A possible goblin filmed in Mexico, an alleged murder-for-hire plot involving a popular TV ghost hunter, and an odd character dubbed the 'Box Demon' who appeared on a Pennsylvania doorstep were among the weird and wondrous stories to cross our desk this past week.
True crime and the paranormal crossed paths in two unfortunate ways this past week. First, authorities arrested the wife of Ghost Adventures star Aaron Goodwin for what they allege was a murder-for-hire plot targeting him. The stunning scheme, which was said to have been hatched with a Florida inmate using a contraband cellphone that untimely led to the plan being discovered, shocked paranormal reality television fans. Later in the week, a Japanese fortune teller was implicated in a pair of mysterious deaths that occurred back in 2020. The astounding case saw the mystic ensnare two men who became devoted to her 'teachings' until they met their demise in what she called a 'spiritual cleanse.'
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This past week saw the debut of a new kind of phantom character akin to creepy clowns and clandestine cat shavers: the 'Box Demon.' Appearing on the doorstep of a residence in Pennsylvania, the weirdo wore a mask fashioned out of a paper plate and left an empty box on the homeowner's porch. The late-night visit was made all the more creepy thanks to footage of the incident wherein the mysterious stranger looked into the doorbell camera and declared "I am the Box Demon." Fortunately, the odd individual's proverbial reign of terror turned out to be short-lived as police later indicated to the public that they had identified the person beneath the mask, though who they were and why they visited the home remain a mystery.
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By far the most bizarre story of the week came by way of Mexico, where an individual captured footage of a nightmarish creature that some suspect was a goblin. The jaw-dropping video showed the eerie figure, which sported an eerily human-like face, poke its head out of some rocks and unleash a haunting shriek at the witness. Some viewers theorized that the being was a goblin-like entity from Mexican folklore known as a chaneque, while more skeptical viewers posited that the footage was probably fake. A similar localized legend made news this week in Argentina, where a pair of travelers filmed what they believe was an encounter with the 'luz mala,' or bad light, an infamous spirit that has long been a part of that country's folklore.
For more strange and unusual stories from the past week, check out the Coast to Coast AM website.