Strange Lights in the Vancouver Sky

And more AI fakery

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Marshall Petrisor
May 01, 2025

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Mystery Lights over Vancouver

@watcherkid

Possible UAP/UFO spottet⁉️ This Disc shaped phenomena and other uap were spottet in Canada‼️ #uap #alien #ufo #sighting

If you’re on the stranger side of social media you’ve likely seen these viral videos of strange, colorful lights dancing across the Vancouver sky. The lights, which move in a very fluid manner, appear to hover and shift in ways that defy conventional explanation. Videos of the lights have gotten millions of views with comments theorizing on their origin. Suspects include drones, aliens, or Project Blue Beam style holograms (this will be discussed further in another issue).

However, in a not-so-shocking twist, it turns out the mysterious lights were not the result of an extraterrestrial encounter or an advanced government technology. Instead, the lights were part of an AI-generated video series created by @watcherkid, a popular TikTok user known for crafting stunningly realistic digital effects. Despite @watcherkid’s bio stating “Blender and Ai Artist” the videos were reposted by multiple other users, creating the illusion of multiple sightings.

This incident highlights the importance of critical thinking and digital literacy. AI-generated content can and has slipped into the world of online folklore. What begins as an artistic experiment can rapidly become "evidence" for the unexplained in the eyes of the internet. As AI tools become more powerful and accessible, our collective ability to distinguish fabricated phenomena from authentic mystery becomes increasingly strained. Those interested in these topics need to take extra care to verify events like this as much as possible before sharing. There is already a tremendous amount of misinformation circulating online, and we in the strange and mysterious community should try our best not to contribute to it.

This Week in Weirdness

Lore and Legends: The Fouke Monster

The Legend of Boggy Creek movie

In the swamps and dense forests of southern Arkansas, a creature known as the Fouke Monster (or Beast of Boggy Creek) has been a part of local legend since the early 1970s. This cryptid is Arkansas resident bigfoot, being described as a large, hair-covered humanoid figure standing over seven feet tall. Similar to the Skunk ape of Florida, the Fouke Monster is particularly associated with swampy regions and the warmer months of spring and summer, when the forests and bogs are most alive and active.

The Fouke Monster made its most famous appearance in 1971, when a local family near Fouke, Arkansas, claimed to have seen the creature near their home. According to their account, the creature had glowing eyes and was described as emitting an unpleasant, musky odor. In the years that followed, more sightings were reported by locals and visitors, with many claiming to hear strange howls or see large, human-like footprints in the swampy terrain.

Despite its relatively recent introduction to cryptid lore, the Fouke Monster has become a staple of local folklore, inspiring documentaries, books, and even a cult horror film, The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972). The creature is often described as elusive, only appearing under the cover of night or during misty, foggy mornings when the swamp is at its eeriest.

The summer months are said to be the prime time for Fouke Monster sightings, when the humid air and thick underbrush of the swampy wilderness make it a perfect hiding spot for the creature. The monster’s elusive nature, combined with the fear of encountering it, gives the Fouke Monster an almost mythic status in the area.

Though no definitive evidence of the Fouke Monster has ever been found, the local stories persist, and it remains a symbol of the untamed and unexplained wilderness of the American South.

Reader Story: The Back Scratcher

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This happened five years ago, when I was 21. It’s something that’s haunted me ever since, but I’ve never spoken about it until now.

I had gone to dinner with a friend from university (we’ll call her Amy). We each had one glass of red wine with our meal. I was staying over at her place that night, and by the time we got back, I was completely sober.

While Amy was in her en-suite bathroom brushing her teeth, I lay down on her double bed, facing the bathroom door. Out of nowhere, I felt a very distinct sensation: a hand with long fingernails running slowly down my back, from the base of my neck to my lower back. It wasn’t vague or dreamlike it felt exactly like a real human hand. I could feel each nail, the drag of the fingers, and it tickled in that unmistakable way a person’s touch does.

I whipped around in shock and for just a split second, I saw him. A tall, middle-aged man standing against the wall at the far side of the room. He was staring directly at me, his eyes locked with mine, and it felt completely unnatural. He was at least 10 feet away, so there’s no way the hand I felt was his.

I burst into tears and shouted for Amy, who was just in the bathroom next door. When I told her what had happened, I was a mess and then she started crying too.

Through tears, she told me she’d felt like someone had been watching her from the corner of her room for months. She even showed me texts she’d sent her boyfriend, describing how she couldn’t sleep because of it.

Later, I found out that a well-known male serial killer, infamous in London for targeting young men, used to live just two doors down from Amy’s house.

It’s taken me years to process this experience because it felt so disturbingly real. I felt the hand. I saw the man.

This stuff is real.

-Anonymous