Mystery – Page 5 – Leif J. Erickson

Adventure, Mysterious Tunnels, Mystery, Nature

Mysterious Tunnels

An unguarded opening, black, no light penetrating the depths, gives way to a group of explorers who hope to have the experience of a lifetime in search of fame and riches. Heavy with equipment and supplies, the explorers bid farewell to the sun and descend into the unknown and beyond. That could be a line from any of the popular literature or cinema that has documented man’s obsession with the mysterious hidden tunnels that dot the Earth. From Jules Verne to modern Hardy Boys and R.L. Stine, horror and mystery have always gone to the tunnel as a place where mystery abounds. But do these fictitious tunnels have a basis in reality? Their stories sure do. Whether those stories are to be believed is up to the reader, but the legends of the tunnels persist no matter what skeptics try to say.

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Adventure, Hiking, Hoia Baciu Forest, Inspiration, Mystery, Nature, Supernatural

Hoia Baciu Forest

Set near the proximity of Cluj-Napoca near the northern border of Romania, the local superstition is that the forest is cursed and has become the home of the devil. Debate in paranormal circles rage as if the forest should be classified as haunted, UFO grounds, or a dimensional portal not unlike the Bermuda Triangle. All three activities, from ghosts and apparitions appearing, UFO sightings, and disappearances and unexplained missing time have occurred within the confines of the Hoia Baciu Forest. Since the first documented photographs of strange objects in the sky and bright lights with no apparent source, Hoia Baciu has been a place of speculation and mystery.

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Doppelganger, Inspiration, Mystery, Supernatural

Doppelgangers

Throughout history there’ve been tales of people seeing their double, an identical twin to themselves, a doppelganger, German for double walker. These phantom twins are sometimes thought to be bad omens, signifying that the person seeing them is going to die, or someone close to them will meet their end. At times these twins can bring messages of peace and hope, others bring news of sorrow and destruction. In many cultures around the world there are legends of double walkers, some defined at bilocation, where a person willingly or spontaneously projects a double, known as a ‘wraith’; other times the doppelganger is an entity that causes confusion, as a person is seen in two places at once. With no shortage of stories of the doppelganger, one has to wonder what forces allow a person to be two places at the same time.

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Dyatlov Pass, Mystery, Nature

The Dyatlov Pass Incident

Think twice before hiking in the mountains…A journey that started on January 23, 1959 as a group of experienced hikers made their way towards the Ortoten Mountain in the Northern Urals turned into one of the most horrifying unexplained mysteries in Russian history. The group of hikers, nine students along with Igor Dyatlov, an experienced mountain guide, left for an adventure in the frozen wilds of Russia. None of them could ever have imaged how the trip was going to turn out.

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Doctor Victor Tesla, Ghost Town, Hero's Journey, Murder, Mystery, Nature, Novel, Whiterock

Whiterock

I received a lot of positive feedback from my last post, where I included an excerpt of my novel, ‘Hidden Trails.’ Today, by request, here is the introduction and first couple paragraphs to the first ‘Ghost Town’ novel titled: ‘The Whiterock Incident Part I – The Journal.’ This book is the first that launches a nine part series that will leave you haunted for days after reading. Enjoy the first part of the novel and head over to www.leifericksonwriting.com where you can purchase the first three books in the ‘Ghost Town’ series.

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Hero's Journey, Hidden Trails, Hiking, Murder, Mystery, Nature, Novel, Revenge, Seasons

Hidden Trails

I’ve been getting a lot of feedback on my novel ‘Hidden Trails’ It was one of my favorites to write since I spend so much time hiking in the forests and that’s where I thought up the concepts for the book. I’ve had some requests to give an excerpt of ‘Hidden Trails’ along with the synopsis for it so if you’re looking for a good book to read while it’s cold outside to get you ready for those summer hikes, head over to www.leifericksonwriting.com and grab your copy of ‘Hidden Trails’ today.