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
There are few pains more universal to the human condition than hunger. For most of [...]
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
OUTSIDER ART PART ONE PART TWO PART THREE Herbert Crowley does not quite fit the [...]
Outsider Art Part Three: Charles Dellschau
OUTSIDER ART PART ONE PART TWO Charles Dellchau was an artist and flight enthusiast. Beyond [...]
Outsider Art Part Two: James Hampton
OUTSIDER ART PART ONE HERE In November of 1964, landlord Meyer Wertlieb visited a small [...]