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They Blamed a Corpse for Nine Deaths: The Real Vampire of Kisiljevo

Were vampires once… real? In July 1725, nine people died in eight nights in a small Serbian village. A health official thought the mystery could be explained by an epide

She Emptied a Family Home in 24 Hours: The Hissing Hag of Detroit

When actual nightmares become reality: The Old Hag of Martin Street. In October 1962, Shirley Patterson stayed in the cramped, back bedroom of his cousin’s rental house

No Brain. No Blood. No Organs. The Real Walking Dead: Cotard's Syndrome

Only a few Small and Medium T-shirts left! What if you were completely convinced that you were already dead? In the late 1800s, French neurologist Jules Cotard document

Her Dream Became Reality: The Aberfan Disaster

Only 13 shirts in stock (S,M,L) when this episode went live! On October 21, 1966, a 111-foot coal-waste spoil tip collapsed on the Welsh village of Aberfan. The slurry e

A 7-Foot Clown Lured Two Children Into a Windowless Hut: Sam the Sandown Clown

T-shirts (a few S,M,L left) ⁠Patreon⁠ ⁠Deep in the marshlands of the Isle of Wight, a 7-foot creature with a paper-white face, triangular eyes, and a colorful patchwork

They Called Her a ‘Chemical Weapon.’ No One Could Explain It: Gloria Ramirez

A few shirts left! A 31-year-old mother is rushed into Riverside Hospital. The staff is alarmed by unusual smells and an oily sheen found on her body. Within minutes, n

They Sent Government Agents to Silence Him After Finding an Endless Void: Mel's Hole

T-SHIRTS (Available only in the Contiguous 48 US states and D.C.) Elaine Page Art Elaine's Instagram The enigmatic Mel Waters calls into a late-night radio show in 199

A Cult Gave Birth to a God-Machine: James Murray Spear

John Murray Spear and his followers thought they could build a Messiah. Once a respected man in his community, John took a sharp turn into the strange world of Spiritua

They Ate Raw Mystery Meat That Fell from the Sky: The Kentucky Meat Shower

Chunks of bloody flesh rained down from a clear blue sky across the Crouch family farm on March 3rd, 1876. A “wagonload of meat” covered an area the size of a football fi

A Dead Man's Prank Sparked a $10 Million Baby-Making Race

A life-changing amount of money was on the line, as a dead man's prank led to a “race” to see who could have the most babies in 10 years. In 1926, eccentric Toronto mil

35 Calls from a Dead Man's Phone

In 2008, Charles Peck died in the wreckage of the deadliest train crash in Metrolink history in Los Angeles. But over the next 11 hours, his cell phone called his family

Black Dispatches: The Enslaved People Who Fooled the Confederacy

These are the stories of enslaved people that history nearly forgot. A network of enslaved men and women became the Union's most valuable spies during the Civil War, know

His Cure for Death: Coconuts and Sunshine: August Engelhardt's Order of the Sun

Nudism, nature, and coconuts. These were August Engelhardt's favorite things. Shaped by a growing cultural movement, he rejected the norms of mainstream German society an

Falling Through the Cracks in a City of 8 Million People: Joyce Carol Vincent

Joyce Carol Vincent does not fit the profile of someone who would die a lonely death. She was young, had a family, was sociable, and was not an addict. When her body was

A Ship Obliterated By Ice. A Crew That Refused to Die: The Endurance Expedition

An audacious expedition became the most incredible Antarctic survival story ever told. For almost 2 years, the 28 men that made up the Endurance Expedition cheated death

A Haunting Voice Drove a Family to the Brink: The Zaragoza Goblin

The Spanish government’s response to a haunting, disembodied voice was as bizarre as the paranormal phenomenon itself. Droves of witnesses were convinced that an unseen e

The Great Silence of an Infinite Universe: The Fermi Paradox

“Where is everybody?” The Fermi Paradox is one of the simplest yet most puzzling contradictions of the entire universe. With how vast the universe is and how likely it mu

How Tools Betrayed Us After 3 Million Years

Jane Goodall’s journey to the Gombe Stream in 1960 forced us to redefine what makes us human, starting with tools. Her observation of chimps made us question our own rela

America's Forgotten King: The Bizarre Mormon Cult of Beaver Island

The US once had a king, James Strang, a Mormon cult leader who conquered Beaver Island, Michigan. With thousands of followers, he would rule his “Kingdom of God” with unc

A Haunting Final Morse Code: The Mystery of the Ourang Medan

“I die.” — the final distress call from the SS Ourang Medan. After a series of disturbing Morse code messages, nearby ships responded to the SOS only to find the entire c