Perhaps some people have an exaggerated fear of sinkholes. The thought of the foundation falling […]
Category: Features
Long-form articles covering broad topics
Anti-globular convictions: Flat Earth belief explodes in popularity
Originally posted 22-Nov-2017 Updated 21-Jun-2020 I gave an overview of Spooky Geology concepts in 2017 […]
Introduction to Spooky Geology
This is the introductory presentation of the content of the website. What is spooky geology […]
Strange lights and levitating rocks at Arkansas crystal mine
Springing from the spine of Arkansas’ Ouachita mountains are several commercial crystal mines open for […]
Devils Tower: UFO Bulls-eye
This piece was originally posted in September of 2017. Please see the update that follows. […]
Misbehaving lakes: Three water bodies that exhale death gas
In August 1986, approximately 1800 people living in a 15-mile radius of Lake Nyos in […]
The hammer entombed in rock
A tenet of geology is that rocks are old. Therefore, objects of human origin embedded […]
Haunted rocks: The Stone Tape theory
The “stone tape theory” is frequently used as a sciencey-sounding quasi-explanation to explain hauntings. Amateur […]
Psychometry in geology
The geologist will meticulously measure and sample an outcrop to discern information about it. What […]
Darvaza: Gate to Hell
There are many places around the world that locals have branded the “gate to hell”. […]
Witching for water
Dowsing or water divining doesn’t work any better than chance or through use of surface […]
Fairy Stones (natural crosses)
Almost all minerals, gemstones and rock types are associated with some superstitious or supernatural motifs. […]
Leylines: From the old straight track to Ghostbusters
A few years ago, a paranormal investigator acquaintance who knew I was a geologist asked […]
Death scenes, geologically preserved
For inducing fear and unease, dead things are big-time spooky. Geological factors can result in […]
Cracked, baby, cracked: The earth is splitting up with us humans
Sometimes the earth splits open for no apparent reason. It’s pretty frightening to witness a […]
A Trip to Hell: Mysterious tunnel system and underground river at Baiae, Italy
Many people are familiar with the Oracle of Delphi, where Pythia, the priestess of Apollo […]
The Earth doesn’t care about you
Geology is the study of the earth. It can be a little unnerving. The world […]