Blog in Pictures
Photos from our podcast episodes & interesting finds
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Elisa Lam
In early 2013, 21-year-old Canadian college student Elisa Lam embarked on a solo journey along the California coast, hoping for a break from routine and a taste of adventure. But just days into her trip, that journey took a chilling turn. While staying at the notorious Cecil Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles — a place long steeped in dark history — Elisa vanished without a trace. She would never be seen alive again.
Jamison Family
On October 8, 2009, a family of three went missing. The only things left behind were the malnourished family dog, wallets, ID cards, mobile phones, GPS system, $32,000 in cash, and a strange home surveillance video captured the day that they went missing.
Asha Degree
Nine-year-old Degree disappeared on February 14, 2000. She was last seen walking along state highway in Shelby, North Carolina. Her parents reported her missing that same day.
The FBI and the State Bureau of Investigation are still investigating the case. If you have information about Asha Degree's disappearance please call the FBI at 704-672-6100 or the Cleveland County Sheriff's office at 704-484-4822. A $45,000 reward is offered for conclusive evidence in the case.
Sandman
We all know the tale of the Sandman—the gentle figure who sprinkles dust into our eyes to lull us to sleep. But few have heard of the other Sandman, a creature that shares the name but none of its kindness. This Sandman is a thing of nightmares. Its skin is like that of the long-dead—decayed, gray, and stretched too tightly over bone. Its fingers are grotesquely long, tipped with blackened nails, and its mouth is filled with rows of jagged, needle-like teeth. It lurks just beyond the edge of vision, cloaked in shadow. From the darkness, it whispers a strange, rhythmic chant: "Tik toc... tik toc..." The sound seeps into the ears of its chosen victim, dragging them helplessly into a deep, unnatural sleep. Once the victim is unconscious, the Sandman creeps from its hiding place and feeds. It only needs to consume one soul per night—but sometimes, it kills simply for pleasure.
The Greenbrier Ghost
Zona Heaster Shue, a 21-year-old woman in Greenbrier County, WV was murdered in 1897. Her cause of death was initially ruled natural causes... that is until her ghost appeared to her mother. This would spark an investigation that would end with the one and only Supreme Court case conviction that hinged solely on the testimony of a ghost.
The Beast of Gevaudan
Between the year 1765 and 1767, an unknown ferocious beast killed over 100 people in Gevaudan, France- striking fear in the hearts of locals and grabbing the attention of people around the world.
Haunted Louisiana: After Katrina
From lovers to murder, necrophilia, corpse mutilation, cannibalism, and eventually suicide, Zack Bowen & Addie Hall went from New Orlean's power couple to one of the most bazaar stories to come out of The Big Easy following Hurrican Katrina.
Spontaneous Human Combustion
In July of 1951, Mary Reeser met her untimely demise in a fiery death caused by spontaneous human combustion. The widely controversial phenomenon has been the blame of around 200 deaths and is still not completely understood.
Sleep Paralysis
Imagine waking up and being unable to move anything. In fact, all you can do is open your eyes and look around your room and when you do, you see some dark and insidious being standing menacingly over your bed... you can't speak, you can't scream...
People all over the world experience this parasomnia and most report feeling or seeing something sitting on their chest or a dark and threatening being located somewhere near them. Are these hallucinations or are people really experiencing something paranormal?
Biting Nuns
During the 15th century in Germany, a nun began biting the other sisters in their convent. In a short amount of time all of the nuns were biting one another. The strange "infection" spread to convents throughout a large part of Germany and in Rome.
Ejnar Mikkelsen
Danish explorer, Ejnar Mikkelsen, seen in the photograph taken to the right in 1912, spent two and a half years stranded in Greenland with a fellow explorer. During those two and a half years, they faced severe isolation, hunger, and hallucinations as they awaited rescue. They both were half mad and mostly starved.
