Shadows Corner

  The Thunderbird of Native Americans THE THUNDERBIRD IS A WIDESPREAD FIGURE IN NATIVE AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. Described as a supernatural being, the enormous bird was a symbol of power and strength that protected humans from evil spirits . It was called the Thunderbird because the flapping of its powerful wings sounded like thunder, and lightning would shoot out of its eyes. The Thunderbirds brought rain and storms, which could be good or bad. Good – when the rain was needed or bad when the rain came with destructive strong winds, floods, and fires caused by lightning. The bird was said to be so large, that several legends tell it picking up a whale in its talons. They were said to have bright and colorful feathers, with sharp teeth and claws. They were said to live in the clouds high above the tallest mountains. VARIOUS TRIBES HAVE DIFFERENT ORAL TRADITIONS ABOUT THE MAGICAL THUNDERBIRD, WHICH THEY BOTH HIGHLY RESPECTED AND FEARED. In Gros Ventre tradi...

  The Alaska Triangle – Disappearing Into Thin Air The Alaska Triangle, sometimes called Alaska’s Bermuda Triangle, is a place in the untouched wilderness of the Frontier State where mystery lingers and people go missing at a very high rate. The Alaska Triangle connects the state’s largest city of Anchorage in the south, to Juneau in the southeast panhandle, to Barrow, a small town on the state’s north coast. Here, is some of North America’s most unforgiving wilderness. The area began attracting public attention in October 1972 , when a small, private plane carrying U.S. House Majority Leader Hale Boggs, Alaska Congressman Nick Begich, an aide, Russell Brown, and their bush pilot Don Jonz seemingly vanished into thin air while flying from Anchorage to Juneau. For more than a month, 50 civilian planes and 40 military aircraft plus dozens of boats, covered a search area of 32,000 square miles, but no trace of the plane, the men, wreckage or debris were ever found. Afterward, more pla...

  Grumblethorpe: Philadelphia’s Seriously Haunted Historic Home The bloodstain remains on the floor to this day —and several witnesses have claimed to see a black mist materialize from the spot and glide through the house. Standing at 5267 Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia is a nondescript building with an otherworldly reputation. In a city with so many historic landmarks, the oddly-named  Grumblethorpe  (said to come from a novel about a German family in England) looks like nothing more than another stone colonial structure. But tales of its spectral happenings go back over two and half centuries and continue to this day. Grumblethorpe was built in 1744 as the summer home of John Wister (originally Wistar, but later anglicized with an e) . Wister was a wine merchant in the city, and his family was prominent in Philadelphia. John’s brother, Casper, was a German-born glassmaker and one of the first German colonists in Pennsylvania. The Wisters would also become the namesak...