Many of us remember going to see the Tay Whale skeleton on display in the McManus, but do you all know the story behind the incredible chase? It was November 1883 when the 40ft humpback whale first appeared in the Firth of Tay, just off the shore of Dundee. Whaling was big business in Dundee […]
Dundee is known as a place of scientific research and discovery, but here’s one local scientist you might not have heard of.
Of course no existing virus is able to induce the raising from the dead, people-nibbling behaviour. But as more potential causes of zombie-like behaviour emerge, maybe it will be possible in the future
In 2011 The Ghost Club performed a paranormal investigation on the RSS Discovery. What did they find? Were the visited by any of the souls who lost their lives on Dundee’s most infamous ship, or even by Captain Scott himself? There have long been stories of hauntings aboard the RSS Discovery, and the Ghost Club’s […]
During the 15th century, a family of cannibals are alleged to have lived on the outskirts of Dundee, in a place which came to be known as ‘Fiends Den’
On May 20th 1980, the press made a plea to the ‘underworld’ to help solve the murder of Dr and Mrs Woods. Reported in the Glasgow Herald, Detective Chief Superintendent James Cameron appealed to thieves and housebreakers in the area as the motive for the murders was thought to be theft. He hoped that local […]
As we mentioned in our ‘Black Magic & The Occult’ section, rumours have been rife for decades about witchcraft and black magic rituals being undertaken in various locations around the city such as ruined castles, parklands and gloomy, wooded areas. If we look at the rumours on a national scale, the stories of witchcraft, devilment […]
Our appetite for all things licentious has not been quenched over the millennia. From the necessity of reproduction, we have evolved our sexuality and desires to include just about every facet of life on earth. Branched away from a purely biological need to reproduce, we constantly, as a species seek new and exciting ways to […]
I’ve got to say, when I first realised I’d upset some witches earlier this year, I was a bit panicked! I mean, it’s not every day you get a duo of witches telling you they are pissed off with what you’ve written about their craft, is it? Well that’s what happened to me – and […]
Dundee certainly loves a ghost story, and, on November 14th, 1898, The Dundee Courier wrote an article concerning “Sensational Adventures in the West End”, featuring…you guessed it…another ghostly apparition. This time, however, it seems the ghost was a bit of a scaredy cat: “During the past few days a “ghost” has been monopolising attention at […]