Beneath the Remains

During the 1800s in the town of Sayre, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, a group of antiquarians made a startling find. W.K. Morehead, Dr. G.P. Donehoo and A.B. Skinner of Philadelphia's American Investigating Museum unearthed giant skeletons said to originate from 1200AD. However, the most significant detail of these seven-feet tall frames was not the size but the skulls, upon which were situated horns above the eye sockets! If such skeletons were freaks of nature then why did each skeleton bare similar protrusions?

At the time, as the remains were being transported to the Philadelphia museum, concerns were raised that such remains should not be excavated, but instead left alone, as some superstitious folk believed the remnants were of demonic entities. Finally, when the over-sized humanoids were placed at the museum, they mysteriously vanished after a short time. The museum claimed they were stolen. The horns were not mere bony lumps, which could have been a sign of disease, but horns measuring four inches in length. Were these elusive skulls merely a hoax, works of art, or the real thing?

At Abington Presbyterian Church in Montgomery County, the remains of a child were disturbed in 1719 when the original wood church was constructed. Some have claimed that the church is cursed as it has been rebuilt on several occasions, in 1793, 1833 and 1896, due to severe fire that destroyed the original building. The ghost of the boy has been seen wandering the cemetery and also peering from the windows of the church.

At Haycock Mountain, in the Nockamixon State Park of Bucks, old rock formations once allegedly used in Indian ceremonial rites are said to have been repowered by occultists who could well be responsible for some of the weird activity the area is said to harbour. Strange balls of light and amorphous blobs have often been seen floating in the area, but are these the spirits of the conjurers from many centuries ago, or recent resident phantoms?

Some things are best left untouched...

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