Present Day
Horror films are fun and exciting for their audience because the viewers understand that what they are viewing is a work of fiction. But where do these horrific ideas come from? Are they the writings of depraved and frightening individuals? Or worse…
March 11, 1944
The neighbors of Marcel Petiot awoke on the morning of March 11, 1944 to a foul smell a large amount of smoke billowing from Petiot’s home. The doctor and mayor was a well regarded socialite who was secretly known to some by the name “Dr. Eugene”. Under this pseudonym Petiot would help those wanted by the German government escape from Nazi occupied France.
Concerned about Petiots home, the neighbors quickly called the police. Once they had arrived the police attempted to make contact with Petiot who told them to wait for his arrival before entering the smoking building. After an hour of delay, the police decided to go into the home anyway, not knowing that they were about to stumble upon a nightmarish scene…
All That’s Interesting Article: LINK
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1817
Sometime in 1817, John Bell, The Patriarch of the Bell family, made a large land purchase in Adams Tennessee. Shortly after this purchase, Bell was strolling his property with his rifle when he came upon a horrific sight. An animal had stepped out of the woods to meet him during his walk, however the animal was unlike anything humans had seen before; it had the body of a dog but the head of a rabbit. Bell fired at the animal but by the time he could check his aim, the animal had vanished.
Shortly thereafter the Bell family began experiencing strange paranormal phenomenon. Loud hangings on their walls, sheets being ripped off as they slept, hair being pulled and skin being pinched. It is said that the spirit of old Kate Batts, a neighbor who John had swindled in his land purchase, was the demon possessing the home.
But where do these hauntings end? Do they fade with time? Is there a ritual the family must complete to rid their home of this poltergeist? Or is it something far worse…
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December 15, 1900
The Flannan Isle Lighthouse was visited by members the ship “The Hesperus” on December 15th, 1900. Normally, this visit would have been a routine stop to ensure the lighthouse was in operational conditional, however today something eerie would take its stead.
On arrival, the crew and relief keeper found that the flagstaff had no flag, all of the usual provision boxes had been left on the landing stage for re-stocking, and more ominously, none of the lighthouse keepers were there to welcome them ashore. Furthermore, food had been prepared, bad weather gear such as rain jackets were left unused, and all the clocks had ceased to function.
The weather forecasts for the previously recorded days showed nothing but clear skies however in the keepers log just three days prior an interesting entry had been add “severe winds the likes of which I have never seen before in twenty years.”. Without any further evidence the question remains….
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On the afternoon of November 24th, 1971, a man approached the flight counter of Northwest Orient Airlines at Portland International Airport. The middle-aged man wore a suit and had an attache case and referred to himself as “Dan Cooper”:
The man boarded flight 305 and took his seat, 18C. Once the plane was in the air the man did something interesting: after ordering a bourbon and soda he passed the flight attendant a note. Assuming this to be a phone number the flight attendant ignored the note she was handed. Softly, the man leaned into the flight attendant and whispered…
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Chuck Morgan, 39, was a successful businessman who was the president of his own escrow agency. He was also a potential witness in a state land fraud case involving a known crime boss. On March 22, 1977, he left his Tucson, Arizona home to drive two of his daughters to school. After dropping them off, he vanished without a trace.
Strangely, three days later Chuck was returned to his home. He was bound with zip ties and had his throat coated in a hallucinogenic poison that would kill him if he spoke.
The case was disturbing enough already however it took a truly dark turn two months after his initial disappearance when Chuck…
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We can all recall a time where we were home alone but felt like we were being watched. Lying in our beds and looking into our closets sensing an entity hiding just behind the darkness. For one man in Tokyo, Japan, this macabre sensation became a reality.
After noticing odd changes happening around his house such as food going missing and doors mysteriously being opened, the man decided to install a camera and left for work. Upon returning home and checking the footage he found something truly terrifying…
Homeless Woman Living in Wall LINK
Video of Woman (OK, this isn’t the incident discussed in the episode but that video is no longer available) LINK
Chichigima Incident: LINK
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One of the most infamous murders in American history occurred on August 4th, 1982. Andrew and Abby Borden were both murdered with an axe if a greusome display of savagery. What makes this story so compelling is not just the depravity of the act itself but the unsuspecting prime suspect in the case: Lizzie Borden.
The case is so popular that even nursery rhymes have been created around it:
“Lizzie Borden took an axe, And gave her mother forty whacks; When she saw what she had done…
Lizzie Borden’s Meatloaf Recipe! LINK
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