Before there was Jaws, there were the New Jersey Shark attacks of 1916, with true terror lurking beneath the surface.
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The Tanacu Exorcism
In early 2005, in the heart of an Orthodox convent in Romania’s impoverished northeast, 23 year old nun, Maricica Irina Cornici, found herself in a literal and figurative dark place. She was allegedly possessed and the only solution was exorcism, according to the lead monk at her monastery. But when things went awry, who was to blame?
Continue reading The Tanacu ExorcismThe Disappearance of Paula Welden & The Bennington Triangle
On December 1st of 1946, 18-year-old Paula Welden went on a walk, and vanished. Despite and extensive search, no sign of her was found.
Continue reading The Disappearance of Paula Welden & The Bennington TriangleBoooobs: The (Haunted?) Palomino Club with Betsy Sodaro
This very special episode features actress and comedian, Betsy Sodaro, and delves into the dark past and present of Las Vegas’ Palomino Club. Nudity, murders, and ghosts? Oh my!
Continue reading Boooobs: The (Haunted?) Palomino Club with Betsy SodaroCaved In: The Life and Death of Floyd Collins
Floyd was a born caver. He lived and breathed caves, until one day, he found himself trapped in the very place he loved the most.
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Allegedly, one of the most haunted dolls in America, Robert was created in the image of his young owner at the turn of the 19th century in Key West, Florida.
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On June 17th 1926, the body of 22-year-old Sylvia Gaines was found on the shore of Green Lake in Seattle. The city was shocked. Who could have murdered this young woman so brutally?
Continue reading Sylvia Gaines: The Ghost of Green LakeThe Blood Countess: Elizabeth Bathory
In 16th century Hungary the “Infamous Lady” Elizabeth Bathory allegedly tortured and killed hundreds of her adolescent servant girls, bathing in and drinking their blood to renew her youth and beauty. Or did she?
Continue reading The Blood Countess: Elizabeth BathoryLeonarda Cianciulli: The Soap Maker of Correggio
In the shadow of WWII, Leonarda Cianciulli dispatched her victims and cooked them into soap and cakes under the twisted belief that it would save the lives of her children. But is that all there is to the story?
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It’s not every day you come across a park, err cemetery, littered in gravestones, surrounded by a quiet neighborhood, built atop children’s graves, rumored to house pioneer ghost children. Welcome to Comet Lodge Cemetery.
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