CRAIG CONLEY (Prof. Oddfellow) is recognized by Encarta as “America’s most creative and diligent scholar of letters, words and punctuation.” He has been called a “language fanatic” by Page Six gossip columnist Cindy Adams, a “cult hero” by Publisher’s Weekly, a “monk for the modern age” by George Parker, and “a true Renaissance man of the modern era, diving headfirst into comprehensive, open-minded study of realms obscured or merely obscure” by Clint Marsh. An eccentric scholar, Conley’s ideas are often decades ahead of their time. He invented the concept of the “virtual pet” in 1980, fifteen years before the debut of the popular “Tamagotchi” in Japan. His virtual pet, actually a rare flower, still thrives and has reached an incomprehensible size. Conley’s website is OneLetterWords.com.
Not only do we learn here that bachelor guests don't mind a haunted bedroom, but we also learn where sheet ghosts come from: haunted rooms converted into linen cupboards. From Cecilia de Noël by Lanoe Falconer, 1891. See Of Feeding & Caring For Sheet Ghosts.
We suspect that the reason certain cures haven't gained popularity is that many folks would prefer not to enter moonlit graveyards. They keep their warts, and ghosts stay hungry. From The Film Daily, 1938.
"Nick looked at Jim, his face full of yearning, sorrow, and pleading. He spoke, not in a human voice, but a message from his spirit. 'There's only one life, Jim, and it's eternity.'" From Photoplay Magazine, 1920.
Our custom Uncanny Detector app overheated after identifying six ghosts and otherworldly entities dancing in this photo. Can you spot six or more anomalies? From Butler's 1971 yearbook.
For years we've documented folks disguised as Christmas trees, but this one is more properly "Disguised as a Christmas tree ornament." From Morris Harvey's 1970 yearbook.
Our custom Uncanny Detector app noticed that the mirror's reflection shows a skull face, with eye sockets and a hollow nose. It's most likely that no one but the photographer was physically in the room when this photo was taken. Also weird: notice how the round makeup mirror looks like the planet Jupiter.
We analyzed this photo with our custom Uncanny Detector app, and this gentleman is indeed conversing with the immaterial realm. From Salem's 1946 yearbook.