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The Last of The Hobos and Utah Phantom Train

April 22, 2020 by Danny B. Stewart Leave a Comment

I grew up on a “haunted” racehorse farm close to the border of Vineyard and Orem. Trains would run north and south along the tracks exactly west of the farm. These trains ran past a bar that was literally “on the other side of the tracks,” and just a stone’s throw away from my farm. I believe the bar was called Danna and Shirley's Hitching Post. Many of my nights were spent … [Read more...]

Bigfoot In Mormon lore … is Bigfoot Cain?

July 13, 2019 by Danny B. Stewart Leave a Comment

  Who is this hairy hominid? The Sasquatch or Bigfoot (both terms are plural and singular) is North America’s largest cryptozoological mystery. The name “Bigfoot” has come to denote any unknown relic hominid that is reported throughout the world. However, each unknown creature does have is own label, such as the Yeti or Abominable Snowman in the Himalayas. It is … [Read more...]

The Giant Flying Manta-Ray of Provo Utah

April 2, 2019 by Danny B. Stewart Leave a Comment

About eleven years ago a woman shared an interesting story with me. Late one June night she was walking along University Ave., a little after 10 PM and near 300 South when she saw a “gigantic black manta-ray” flying across the Provo sky. “This thing was four-hundred feet in the air, coming from the South-East and flying North-West. It had a fourteen-foot wingspan and its body … [Read more...]

The Faerie Folk of Utah

August 23, 2018 by Danny B. Stewart Leave a Comment

For centuries we have heard tales and people have had sightings of enchanted-diminutive humanoids. Their stories are found all over the globe... Even in Utah. I've spent my entire life studying Folklore and Legends and because of this I have accumulated an almost encyclopedic knowledge of Nature Spirit Lore... Or as most people have come to know them... “Faeries.” A little … [Read more...]

The Significance of the “Salamander” In Mormon and Occult Lore

July 26, 2018 by Danny B. Stewart Leave a Comment

  Most of us have at least heard of the “Mark Hofmann murders” and the related “Salamander Letters,” but what's the deal with this so-called “Salamander?” Most people have heard of Mark Hofmann, his forgeries, that include the “Anthon Transcript,” the “Joseph Smith the 3rd Blessing,” and “The Salamander Letter,” which eventually led to one of the most compelling … [Read more...]

Lost and Discarded Love and Courtship Traditions In Utah and Abroad.

February 23, 2018 by Danny B. Stewart Leave a Comment

The J. Geils Band said it best... “Love Stinks”, but it doesn't have to be that way. Several years ago I wrote a lecture/performance piece with the sole purpose of impressing and eventually wooing a girl. The title of the performance was “Love, Luv, Wuv: One Man’s Bitter Interpretation of The Folklore and Mythology of Love.” It was a hit, not only with the girl I had a crush … [Read more...]

Something Eerie is Happening West of the North Temple Bridge

January 2, 2018 by Danny B. Stewart Leave a Comment

North Temple... On The “Other Side” When I moved to Salt Lake City and into the apartment complex on North Temple I knew something was amiss about this street. I'm not referring to the homeless or criminal element, this is something much-curiouser than a drug-deal or a stumbling drunkard. No, I'm hinting at the possibility of a HAUNTED NORTH TEMPLE! Once I was situated … [Read more...]

A Christmas Ghost Story

December 14, 2017 by Danny B. Stewart Leave a Comment

The Holiday Season. Beneath the theological ownership (you had better say “Merry Christmas”, damn it!), mindless, competitive consumerism, and talking caribou with bizarre otorhinolaryngological symptoms, there lies an often-ignored tradition of folklore, myth, and legend—traditions that are steeped in occult practices. Occult, when properly defined, means “Hidden Knowledge” … [Read more...]

Utah Bigfoot Sightings

November 22, 2017 by Danny B. Stewart Leave a Comment

Before we can have a constructive conversation about Bigfoot, or any other unsubstantiated creature, we first must understand cryptozoology—the study of animals not yet recognized by science. There is a lot of baggage that comes with this particular branch of science, and this baggage misconstrues cryptozoology's true intent. Whenever the word cryptozoology is mentioned, … [Read more...]

Terror at the Bottom of The Lake

October 13, 2017 by Danny B. Stewart Leave a Comment

For centuries there have been tales of unknown water monsters lurking within some of the world's waterways. Utah is not stranger to these legends. Danny B Stewart attempts to shed a little light on Utah Lake Monster Lore! There are some wonderful and eerie tales crawling out of Utah's lakes and waterways. Stories that involve what pop-culture and cryptozoology would … [Read more...]

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