Last year, in the run up to Halloween, I told you about the “White Lady of Astoria,” a spectral presence which has been remarked upon by more than one resident in my corner of the neighborhood. Also described in 2013 was the historical story of the ”Blissville Banshee” nearby Newtown Creek. Queens is full of esoteric lore and magic. At my personal blog, Newtown Pentacle, a series of bizarre finds have been discussed — whether it be my long observance of ceremonial activity at St. Michael’s Cemetery, or the occasional sidewalk encounters one has with magic altars and offerings. I’ve even photographed “orbs” at Calvary’s Almirall chapel! Queens can be quite spooky, it would seem. More after the jump… Flushing Meadow Corona Park has been long associated with UFO sightings, and outlandishly – animal mutilations are reported to have happened there back in the 1980s that match the sort of stories about cattle which were dramatized in… Read More
