A-    Artificial intelligence is a form of life we should all be aware of.

B-    Bermuda Triangle an ideal place for aliens to ambush   earthlings as the sea and air off Florida provide them with excellent cover for their research activities.

C-    Cairo Curse. This involved a mummy case belonging to the high princess in the temple of Ammon-Ra in 1600BC. It was said to be cursed. Anyone who touched it or disturbed her body would meet an unfortunate death.

D-   Doctor Death, in the early ages, doctors had to study dead bodies to learn their trade. However this was sometimes a problem, because refrigeration did not exist. So some doctors paid people to dig up bodies secretly from new graves, as corpses didn’t stay fresh for long.

E-     Evil Eye. Many of the Greeks, Egyptians and Romans believed in bad evil forces, some people were even said to have the evil eye. The evil eye was thought to be used against people who were rich or happy.

F-     Frankenstein. This monster became the inspiration of a lot of horror films. The beastly baron being portrayed as a bizarre scientist, who beavers away in his laboratory. His brilliant mind plots to recreate life.

G-   Goblins. They have become so rare that most people are only acquainted with them through stories and poems. They live in the most deserted areas, and the old way of life.

H-   Hypnosis. It was known that under hypnosis, wounds to the body could be produced entirely by using the mind. Now doctors are working on a way to speed up the healing process using the power of the mind.

I-       Incubi. Night-elves. They appear in the dark and are shape-changers. They cause bad dreams.

J-       Jersey Devil. A hideous giant like bird was seen in the state of New Jersey. It has long slender neck that it held outstretched in flight, two pairs of legs (The front pair was shorter than the hind pair) and two long thin wings. Strangest of all, however, was its head, which resembled a Ram’s, because it bore a pair of curled horns. As it flew it uttered a bloodcurdling cry.

K-    Killers. It is estimated by criminologist that some 50 serial killers are at large in the UK at any given time.

L-     Loch Ness. This monster of Scotland has been seen by only a handful of reporters. Evidence consists of underwater sonar/photographic recordings. These have been obtained by several scientific terms over the years.

M-  Mystery cats. In Exmore and Bedford local people reported sightings of a Black Panther cat in the area.

N-   Nostradamus. Supporters are convinced that he has accurately predicted many significant events in Europe and elsewhere. Example Hitler’s invasion of Poland. The recent civil war in Yugoslavia.

O-   On Deaths Touch. In Breamore house hangs the painting of a woman who lived many years ago in the 1500s. It is said that no human may touch the painting, or they will die that very day. That painting has hung untouched, fading and undusted for nearly 400 years.

P-     Poltergeist. Like so many strange phenomena, there often seems to be a young girl at the center of poltergeist outbreaks.

Q-   Queer Bequest. The mistress of a French novelist Eugene Sue died, willing him to use her skin to bind a book, of which he did.

R-    Evil Roots. Sorcerers known as Kattadiyas are thought to have the power to cast fatal spells or to exorcise the demons that bring death. In America root medicine given by its practitioners claim they can hex their enemies to death simply by planting a bag containing the root of a magic plant near the victim’s house.

S-     Spontaneous Human Combustion. Bodies suddenly and unexpectedly burst into flames. The heat produced is said to be more than 2000 degrees Fahrenheit, more than twenty times the normal heat ones body generates.

T-    Monstrous Tree. The Venus flytrap an extraordinary plant that could actually capture and consume insects.

U-    UFO. UFO enthusiasts believe that creatures are constantly visiting the earth from outer space.

V-    Vampires. Psychopathic killers with an insane craving for blood, lurid tails of real blood-drinking Vampire bats. The Vampire myth is a complex concept that has evolved from many different sources.

W-  Werewolves. In the dark ages much of Europe’s population lived in very real fear of Werewolves, humans who could transform themselves into wolves.

X-    X-Files. There are many files, which remain unexplained, whether it is attaining justice or just scaring us. Here, it is we who must determine the facts.

Y-    Yeti. The Yeti a popular image that everyone has heard of. A large shaggy man-beast. Briefly sighted, as it strides across the snow mountain landscape, leaving behind giant footprints for Zoologists to unravel.

Z-    Zombies. Staring, unblinking eyes, filthy face, matted hair and a mechanical action is how we might all see a Zombie. The living dead.