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Secret Societies Part One: The Hellfire Club
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The Girl in the Snow
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Salvatore Cardinella, the Necro-Gangster
Before Johnny Torrio and Al Capone reigned in blood over the streets of Chicago, there [...]
Marton, New Zealand: The Strangest Town You’ve Never Heard Of
By all accounts, the town of Marton, New Zealand, is a real place. A quick [...]
The Strange Death and Haunting Legacy of Paul Bern
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The Ravenous Tarrare
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Peter Stubbe, the Werewolf of Bedburg
16th-century Europe was teeming with werewolves. The infestation reached such alarming proportions that it was [...]
Outsider Art Part Four: Herbert Crowley and Justin Deurr
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Outsider Art Part Three: Charles Dellschau
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