Exorcism, Giant Penis Grave, Execution Dress Code

The news will be brief today, as I am embarking on an expedition deep into Weird Wisconsin to the veritable shrine of the bizarre and surreal known as House on the Rock. This also means a stop at the Don Q Inn plane down the road.

So without further ado, today’s weird news:

• Teens in Peru had to be exorcised after playing with a Ouija board.
• In Alabama, a reporter was told her skirt was too short to witness an execution.
• Why we’re hardwired to remember things that scare us.
• Deceased woman gets her final wish: Giant penis erected on her grave.
• Visiting a $50 million ghost town from the 1980s in Canada.
• Why is the Earth suddenly spinning faster?
• First ever video shows how giant squid hunt their prey.
• Hundreds of abandoned, crumbling mansions in the Yucatan are being swallowed by the jungle.
• RIP Nichelle Nichols, Uhura from the original Star Trek.
• Nichols’ brother Thomas was among the 39 members of Heaven’s Gate who committed suicide in 1997.
• What is the causes of the seemingly gravity-defying Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz?
• Supernatural thinking is an important part of being a complete human being.

Giant whale fighting at octopus at House on the Rock