Gregory Burkart
Australian Town Experiences a Surge in Reports of Paranormal Activity
The city of Springfield in Queensland, Australia has undergone some major changes over the years: it was once a farming community, but has since developed into a growing suburb of nearby Ipswich, with more and more families settling there every year as city development projects expand… but it’s not those changes that have some residents […]
Gregory Burkart
Giant Spider Drags a Lizard Up a Living Room Window… and Horrifies the Entire World
Remember that story we ran back in October showing a Huntsman spider dragging a mouse up the side of a refrigerator? If you’re still having nightmares from that one, then turn back now, and read no further. Still with me? Okay, then let’s go back to Australia — that magical land where all your animal-based […]
Gregory Burkart
Arach-NOPE-Phobia: The World Freaks Out Over This Enormous Huntsman Spider
The quaintly-named “Barnyard Betty’s Rescue” sounds like a wonderful place to visit for animal lovers. But I should warn you that it’s located in Queensland, Australia… and if you’ve been following our news feed, you probably know Australia is home to some of the most horrifying creatures on the planet (or any other planet, as […]
Gregory Burkart
We Warn You Not to Watch This Spider Eat a Mouse… But You’re Gonna Do it Anyway
What’s got into you, Australia? We’ve already given you all the love in the world for supplying us with endless tales of man-eating sharks and crocodiles, huge venomous spiders, gargantuan snakes and other horrifying creatures that populate the continent. But you don’t have to do stuff like this. Really. Nevertheless, a new clip from Down Under making […]
Gregory Burkart
The Strange Story Behind Australia’s Creepy “Festival Ghost”
The internet caught fire earlier this week when a photo taken during the Good Life Festival in Brisbane, Australia seemed to reveal a ghost standing on a ledge overlooking the crowd of revelers. The image circled at right seemed at first glance to be nothing more than an optical anomaly of some kind… until an […]





