As long as deep sea creatures like oarfish, seen as harbingers of doom, keep away from the land and – oh wait, one just ...

Beachgoers were shocked to discover an oarfish — a creature whose appearance, according to folklore, can be a good omen or a harbinger of doom.

A rare deep-sea fish regarded as a harbinger of doom has washed up on a beach in the Canary Islands.The oarfish was ...