A Brief History
This article presents a calendar of historical paranormal events that allegedly occurred in August! Please click on the dates below to learn more information about that date’s paranormal history.
Digging Deeper
August 2, 1343: Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman (Pirate) Scorned! (Or her Ghost!)
August 2, 2017: Your Chance to Preview The Dark Tower
August 3, 2017: Dark Tower Review, Stephen King Brought to the Big Screen
August 7, 2017: Your Chance to Preview Annabelle: Creation
On August 13, 2019, we went and saw the latest horror movie from Hollywood, the movie version of Alvin Schwartz’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.
August 18, 1612 and 1634: Would You Like Your Witches Fried or Boiled?
August 19, 1612 and 1692: Another Bad Day to Be A Witch! (Samlesbury and Salem)
August 24, 1349, 1391, 1929: A Bad Day to be Jewish or Why Jews Think They Need a Country of Their Own
August 24, 2016: Review of Morgan (2016)
August 25, 1835: 10 Great Hoaxes: You Can Fool Some of the People All of the Time…
Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: Have you ever experienced a paranormal event in August?
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Danelek, J. Allan. The Case for Ghosts: An Objective Look at the Paranormal. Llewellyn Publications, 2006.