Strange but True Stories from the News

These are completely true stories right off the wire services. All I've done is copy them to this section of Goblinville. These stories aren't from the National Equirer or Weekly World News as one might think, but more mainstream sources like Reuters, A-P, ABC, CBS, NBC, the BBC, etc.

Cemeteries in the News:

• Man's Visit to Future Grave Kills Him
• 'Ghoulish' House Plan for Cemetery Sparks Ire
• Grave Mishap
• Woman's Leg Goes Hip-Deep Into Grave

Vampires and Dracula:

• Romania Dracula Park Plan 'Undead' Says Minister
• Dracula Lures Fans to Transylvania for Halloween
• Who Was Dracula's Mother?
• Teacher Suspended for Showing Dracula
• Feeding Off Dracula's Blood & Gore
• Politician Caught Up in Vampire Rumors
• Dracula Theme Park is in Doubt
• Dracula Isn't Afraid of War

Ghosts and Hauntings:

• Trailer-Park Ghosts: Underachieving Apparitions With No Home to Haunt
• Haunted Police Station in Kentucky
• Haunted Castle (with ghosts!) Destined for Highest Bidder - Pt. Townsend, Washington

Pumpkins in the News:

• Pumpkins Found Floating Along River
• 2005 Prize-Winning Pumpkin - Santa Cruz
• 2005 Prize-Winning Pumpkin - East Coast
• In Venezuela, Pumpkins are a Political Hot Potato
• I'm Dreaming of a White Pumpkin... 

Miscellaneous:

• Headless Corpse Found at Castle Frankenstein
• Man Scared to Death by a Movie?
• Funeral Home Adds That Special Vegas Touch
• Bewitched Statue Goes Up In Salem
• Man Can't Get Out of Haunted Apartment
• Seattle Halloween 2005 - Two Stories
• Some Europeans Aren't Fans of Halloween
• Fake Tombstones Stolen
• Suicide Mistaken for Decoration
• New Stories - Coming Soon