Many of Richard Matheson's works went from page to screen pretty successfully--perhaps that's part of the reason why so many people are familiar with work that he originally penned, but are unaware of the source of the story. After such a long career, one might hope that people would come to recognize your name, but it didn't seem to bother Matheson, who seemed to only write … [Read more...] about Cinema and Television Inspired by Horror Author Richard Matheson
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Urban Legends: The Legendary Shanghai Tunnels of Portland, Oregon
The city of Portland, Oregon is known in modern times as America’s most “livable cities,” but it wasn’t all too long ago that the seedy underbelly cause it to be one of the most dangerous port cities on the west coast—possibly even the entire world. During the second half of the nineteenth century, the ports of Portland saw all of the criminal traffic that filtered through from … [Read more...] about Urban Legends: The Legendary Shanghai Tunnels of Portland, Oregon
Urban Legends: Dark Magic at Malheur Butte in Ontario, Oregon
A seemingly unassuming dead volcano in Eastern Oregon, the Malheur Butte has long boasted a secret history of witches practicing dark magic, as well as strange creatures who appear in the dead of the night to keep visitors away. It is said that the shadowy past of Malheur Butte entails one full of dark magic and that witches used to meet in secret on the rugged tip of this dead … [Read more...] about Urban Legends: Dark Magic at Malheur Butte in Ontario, Oregon
50 Years of Sasquatch Experiences in Clackamas County, Oregon
As most people are aware, Bigfoot or Sasquatch is a notorious cryptid that has been reported to roam throughout all of North America--one state, however, that seems to have an abundance of sightings is Oregon. While it’s impossible to cover all of these sightings in one article, these are some of the highlights we found during our research. Timeline of … [Read more...] about 50 Years of Sasquatch Experiences in Clackamas County, Oregon
Urban Legends: The UFO Sighting of McMinnville, Oregon
One of the most famous pictures of a UFO was taken in 1950 on a farm near McMinnville—this controversial photograph showed what looked to be a flying saucer in the sky and was even printed all across the country in both newspapers and magazines, including Life. The problem is, is that it has still not been disproved and there is still no one who really knows the truth of the … [Read more...] about Urban Legends: The UFO Sighting of McMinnville, Oregon