The discovery of King Tut's tomb brought a curse upon those who found it. A young killer countess bathed in the blood of her victims. Two men dug up dead people and even turned to murder, all in the name of science. Some stories sound too strange to be true. But the astonishing tales within this collection have facts to back them up. Who isn't fascinated by the world of the weird? These story collections are the ultimate in high-interest reading. The people, places, and things within their pages range from the peculiar to the preposterous, from the creepy to the utterly terrifying, and from the odd to the awful. Yet all stories are based on eyewitness accounts or the solid research of serious investigators. Captivating facts are included in a Strange Truth section following each story.

The Blob was real -- Japan's sunken city -- Heavy lifting -- Trouble under Yellowstone -- The lost colony -- The secret winner -- The Bee-utiful send off -- The missing princess -- Robert the evil doll -- The killer countess -- Saving lives with social media -- The madman and the dictionary -- King Tut's curse -- A revolutionary spy -- Burke and hare -- Attacked in the wild -- Plane crash in Peru -- The elevator girl -- A real-life horror story.