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Spontaneous Human Combustion: The truth behind the myth of Mary Carpenter

Matt Mills -
Stories of spontaneous human combustion have been retold since the 1920s, but do those retellings reflect the truth?
Urban legend

Despite the media reporting, the ‘dog suicide bridge’ is just an urban legend

Brian Eggo -
'Stuff You Should Know' are the latest to report on the epidemic of dogs jumping off Overtoun bridge - but the numbers tell a different story
Archive

From the archives: Korean fan death, the curiously-local mass killer

Anonymous -
From the archives in 2011, The Skeptic reports on the belief in Korea that sleeping with an electric fan in the room can cause an early death
Archive

Searching for Cressie, the Crescent Lake Monster

Benjamin Radford -
From the archives, Benjamin Radford recounts the story of his search for Cressie, a monster that never was
Archive

The Mystery of Hellfire Pass: Part Three – A possible solution to the mystery?

Robert Bartholomew, Paul Chambers -
From the archives, Paul Chambers and Robert Bartholomew round off their investigation into the ‘Phantom Sniper of Esher’
Archive

The Mystery of Hellfire Pass: Part Two

Robert Bartholomew, Paul Chambers -
From the archives, Paul Chambers and Robert Bartholomew consider some theories as to the identity of the ‘sniper’s’ of Hellfire Pass
Archive

The Mystery of Hellfire Pass: Part One

Robert Bartholomew, Paul Chambers -
From the archives, Paul Chambers and Robert Bartholomew investigate the Phantom Sniper of Esher, in their look at the Mystery of Hellfire Pass
Archive

The Angels of Mons and Elsewhere – Part Two: Even More Tales of Supernatural Rescue

Scott Wood -
From the archives, Scott Wood completes his two-part assessment on the fabled Angels of Mons and the making of myths
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