Monday, January 15, 2018

Gurning Man For Monday Mystery...!

Sometimes human nature is a mystery all unto itself. Certain people just act differently...enough so that it can be bothersome to others.

Folks acting strangely, especially to the point of being scary to others, should at some point be addressed by those in authority.

The Gurning Man



Photo credit: messagetoeagle.com

In the 1970s, several women in Glasgow, Scotland, reported a strange and terrifying phenomenon. A man who appeared to be in his fifties had started harassing them in a weird way.

One woman reported seeing the man sitting at the end of her bed when she woke up around midnight one evening. The man, later dubbed the “Gurning Man,” grinned at her while rubbing his hands up and down his chest. Yelling for her husband to wake up, the woman was astonished to find the man had disappeared without a trace.

Two teen girls also had a run-in with the Gurning Man one night as they were walking home. They both reported seeing an extremely skinny, bald man dressed in what looked like a leotard standing underneath a streetlight. As the girls passed him, he gave them a weird grin but didn’t speak. When they looked back, he was gone.

Seventeen complaints were filed between 1976 and 1979, six of which stated that the Gurning Man was inside the complainant’s home. Most of the reports also stated that the man seemed to be extremely agitated. To this day, no one knows who he was or why he behaved so strangely.

I found this story over on Listverse, so you can check for more info over there if you want.

Coffee inside once again this morning.

9 comments:

Momlady said...

Strange....very strange.

linda m said...

That is really creepy. Now I will be having nightmares just thinking about him.

HermitJim said...

Hey Momlady...
It is that, for sure.
Thanks for stopping by this morning!


Hey Linda...
Sorry to be the cause of your nightmares.
Thanks for coming over today!

JO said...

Creepy even the picture though it isn't him is creepy too.

Had a power outage sometime last night had fix all the clocks this morning good thing for cell phones and laptops for the accurate time.

Dizzy-Dick said...

Glad I am reading this in the morning instead of at night. . .

HermitJim said...

Hey Jo...
Yeah, I started to put my picture on here but decided that would be a bit too much. Losing power can be a pain in the backside for sure, especially if you have a lot of clocks.
Thanks for dropping by today, sweetie!


Hey Dizzy...
yeah, creepy isn't as bad in the daytime.
Thanks for the visit today!

Hermit's Baby Sis said...

Hey, Bubba. With my cold for the past week, I probably would not have even noticed this guy if he were around, but really glad he's not. Sorry for not posting for awhile. Better now ..

Big hugs ~

Sixbears said...

Well, that would certainly ruin the rest of the night. Creepy.

Enjoying my coffee at the campground.

HermitJim said...

Hey Sis...
I think you would have noticed him...sorry the cold is hanging on so long.
Glad you are feeling better and I thank you for coming over today!


Hey Sixbears...
Yep! Could sure mess up a good camping night.
Thanks for the visit today!