In which a strange ghost-like figure terrorises the streets of London.

SOURCES https://web.archive.org/web/20061018113915/http://living.scotsman.com/people.cfm?id=1465132006 https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Spring-Heeled-Jack/ https://unresolved.me/springheeled-jack https://eehe.org.uk/?p=33406 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Beresford,_3rd_Marquess_of_Waterford https://www.irishpost.com/entertainment/origins-painting-town-red-waterford-england-alcohol-fuelled-debauchery-169446 https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/93472/19th-century-aristocrat-who-literally-painted-town-red The Legend of Spring-heeled Jack by Karl Bell

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In which a magician and some naked witches summon a series of monsters, including Nessie.

SOURCES https://twitter.com/tetzoo/status/1279732505285984257 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_%22Doc%22_Shiels https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/Monstermind/IhE8MQAACAAJ?hl=en https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penwith_Society_of_Arts https://cornwallartists.org/cornwall-artists/tony-doc-shiels http://www.artcornwall.org/features/Paul_Francis_Memoirs.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgawr_(folklore) https://tetzoo.com/blog/2021/2/2/morgawr-and-the-mary-f-photos https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/morgawr http://www.artcornwall.org/features/Andy_Roberts_Tony_Doc_Shiels.htm Sixpence for the Wind: A Knot of Nautical Folklore by Malcolm Archibald https://itsmth.fandom.com/wiki/Morgawr http://magoniamagazine.blogspot.com/2013/12/monstrous-tales.html https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/cornish-owlman-mawnan-smith-been-4045776 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Ness_Monster https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/photos-of-the-loch-ness-monster-revisited/ https://www.apstrange.com/2019/04/nessie-day-4-tony-shiels-whats-up-doc.html

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In which Robert Johnson does a deal with The Devil at the crossroads in order to become a great blues guitarist.

SOURCE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaKkzNqCPnc&t=672s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson Up Jumped The Devil: The Real Life Of Robert Johnson by Bruce Conforth and Gayle Dean Wardlow ReMastered: Devil At The Crossroads, director Brian Oakes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_House https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson_recordings#Sessionography https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/devil-and-robert-johnson.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me_and_Mr._Johnson https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/16/robert-johnson-sells-soul-devil https://trueblueser.wordpress.com/2010/04/14/the-truth-about-robert-johnson/ https://web.archive.org/web/20070718180120/http://www.nps.gov/history/delta/blues/people/tommy_johnson.htm

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In which the Elves of Iceland assert their power over the government.

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https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/30/world/iceland-s-elves-are-enlisted-in-anti-nato-effort.html https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2009/04/iceland200904 https://sedulia.blogs.com/sedulias_quotations/2012/11/michael-lewis-on-alcoas-problem-with-elves-and-icelanders.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2009/03/reality_check_vanity_fairs_fis.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulduf%C3%B3lk https://timarit.is/files/12740786 https://web.archive.org/web/20120329134710/https://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/Angry_Elves_Said_to_Have_Wreaked_Havoc_in_West_Fjords_0_379383.news.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20210125004333/https://www.icenews.is/2011/07/02/icelandic-town-hopes-angry-elves-have-been-soothed-by-songs/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland https://www.dw.com/en/iceland-searching-for-elves-and-hidden-people/a-2786922 https://theelfschool.com/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/road-project-in-iceland-delayed-to-protect-hidden-elves-9021768.html Huldufolk 102, directed by Nisha Inalsingh https://grapevine.is/mag/articles/2014/08/20/it-was-my-way-and-the-highway/

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In which a pair of hairy hands haunt the roads and fields of Dartmoor, England.

Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairy_Hands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmoor#Myths_and_literature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Prison_Dartmoor https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=B3212 https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/local-news/terrifying-tale-disembodied-hairy-hands-696625 https://www.spookyisles.com/hairy-hands/ Wild Talents by Charles Fort http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/discovering/legends/hairy_hands.shtml Paranormal Encounters on Britain's Roads: Phantom Figures, UFOs and Missing Time by Peter A. McCue Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted Places by Brad Steiger (segment by Nick Redfern) https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2011/11/the-hairy-hands-horror/ Lore of the Ghost: The Origins of the Most Famous Ghost Stories Throughout The World by Brian Haughton Scottish Myths & Legends by Judy Hamilton https://www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk/hairy_hands.htm http://www.everythingghost.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=967

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In which the USS Eldridge "bamfs" hundreds of miles away in an event known as the Philadelphia Experiment.

SOURCES https://www.avclub.com/an-invisible-warship-is-at-the-center-of-wwii-s-greates-1826028487 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Experiment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Eldridge https://people.howstuffworks.com/philadelphia-experiment.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_K._Jessup http://skepdic.com/philadel.html https://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/523/did-the-u-s-navy-teleport-ships-in-the-philadelphia-experiment/ The Case For The UFO: Varo Edition by Morris K Jessup https://cassiopaea.org/cass/Varo-Jessup.PdF https://www.de173.com/ https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/einsteins-grand-quest-for-a-unified-theory http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/glossary/unified_field_theory.html Anti-gravity and the World Grid edited by David Hatcher Childress http://web.archive.org/web/19990202181126/parascope.com/en/articles/allende.htm https://rense.com/ufo/philahoax.htm The X Files Book Of The Unexplained Vol 2 by Jane Goldman

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