say that while I was there, I didn't feel anything was truly amiss, I do feel that something "followed" me home. Strange things (So strange I'm not even going to try to explain them here) happened after I returned and didn't leave until about two weeks later.

You can read the testimonials of others here.

NEW TV: GHOST LAB

The latest in big-dudes-busting-ghosts reality shows will air on October 6 at 10 pm on the Discovery Channel. "Ghost Lab" follows two brothers from Texas, Brad and Barry Klinge, who want to get to the scientific root of why ghosts act the way they do.

Their team, titled "Everyday Paranormal" travels in a mobile lab that is capable of providing 200,000 watts of electricity to power audio, video and photo analysis stations; flat-screen televisions and an interactive touch-screen smartboard. The lab also contains surveillance video cameras; temperature, humidity and dew point data loggers; thermal imaging cameras; and audio recorders.

Some of the locations the Klinge brothers and their team investigate on the 13-episode-show include Tombstone, Arizona; Shreveport Municipal Auditorium, where Elvis got his start; and Granbury Opera House, where legend says that John Wilkes Booth changed his name and performed Shakespeare after assassinating Abraham Lincoln. Apparently the Klinge brothers also manage to get Civil War soldiers talking on audio.

Sounds worth checking out, especially in time for Halloween.

The team (with Klinge brothers looking on ominiously in the back)