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Sticky Ends: The Cinder Woman Case

  • by Your Intrepid Host
  • Posted on November 21, 2022November 21, 2022

Welcome to a new segment: Sticky Ends! Tales of gruesome, macabre, bizarre deaths. We kick off with the tale of The Cinder Woman from 1950s Florida.

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Why History is Horrifying: Massacre on the High Seas

  • by Your Intrepid Host
  • Posted on November 18, 2022November 18, 2022

Today, on our Why History is Horrifying series, we ride the high seas and encounter a tale of madness and murder. A tale worthy of a horror movie, the story of the Mary Russell is grim and gruesome.

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  • Histories and Legends

Why History is Horrifying: Perfect Victim, Perfect Villain, Perfect Murder?

  • by Your Intrepid Host
  • Posted on October 1, 2021October 1, 2021

Another entry in “Why History is Horrifying”! Learn about a murder victim involved in two major conspiracies, an Evil Earl, and the mysterious “Stroker”….

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Why “The Conjuring 3” is Damned and Why I Won’t Be Seeing It in Theaters

  • by Your Intrepid Host
  • Posted on June 4, 2021June 4, 2021

Horror is exploitation. But there are limits. Blaming the devil for a vicious real-life murder? That’s the limit. Learn about the true, tragic tale behind “The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It.” A tale the wrong people are telling and going to profit off of.

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  • Histories and Legends

Why History is Horrifying: The Assassination of President McKinley

  • by Your Intrepid Host
  • Posted on February 5, 2021February 5, 2021

Learn why the past is scary! In 1901, an anarchist and a president met at a fair. It didn’t go so well. Featuring Guest Stars: Teddy Roosevelt, Thomas Edison, and hero James B. Parker.

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  • Histories and Legends

Why These 6 Works of Art are Cursed

  • by Your Intrepid Host
  • Posted on October 7, 2020May 12, 2021

When art meets folklore and the supernatural, things can take a dark turn. Did a statue burn down a church? Has this song claimed dozens of lives? Is this doll possessed? And more in this spooky exploration.

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  • Histories and Legends

Why These 30 Haunted Places will Spook You

  • by Your Intrepid Host
  • Posted on September 11, 2020April 19, 2021

30 tales for our 30th post! Read about undead brides, haunted mazes, bewitched graves, the Bandage Man, the Demon Cat, and even a cameo by Alexander Hamilton!

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  • Histories and Legends

12 Crimes of Christmas: Part 3

  • by Your Intrepid Host
  • Posted on December 23, 2019December 23, 2021

Part 3 in our 12 Crimes of Christmas Series! Featuring: Edgar Poe, Al Capone, a deadly dinner, and a very bad Santa!

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  • Histories and Legends

12 Crimes of Christmas: Part 2

  • by Your Intrepid Host
  • Posted on December 23, 2019December 23, 2021

Part 2 in our 12 Crimes of Christmas Series! Featuring: A quaint pie murder, one man’s revenge against Domino’s pizza, a missing family, and a bank robbery featuring St. Nick!

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  • Histories and Legends

12 Crimes of Christmas: Part 1

  • by Your Intrepid Host
  • Posted on December 23, 2019December 23, 2021

Part 1 in our 12 Crimes of Christmas Series! Featuring: Santa’s gruesome origin story, a fake kidnapping, a real kidnapping, and Ted Bundy himself!

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