Earth mysteries, weird locations, anomalous phenomena
The word “rock face” is not usually to be taken literally. Yet, around the world, all cultures find familiar-looking forms...
The world is a noisy place. But some sounds shake you to your foundation. Mystery booms that come out of nowhere and have indiscernible sources scare people and leave them wondering, "What just happened?" Every week, we find a few reports of “mystery booms” in the news. People report a surprising, loud noise that shakes their house and rattles their windows. This is not a new phenomenon. Reports of such sounds can be traced back through news accounts from over a century ago.
Despite centuries of reports of anomalous luminous phenomena (ANP) - lights, glows, flames, sparks and clouds - before, during or...
Originally published 2017-March 3. Updated 2020-August 1. If the land around you was sinking and […]
Pic de Bugarach in Aude, France, is a place that effortlessly combines natural wonder and […]
Once upon a time, adventurers into unknown lands feared quicksand – a deadly hazard that […]
The photo of a mint-green, pristine pool in Lechuguilla cave circulating on social media resulted […]
For thousands of years, people have imparted metaphysical powers to crystals and rocks, using them […]
The word “rock face” is not usually to be taken literally. Yet, around the world, […]
Around the world, there are areas that have gained a reputation for being strange and mysterious […]
In the 1940s, Richard Shaver wrote about mysterious experiences he had in which he was […]
In the late 19th century, Nebraska’s settlers came across bizarre, giant “stone screws” vertically embedded […]
We all can comprehend how rocks break apart due to heat and frost action and […]
Many places on earth regularly seem to experience mysterious booming noises. Most often, these noises […]
All around the world are remnants of a party of epic proportions – Devil’s Punchbowls. […]
Several sinister and infamous places around the world have been named the Devil’s Gate and […]
Something evil may be cooking up in places given the name of the “Devil’s Kitchen”. […]
Devil’s Den is an infamous collection of large diabase boulders within the Gettysburg National Battlefield. […]
There are countless places in the world named after the Devil (and variations of an […]
From June into July of 2018, media coverage about 12 boys and an adult man […]
As molten rock flies through the air, it forms into substances known as Pele’s hair […]
Pele, the Goddess of Fire and Volcanoes deserves her own page on this site, but […]
Hart Island is New York City’s “potters field” where one million of the poor, unclaimed, or […]
Despite centuries of reports of anomalous luminous phenomena (ANP) – lights, glows, flames, sparks and […]
Perhaps some people have an exaggerated fear of sinkholes. The thought of the foundation falling […]
A huge fissure developed in the East African Rift Valley in Kenya on March 19, 2018. […]
Dramatic and scary earth fissures unrelated to earthquakes are rather common around the world, especially […]
February 21, 2018. Heavy rainfall led to a rapid flow that entrained rocks of considerable […]
Originally posted 22-Nov-2017 Updated 21-Jun-2020 I gave an overview of Spooky Geology concepts in 2017 […]
This is the introductory presentation of the content of the website. What is spooky geology […]
Springing from the spine of Arkansas’ Ouachita mountains are several commercial crystal mines open for […]
This piece was originally posted in September of 2017. Please see the update that follows. […]
In August 1986, approximately 1800 people living in a 15-mile radius of Lake Nyos in […]