Welcome to another entry in my Cabinet of Curiosities series. This time I am writing about the High Hand of Mamba Shampti, the Voodoo Witch of Haiti. I was able to obtain this unbelievable severed hand after reading about a sale that a paranormal museum in New York was having.
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As covered here before, Rhode Island was a hot bed of supposed vampire activity from the late 1700s all the way up to the late 1800s. I covered the cases of Mercy Brown and Sarah Tillinghast in previous blogs and in all cases, consumption, now known as tuberculosis, was thought to be the real cause. But what about the unbelievable case of the vampiric skull found in the late 1940s?
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Cryptozoology is the study of hidden animals. These are either animals that were thought to have gone extinct in the past and yet are still being seen today or they are animals that no one has ever caught or officially recorded. Most accounts are based on eyewitness testimony or out of focus photos and though many reports seem bizarre or too good to be true, once in a while a new (or old) animal is discovered (or rediscovered) proving the eyewitnesses correct.
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Welcome to the second installment of my Cabinet of Curiosities, this time showcasing what is known as Pedro, the Mountain Mummy. Just recently, while going through some old boxes, I came across what appeared to be a glass bell jar wrapped heavily in bubble wrap and upon opening it, found Pedro, forgetting that I even had him! He came into my possession many, many years ago and though he is not the original mummy found in 1932, he is still very interesting nonetheless.
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Welcome to part one of my Cabinet of Curiosities series. You just never know what might be uncovered in this dank basement of mine but you can be guaranteed that it will fascinate and intrigue! My Cabinet of Curiosities is filled to the brim with all kinds of wonders from around the world, all of which will eventually be shared right here! I hope you enjoy reading about them as much as I enjoy collecting and writing about them!
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