Gather Round, Children: American Families That Kill
The perverse phenomenon of families that kill together is all-too-real in the United States. Perhaps it’s the potent combination of…
The Dreaded House of Boleskine
Near Loch Ness stands the dreaded Boleskine House of infamous Occultists and Rock Stars alike. Within lies a harrowing history…
Bunny-Man Bridge Urban Legend
On Colchester Road in Fairfax County, Virginia, just outside the small town of Clifton, is a site known officially as…
Marcin Kasprzak – Lover Who Buried Girlfriend Alive
Getting buried alive happens so much in fiction that you can be forgiven for thinking that it doesn’t actually happen…
Exorcism of Douglas Deen: The True Story Behind “The Exorcist” Movie
In January 1949, the Deens were disturbed by scratching sounds coming from their walls and ceiling in their home in…
Not for the Faint of Heart: How the Human Body Decays
Researchers at the Anthropological Research Facility at the University of Tennessee (the Body Farm) are charged with studying how the…
Javad Iqbal: Beast Who Murdered At Least 100 Boys
Javad Iqbal was a Pakistani serial killer who murdered at least 100 boys. His case attracted international attention not only…
Dagmar Overbye – Baby-Burning Serial Killer
Dagmar Johanne Amalie Overbye was a Danish serial killer believed to have killed between 9 and 25 babies, but convicted…
Darya Saltykova: Russian Woman Who Killed And Tortured Over 100 Serfs
Russian noble Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova was a sadist and serial killer from Moscow who became notorious for torturing and killing…
Match Factory Horrors: Phossy Jaw
Early in the 19th century, it was discovered that adding yellow (now called white) phosphorous to matchstick heads made them…