Although Iceland has developed an advanced technological society, superstition has remained an important part of the nation’s culture since the island’s settlement. Today national polls suggest that many Icelanders still believe that they co exist with a race of hidden people on the island, and some even claim to have seen the hidden people. Although we’re pretty sure the entrance to hell is no longer located at the top of Mount Hekla, there are still countless odd occurrences that you can’t explain away—whether it happened in the cold winter nights of yore or while building a new highway with modern machinery.